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Kyule, G, Kisia, L, Asiki, G, Simba, H & Lilford, R 2026, 'Assessment of Telescoping Bias in Symptom-to-Presentation and Presentation-to-Treatment Intervals in Cancer Care Pathways', JCO Oncology Advances, vol. 3, no. 3, e2600035. https://doi.org/10.1200/OA-26-00035
Sheikh, A, Coleman, J, Chuter, A, Beggs, J, Lilford, R, Slee, A, Cresswell, K, Slight, S, Mozaffar, H, Pontefract, S, Watson, N, Mason, J, Yardley, L, Weir, C, Bates, D, Hopkins, S, Dogar, O, Hinder, S & Williams, R 2026, 'Development and evaluation of a complex ePrescribing-based Antimicrobial Stewardship (ePAMS+) intervention for hospitals: a mixed method study', Programme Grants for Applied Research, vol. 14, no. 12. https://doi.org/10.3310/GJAS1007
Ochalek, J, Gibbs, NK, Faria, R, Napit, IB, Shrestha, D, Neupane, K, Adhikari, A, Darlong, J, Govindasamy, K, Lilford, R, Saramago, P & Sculpher, M 2026, 'Modelling the cost-effectiveness of interventions to treat or prevent neuropathic ulcers arising from leprosy: application to L-PRF', Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, vol. 24, no. 1, 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-026-00739-8
Darlong, J, Charles, MVS, Ilozumba, O, Govindasamy, K, Shrivastva, A, Choudhury, S, Sartori, J, Lindenmeyer, A, Lilford, RJ & Griffiths, F 2026, 'Sustaining community self-help groups beyond donor support: lessons from a qualitative study of self-help groups, including persons affected by leprosy and disability in rural India', BMJ Open, vol. 16, no. 1, e110417. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110417
Kabeya, V, Tariq, S, Delicate, A, Chong, H, Aunger, J, Naidu, H, Dunlop, C, Yates, D, Muthirulandi, A, Muthirulandi, A, Lilford, R, Sobhy, S & Thangaratinam, S 2025, 'Acceptability and use of clinical decision support tools in maternity settings: Systematic review of qualitative studies', European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, vol. 314, 114718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114718
Kudrna, L, Yates, J, Alidu, L, Hemming, K, Quinn, L, Schmidtke, KA, Jones, J, Al-Khudairy, L, Jolly, K, Bird, P, Campbell, N, Bharatan, I, Latuszynska, A, Currie, G & Lilford, R 2025, 'A Mixed-Methods Cluster Randomised Waitlist-Controlled Trial of a Goal-Based Behaviour Change Intervention Implemented in Workplaces', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 22, no. 3, 398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22030398
Singh, B, Lilford, R, Brain Infections Global Intervention Study Group & Solomon, T 2025, 'A multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections in Brazil, India, and Malawi: an international multicentre intervention study', The Lancet, vol. 405, no. 10483, pp. 991-1003. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00263-6
Alumbugu Tsaku, P, Udo, SO, Sunday, P, Meka, A, Chinonso Ugwu, L, Oladejo, A, Akinyemi, J, Omigbodun, A, Choudhury, S, Sartori, J, Ilozumba, O, Watson, S & Lilford, R 2025, 'A randomised controlled trial of raw honey for the healing of ulcers in leprosy in Nigeria', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 19, no. 12, e0013454. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013454
Quinn, L, Bird, P, Hofer, TP & Lilford, R 2025, 'Cancelled elective operations and 28-day breaches in the NHS in England: an interrupted time series analysis of the 2002 penalty policy, 2008 recession, and COVID-19 pandemic (1994–2023)', The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, vol. 56, 101368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101368
Fayehun, O, Apenteng, P, Umar, UAU, Adebayo, KO, Owoaje, E, Sartori, J, Popoola, O, Nnabuife, U, Oladejo, A, Odubanjo, O, Ayandipo, O, Odukogbe, A-T, Irabor, D, Ijitola, J, Muhammad, A, Haruna, I, Ajiya, A, Suleiman, AR, Muhammad, ID, Adamou, N, Abdullahi, NG, Muhammad, S, Tijjani, I, Nagwamutse, TN, Abdullahi, SU, Shittu, L, Ado, KA, Umar, AA, Bello , AS, Yakasai, IA, Omigbodun, A & Lilford, R 2025, 'Diagnosis of cancer in the south and north of Nigeria: duration and causes of delay', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 25, 738. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12707-8
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries 2025, 'Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study', Anaesthesia, vol. 80, no. 11, pp. 1343-1351. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16686
Gibbs, NK, Ochalek, J, Napit, IB, Shrestha, D, Goncalves, PS, Lilford, RJ & Sculpher, M 2025, 'Health-related quality of life implications of plantar ulcers resulting from neuropathic damage caused by leprosy: An analysis from the trial of autologous blood products (TABLE trial) in Nepal', PLOS One, vol. 20, no. 2, e0315944. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315944
Lilford, R, Chen, YF, Sutton, M & Hofer, T 2025, 'Hospital league tables, targets, and performance incentives should be used with care', BMJ, vol. 389, e083517. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-083517
Ilozumba, O, Tsaku, P, Choudhury, S, Udo, S, Sunday, P, Lindenmeyer, A, Lilford, R & Griffiths, F 2025, 'How sustainable are self-help interventions in the post-funding period? Qualitative findings from integrated leprosy communities in Nigeria', International Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf140
Review article
Jilka, S, Winsper, C, Johnson, SA, Ilozumba, O, Wagner, RG, Subhedar, S, Morroni, D, Lilford, R & Singh, SP 2025, 'A scoping review to evaluate the efficacy of combining traditional healing and modern psychiatry in global mental healthcare', Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, vol. 12, e35. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.20
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