Dr Steven Ariss

Dphil, FHEA

Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Research Fellow

s.ariss@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5426

1.07, 1st Floor, The Innovation Centre

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Dr Steven Ariss
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
1.07, 1st Floor
The Innovation Centre
217 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP

Profile: I have a BA in Sociology and a DPhil in Health Studies (Conversation Analysis of Frequent Attenders in General Practice) from the University of York. I have a PgCert in Learning and Teaching and am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Previously, I worked in the NHS coordinating a Research Network for Older People´s Mental Health and came to ScHARR from the Bradford Dementia Group (University of Bradford) in January 2009.

Whilst I am based in the Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology group in Health Services Research and CATCH (Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Health) I work across all sections within ScHARR and many other University departments. I also collaborate extensively, nationally and internationally.

I am an applied health services innovator, researcher and evaluator with an interest in complexity science, collaborative innovation, evaluation, sustainability and spread. I provide leadership for interdisciplinary/inter-organisational teams and use a wide range of methods to produce and mobilise knowledge for improving health, wealth and wellbeing.

As a member of the core team for the NIHR CLAHRC-South Yorkshire, I was the Principal Evaluator and went on to lead the evaluation of new technologies in the combined Yorkshire and Humber CLAHRC. Until recently, I managed a large multi-disciplinary team providing evaluation consultancy work for health and social care providers, commissioners and third sector organisations. I continue to be active in consultancy and knowledge translation work, although currently I am focusing on longer-term, self-directed programmes.

I have a diverse ongoing programme of research, development, evaluation, service redesign and policy influence, including the use of technology in healthcare delivery. I am currently working with The Health Foundation, to explore ways to improve interdisciplinary relationships and methodologies for the evaluation of Quality Improvement projects. I am also working on health technology innovations in community palliative care and stroke rehabilitation.

I am an active member of the ScHARR Research Ethics Committee and the Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team.

I have a wide range of teaching interests and welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students in my areas of interest and expertise.

Research interests

Methods

Realist (and other ‘theory led’) Evaluations of Programmes and Complex Interventions
Complexity Science and Systems Thinking
Realist Synthesis
Mixed Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Conversation Analysis & Ethnomethodology
Social Return on Investment & Wellbeing Valuation

Topics of interest

Health Service Organisation and Delivery
Interdisciplinary Team-Working and Leadership
Organisational Change Management
Implementation Science and Knowledge Transfer
Use of Technology in Healthcare (for service development and evaluation)
Health Care Interactions and Relationships
Self-Management of Chronic and Long-Term Conditions
Older People's Community Health Services

I have experience of working in a wide range of health areas such as; Mental Health and Wellbeing, Cancer, Survivorship, End of Life, Palliative, Care Homes, Renal Therapies, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault, Stroke, Dementia, Loneliness, Social Isolation, Diabetes, Asthma & COPD.

