Dr Ian Litchfield PhD

Ian Litchfield

Institute of Applied Health Research
Research Fellow

Contact details

Address
IOEM Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Ian Litchfield is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, with a background in occupational medicine and interests in health service delivery. He uses qualitative and quantitative research methods in the evaluation of service delivery interventions in both primary and secondary care. Ian is currently co-lead of the Centre of Primary Care Improvement.

He is experienced in a range of collaborative improvement techniques and works with a variety of stakeholders to design, implement, and evaluate strategies for improved health care delivery. His interests are centred on process improvement, self-management, and the impact and implications of technology-enabled healthcare.

Qualifications

  • MA Sociology, University of Warwick 2021
  • PhD Occupational Medicine 2007
  • MSc Environmental Monitoring 1993
  • BSc Biological Sciences (hons) 1990

Teaching

MSc Public Health

  • Assistant module lead (Sociology and Social Policy)
  • Dissertation supervisor
  • Small group teaching 

Community Based Medicine (MBChB)

External marker

Intercalated BMedSc Degree Course Global Health

Disseration supervisor

Postgraduate supervision

Current PhDs

  • The opportunities for early detection of oral cancer in NHS dental setting – co-supervisor (School of Dentistry)

  • The use of Natural Language Processing in the automated detection of patterns in drug-drug interaction – Co-supervisor (School of Computer Science)

Recently completed

  • The use of process involvement methodologies to equip receptionists for their clinical roles in General Practice.

Research

Ongoing projects include:

  • Exploring new models of triage in primary care (CRN)
  • Improving outcomes for children and young people with diabetes from socio-economically deprived and/or ethnic minority groups (NIHR)
  • The optimisation of Patient Reported Outcomes and Patient and Public Participation in Advanced Therapeutic Medicinal Products/Development of a toolkit for patient-facing information for those receiving ATMP (ATMP Pathway fund)
  • The use of Artificial Intelligence in Social Care (NIHR)
  • Taskshifting in Dental Care: Developing a role for Community Healthcare Workers (The Borrow Foundation)
  • The use of process mining in primary health care to automatically determine care pathways (BSol CCG)
  • The National Register of RF Workers (Industry/HSE)

Recently completed projects include:

  • Automated conflict resolution in clinical pathways (EPSRC)
  • Supporting adults with Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM) to undertake exercise; Developing and piloting an Education programme for exercise in Type-1 diabetes EXTOD (RfPB)
  • The use of Patient Report Outcomes in the management of long term, chronic conditions in Primary Care (Wellcome Trust).
  • Treatment of Fatigue with physical Activity and Behavioural change support in Vasculitis – feasibility study FAB-V study (Arthritis Research UK)
  • Implementing and evaluating a patient safety toolkit in primary care (National School Primary Care).
  • The use of rapid approach analysis in the evaluation of complex interventions (CLAHRC)
  • The PEGASUS study. A feasibility study and open pilot two-arm randomised controlled trial comparing Pressure Garment Therapy with no Pressure Garment Therapy for the prevention of abnormal scarring after burn injury (HTA).
  • Study for the improvement of test result communication in Primary Care (RfPB)

 

Publications

2023

“I just wanted to speak to someone-and there was no one…”: using Burden of Treatment Theory to understand the impact of a novel ATMP on early recipientsLitchfield, I., Calvert, M. J., Kinsella, F., Sungum, N., & Aiyegbusi, O. L. (2023) Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases18(1), 86.

“Trying to find people to fit the tech…” – a qualitative exploration of the lessons learnt introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology into English social care. Litchfield I, Glasby J, Parkinson S, Hocking L, Tanner D, Roe B, Bousfield J (2023) Journal of Health and Social Care in the Community (in press)

2022

New and Emerging Technology for Adult Social Care The Example of Home Sensors with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Glasby J, Litchfield I, Parkinson S, Hocking L, Tanner D, Roe B, Bousfield J  Published in: NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Topic Report (October 2022). doi: 10.3310/hsdr-tr-134314

Developments in the design and delivery of self-management support for children and young people with diabetes: A narrative synthesis of systematic reviews. Litchfield, I., T. Barrett, J. Hamilton Shield, T. H. M. Moore, P. Narendran, S. Redwood, A. Searle et al. Diabetic Medicine (2022): e15035.

