Professor Richard Byng
Profiles

Professor Richard Byng

Professor in Primary Care Research/PenARC Deputy Director

Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)

Professor Richard Byng can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
  • Health
  • General Practice
  • Mental health
  • Primary care
  • Psychiatry
  • Health services
  • Offender health
  • Hospital admissions
Biography

Biography

I have worked as a part-time researcher since 1995 in a range of research settings and since 2009 have been developing the Primary Care Group in Plymouth. My main area of research is complex care for complex needs and within that, I have developed specific areas of expertise and interest:

  • Shared care for long-term mental illness
  • Content of consultations for mental illness
  • Management of common mental health problems
  • Care for individuals with multi-morbidity
  • Offender health care
  • Organisational systems of health care.

Qualifications

I am a General Practitioner and researcher with a particular interest in primary care mental health and care of individuals with complex needs. My PhD involved the development and evaluation of shared care for long-term mental illness utilising a cluster randomised controlled trial and a Realistic evaluation-based process evaluation. I have significant experience of service development, management, policy development and teaching.

I continue to work as a GP at Mount Gould Primary Care Centre and a GP with special interest in mental health, for the Icebreak team at The Zone.

2009 GP with Special Interest in Mental Health accreditation

2004 PhD, University of London, Health Services Research

1996 Masters in Public Health (MPH), University of Birmingham

1992-1993 MRCGP, Oxford (Banbury) Vocational Training Scheme

1985-1988 M.B. B.Ch. (Cambridge), The Royal London Hospital Medical College,

1982-1985 B.A. (Hons) Medical Sciences Degree (2:1), Queens' College, Cambridge University

Key publications

Byng R, Lennox C, Kirkpatrick T, Quinn C, Anderson R, Brand SL, Callaghan L, Carroll L, Durcan G & Gill L (2022) 'Development and evaluation of a collaborative care intervention for male prison leavers with mental health problems: the Engager research programme' Programme Grants for Applied Research 10, (8) 1-46 , DOI Open access
Byng R, Kirkpatrick T, Lennox C, Warren FC, Anderson R, Brand SL, Callaghan L, Carroll L, Durcan G & Gill L (2022) 'Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: the Engager randomised controlled trial' The British Journal of Psychiatry 1-9 , DOI Open access
Elston J, Gradinger F, Asthana S, Fox M, Dawson L, Butler D & Byng R (2022) 'Impact of ‘Enhanced’ Intermediate Care Integrating Acute, Primary and Community Care and the Voluntary Sector in Torbay and South Devon, UK' International Journal of Integrated Care 22, (1) , DOI Open access
Plappert H, Hobson-Merrett C, Gibbons B, Baker E, Bevan S, Clark M, Creanor S, Davies L, Denyer R & Frost J (2021) 'Evaluation of a primary care-based collaborative care model (PARTNERS2) for people with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other psychoses: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial' BJGP Open 5, (3) , DOI Open access
Byng R, Creanor S, Jones B, Hosking J, Plappert H, Bevan S, Britten N, Clark M, Davies L & Frost J (2023) 'The effectiveness of a primary care-based collaborative care model to improve quality of life in people with severe mental illness: PARTNERS2 cluster randomised controlled trial' The British Journal of Psychiatry 1-11 , DOI
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Teaching

Teaching

Teaching interests

I teach medical students at the Mount Gould Primary Care Centre and our outreach service for homeless and offenders.

I run special study units for research.

I have taught and facilitated three ‘Trailblazer’ work based learning courses for primary care and specialist clinicians. (2005-7)

Work at Rushey Green involved teaching of medical students regularly during years one, two and four of the undergraduate course; it included seminar teaching and clinical contact. (1996-2002)

I supervised the GP registrar working at a hostel on the Homeless and Rootless GP training rotation. (1995-99) and and support supervision of GP registrars at Mount Gould.

My post in the South Sudan involved developing an integrated problem oriented curriculum for Medical Assistants, covering clinical care, health promotion, management and teaching skills. (1991-92) 
Research

Research

Research interests

I have been involved in projects related to access, commissioning, inter-professional workng and implementation of evidence-based practice.I have worked as a generalist researcher and become experienced with a range of quantiative and qualitative methodologies relevant to health services research, including:

  • Randomised controlled trials
  • Studies involving qualitative interviews
  • Mixed methods analysis
  • Conversation analysis

I have developed a particular interest in developing and field testing theoretical models (programme theory). This is of particular relevance for the development and evaluation of both innovative compled interventions and programmes for translating evidence into practice.