Publications

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Featured publications

Journal articles

Stefanidou T, Hughes E, Kester K, Edmondson A, Majeed-Ariss R, Smith C, Ariss S, Brooker C, Gilchrist G, Kendal S , Lucock M et al (2020) The identification and treatment of mental health and substance misuse problems in sexual assault services : a systematic review. PLOS ONE, 15(4). View this article in WRRO
Fowler Davis S, Hinde S & Ariss S (2020) Complex programme evaluation of a ‘new care model’ vanguard : a shared commitment to quality improvement in an integrated health and care context. BMJ Open, 10(3). View this article in WRRO
Smith T, Fowler-Davis S, Nancarrow S, Ariss SMB & Enderby P (2018) Leadership in interprofessional health and social care teams: a literature review. Leadership in Health Services. View this article in WRRO
Fotheringham J, Barnes T, Dunn L, Lee S, Ariss S, Young T, Walters SJ, Laboi P, Henwood A, Gair R & Wilkie M (2017) Rationale and design for SHAREHD: a quality improvement collaborative to scale up Shared Haemodialysis Care for patients on centre based haemodialysis. BMC Nephrology, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
Newbould LK, Mountain G, Hawley MS & Ariss S (2017) Videoconferencing for Health Care Provision for Older Adults in Care Homes: A Review of the Research Evidence. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2017(3). View this article in WRRO
Rycroft-Malone J, Burton CR, Wilkinson J, Harvey G, McCormack B, Baker R, Dopson S, Graham ID, Staniszewska S, Thompson C , Ariss S et al (2016) Collective action for implementation: a realist evaluation of organisational collaboration in healthcare. Implementation Science, 11(1). View this article in WRRO
Fitzsimmons D, Ariss S & Mawson S (2015) P-31 Preparing for the evaluation of an enhanced community palliative support service (encompass). BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 5(Suppl 3), A11.1-A11.
Cooke J, Ariss S, Smith C & Read J (2015) On-going collaborative priority-setting for research activity: a method of capacity building to reduce the research-practice translational gap. Health Research Policy and Systems, 13. View this article in WRRO
Ariss SM, Enderby PM, Smith T, Nancarrow SA, Bradburn MJ, Harrop D, Parker SG, McDonnell A, Dixon S, Ryan T , Hayman A et al (2015) Secondary analysis and literature review of community rehabilitation and intermediate care: an information resource. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(1).
Nancarrow SA, Smith T, Ariss S & Enderby PM (2015) Qualitative evaluation of the implementation of the Interdisciplinary Management Tool: a reflective tool to enhance interdisciplinary teamwork using Structured, Facilitated Action Research for Implementation. Health & Social Care in the Community, 23(4), 437-448.
Nancarrow SA, Booth A, Ariss S, Smith T, Enderby P & Roots A (2013) Ten principles of good interdisciplinary team work.. Hum Resour Health, 11, 19. View this article in WRRO
Rycroft-Malone J, Wilkinson JE, Burton CR, Andrews G, Ariss S, Baker R, Dopson S, Graham I, Harvey G, Martin G , McCormack BG et al (2011) Implementing health research through academic and clinical partnerships: A realistic evaluation of the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC). Implementation Science, 6(1). View this article in WRRO
Ariss SM, Martin G, Ward V, Hendy J, Rowley E, Nancarrow S, Heaton J, Britten N & Fielden S (2011) The challenges of evaluating large-scale, multi-partner programmes: the case of NIHR CLAHRCs. Evidence and Policy(4), 489-509.
Ariss SM (2009) Asymmetrical knowledge claims in general practice consultations with frequently attending patients: limitations and opportunities for patient participation.. Soc Sci Med, 69(6), 908-919.
Rycroft-Malone J, Burton C, Wilkinson J, Harvey G, McCormack B, Baker R, Dopson S, Graham I, Staniszewska S, Thompson C , Ariss S et al () Collective action for knowledge mobilisation: a realist evaluation of the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(44), 1-166.
Smith T, Fowler Davis S, Nancarrow S, Ariss S & Enderby P () Towards a theoretical framework for integrated team leadership (IgTL). Journal of Interprofessional Care. View this article in WRRO