Understanding the invisible workforce: lessons for general practice from a survey of receptionistsLitchfield, I., Burrows, M., Gale, N. et al.  BMC Prim. Care 23, 230 (2022).

Patients' experiences of, and engagement with, remote home monitoring services for COVID-19 patients: a rapid mixed-methods study. Walton, H, Vindrola-Padros, C, Crellin, NE, Sidhu M, Herlitz L, Litchfield I et al.  Health Expect. 2022; 1- 19. doi:10.1111/hex.13548

The move towards integrated care: Lessons learnt from managing patients with multiple morbidities in the UK. Litchfield I, Kingston B, Narga D, Turner A. Health Policy. 2022 May 25:S0168-8510(22)00124-5

Automated conflict resolution for patients with multiple morbidity being treated using more than one set of single condition clinical guidance: A case study, Litchfield, I., Turner, A. M., Ferreira Filho, J. B., Lee, M., & Weber, P. (2022). Automated conflict resolution for patients with multiple morbidity being treated using more than one set of single condition clinical guidance: A case study. Computers in Biology and Medicine, Volume 144, 2022.

The use of pulse oximetry in care homes to manage residents with COVID-19 and long-term health conditions in England: a rapid evaluation; Sidhu, M., Litchfield, I., Miller, R., Fulop, N., Janta, B., Tanner, J-R., Maistrello, G., Bousfield, J., Vindrola-Padros, C. & Sussex, J., 2022, (Accepted/In press) NIHR Commissioned report.

The impact of remote home monitoring of people with COVID-19 using pulse oximetry: a national population and observational study Sherlaw-Johnson C, Georghiou T, Morris S, Crellin N, Litchfield I, et al  E. Clin. Med. 45 2022

2021

Addressing the transition to a chronic condition: exploring independent adoption of self-management by patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis, Ian Litchfield, Sheila Greenfield, Lorraine Harper, the FAB(V) Trial team, Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2021, rkab075,

Types of laser injury by occupation and their prevalence: a systematic review T, Chawpoonperism, I Litchfield Dis Control J Vol 47 No. 3 Jul – Sept21 

Impact of COVID-19 on the digital divide: a rapid reviewLitchfield I, Shukla D,. Greenfield S, BMJ Open 2021;11:e053440. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053440

From policy to patient: Using a socio-ecological framework to explore the factors influencing safe practice in UK primary careLitchfield I, Perryman K, Gill P, Campbell S, Avery T, Greenfield S,. Soc Sci Med. 2021 May;277: 113906

A comparative assessment of two tools designed to support patient safety culture in UK general practice Litchfield I PK, Marsden K, Doos L, Avery T, Greenfield S. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 May 21;22(1):98.

Implementing PROMS in routine clinical care: A qualitative exploration of GP perspectives. Litchfield I,  Greenfield S, Turner GM,  Finnikin S, Calvert MJ. BJGP Open 2021 Feb 23;5(1)

Medpath: A process-based modelling language for designing care pathways Trajano IA, Ferreira Filho JB, de Carvalho Sousa FR, Litchfield I, Weber P. Int J Med Inform. 2021 Feb;146:

2020

Management of fatigue with physical activity and behavioural change support in vasculitis: a feasibility study Harper, L.Hewitt, C.Litchfield, I., et al, Rheumatology  (In press).

Barriers to evidence-based treatment of serious burns: The impact of implicit bias on clinician perceptions of patient adherence. Litchfield I, Moiemen N, Greenfield S.J Burn Care Res. 2020 Jul 10:iraa114. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa114. Online ahead of print.

Development of the prototype concise safe systems checklist tool for general practice. Litchfield I, Spencer R, Bell BG, Avery A, Perryman K, Marsden K, Greenfield S, Campbell S.BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Jun 16;20(1):544. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05396-y.