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

Alex Georgiadis. PenCLAHRC PhD studentship, Offenders with common mental health problems and their care: examination of the perspectives of offenders and practitioners in a qualitative study. 2012-16

Hannah Storey. ESRC/MRC PhD studentship, The Institutional structure of consultations for depression in primary care. (Peninsula Medical School) From 2007-2011.

Kaj Gohal. D Clin Sci Thesis. Ethnic differences in the content of consultations for depression. (University of Exeter). From 2009-2011.

Grants & contracts

Grants as Chief Investigator

Enagager 2 Offenders with Common Mental Health Problems. NIHR Programme Development Grant (ENGAGER). 2013-2018 (£2M). This project is developing and evaluating an intervention for prison leavers, incorporating an explorotory RCT

How can frontline expertise and new models of care best contribute to safely reducing avoidable acute admissions? NIHR, SDO funded.(£429k) 2012-2014 (Co-Chief investigator with Professor Jonathan Pinkney). This ethnographicstudy aims to describe decision making for potentially avoidable admissions to acute hospitals. 

Engaging Offenders with Common Mental Health Problems. NIHR Programme Development Grant (ENGAGER). 2010-11 (£100k). This project is testing the feasibility of engaging offenders in prison, collecting outcomes and following them up in the community.

 A research evaluation of the south west Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme. NHS southwest. 2009-11 (£300k). This research will use qualitative case studies alongside a large naturalistic regional data base incorporating validated baseline, process and outcome data to examine the predictors of better access and improved mental health.

Care of Offenders: Continuity of Access (COCOA). Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO). 2008-2010 (£493,000). This study described health care for offenders across the system, involving 8 case studies and interviews with 200 offenders. 

NHS R&D Researcher Development Award, 2001-5. 1) The ‘Realistic Evaluation of Mental Health Link’ made up the second part of my PhD. 2) ‘Impact of consultations for depression’ examined real time consultation data to show an association between expression of emotions, GP activity and better outcomes. This unusual data base continues to be exploited in two research degrees which I am supervising.

Evaluation of the Lewisham Depression Programme. Lewisham Research Unit. 2004-5. (£35,000). This research used another theory based evaluation, Theories of Change, to help understand the mechanisms underpinning translation of evidence into practice.

An evaluation of the introduction of evidence-based interventions to the field of mental health in primary care. NHS North Thames R&D Directorate.1998-2001: (£48,158). This study examined care provided as practitioners aimed to integrate evidence into every day consultations.

A Randomised Controlled trial of shared care (Mental Health Link) between GPs and secondary services for care of the Long Term Mentally Ill. 1998-2001. NHS Primary-secondary interface R&D programme. (£184,650). A Randomised Controlled trial of shared care between GPs and secondary services for care of the Long Term Mentally Ill. NHS Primary-secondary interface R&D programme. Pilot Year 1997-98 (£71,762). I conceived the design, and managed the development of both the intervention and the trial process.

Research projects as co-applicant/investigator

Co-applicant. PCT commissioning practice and health system governance. NIHR, SDO. 2009- 11 (Led by Prof Rod Sheaff, University of Plymouth)

Co-applicant. Preventing depressive relapse in NHS practice through mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). NIHR Health Technology Assessment. (£2.3 million, awarded but under contract negotiation). (Led by Prof Willem Kuyken, Mood Disorder Centre, Exeter University). 2009-2013.

Investigator, International study of conceptual models of consultations for depression (with Prof Chris Dowrick, Liverpool, Alison Karasch, New York, Prof Evelyn Weel-Baumgarten, Netherlands). Unfunded collaboration.

Co-applicant and supervisor, ESRC/MRC PhD studentship, The Institutional structure of consultations for depression in primary care. (With Rebecca Barnes, Peninsula Medical School). 2007-11.

Investigator, ‘Randomised controlled trial of cognitive training’, MRC Experimental Medicine trial (led by Prof Ed Watkins, Mood Disorder Centre, Exeter University) 2006-9.