All publications

Journal articles

Jackson B, Mitchell C, Coster J, Lawy T, Burton C, Reynolds J, Essat M, Cantrell A, Clowes M & Ariss S (2024) FAIRSTEPS study - Framework Addressing Inequities in pRimary care using STakEholder PerspectiveS: Integrative evidence review and Delphi consensus. Public Health, 237, 307-315.
Joddrell P, Manson J, Kyeremateng S, Pilkington G, Ariss S, Lowrie K, McTague L & Taylor PM (2024) Six years of Project ECHO: Implementation and evaluation of a hospice-led multiprofessional education programme. Health Informatics Journal, 30(4).
Keriakos M, Lee S, Stannard C, Ariss S, Dunn L, Wilkie M & Fotheringham J (2024) Supporting patient self-management: a cross-sectional and prospective cohort study investigating Patient Activation Measure (PAM) and clinician support for PAM scores as part of a multi-centre haemodialysis breakthrough series collaborative. PLOS ONE, 19(5). View this article in WRRO
Ariss SMB, Taylor P, Fitzsimmons D, Kyeremateng S & Mawson S (2021) Mobile technology and delegated work in specialist community services: the EnComPaSS Integration project. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. View this article in WRRO
Price H, Domoney J, Ariss S, Hughes E & Trevillion K (2021) Documentary analysis within a realist evaluation : recommendations from a study of sexual assault referral centres. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20.
Fotheringham J, Barnes T, Dunn L, Lee S, Ariss S, Young T, Walters SJ, Laboi P, Henwood A, Gair R & Wilkie M (2021) A breakthrough series collaborative to increase patient participation with hemodialysis tasks : a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 16(7). View this article in WRRO
Newbould L, Ariss S, Mountain G & Hawley MS (2021) Exploring factors that affect the uptake and sustainability of videoconferencing for healthcare provision for older adults in care homes: a realist evaluation. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 21(1).
Foster A, Thompson J, Holding E, Ariss S, Mukuria C, Jacques R, Akparido R & Haywood A (2020) Impact of social prescribing to address loneliness: a mixed methods evaluation of a national social prescribing programme. Health & Social Care in the Community.
Stefanidou T, Hughes E, Kester K, Edmondson A, Majeed-Ariss R, Smith C, Ariss S, Brooker C, Gilchrist G, Kendal S , Lucock M et al (2020) The identification and treatment of mental health and substance misuse problems in sexual assault services : a systematic review. PLOS ONE, 15(4). View this article in WRRO
Fowler Davis S, Hinde S & Ariss S (2020) Complex programme evaluation of a ‘new care model’ vanguard : a shared commitment to quality improvement in an integrated health and care context. BMJ Open, 10(3). View this article in WRRO
Newbould L, Mountain G, Ariss S & Hawley MS (2019) Remote Health Care Provision in Care Homes in England: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of Yorkshire and the Humber †. Technologies, 7(1). View this article in WRRO
Hnynn Si PE, Gair R, Barnes T, Dunn L, Lee S, Ariss S, Young T, Walters S, Laboi P, Henwood A , Wilkie M et al (2018) FP654SYMPTOM BURDEN ACCORDING TO DIALYSIS DAY OF THE WEEK IN THREE TIMES A WEEK HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 33(suppl_1), i265-i265.
Smith T, Fowler-Davis S, Nancarrow S, Ariss SMB & Enderby P (2018) Leadership in interprofessional health and social care teams: a literature review. Leadership in Health Services. View this article in WRRO
Fotheringham J, Barnes T, Dunn L, Lee S, Ariss S, Young T, Walters SJ, Laboi P, Henwood A, Gair R & Wilkie M (2017) Rationale and design for SHAREHD: a quality improvement collaborative to scale up Shared Haemodialysis Care for patients on centre based haemodialysis. BMC Nephrology, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
Denford S, Abraham C, Callaghan M, Aighton P, De Vocht F & Arris S (2017) A review of Grey and academic literature of evaluation guidance relevant to public health interventions. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1).
Newbould LK, Mountain G, Hawley MS & Ariss S (2017) Videoconferencing for Health Care Provision for Older Adults in Care Homes: A Review of the Research Evidence. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2017(3). View this article in WRRO
Rycroft-Malone J, Burton CR, Wilkinson J, Harvey G, McCormack B, Baker R, Dopson S, Graham ID, Staniszewska S, Thompson C , Ariss S et al (2016) Collective action for implementation: a realist evaluation of organisational collaboration in healthcare. Implementation Science, 11(1). View this article in WRRO
