Dr Hannah Wheat
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Dr Hannah Wheat

Senior Research Fellow in Dementia Research

Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)

Dr Hannah Wheat can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
  • Health services
  • Primary care
  • Analysing conversation
  • Qualitative research
Biography

Biography

NIHR PenARC post-doctoral Dementia Senior Research Fellow

Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health: Medicine, Dentistry and Human Sciences)

Member of the End of Life and Palliative Care Research Group at University of Plymouth (RIPELS)

Qualifications

2009-2011 Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth: PhD Medical Studies: 'The interactive management of common mental health problems by General Practitioners and patients in primary care consultations'.

2008 Plymouth University: MSc Social Research Methods

2002-2005 Plymouth University: BSc Psychology

Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals

Kebbe M, Jebb S A, Begh R, Christian-Brown A, Wheat H, Farley A, Lewis A & Aveyard P. General practitioner views on addressing weight opportunistically in primary care: An embedded sequential mixed-methods study 2021. Patient Education and Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.06.028.

B Rappert, H Wheat & D Wilson-Kovacs (2020) Rationing bytes: managing demand for digital forensic examinations, Policing and Society, DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2020.1788026

Close J, Fosh B, Wheat H, et al. Longitudinal evaluation of a countywide alternative to the Quality and Outcomes Framework in UK General Practice aimed at improving Person Centred Coordinated Care BMJ Open 2019;9:e029721. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029721

 Hartmann-Boyce J, Hong B, Livingstone-Banks J, Wheat H, Fanshawe TR. Additional behavioural support as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD009670. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD009670.pub4.

 Wheat H, Horrell J, Valderas JM, Close J, Fosh B, Lloyd H. Can practitioners use patient reported measures to enhance person centred coordinated care in practice? A qualitative study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2018;16(1):223. Published 2018 Dec 4. doi:10.1186/s12955-018-1045 

 Lloyd H S, T, Wheat H, Horrell J, and Close J. A Guide for Commissioners on the Use Metrics for Person Centred Coordinated Care for People with Long Term Conditions, Multiple Long-Term Conditions and Those at the End of their Life. National Health Service England; 2017.

 Lloyd H, Pearson, M, Sheaf, R, Asthana, S, Wheat, H, Sugavanam, T, Britten, N, Valderas, J, Bainbridge, M, Witts, L, Westlake, D, Horrell, J, and Byng, R. Collaborative Action for Person Centred Coordinated Care (P3C):An Approach to Support the Development of a Comprehensive System-Wide Solution to Fragmented Care. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2017;15:98 DOI 10.1186/s12961-017-0263-z.

Lloyd H, Wheat H, Horrell J, Sugavanam T, Fosh B, Valderas JM, and Close J. Patient reported measures for person-centred coordinated care: a comparative domain map and online compendium for supporting policy development and implementation. J Med Internet Res 2018;20(2):e54

MacMartin, C., Wheat, H. C., Coe, J. B., & Adams, C. L. (2018). Conversation analysis of veterinarians’ proposals for long-term dietary change in companion animal practice in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education.

 MacMartin, C., Wheat, H. C., Coe, J. B., & Adams, C. L. (2015). The effect of question design on dietary information solicited during veterinarian-client interactions in companion animal practice in Ontario, Canada. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 246, 1203-1214

 Byng, R., Wheat, H & Barnes, R. (2015). Editorials: Fit for work? How GPS' decisions about fitness to work can improve health. British Journal of General Practice 65(636):338-9

 Wheat, H., Barnes, R., & Byng, R. (2015). Practices used for recommending sickness certification by General Practitioners: A conversation analytic study of UK primary care consultations. Social Science and Medicine, 126, pp. 148-158.