Co-applicant and Plymouth Lead for a three site SDO project: ‘The professional experience of governance and incentives: meeting the needs of people with complex conditions in primary care’. 2006-8. (Led by Prof Fiona Ross, St Georges.) 

Study Group member. ‘Randomised controlled trial of Mindfulness based cognitive group therapy for recurrent depression’. 2006-7, MRC. (Led by Prof Willem Kuyken)

Lead researcher and investigator, ‘A research and development programme for suicide prevention: I: The needs of offenders on release from prison. II: Development of a suicide audit toolkit for PCTs.’ 2005-6. (Principle investigator, Prof John Campbell)

Study Group Member. ‘Randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors plus supportive care, versus supportive care alone, for mild to moderate depression with somatic symptoms in primary care’. The THREAD Study. (2004-8 HTA funded, led by Prof Tony Kendrick)

 ‘Improving the quality of care for older people with depression: a cross cultural study’. 2001-4. (Led by Prof Shube Banerjee,)

Development of The Lewisham Primary Care Research Consortium

In 1997 I was the lead applicant in a successful bid along with six other practices in applying for R&D research support moneys (following the Culyer report). The consortium was awarded £192,000 over a three year period to support research activity in primary care.

 

Publications

Publications

Key publications

Byng R, Lennox C, Kirkpatrick T, Quinn C, Anderson R, Brand SL, Callaghan L, Carroll L, Durcan G & Gill L (2022) 'Development and evaluation of a collaborative care intervention for male prison leavers with mental health problems: the Engager research programme' Programme Grants for Applied Research 10, (8) 1-46 , DOI Open access
Byng R, Kirkpatrick T, Lennox C, Warren FC, Anderson R, Brand SL, Callaghan L, Carroll L, Durcan G & Gill L (2022) 'Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: the Engager randomised controlled trial' The British Journal of Psychiatry 1-9 , DOI Open access
Elston J, Gradinger F, Asthana S, Fox M, Dawson L, Butler D & Byng R (2022) 'Impact of ‘Enhanced’ Intermediate Care Integrating Acute, Primary and Community Care and the Voluntary Sector in Torbay and South Devon, UK' International Journal of Integrated Care 22, (1) , DOI Open access
Plappert H, Hobson-Merrett C, Gibbons B, Baker E, Bevan S, Clark M, Creanor S, Davies L, Denyer R & Frost J (2021) 'Evaluation of a primary care-based collaborative care model (PARTNERS2) for people with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other psychoses: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial' BJGP Open 5, (3) , DOI Open access
Byng R, Creanor S, Jones B, Hosking J, Plappert H, Bevan S, Britten N, Clark M, Davies L & Frost J (2023) 'The effectiveness of a primary care-based collaborative care model to improve quality of life in people with severe mental illness: PARTNERS2 cluster randomised controlled trial' The British Journal of Psychiatry 1-11 , DOI

Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
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 BJGPO.2023.0019-BJGPO.2023.0019 , DOI
Byng R, Creanor S, Jones B, Hosking J, Plappert H, Bevan S, Britten N, Clark M, Davies L & Frost J (2023) 'The effectiveness of a primary care-based collaborative care model to improve quality of life in people with severe mental illness: PARTNERS2 cluster randomised controlled trial' The British Journal of Psychiatry 1-11 , DOI
Greenhalgh T, Shaw SE, Alvarez Nishio A, Byng R, Clarke A, Dakin F, Faulkner S, Hemmings N, Husain L & Kalin A (2022) 'Remote care in UK general practice: baseline data on 11 case studies' NIHR Open Research 2, 47-47 , DOI Open access
Turk A, Wong G, Mahtani KR, Maden M, Hill R, Ranson E, Wallace E, Krska J, Mangin D & Byng R (2022) 'Correction: Optimising a person-centred approach to stopping medicines in older people with multimorbidity and polypharmacy using the DExTruS framework: a realist review' BMC Medicine 20, (1) , DOI
Tinelli M, Wittenberg R, Cornes M, Aldridge RW, Clark M, Byng R, Foster G, Fuller J, Hayward A & Hewett N (2022) 'The economic case for hospital discharge services for people experiencing homelessness in England: An in‐depth analysis with different service configurations providing specialist care' Health and Social Care in the Community , DOI Open access
Byng R, Lennox C, Kirkpatrick T, Quinn C, Anderson R, Brand SL, Callaghan L, Carroll L, Durcan G & Gill L (2022) 'Development and evaluation of a collaborative care intervention for male prison leavers with mental health problems: the Engager research programme' Programme Grants for Applied Research 10, (8) 1-46 , DOI Open access
Swancutt D, Tarrant M, Ingram W, Baldrey S, Burns L, Byng R, Calitri R, Creanor S, Dean S & Evans L (2022) 'A group-based behavioural intervention for weight management (PROGROUP) versus usual care in adults with severe obesity: a feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol' Pilot and Feasibility Studies 8, (1) , DOI Open access
Turk A, Wong G, Mahtani KR, Maden M, Hill R, Ranson E, Wallace E, Krska J, Mangin D & Byng R (2022) 'Optimising a person-centred approach to stopping medicines in older people with multimorbidity and polypharmacy using the DExTruS framework: a realist review' BMC Medicine 20, (1) , DOI Open access
Byng R, Kirkpatrick T, Lennox C, Warren FC, Anderson R, Brand SL, Callaghan L, Carroll L, Durcan G & Gill L (2022) 'Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: the Engager randomised controlled trial' The British Journal of Psychiatry 1-9 , DOI Open access
Greenhalgh T, Shaw SE, Alvarez Nishio A, Booth A, Byng R, Clarke A, Dakin F, Davies R, Faulkner S & Hemmings N (2022) 'Protocol: Remote care as the ‘new normal’?  Multi-site case study in UK general practice' NIHR Open Research 2, 46-46 , DOI Open access
Greenhalgh T, Shaw SE, Alvarez Nishio A, Byng R, Clarke A, Dakin F, Faulkner S, Hemmings N, Husain L & Kalin A (2022) 'Remote care in UK general practice: baseline data on 11 case studies' NIHR Open Research 2, 47-47 , DOI Open access
Weston L, Rybczynska-Bunt S, Quinn C, Lennox C, Maguire M, Pearson M, Stirzaker A, Durcan G, Stevenson C & Graham J (2022) 'Interrogating intervention delivery and participants’ emotional states to improve engagement and implementation: A realist informed multiple case study evaluation of Engager' PLoS ONE 17, (7) , DOI Open access
Reeve J, Maden M, Hill R, Turk A, Mahtani K, Wong G, Lasserson D, Krska J, Mangin D & Byng R (2022) 'Deprescribing medicines in older people living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: the TAILOR evidence synthesis' Health Technology Assessment 26, (32) , DOI Open access
Lennox C, Leonard S, Senior J, Hendricks C, Rybczynska-Bunt S, Quinn C, Byng R & Shaw J (2022) 'Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials of Complex Interventions in Prisons: A Sisyphean Task?' Frontiers in Psychiatry 13, , DOI Open access
Rosen R, Wieringa S, Greenhalgh T, Leone C, Rybczynska-Bunt S, Hughes G, Moore L, Shaw S, Wherton J & Byng R (2022) 'Clinical risk in remote consultations in general practice: findings from in-Covid-19 pandemic qualitative research' BJGP Open , DOI Open access
Cohen ZD, DeRubeis RJ, Hayes R, Watkins ER, Lewis G, Byng R, Byford S, Crane C, Kuyken W & Dalgleish T (2022) 'The Development and Internal Evaluation of a Predictive Model to Identify for Whom Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Offers Superior Relapse Prevention for Recurrent Depression Versus Maintenance Antidepressant Medication' Clinical Psychological Science , DOI Open access