Fitzsimmons D, Ariss S & Mawson S (2015) P-31 Preparing for the evaluation of an enhanced community palliative support service (encompass). BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 5(Suppl 3), A11.1-A11.
Cooke J, Ariss S, Smith C & Read J (2015) On-going collaborative priority-setting for research activity: a method of capacity building to reduce the research-practice translational gap. Health Research Policy and Systems, 13. View this article in WRRO
Arris SM, Fitzsimmons DA & Mawson S (2015) Moving towards an enhanced community palliative support service (EnComPaSS): protocol for a mixed method study. BMC Palliat Care, 14, 17-17. View this article in WRRO
Ariss SM, Enderby PM, Smith T, Nancarrow SA, Bradburn MJ, Harrop D, Parker SG, McDonnell A, Dixon S, Ryan T , Hayman A et al (2015) Secondary analysis and literature review of community rehabilitation and intermediate care: an information resource. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(1).
Nancarrow SA, Smith T, Ariss S & Enderby PM (2015) Qualitative evaluation of the implementation of the Interdisciplinary Management Tool: a reflective tool to enhance interdisciplinary teamwork using Structured, Facilitated Action Research for Implementation. Health & Social Care in the Community, 23(4), 437-448.
Nancarrow S, Bradbury J, Pit SW & Ariss S (2014) Intention to Stay and Intention to Leave: Are They Two Sides of the Same Coin? A Cross‐sectional Structural Equation Modelling Study among Health and Social Care Workers. Journal of Occupational Health, 56(4), 292-300.
Nancarrow SA, Booth A, Ariss S, Smith T, Enderby P & Roots A (2013) Ten principles of good interdisciplinary team work.. Hum Resour Health, 11, 19. View this article in WRRO
Martin GP, Ward V, Hendy J, Rowley E, Nancarrow S, Heaton J, Britten N, Fielden S & Ariss S (2011) The challenges of evaluating large-scale, multi-partner programmes: the case of NIHR CLAHRCs. EVIDENCE & POLICY, 7(4), 489-509.
Rycroft-Malone J, Wilkinson JE, Burton CR, Andrews G, Ariss S, Baker R, Dopson S, Graham I, Harvey G, Martin G , McCormack BG et al (2011) Implementing health research through academic and clinical partnerships: A realistic evaluation of the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC). Implementation Science, 6(1). View this article in WRRO
Ariss SM, Martin G, Ward V, Hendy J, Rowley E, Nancarrow S, Heaton J, Britten N & Fielden S (2011) The challenges of evaluating large-scale, multi-partner programmes: the case of NIHR CLAHRCs. Evidence and Policy(4), 489-509.
Ariss SM (2009) Asymmetrical knowledge claims in general practice consultations with frequently attending patients: limitations and opportunities for patient participation.. Soc Sci Med, 69(6), 908-919.
Rhodes P, Small N, Rowley E, Langdon M, Ariss S & Wright J (2008) Electronic medical records in diabetes consultations: Participants' gaze as an interactional resource. Qualitative Health Research, 18(9), 1247-1263.
Ariss SMB, Grant E, Downs M, Fernandez B, Gallagher R, Cherry D & Barclay M (2006) Piloting a consumer-directed intervention to improve primary care for dementia in the UK. Dementia, 5(3), 456-462.
Downs M, Ariss SMB, Grant E, Keady J, Turner S, Bryans M, Wilcock J, Levin E, O'carroll R & Iliffe S (2006) Family carers' accounts of general practice contacts for their relatives with early signs of dementia. Dementia, 5(3), 353-373.
Frohlich D, Kuchinsky A, Pering C, Ariss S & Don A (2002) Requirements for Photoware. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Conference Proceedings, 166-175.
Hughes E, Domoney J, Knights N, Price H, Rutsito S, Stefanidou T, Majeed-Ariss R, Papamichail A, Ariss S, Gilchrist G , Hunter R et al () The effectiveness of sexual assault referral centres with regard to mental health and substance use: a national mixed-methods study – the MiMoS Study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 1-117.
Hnynn Si PE, Gair R, Barnes T, Dunn L, Lee S, Ariss S, Walters SJ, Wilkie M & Fotheringham J () Symptom burden according to dialysis day of the week in three times a week haemodialysis patients. PLOS ONE, 17(9), e0274599-e0274599.
Rycroft-Malone J, Burton C, Wilkinson J, Harvey G, McCormack B, Baker R, Dopson S, Graham I, Staniszewska S, Thompson C , Ariss S et al () Collective action for knowledge mobilisation: a realist evaluation of the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(44), 1-166.
Smith T, Fowler Davis S, Nancarrow S, Ariss S & Enderby P () Towards a theoretical framework for integrated team leadership (IgTL). Journal of Interprofessional Care. View this article in WRRO

