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  1. Conveying the need for mental healthcare – a qualitative study of how patients communicate mental health challenges

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  2. Towards a realistic view of consumer behaviour

    Article • Journal of Institutional Economics, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  3. NHS corporatisation

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, February 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  4. New ways to support people with dementia

    Article • International Journal of Qualitative Methods, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  5. Categories of context in realist evaluation

    Article • Evaluation, April 2021, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  6. eHealth technologies and the know-do gap: exploring the role of knowledge mobilisation

    Article • Evidence & Policy, November 2020, Policy Press

    Ms Julie Woolman , Prof Rod Sheaff

  7. How healthcare systems shape a purchaser’s strategies and actions when managing chronic care

    Article • Health Policy, June 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  8. Managerial workarounds in three European DRG systems

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, February 2020, Emerald

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  9. Why does the NHS struggle to adopt eHealth innovations? A review of macro, meso and micro factors

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  10. Repositioning the boundaries between public and private healthcare providers in the English NHS

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, November 2019, Emerald

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  11. From programme theory to logic models for multispecialty community providers: a realist evidence synthesis

    Article • Health Services and Delivery Research, June 2018, National Institute for Health Research

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  12. Achieving Integrated Care for Older People: What Kind of Ship? Comment on "Achieving Integrated Care for Older People: Shuffling the Deckchairs or Making the System Watertight for the Future?"

    Article • International Journal of Health Policy and Management, May 2018, International Society for Phytocosmetic Scicences

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  13. Evaluating a dementia learning community: exploratory study and research implications

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  14. Bridging the discursive gap between lay and medical discourse in care coordination

    Article • Sociology of Health & Illness, March 2017, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  15. A qualitative study of diverse providers' behaviour in response to commissioners, patients and innovators in England: research protocol: Table 1

    Article • BMJ Open, May 2016, BMJ

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  16. Management Innovations for Healthcare Organizations

    Article • November 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  17. Interaction between non-executive and executive directors in English National Health Service trust boards: an observational study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  18. NHS commissioning practice and health system governance: a mixed-methods realistic evaluation

    Article • Health Services and Delivery Research, March 2015, National Institute for Health Research

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  19. Risks, dangers and competing clinical decisions on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospital care

    Article • Sociology of Health & Illness, July 2014, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  20. Reducing emergency bed-days for older people? Network governance lessons from the ‘Improving the Future for Older People’ programme

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, April 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  21. Plural provision of primary medical care in England, 2002–2012

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, October 2013, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  22. The implementation of nice guidance on venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prophylaxis: a before-after observational study to assess the impact on patient safety across four hospitals in England

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  23. Does integrated governance lead to integrated patient care? Findings from the innovation forum

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, May 2013, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  24. Has incentive payment improved venous thrombo-embolism risk assessment and treatment of hospital in-patients?

    Article • F1000Research, February 2013, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  25. Has incentive payment improved venous thrombo-embolism risk assessment and treatment of hospital in-patients?

    Article • F1000Research, February 2013, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  26. Clinical focus and public accountability in English NHS Trust Board meetings

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, January 2013, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  27. The practice of commissioning healthcare from a private provider: learning from an in-depth case study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  28. How managed a market? Modes of commissioning in England and Germany

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  29. Improving emergency care pathways: an action research approach

    Article • Emergency Medicine Journal, June 2010, BMJ

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  30. Network resilience in the face of health system reform

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, March 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  31. Medicine and Management in English Primary Care: A Shifting Balance of Power?

    Article • Journal of Social Policy, July 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  32. Is Evidence-Based Organizational Innovation in the NHS a Chimaera - Or Just Elusive?

