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Stringer, G, Grigoroglou, C, Walshe, K, Ferguson, J, Allen, T, Anderson, M, Bloor, K, Gee, E & Gutacker, N 2026, 'Public service and private profit: a mixed methods study of cataract surgery in England', Health economics, policy and law. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1744133126100486
Ferguson, J, Stringer, G, Walshe, K, Allen, T, Grigoroglou, C, Kontopantelis, E & Ashcroft, DM 2025, 'Locum doctor working: A qualitative exploration of the implications for learning and professional development', Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.70099
Stringer, G, Ferguson, J, Walshe, K, Allen, T, Grigoroglou, C, Kontopantelis, E & Ashcroft , D 2025, 'What seems to be the problem? Locum doctors, liminality and concerns about performance', Social Science and Medicine, vol. 383, 118489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118489
Grigoroglou, C, Walshe, K, Kontopantelis, E, Ferguson, J, Stringer, G, Ashcroft, DM & Allen, T 2024, 'Comparing the clinical practice and prescribing safety of locum and permanent doctors: observational study of primary care consultations in England', BMC medicine, vol. 22, no. 1, 126. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03332-z
Ferguson, J, Stringer, G, Walshe, K, Allen, T, Grigoroglou, C, Ashcroft, DM & Kontopantelis, E 2024, 'Locum doctor working and quality and safety: a qualitative study in English primary and secondary care', BMJ Quality & Safety. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016699
Ferguson, J, Stringer, G, Walshe, K, Donnelly, A, Grigoroglou, C, Allen, T, Kontopantelis, E & Ashcroft, DM 2024, '‘None of Them Know Me’: A Qualitative Study of the Implications of Locum Doctor Working for Patient Experience', Health Expectations, vol. 27, no. 4, e14156. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14156
Stringer, G, Ferguson, J, Walshe, K, Grigoroglou, C, Allen, T, Kontopantelis, E & Ashcroft, DM 2023, 'The use of locum doctors in the NHS – results of a national survey of NHS Trusts in England', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23, no. 1, 889. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09830-9
Grigoroglou, C, Walshe, K, Kontopantelis, E, Ferguson, J, Stringer, G, Ashcroft, D & Allen, T 2023, 'Use of locum doctors in NHS trusts in England: Analysis of routinely collected workforce data 2019-2021', BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 6, e065803. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065803
Grigoroglou, C, Walshe, K, Kontopanteli, E, Ferguson, J, Stringer, G, Ashcroft, DM & Allen, T 2022, 'Locum doctor use in English general practice: analysis of routinely collected workforce data 2017–2020', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 72, no. 715, pp. e108-e117. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0311
Brunton, L, Tazzyman, A, Ferguson, J, Hodgson, D & Nelson, PA 2022, 'The challenges of integrating signposting into general practice: qualitative stakeholder perspectives on care navigation and social prescribing in primary care', BMC Primary Care, vol. 23, no. 1, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01669-z
Astbury, J, Ferguson, J, Silverthorne, J, Willis, S & Schafheutle, E 2021, 'High-fidelity simulation-based education in pre-registration healthcare programmes: a systematic review of reviews to inform collaborative and interprofessional best practice', Journal of Interprofessional Care, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 622-632. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2020.1762551
Ferguson, J, Tazzyman, A, Walshe, K, Bryce, M, Boyd, A, Archer, J, Price, T & Tredinnick-Rowe, J 2021, '‘You're just a locum’: professional identity and temporary workers in the medical profession', Sociology of Health and Illness, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 149-166. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13210
Ferguson, J, Astbury, J, Willis, S, Silverthorne, J & Schafheutle, E 2020, 'Implementing, embedding and sustaining simulation-based education: What helps, what hinders', Medical Education, vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 915-924. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14182
Tazzyman, A, Ferguson, J, Boyd, A, Bryce, M, Tredinnick-Rowe, J, Price, T & Walshe, K 2020, 'Reforming medical regulation: a qualitative study of the implementation of medical revalidation in England, using Normalization Process Theory', Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819619848017
Comment/debate
Mannion, R, Ferguson, J, Aunger, J & Maben, J 2026, 'Addressing unprofessional behaviour in the NHS', British Journal of Healthcare Management, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2026.0024
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