Elston J, Gradinger F, Asthana S, Fox M, Dawson L, Butler D & Byng R (2022) 'Impact of ‘Enhanced’ Intermediate Care Integrating Acute, Primary and Community Care and the Voluntary Sector in Torbay and South Devon, UK' International Journal of Integrated Care 22, (1) , 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
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
Griffin L, Clyde K, Byng R & Bewley S (2021) 'Authors' reply' BJPsych Bulletin 45, (5) 312-313 , DOI
Griffin L, Clyde K, Byng R & Bewley S (2021) 'Authors' reply' BJPsych Bulletin 45, (5) 310-311 , DOI
Cornes M, Aldridge RW, Biswell E, Byng R, Clark M, Foster G, Fuller J, Hayward A, Hewett N & Kilmister A (2021) 'Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation' Health Services and Delivery Research 9, (17) 1-186 , DOI Open access
Rybczynska-Bunt S, Weston L, Byng R, Stirzaker A, Lennox C, Pearson M, Brand S, Maguire M, Durcan G & Graham J (2021) 'Clarifying realist analytic and interdisciplinary consensus processes in a complex health intervention: A worked example of Judgemental Rationality in action' Evaluation 27, (4) 473-491 , DOI Open access
McCartney M & Byng R (2021) 'Long covid clinics should be run as research hubs' BMJ n1996-n1996 , DOI Open access
Greenhalgh T, Rosen R, Shaw SE, Byng R, Faulkner S, Finlay T, Grundy E, Husain L, Hughes G & Leone C (2021) 'Planning and Evaluating Remote Consultation Services: A New Conceptual Framework Incorporating Complexity and Practical Ethics' Frontiers in Digital Health 3, , DOI Open access
Hunter RM, Anderson R, Kirkpatrick T, Lennox C, Warren F, Taylor RS, Shaw J, Haddad M, Stirzaker A & Maguire M (2021) 'Economic evaluation of a complex intervention (Engager) for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: a cost-utility and cost-consequences analysis' European Journal of Health Economics , DOI Open access
Grünwald LM, Duddy C, Byng R, Crellin N & Moncrieff J (2021) 'The role of trust and hope in antipsychotic medication reviews between GPs and service users a realist review' BMC Psychiatry 21, (1) , DOI Open access
Clark M, Cornes M, Whiteford M, Aldridge R, Biswell E, Byng R, Foster G, Fuller JS, Hayward A & Hewett N (2021) 'Homelessness and integrated care: an application of integrated care knowledge to understanding services for wicked issues' Journal of Integrated Care 30, (1) 3-19 , DOI
Plappert H, Hobson-Merrett C, Gibbons B, Baker E, Bevan S, Clark M, Creanor S, Davies L, Denyer R & Frost J (2021) 'Evaluation of a primary care-based collaborative care model (PARTNERS2) for people with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other psychoses: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial' BJGP Open 5, (3) , DOI Open access
Swancutt DR, Jack E, Neve HA, Tredinnick-Rowe J, Axford N & Byng R (2021) 'GP trainee responses to using SHERPA for multimorbidity consultations' Education for Primary Care 1-8 , DOI Open access
Lennox C, Stevenson R, Owens C, Byng R, Brand SL, Maguire M, Durcan G, Stevenson C, Shaw J & Quinn C (2021) 'Using multiple case studies of health and justice services to inform the development of a new complex intervention for prison-leavers with common mental health problems (Engager)' Health and Justice 9, (1) , DOI Open access
Reilly S, McCabe C, Marchevsky N, Green M, Davies L, Ives N, Plappert H, Allard J, Rawcliffe T & Gibson J (2021) 'Status of primary and secondary mental healthcare of people with severe mental illness: an epidemiological study from the UK PARTNERS2 programme' BJPsych Open 7, (2) , DOI Open access
Lewer D, Menezes D, Cornes M, Blackburn RM, Byng R, Clark M, Denaxas S, Evans H, Fuller J & Hewett N (2021) 'Hospital readmission among people experiencing homelessness in England: a cohort study of 2772 matched homeless and housed inpatients' Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 75, (7) 681-688 , DOI Open access
Ford J, Thomas F, Byng R & McCabe R (2020) 'Asking about self-harm and suicide in primary care: Moral and practical dimensions' Patient Education and Counseling 104, (4) 826-835 , DOI Open access
Byng R (2020) 'Should we, can we, halt the rise in prescribing for pain and distress?' British Journal of General Practice 70, (698) 432-433 , DOI Open access