Conference proceedings papers

Odudu A, Ariss S, Wilkie M & Fotheringham J (2019) FP686: Longitudinal effects of depression on cognitive function in haemodialysis patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Vol. 34(Supplement 1) (pp i280-i281). Budapest, Hungary, 13 June 2019 - 13 June 2019. View this article in WRRO
Taylor P, Mawson S & Ariss S (2019) 86 Moving towards an enhanced community palliative support service (EnComPaSS): impact of using mobile technology to support delivery of community palliative care. Poster presentations
Ariss S & Mawson S (2019) Using mobile digital technology for enhanced community palliative support services (encompass). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Vol. 73
Easton K, Burton T, Ariss S, Bradburn M & Hawley M (2017) Smart Clothing for Falls Protection and Detection: User-Centred Co-Design and Feasibility Study. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Vol. 242 (pp 152-159) View this article in WRRO
Newbould L, Mountain G, Hawley M & Ariss S (2017) Remote Health Care Provision in Care Homes. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Vol. 242 (pp 148-151)
Cooper R, Kurien M, Ariss S & Wong G () Digital Health Technologies for Coeliac Disease: A Realist Approach. The 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023 (pp 431)

Reports

Read J, Ariss S, Nasr N, Franklin M, Dawson J, Scott E, Field R, Lowrie K, Simmonds R & Cook L (2018) Sheffield City Region Test Bed, ‘Perfect Patient Pathway’ Final Evaluation Report View this article in WRRO
Harris J, Abualbashir ABU, Akparibo R, Ariss S, Haywood A, Messina F, Soady J & Young T (2017) Shifting Demand for Non Medical Services Evaluation Report View this article in WRRO
ali P, ariss S, crowder M, powell K & Cooper R (2017) Doncaster Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme: Evaluation Report View this article in WRRO
Ariss SM, Earley V, Jokhi R & Merodoulaki M (2017) Final Evaluation Report: Pilot for New Model of Midwifery Supervision View this article in WRRO
Nacarrow S, enderby P, ariss S, smith T, booth A, campbell M, cantrell A & parker S (2012) The Impact of Enhancing the Effectiveness of Interdisciplinary Working
Ariss SM, Downs M, Newell R & Potts D () Health in Mind Programme Evaluation: Final Report to the Programme Board

Teaching interests

Methods:

Complex Evaluation Methods
Realist Methodological Approaches
Advanced Qualitative Methodologies
Mixed Methods
Conversation Analysis and Ethnomethodology

Topics:

Digital Health Technology
Complex Interventions and Behaviour Change
Interdisciplinary and Inter-organisational collaboration
Health Service Leadership

Teaching activities

I teach Post Graduate Masters Students, and supervise PhD and DMedSci students in a range of subjects.

I am Module Lead for Complex Evaluation Methods (Masters in Clinical Research), and convene short courses:

Real World Evaluation, Ten Key Principles for Evaluating Complex Health and Social Interventions
Advanced Qualitative Methodologies

Research Students:

Steven Markham: The efficacy of men’s sheds – social interventions to enhance health and wellbeing: A realist investigation. Ongoing. Doctoral Academy Scholarship.
Louise Newbould: The use of telemedicine for remote health care provision by care homes for older people (Realist Evaluation). 2018. Abbeyfield Research Foundation.
Sarah Gelcich: Communicating Risks to Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (Conversation Analysis). 2017. Medical Humanities Sheffield, Studentship.
Manya Merodoulaki: Clinical supervision in stroke care (Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis/Mixed methods). 2016. CLAHRC Studentship.
Yagya Bhurtal: Effects of international male migration on left-behind wives in Nepal (Thematic analysis/Mixed methods). 2016. Self-funded.
Tracey Moore: An investigation into failure to rescue deteriorating patients (Manifest and Latent Content Analysis). 2014. Funded by School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Professional activities and memberships

Associate Editor: Technology and Disability (Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe)
Journal reviewer for: Social Science and Medicine, Evidence and Policy, British Medical Journal, Qualitative Health Research, Qualitative Sociology, Diabetic Medicine, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Health and Social Care in the Community and Health, Risk and Society
Grant proposal and research report reviewer for the NIHR Central Commissioning Facility (RfPB & HS&DR) and The Health Foundation
Member ScHARR Ethics Committee
Member ScHARR Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team
Member of The Health Foundation’s Evaluation Special Interest Group