General practitioners' views on use of patient reported outcome measures in primary care: a cross-sectional survey and qualitative study. Turner GM, Litchfield I, Finnikin S, Aiyegbusi OL, Calvert M.BMC Fam Pract. 2020 Jan 24;21(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s12875-019-1077-6.

A quantitative assessment of the parameters of the role of receptionists in modern primary care using the work design framework.Burrows M, Gale N, Greenfield S, Litchfield I.BMC Fam Pract. 2020 Jul 10;21(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-01204-y.

Automated Verification of Care Pathways Using Constraint Programming.De Figueiredo RP, Ferreira Filho JB, Sousa FRC, Weber P, Litchfield I.IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2020.2977032. Online ahead of print.

Development of a group structured education programme to support safe exercise in people with Type 1 diabetes: the EXTOD education programme.Narendran P, Greenfield S, Troughton J, Doherty Y, Quann N, Thompson C, Litchfield I, Andrews RC; EXTOD Education Programme Development Team.Diabet Med. 2020 Jun;37(6):945-952. doi: 10.1111/dme.14064. Epub 2019 Jul 31

2019

Patient and Healthcare Professionals Perspectives on the Delivery of Exercise Education for Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Litchfield I, Andrews RC, Narendran P, Greenfield S. Front Endocrinol. 2019 Feb 19;10:76.

The role of self-management in burns aftercare: a qualitative research study; Litchfield I, Greenfield S, Jones L, Mathers J Burns  Burns. 2019 Jun;45(4):825-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2018.10.020

Development of a group structured education programme to support safe exercise in people with Type 1 diabetes: the EXTOD education programme. Narendran, P., Greenfield, S., Troughton, J., Doherty, Y., Quann, N., Thompson, C., Litchfield, I., Andrews, R. C., & EXTOD Education Programme Development Team (2020). Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association37(6), 945–952. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14064

2018

Automated conflict resolution between multiple clinical pathways: a technology report, Litchfield I, Turner A, Backman R, et al BMJ Health & Care Informatics 2018;25:doi: 10.14236/jhi.v25i3.986

Can process mining automatically describe care pathways of patients with long-term conditions in UK primary care? A study protocol I. Litchfield, C. Hoye, D. Shukla, R. Backman, A. Turner, M. Lee, P. Weber. BMJ Open 2018;8:e019947. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019947 

The Impact of Status and Social Context on Health Service Co-Design: An Example from a Collaborative Improvement Initiative in UK Primary Care Litchfield I, Bentham L, Hill A, McManus RJ, Lilford R, Greenfield S BMC Med Res Methodol. 2018;18(1):136. Published 2018 Nov 16. doi:10.1186/s12874-018-0608-5

Is ambient air pollution associated with onset of sudden infant death syndrome: a case-crossover study in the UK. Litchfield IJ, Ayres JG, Jaakkola JJK, et al.BMJ Open 2018;8:e018341. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018341

A qualitative study exploring staff attitudes to maintaining hydration in neurosurgery patients Litchfield IJ, Magill L, Flint G Nursing Open 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.154

Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in primary care: A qualitative exploration of staff perspectives Litchfield I; Gill P; Avery A;  Campbell S et al BMC Family Practice. BMC Family Practice. 2018;19:72. doi:10.1186/s12875-018-0761-2.

Can rapid approaches to qualitative analysis deliver timely, valid findings to clinical leaders? A mixed methods study comparing rapid and thematic analysis Taylor B, Henshaw C, Litchfield I, Kenyon S, Greenfield S  BMJ Open 2018;8:e019993. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019993

Automated conflict detection between medical care pathways Weber, Philip; Filho, João Bosco Ferreira; Bordbar, Behzad; Lee, Mark; Litchfield, Ian; Backman, Ruth Journal of software : evolution and process. , 2018, Vol.30(7), p.e1898

A Patient Safety Toolkit for Family Practices.Campbell SM, Bell BG, Marsden K, Spencer R, Kadam U, Perryman K, Rodgers S, Litchfield I, Reeves D, Chuter A, Doos L, Ricci-Cabello I, Gill P, Esmail A, Greenfield S, Slight S, Middleton K, Barnett J, Moore M, Valderas JM, Sheikh A, Avery AJ.J Patient Saf. 2018 Feb 15. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000471.