Articles
Booth J, Erwin J, Burns L, Axford N, Horrell J, Wheat H, Witton R, Shawe J, Doughty J & Kaddour S (2024) 'A Scoping Review of the Oral Health Status, Oral Health Behaviours and Interventions to Improve the Oral Health of Children and Young People in Care and Care Leavers' Dentistry Journal 12, (2) 38-38 , DOI Open access
Erwin J, Horrell J, Wheat H, Axford N, Burns L, Booth J, Witton R, Shawe J, Doughty J & Kaddour S (2024) 'Access to Dental Care for Children and Young People in Care and Care Leavers: A Global Scoping Review' Dentistry Journal 12, (2) Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Wheat H, MacMartin C & Coe J (2023) 'Conversation Analysis of Clients’ Active Resistance to Veterinarians’ Proposals for Long-Term Dietary Change in Companion Animal Practice in Ontario, Canada' Animals 13, (13) , DOI Open access
Wheat H (2023) 'Practitioners’ Ability to Remotely Develop Understanding for Personalised Care and Support Planning: a Thematic Analysis of Multiple Data Sources from the Feasibility Phase of the Dementia PersonAlised Care Team (D-PACT) Intervention' Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice , DOI Open access
Wheat H, Weston L, Oh TM, Morgan-Trimmer S, Ingram W, Griffiths S, Sheaff R, Clarkson P, Medina-Lara A & Musicha C (2023) 'Longitudinal realist evaluation of the dementia PersonAlised care team (D-PACT) intervention: protocol' BJGP Open , DOI Open access
Wheat H, Barnes R, Aveyard P, Stevenson F & Begh R (2022) 'Brief opportunistic interventions by general practitioners to promote smoking cessation: a conversation analytic study' Social Science and Medicine , DOI Open access
Paisi M, Baines R, Wheat H, Doughty J, Kaddour S, Radford PJ, Stylianou E, Shawe J & Witton R (2022) 'Factors affecting oral health care for asylum seekers and refugees in England: a qualitative study of key stakeholders' perspectives and experiences' British Dental Journal , DOI Open access
Griffiths S, Gude A, Greene L, Weston L, Sutcliffe CL, Wheat H, Oh TM & Byng R (2022) '‘Do I have the capacity to make capacity judgements?’ Researcher reflections from a person-centred dementia support study' Dementia , DOI Open access
Plessas A, Paisi M, Baines R, Wheat H, Delgado MB, Mills I & Witton R (2022) 'Working in an urgent dental care hub during the Covid-19 pandemic from a dental nurses' perspective' Dental Nursing 18, (2) 68-70 , DOI Open access
Griffiths S, Weston L, Morgan-Trimmer S, Wheat H, Gude A, Manger L, Oh TM, Clarkson P, Quinn C & Sheaff R (2022) 'Engaging Stakeholders in Realist Programme Theory Building: Insights from the Prospective Phase of a Primary Care Dementia Support Study' International Journal of Qualitative Methods 21, 160940692210775-160940692210775 , DOI Open access
Witton R, Plessas A, Wheat H, Baines R, Delgado MB, Mills I & Paisi M (2021) 'The future of dentistry post-COVID-19: perspectives from Urgent Dental Care centre staff in England' British Dental Journal (BDJ) , DOI Open access
Plessas A, Paisi M, Baines R, Wheat H, Delgado MB, Mills I & Witton R (2021) 'Frontline experiences and perceptions of Urgent Dental Care centre staff in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study' British Dental Journal (BDJ) , DOI Open access
Kebbe M, Jebb S, Begh R, Christian-Brown A, Wheat H, Farley A, Lewis A & Aveyard P (2021) 'General Practitioner Views on Addressing Weight Opportunistically in Primary Care: An Embedded Sequential Mixed-Methods Study' Patient Education and Counseling , DOI Open access
Rappert B, Wheat H & Wilson-Kovacs D (2020) 'Rationing bytes: managing demand for digital forensic examinations' Policing and Society 1-14 , DOI Open access
Close J, Fosh B, Wheat H, Horrell J, Lee W, Byng R, Bainbridge M, Blackwell R, Witts L & Hall L (2019) 'Longitudinal evaluation of a countywide alternative to the Quality and Outcomes Framework in UK General Practice aimed at improving Person Centred Coordinated Care' BMJ Open 9, (7) 0-0 Author Site Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Wheat H, Horrell J, Valderas JM, Close J, Fosh B & Lloyd H (2018) 'Can practitioners use patient reported measures to enhance person centred coordinated care in practice? A qualitative study' Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 16, (1) Author Site Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Lloyd H, Wheat H, Horrell J, Sugavanam T, Fosh B, Valderas JM & Close J (2018) 'Patient-Reported Measures for Person-Centered Coordinated Care: A Comparative Domain Map and Web-Based Compendium for Supporting Policy Development and Implementation' Journal of Medical Internet Research 20, (2) Publisher Site , DOI Open access
MacMartin C, Wheat HC, Coe JB & Adams CL (2018) 'Conversation Analysis of Veterinarians' Proposals for Long-Term Dietary Change in Companion Animal Practice in Ontario, Canada' Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 45, (4) 514-533 , DOI Open access
Lloyd H, Pearson M, Sheaff WR, Asthana S, Wheat H, Sugavanam T, Britten N, Valderas J, Bainbridge M & Witts L (2017) 'Collaborative action for person-centred coordinated care (P3C): an approach to support the development of a comprehensive system-wide solution to fragmented care' Health Research Policy and Systems , DOI Open access
Byng R, Wheat H & Barnes RK (2015) 'Fit for work? How GPs’ decisions about fitness to work can improve health' British Journal of General Practice 65, (636) 338-339 , DOI
MacMartin C, Wheat HC, Coe JB & Adams CL (2015) 'Effect of question design on dietary information solicited during veterinarian-client interactions in companion animal practice in Ontario, Canada' Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 246, (11) 1203-1214 , DOI
Wheat HC, Barnes RK & Byng R (2014) 'Practices used for recommending sickness certification by general practitioners: A conversation analytic study of UK primary care consultations' Social Science & Medicine 126, 48-58 , DOI
Hartmann-Boyce J, Hong B, Livingstone-Banks J, Wheat H & Fanshawe TR (2013) 'Additional behavioural support as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI Open access
Stead LF, Hartmann-Boyce J, Perera R & Lancaster T (2013) 'Telephone counselling for smoking cessation' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI
Other Publications
Paisi M, Wheat H, Horrell J, Jebur A, Witton R & Radford P (2022) Interpretation is key. Springer Science and Business Media LLC , DOI Open access