Griffin L, Clyde K, Byng R & Bewley S (2020) 'Sex, gender and gender identity: a re-evaluation of the evidence' BJPsych Bulletin 45, (5) 291-299 , DOI Open access
Gradinger F, Elston J, Asthana S, Myers C, Wroe S & Byng R (2020) 'Integrating the voluntary sector in personalised care: mixed methods study of the outcomes from wellbeing co-ordination for adults with complex needs' Journal of Integrated Care 28, (4) 405-418 , DOI Open access
Ford J, Thomas F, Byng R & McCabe R (2020) 'Use of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in Practice: Interactions between patients and physicians' Qualitative Health Research 30, (13) 2146-2159 , DOI Open access
Rance S, Westlake D, Brant H, Holme I, Endacott R, Pinkney J & Byng R (2020) 'Admission Decision-Making in Hospital Emergency Departments: The Role of the Accompanying Person' Global Qualitative Nursing Research 7, 233339362093002-233339362093002 , DOI Open access
Thomas F, Hansford L, Wyatt K, Byng R, Coombes K, Finch J, Finnerty K, Ford J, Guppy K & Guppy R (2020) 'An engaged approach to exploring issues around poverty and mental health: A reflective evaluation of the research process from researchers and community partners involved in the DeStress study' Health Expectations 24, (S1) 113-121 , DOI Open access
Tickell A, Byng R, Crane C, Gradinger F, Hayes R, Robson J, Cardy J, Weaver A, Morant N & Kuyken W (2020) 'Recovery from recurrent depression with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and antidepressants: a qualitative study with illustrative case studies' BMJ Open 10, (2) Author Site , DOI Open access
Sheaff W, Morando V, Chambers N, Exworthy M, Mahon A, Byng R & Mannion R (2020) 'Managerial workarounds in three European DRG systems' Journal of Health Organization and Management , DOI Open access
Parker D, Byng R, Dickens C & McCabe R (2020) 'Patients’ experiences of seeking help for emotional concerns in primary care: doctor as drug, detective and collaborator' BMC Family Practice 21, (1) , DOI Open access
Asthana S, Gradinger F, Elston J, Martin S & Byng R (2020) 'Capturing the Role of Context in Complex System Change: An Application of the Canadian Context and Capabilities for Integrating Care (CCIC) Framework to an Integrated Care Organisation in the UK' International Journal of Integrated Care 20, (1) , DOI Open access
Asthana S, Gradinger F, Elston J, Martin S & Byng R (2020) 'Capturing the role of context in complex system change: an application of the Canadian Context and Capabilities for Integrating Care (CCIC) Framework to the English Context' International Journal of Integrated Care. , DOI Open access
Parker D, Byng R, Dickens C, Kinsey D & McCabe R (2020) 'Barriers and facilitators to GP–patient communication about emotional concerns in UK primary care: a systematic review' Family Practice 37, (4) 434-444 , DOI Open access
Griffiths S, Manger L, Chapman R, Weston L, Sherriff I, Quinn C, Clarkson P, Sutcliffe C, Davies K & Byng R (2020) 'Letter on “Protection by exclusion? The (lack of) inclusion of adults who lack capacity to consent to research in clinical trials in the UK”' Trials 21, (1) , DOI Open access
Byng R & Bewley S (2019) 'Gender dysphoria: scientific oversight falling between responsible institutions should worry us all' BMJ l6439-l6439 , DOI Open access
Callaghan L, Thompson TP, Creanor E, Quinn C, Senior J, Green C, Byng R, Wallace G, Sinclair J & Kane A (2019) 'Individual Health Trainers to support health and wellbeing for people under community supervision in the criminal justice system: the STRENGTHEN pilot RCT' Public Health Research , DOI Open access
Thomas F, Hansford L, Ford J, Wyatt K, McCabe R & Byng R (2019) 'How accessible and acceptable are current GP referral mechanisms for IAPT for low-income patients? Lay and primary care perspectives' Journal of Mental Health 29, (6) 706-711 , DOI Open access
Ford J, Thomas F, Byng R & McCabe R (2019) 'Exploring how patients respond to GP recommendations for mental health treatment: an analysis of communication in primary care consultations' BJGP Open 3, (4) , DOI Open access
Parker D, Byng R, Dickens C & McCabe R (2019) '“Every structure we're taught goes out the window”: General practitioners' experiences of providing help for patients with emotional concerns'' Health and Social Care in the Community 28, (1) 260-269 , DOI Open access
