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Methodological review of the design, objectives and sample size of Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) applications that use an external randomised controlled pilot trial design: A protocol

2026

Chan, C. L., Eddy, S., Hejdenberg, J., Morgan, B., Morgan, H., Lancaster, G. A., Robinson, C., Eldridge, S.

PloS ONE, vol. 21, no. 3, e0343981

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343981
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Development of a mortality risk prediction tool for people with kidney failure: a nominal group technique study of end-user priorities

2026 - E-pub ahead of print

Liu, P., Caffrey, N., Donald, M., Smekal, M., Harris, M., Tam-Tham, H., Duquette, D., Garg, A. X., Hundemer, G. L., Christiansen, C. F., Sawhney, S., Ravani, P., Elliott, M. J.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.12.001

Exploring associations between travel burden, clinical features and outcomes from head and neck cancer in Scotland, UK

2026

Turner, M., Kent, S., Hanley, S., Murchie, P.

Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 101, 103012

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2026.103012
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What are the information and decision-support needs of women planning mode of birth in routine antenatal care in high-income countries? A qualitative evidence synthesis

2026 - Accepted/In press

Robertson, C., Cruickshank, M., Brazzelli, M., Ekong, A., Ade, M., McDonagh Hull, P., Manson, P., Bick, D., Devane, D., Williams, D., Taylor, G., Braithwaite, L., Kilonzo, M., Fairley, T., Bhattacharya, S., Locock, L., Rzewuska Diaz, M., Black, M.

NIHR Open Research, vol. 6, no. 4

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.14178.1

Experiences of women from ethnic minorities and underserved, marginalised and disadvantaged groups in communicating with health professionals during antenatal care: An overview of qualitative systematic reviews

2026 - Accepted/In press

Singal, K., Cruickshank, M., Ekong, A., Robertson, C., McDonagh Hull, P., Williams, D., Fairley, T., Locock, L., Kilonzo, M., Ade, M., Braithwaite, L., Bick, D., Devane, D., Rzewuska Diaz, M., Taylor, G., Bhattacharya, S., Black, M., Brazzelli, M.

NIHR Open Research, vol. 6, no. 2

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.14096.1

Community and health systems learning: critical realist evaluation of the VAPAR ‘learning platform’ in rural South Africa 2015-25

2026

Witter, S., D'Ambruoso, L., Van Der Merwe, M., Hove, J., Nkalanga, N., Mabetha, D., Goosen, G., Sigudla, J., Tollman, S.

Wellcome Open Res, vol. 10, 135

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23381.2
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Association of neighbourhood deprivation with secondary prevention prescribing and all-cause mortality among stroke patients in Scotland: a population-based study

2026

Sterling, K., Turner, M., Langhorne, P., Macleod, M.

Cerebrovascular Diseases, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 63-71

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1159/000546261
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/3d0b7aba-4f38-4a03-a45a-986a2ba03c86/download
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Deprivation and limitations in daily life in new onset kidney disease: a population study

2026

Cowan, E., Bell, S., Black, C., Blakeman, T., Fraser, S., Hughes, A., Keskindag, B., Methven, S., Nath, M., Nitsch, D., Rzewuska Diaz, M., Scholes-Robertson, N., Sawhney, S.

Clinical Kidney Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, sfaf397

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaf397
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/94dea0c8-cf4c-490c-a488-c3b0eec4f027/download
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Reply to Zhihao Lei’s Letter to the Editor re: Oliver Wiseman, Daron Smith, Kathryn Starr, et al. The PUrE Randomised Controlled Trial 1: Clinical and Cost-effectiveness of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy and Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy for Lower Pole Stones ≤10 mm. Eur Urol 2025;88:179–89

2026

Wiseman, O., Smith, D., Starr, K., Aucott, L., Hernández, R., Thomas, R., MacLennan, S., Clark, C. T., MacLennan, G., McRae, D., Bell, V., Cotton, S., Gall, Z., Turney, B., McClinton, S.

European Urology, vol. 89, no. 1, pp. e23-e24

Contributions to Journals: Letters

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2025.09.4141
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Sex Differences in Mortality and Receipt of Kidney Replacement Therapy Among Adults With Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease

2026

Chan, C., Sawhney, S., Ahmed, S. B., Dumanski, S. M., Quinn, R. R., Lam, N. N., James, M. T., Ravani, P., Liu, P.

JAMA Internal Medicine, vol. 186, no. 1, pp. 89-97

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Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.5979
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