Dr Rachel O'Hara

All publications

Journal articles

• Weyman A, O’Hara R, Nolan P, Glendinning R, Roy D & Coster J (2023) Determining the relative salience of recognised push variables on health professional decisions to leave the UK National Health Service (NHS) using the method of paired comparisons. BMJ Open, 13(8). View this article in WRRO
• De Freitas L, Goodacre S, O'Hara R, Thokala P & Hariharan S (2021) A qualitative exploration of value and waste in a Trinidadian emergency department patient flow process : perspectives of patients and clinicians. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 35(4), 523-539.
• O’Hara R, Coster J & Goodacre S (2021) Qualitative exploration of the Medical Examiner role in identifying problems with the quality of patient care. BMJ Open, 11(2). View this article in WRRO
• De Freitas L, Goodacre S, O’Hara R, Thokala P & Hariharan S (2020) Qualitative exploration of patient flow in a Caribbean emergency department. BMJ Open, 10(12).
• O'Hara RA, Bishop-Edwards L, Knowles E & O'Cathain A (2019) Variation in the delivery of telephone advice by Emergency Medical Services: a qualitative study in three services. BMJ Quality and Safety, 28(7), 556-563. View this article in WRRO
• De Freitas L, Goodacre S, O'Hara R, Thokala P & Hariharan S (2018) Interventions to improve patient flow in emergency departments: an umbrella review.. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
• Dibben PJ, Wood G & O'Hara R (2018) Do return to work interventions for workers with disabilities and health conditions achieve employment outcomes and are they cost effective? A systematic narrative review. Employee Relations. View this article in WRRO
• Hardy GE, Bishop-Edwards L, Chambers E, Connell J, Dent-Brown K, Kothari G, O'Hara R & Parry GD (2017) Risk factors for negative experiences during psychotherapy.. Psychotherapy Research, 29(3), 403-414. View this article in WRRO
• Johnson M, O’Hara R, Hirst E, Weyman A, Turner J, Mason S, Quinn T, Shewan J & Siriwardena AN (2017) Multiple triangulation and collaborative research using qualitative methods to explore decision making in pre-hospital emergency care. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 17(1), 11-11. View this article in WRRO
• Piney M, Llewellyn D, O'Hara R, Saunders J, Cocker J, Jones K & Fishwick D (2015) Reducing isocyanate exposure and asthma risk in motor vehicle repair. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 8(4), 272-283. View this article in WRRO
• O’Hara R, Johnson M, Siriwardena AN, Weyman A, Turner J, Shaw D, Mortimer P, Newman C, Hirst E, Storey M , Mason S et al (2015) A qualitative study of systemic influences on paramedic decision making: care transitions and patient safety. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 20(1_suppl), 45-53. View this article in WRRO
• O'Hara R, O'Keeffe C, Mason S, Coster JE & Hutchinson A (2012) Quality and safety of care provided by emergency care practitioners.. Emergency Medicine Journal, 29(4), 327-332. View this article in WRRO
• Mason S, O'Keeffe C, Knowles E, Bradburn M, Campbell M, Coleman P, Stride C, O'Hara R, Rick J & Patterson M (2012) 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
• Cooper R & O'Hara R (2010) Patients' and staffs' experiences of an automated telephone weather forecasting service.. J Health Serv Res Policy, 15 Suppl 2, 41-46. View this article in WRRO
• Coleman P, O'Hara R, Mason S & O'Keeffe C (2009) The quality and safety of emergency care practitioner care. Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(10), 7-7.
• Weyman A, O'Hara R & Jackson A (2005) Investigation into issues of passenger egress in Ladbroke Grove rail disaster.. Appl Ergon, 36(6), 739-748.
• Elms J, O'Hara R, Pickvance S, Fishwick D, Hazell M, Frank T, Henson M, Marlow P, Evans G, Bradshaw L , Harvey P et al (2005) The perceptions of occupational health in primary care.. Occup Med (Lond), 55(7), 523-527.
• O'Hara R, Dickety N & Weyman A (2005) Good Practice in Assessing Workplace Risks by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Risk Management, 7(1), 31-41.
• Kidd J, Nestel D & O'Hara R (2001) Teaching and learning about sexual histories during undergraduate medical education: a comparison of two approaches. Medical Teacher, 23(3), 252-257.
• De Freitas L, Goodacre S, O'Hara R, Thokala P & Hariharan S () A qualitative exploration of patient flow in a developing Caribbean emergency department. View this article in WRRO
• O’Hara R, Johnson M, Hirst E, Weyman A, Shaw D, Mortimer P, Newman C, Storey M, Turner J, Mason S , Quinn T et al () A qualitative study of decision-making and safety in ambulance service transitions. Health Services and Delivery Research, 2(56), 1-138. View this article in WRRO
• Mason S, O’Keeffe C, Carter A, O’Hara R & Stride C () An evaluation of foundation doctor training: a mixed-methods study of the impact on workforce well-being and patient care [the Evaluating the Impact of Doctors in Training (EDiT) study]. Health Services and Delivery Research, 1(15), 1-208. View this article in WRRO
• O’Cathain A, Knowles E, Bishop-Edwards L, Coster J, Crum A, Jacques R, James C, Lawson R, Marsh M, O’Hara R , Siriwardena AN et al () Understanding variation in ambulance service non-conveyance rates: a mixed methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(19), 1-192. View this article in WRRO