Asthana S, Elston J, Gradinger F, Byng R, Lilley-Woolnough C, Wroe S & Harman H (2019) 'Does a social prescribing ‘holistic’ link-worker for older people with complex, multi-morbidity improve well-being and frailty and reduce health and social care use and costs? A 12-month before and after evaluation' Primary Health Care Research and Development , DOI Open access
Husk K, Blockley K, Lovell R, Bethel A, Lang I, Byng R & Garside R (2019) 'What approaches to social prescribing work, for whom, and in what circumstances? A realist review' Health and Social Care in the Community 28, (2) 309-324 , DOI Open access
McCartney M, Bewley S, Clifford D & Byng R (2019) 'Gender incongruence in children, adolescents, and adults: response to Dr White' British Journal of General Practice 69, (685) 379.2-379 , 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
Baker E, Gwernan-Jones R, Britten N, McCabe C, Gill L, Byng R & Gask L (2019) 'Using interpersonal process recall to understand empowerment processes in a collaborative care intervention for people with a diagnosis of psychosis' Psychosis 11, (4) 350-361 , DOI Open access
Close J, Fosh B, Byng R, Blackwell R, Witts L, Hall L & Lloyd H (2019) 'Evaluation of a countywide alternative to QOF, aimed at improving person-centred coordinated care' British Journal of General Practice 69, (suppl 1) bjgp19X702905-bjgp19X702905 Author Site Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Lloyd H, Byng R, Laura G & John A (2019) 'A worked example of initial theorybuilding: PARTNERS2 collaborative care for people who have experienced psychosis in England' Evaluation , DOI Open access
Gradinger F, Elston J, Asthana S, Martin S & Byng R (2019) 'Reflections on the Researcher-in-Residence model co-producing knowledge for action in an Integrated Care Organisation: a mixed methods case study using an impact survey and field notes' Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice 15, (2) 197-215 , DOI Open access
Bewley S, Clifford D, McCartney M & Byng R (2019) 'Gender incongruence in children, adolescents and adults' British Journal of General Practice 69, (681) 170-171 , DOI Open access
Bewley S, Clifford D, McCartney M & Byng R (2019) 'Gender incongruence in children, adolescents, and adults' British Journal of General Practice 69, (681) 170-171 , DOI Open access
Aldridge RW, Menezes D, Lewer D, Cornes M, Evans H, Blackburn RM, Byng R, Clark M, Denaxas S & Fuller J (2019) 'Causes of death among homeless people: a population-based cross-sectional study of linked hospitalisation and mortality data in England' Wellcome Open Research 4, 49-49 , DOI Open access
Byng R, Groos N & Dowrick C (2019) 'From mental disorder to shared understanding: a non-categorical approach to support individuals with distress in primary care' British Journal of General Practice 69, (680) 110-111 , DOI Open access
Baker E, Gwernan-Jones R, Britten N, Cox M, McCabe C, Retzer A, Gill L, Plappert H, Reilly S & Pinfold V (2019) 'Refining a model of collaborative care for people with a diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia or other psychoses in England: a qualitative formative evaluation' BMC Psychiatry 19, Author Site , DOI Open access
Byng R, Bewley S, Clifford D & McCartney M (2018) 'Gender-questioning children deserve better science' The Lancet 392, (10163) 2435-2435 , DOI Open access
Lloyd H, Fosh B, Whalley B, Byng R & Close J (2018) 'Validation of the person-centred coordinated care experience questionnaire (P3CEQ)' International Journal for Quality in Health Care 31, (7) 506-512 Author Site Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Byng R, Bewley S, Clifford D & McCartney M (2018) 'Redesigning gender identity services: an opportunity to generate evidence' BMJ k4490-k4490 , DOI Open access
Jack E, Maskrey N & Byng R (2018) 'SHERPA: a new model for clinical decision making in patients with multimorbidity' Lancet 392, (10156) 1397-1399 Author Site , DOI Open access
Brand SL, Quinn C, Pearson M, Lennox C, Owens C, Kirkpatrick T, Callaghan L, Stirzaker A, Michie S & Maguire M (2018) 'Building programme theory to develop more adaptable and scalable complex interventions: Realist formative process evaluation prior to full trial' Evaluation , DOI Open access
Quinn C, Byng R, Shenton D, Smart CA, Mitchie S, Stewart A, Taylor R, Maguire M, Harris T & Shaw J (2018) 'The feasibility of following up prisoners, with mental health problems, after release: A pilot trial employing an innovative system, for engagement and retention in research, with a harder to engage population' Trials , DOI Open access