    Article • Social Policy and Administration, June 2009, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  33. Impacts of case management for frail elderly people: a qualitative study

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, April 2009, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  34. The clinical content of NHS trust board meetings: an initial exploration

    Article • Journal of Nursing Management, September 2008, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  35. Governance Structures and Accountability in Primary Care

    Article • Public Money & Management, August 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  36. Beyond the limits of clinical governance? The case of mental health in English primary care

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  37. What Are Child-Care Social Workers Doing in Relation to Infant Mental Health? An Exploration of Professional Ideologies and Practice Preferences within an Inter-Agency Context

    Article • The British Journal of Social Work, March 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  38. Patient and carer perceptions of case management for long-term conditions

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, April 2007, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  39. The Role of Action Research in the Investigation and Diffusion of Innovations in Health Care: The PRIDE Project

    Article • Qualitative Health Research, March 2007, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  40. Impact of case management (Evercare) on frail elderly patients: controlled before and after analysis of quantitative outcome data

    Article • BMJ, January 2007, BMJ

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  41. Can learning organizations survive in the newer NHS?

    Article • Implementation Science, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  42. Development of an information source for patients and the public about general practice services: an action research study

    Article • Health Expectations, September 2006, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  43. Exit, voice, governance and user-responsiveness: The case of English primary care trusts

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, July 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  44. Implementing general practice in Russia: getting beyond the first steps

    Article • BMJ, July 2005, BMJ

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  45. A survey and audit of the first 'Guides to Local Health Services' produced by Primary Care Trusts in England

    Article • Health Expectations, June 2005, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  46. Governance in gridlock in the Russian health system; the case of Sverdlovsk oblast

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, May 2005, Elsevier

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  47. Strategic preparation for crisis management in hospitals: empirical evidence from Egypt

    Article • Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal, December 2004, Emerald

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  48. Soft governance and attitudes to clinical quality in English general practice

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, July 2004, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  49. Governmentality by Network in English Primary Healthcare

    Article • Social Policy and Administration, February 2004, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  50. A new role for the general practitioner? Reframing 'inappropriate attenders' to inappropriate services

    Article • Primary Health Care Research & Development, January 2004, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  51. A subtle governance: 'soft' medical leadership in English primary care

    Article • Sociology of Health & Illness, July 2003, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  52. User involvement in clinical governance

    Article • Health Expectations, August 2002, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  53. Implementing clinical governance in English primary care groups/trusts: reconciling quality improvement and quality assurance

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, March 2002, BMJ

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  54. Some National Service Frameworks are more equal than others: Implementing clinical governance for mental health in primary care groups and trusts

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  55. A decade of evidence-based training for work with people with serious mental health problems: Progress in the development of psychosocial interventions

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, February 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  56. The New Institutional Economics

    Article • Public Management An International Journal of Research and Theory, December 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  57. Principal—Agent Relationships in General Practice: The First Wave of English Personal Medical Services Pilot Contracts

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, July 2000, SAGE Publications

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  58. Commentary. Who contracts for primary care?

    Article • Journal of Public Health, December 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  59. The development of English Primary Care Group governance. A scenario analysis

    Article • The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, October 1999, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  60. Article • Health Care Analysis, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  61. What is ‘primary’ about primary health care?

    Article • Health Care Analysis, December 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  62. What is ‘primary’ about primary health care?

    Article • Health Care Analysis, December 1998, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  63. Review article

    Article • Health Care Analysis, June 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  64. Towards a global theory of health systems: Milton Roemer's National Health Systems of the World

    Article • Health Care Analysis, June 1998, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  65. Healthcare access and mobility between the UK and other European Union states: an `implementation surplus'

    Article • Health Policy, December 1997, Elsevier

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  66. A social market in health care faces reform: the Seehofer plan for the German health system

    Article • Health Care Analysis, September 1997, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  67. Marketization, Managers and Moral Strain: Chairmen, Directors and Public Service Ethos in the National Health Service

    Article • Public Administration, January 1997, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  68. THE NEED FOR HEALTHCARE

    Article • January 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  69. Health-care reform: the issues and the role of donors

    Article • The Lancet, July 1994, Elsevier

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  70. The commentaries

    Article • Health Care Analysis, February 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  71. What kind of healthcare ‘internal market’? A cross-europe view of the options

    Article • The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, January 1994, Wiley

    Prof Rod Sheaff

  72. Marketing in the national health service: Prospects and variants

    Article • Public Money & Management, June 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Rod Sheaff