Colin O'Keeffe
BA (History) MA (Applied Social Research)
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Fellow
+44 114 222 0780
Full contact details
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I have been working in urgent and emergency care research at ScHARR since 1999. During that time, I have worked on a number of projects evaluating policy and workforce innovations in this setting, including a Department of Health funded evaluation of new national ambulance response times’ standards (1999-2004); the effectiveness of emergency care practitioners (2005-2008) and the introduction of Foundation Training Doctors (2008-2012) in UEC. I was Theme Manager for the CLAHRC YH Avoiding Attendance and Admission in Long Term Conditions Theme (2014-2018).
- Research interests
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- Understanding the nature of demand and flow in the urgent and emergency care (UEC) system
- Solutions to improve unsustainable demand in UEC
- The impact of new roles for healthcare staff in UEC
Current projects
I am currently Theme Manager for the ARC Yorkshire and Humber Urgent and Emergency Care Theme.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Heterogeneity of reasons for attendance in frequent attenders of emergency departments and its relationship to future attendance. Emergency Medicine Journal, 39(1), 10-15. View this article in WRRO
- Non-urgent emergency department attendances in children : a retrospective observational analysis. Emergency Medicine Journal, 39(1), 17-22. View this article in WRRO
- Patient compliance with NHS 111 advice: Analysis of adult call and ED attendance data 2013–2017. PLoS ONE, 16(5). View this article in WRRO
- A data-linkage study of suspected seizures in the urgent and emergency care system in the UK. Emergency Medicine Journal, 37(10), 605-610. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the characteristics, acuity and management of adult ED patients at night-time. Emergency Medicine Journal, 36(9), 554-557. View this article in WRRO
- Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions?. Emergency medicine journal. View this article in WRRO
- Characterising non-urgent users of the emergency department (ED): A retrospective analysis of routine ED data. PLoS ONE, 13(2). View this article in WRRO
- The value of emergency medicine placements for postgraduate doctors: views of Foundation Year 2 doctors and training leads in the emergency department (ED). Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93, 15-19. View this article in WRRO
- A pragmatic quasi-experimental multi-site community intervention trial evaluating the impact of Emergency Care Practitioners in different UK health settings on patient pathways (NEECaP Trial).. Emerg Med J, 29(1), 47-53. View this article in WRRO
- A community intervention trial to evaluate emergency care practitioners in the management of children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96(7), 658-663.
- Effectiveness of emergency care practitioners working within existing emergency service models of care. EMERG MED J, 24(4), 239-243.
- The evolution of the emergency care practitioner role in England: experiences and impact.. Emerg Med J, 23(6), 435-439.
All publications
Journal articles
- Heterogeneity of reasons for attendance in frequent attenders of emergency departments and its relationship to future attendance. Emergency Medicine Journal, 39(1), 10-15. View this article in WRRO
- Non-urgent emergency department attendances in children : a retrospective observational analysis. Emergency Medicine Journal, 39(1), 17-22. View this article in WRRO
- Patient compliance with NHS 111 advice: Analysis of adult call and ED attendance data 2013–2017. PLoS ONE, 16(5). View this article in WRRO
- A data-linkage study of suspected seizures in the urgent and emergency care system in the UK. Emergency Medicine Journal, 37(10), 605-610. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the characteristics, acuity and management of adult ED patients at night-time. Emergency Medicine Journal, 36(9), 554-557. View this article in WRRO
- Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions?. Emergency medicine journal. View this article in WRRO
- Characterising non-urgent users of the emergency department (ED): A retrospective analysis of routine ED data. PLoS ONE, 13(2). View this article in WRRO
- The value of emergency medicine placements for postgraduate doctors: views of Foundation Year 2 doctors and training leads in the emergency department (ED). Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93, 15-19. View this article in WRRO
- A pragmatic quasi-experimental multi-site community intervention trial evaluating the impact of Emergency Care Practitioners in different UK health settings on patient pathways (NEECaP Trial).. Emerg Med J, 29(1), 47-53. View this article in WRRO
- A community intervention trial to evaluate emergency care practitioners in the management of children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96(7), 658-663.
- Effectiveness of emergency care practitioners working within existing emergency service models of care. EMERG MED J, 24(4), 239-243.
- The evolution of the emergency care practitioner role in England: experiences and impact.. Emerg Med J, 23(6), 435-439.
- Research group
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I am in the Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care, within the Health Services Research Section.
- Teaching interests
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I am Deputy Module Lead for the Dissertation module for the MPH, MClinRes, and AEC. I also supervise BMedSci Intercalated students.