Chapters

• Weyman A & O'Hara R (2019) Decision-Making at the Front Line In Wankhade P, McCann L & Murphy P (Ed.), Critical Perspectives on the Management and Organization of Emergency Services Routledge
• Weyman A & O’Hara R (2019) Decision-Making at the Front Line, Critical Perspectives on the Management and Organization of Emergency Services (pp. 200-216). Routledge
• Lunt J, O'Hara R & Cummings R (2007) Changing Occupational Health Behaviour. In Houdmont J & McIntyre S (Ed.), Occupational Health Psychology: European Perspectives on Research, Education and Practice (pp. 115-141). Nottingham, UK: Nottingham University Press.

Conference proceedings papers

• Sampson F, Long J, O’Hara R, Coster J, Bell F & Webster P (2023) PP35 What factors affect ambulance clinician prealert decision-making? A qualitative study. 999 EMS Research Forum 2023 meeting abstracts
• Long J, O’Hara R, Sampson F, Coster J, Bell F & Webster P (2023) PP31 How do pre-alerts influence patient care in the emergency department? Findings from qualitative research within three UK ambulance services. 999 EMS Research Forum 2023 meeting abstracts
• Coster J, Sampson F, Long J & O’Hara R (2023) EP11 What is a pre-alert? Exploring ambulance service perspectives of pre-alerts and the pre-alert process. 999 EMS Research Forum 2023 meeting abstracts
• Alonazi M, Hutchinson A, O'Hara R & Freeman J (2011) Cultural and methodological challenges in the use of patient safety climate questionnaires: A case study from Saudi Arabia. HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ERGONOMICS AND PATIENT SAFETY 2011: AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONALS AND CITIZENS FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE (pp 621-625)

Posters

• Coster J, O’Hara R, Glendinning R, Nolan P, Roy D & Weyman A (2022) PP38 Impact of working through COVID-19 on ambulance staff resilience and intention to leave the NHS: a mixed methods study.
• O’Hara R, Bishop-Edwards L, Knowles E & O’Cathain A (2019) PP15 Non-technical skills in the delivery of ambulance service telephone advice.

Presentations

• Saddiq HA, O’Hara R & Baxter S ISQUA18-2458Factors Influencing Reporting Patients’ Safety Issues: A Case Study of an Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of a Northern Nigerian Teaching Hospital.

Preprints

• Sampson FC, Pilbery R, Herbert E, Goodacre SW, Bell FB, Spaight R, Rosser A, Webster P, Millins M, Pountney A , Coster JE et al (2024) What factors predict ambulance pre-alerts to the emergency department? Analysis of routine data from three UK ambulance services., Research Square Platform LLC.
• Long J, Sampson FC, Coster J, O’Hara R, Bell FB & Goodacre S (2023) How do Emergency Departments respond to ambulance pre-alert calls? A qualitative exploration of the management of pre-alert in six UK Emergency Departments, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• O’Hara R, Sampson F, Long J, Coster J & Pilbery R (2023) What influences ambulance clinician decisions to pre-alert Emergency Departments: a qualitative exploration of decision-making in three UK Ambulance Services, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Coster J, Sampson F, O’Hara R, Long J, Bell F & Goodacre S (2023) Variation in ambulance pre-alert process and practice: Cross-sectional survey of ambulance clinicians, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Sampson F, Pilbery R, Herbert E, Goodacre S, Bell F, Spaight R, Rosser A, Webster P, Millins M, Pountney A , Coster J et al (2023) What factors predict ambulance pre-alerts to the emergency department? Analysis of routine data from 3 UK ambulance services, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.