Pressure garment to prevent abnormal scarring after burn injury in adults and children: the PEGASUS feasibility RCT and mixed-methods study. Moiemen N, Mathers J, Jones L, Bishop J, Kinghorn P, Monahan M, Calvert M, Slinn G, Gardiner F, Bamford A, Wright S, Litchfield I, Andrews N, Turner K, Grant M, Deeks J.Health Technol Assess. 2018 Jun;22(36):1-162. doi: 10.3310/hta22360.

2017

Adaption, implementation and evaluation of collaborative service improvements in the testing and result communication process in primary care from patient and staff perspectives: a qualitative study Litchfield IJ,Bentham, LM, Lilford RJ, McManus RJ, Hill A, Greenfield S BMC Health Services Research 2017 Aug 30;17(1):615

Radiofrequency exposure amongst employees of mobile network operators and broadcasters Litchfield I, van Tongeren M, Sorahan T, Radiation Protection Dosimetry Volume 175, Issue 2, 15 June 2017, Pages 178–185

The future role of receptionists in primary care Litchfield IJ, Gale N, Burrows M, Greenfield S Br J Gen Pract 2017; 67 (664): 523-524

Clinical reminder alert fatigue in healthcare: a systematic literature review protocol using qualitative evidence. Backman R, Bayliss S, Moore D, Litchfield I. Systematic Reviews. 2017;6:255. doi:10.1186/s13643-017-0627-z.

2016

Patients' perceptions and experiences of the prevention of hospital-acquired thrombosis: a qualitative study Apenteng PN, Fitzmaurice D, Litchfield I, et al BMJ Open 2016;6

Factors influencing improved attendance in UK Firefighters   Litchfield I, Hinckley P Occupational Medicine 2016 Dec; 66(9): 731–736

A protocol for the use of process improvement methodologies to explore primary care receptionist work Litchfield I, Gale N, Burrows M, Greenfield S BMJ Open (2016);6

Factors influencing the prevention of hospital acquired thrombosis: A primary care perspective Litchfield IJ, Fitzmaurice D, Apenteng P, Harrison S, Heneghan C, Ward A, Greenfield S, British Journal of General Practice 2016: 66: 421-422

Preliminary Assessment of the Role of Ambient Nitric Oxide Exposure in Hospitalization with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Mohammed, N. I., Everard, M. L., Ayres, J. G., Barker, N. J., & Litchfield, I. J. (2016). International journal of environmental research and public health, 13(6), 578.

Selected 2015 and earlier

Patient perspectives on test result communication in primary care: a qualitative study Litchfield IJ, Bentham L, Lilford RJ, Greenfield S.Br J Gen Pract 2015;March;65(632)118 

Test result communication in primary care – a survey of current practice. Litchfield IJ, Bentham L, Lilford RJ, Hill A, McManus R Greenfield S. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Nov;24(11):691-9.

Patient perspectives on test result communication in primary care: a qualitative study Litchfield IJ, Bentham L, Hill A, Lilford RJ, McManus R, Greenfield S. Br J Gen Pract 2015;March;65(632)118

National Register of Radiofrequency Workers: Exploring health effects of occupational radiofrequency radiation exposure. Litchfield IJ. J Environ Occup Sci. 2014; 3(4): 190-192

Test result communication in primary care: clinical and office staff perspectives. Litchfield IJ, Bentham L, Lilford RJ, McManus R, Greenfield S.  Fam Pract. 2014; Oct;31(5):592-7.

A qualitative exploration of the motives behind the decision to order a liver function test in primary care. Litchfield IJ, Lilford RJ, Bentham LM, Greenfield SM.  Qual Prim Care. 2014 Aug;22(4)

 

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