Timimi S, Moncrieff J, Gøtzche P, Davies J, Kinderman P, Byng R, Montagu L & Read J (2018) 'Network meta-analysis of antidepressants' The Lancet 392, (10152) 1011-1012 , DOI
Evans H, Byng R, Callaghan L & Fisher A (2018) 'Sweden shows how the Nordic model could improve women’s wellbeing and create a better society' BMJ k3629-k3629 , DOI Open access
Owens C, Carter M, Shenton D, Byng R & Quinn C (2018) 'Engaging Without Exposing: Use of a Fictional Character to Facilitate Mental Health Talk in Focus Groups With Men Who Have Been Subject to the Criminal Justice System' Qualitative Health Research 28, (13) 2102-2114 , DOI Open access
Taylor C, Gill L, Gibson A, Byng R & Quinn C (2018) 'Engaging "seldom heard" groups in research and intervention development: Offender mental health' Health Expectations Author Site , DOI Open access
Close J, Byng R, Valderas JM, Britten N & Lloyd H (2018) 'Quality after the QOF? Before dismantling it, we need a redefined measure of ‘quality’' British Journal of General Practice 68, 314-315 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Thompson TP, Callaghan L, Hazeldine E, Quinn C, Walker S, Byng R, Wallace G, Creanor S, Green C & Hawton A (2018) 'Health trainer-led motivational intervention plus usual care for people under community supervision compared with usual care alone: a study protocol for a parallel-group pilot randomised controlled trial (STRENGTHEN)' BMJ Open 8, (6) e023123-e023123 , DOI Open access
Annison J, Byng R & Quinn C (2018) 'Women offenders: Promoting a holistic approach and continuity of care across criminal justice and health interventions' Criminology and Criminal Justice , DOI Open access
Thomas F, Hansford L, Ford J, Wyatt K, McCabe R & Byng R (2018) 'Moral narratives and mental health: rethinking understandings of distress and healthcare support in contexts of austerity and welfare reform' Palgrave Communications 4, (1) , DOI Open access
Sweet D, Byng R, Webber M, Enki DG, Porter I, Larsen J, Huxley P & Pinfold V (2018) 'Personal wellbeing networks, social capital and severe mental illness: findings from an exploratory study' British Journal of Psychiatry , DOI Open access
Sheaff WR, Brand S, LLoyd H, Wanner A, Fornasiero M, Briscoe S, Valderas J, Byng R & Pearson M (2018) 'From Programme Theory to Logic Models for Multispecialty Community Providers: A Realist Evidence Synthesis' Health Services and Delivery Research Open access
Kirkpatrick T, Lennox C, Taylor R, Anderson R, Maguire M, Haddad M, Michie S, Owens C, Durcan G & Stirzaker A (2018) 'Evaluation of a complex intervention (Engager) for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial' BMJ Open 8, (2) e017931-e017931 Author Site , DOI Open access
Quinn C, Denman K, Smithson P, Owens C, Sheaff WR, Campbell J, Porter I, Annison J & Byng R (2018) 'General practitioner contributions to achieving sustained healthcare for offenders: a qualitative study' BMC Family Practice 19, Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Sugavanam T, Fosh B, Close J, Byng R, Horrell J & Lloyd H (2018) 'Codesigning a Measure of Person-Centred Coordinated Care to Capture the Experience of the Patient: The Development of the P3CEQ' Journal of Patient Experience Author Site , DOI Open access
Reeve J, Britten N, Byng R, Fleming J, Heaton J & Krska J (2018) 'Identifying enablers and barriers to individually tailored prescribing: a survey of healthcare professionals in the UK' BMC Family Practice 19, (1) , DOI Open access
Close J, Valderas JM, Byng R, Britten N & Lloyd H (2017) 'Adapting QOF to focus on wellbeing and health' BMJ j5541-j5541 Author Site Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Blackburn RM, Hayward A, Cornes M, McKee M, Lewer D, Whiteford M, Menezes D, Luchenski S, Story A & Denaxas S (2017) 'Outcomes of specialist discharge coordination and intermediate care schemes for patients who are homeless: analysis protocol for a population-based historical cohort' BMJ Open 7, (12) e019282-e019282 , 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
Horrell J, Lloyd H, Sugavanam T, Close J & Byng R (2017) 'Creating and facilitating change for Person-Centred Coordinated Care (P3C): The development of the Organisational Change Tool (P3C-OCT)' Health Expectations: An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy 21, (2) 448-456 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Cornes M, Whiteford M, Manthorpe J, Neale J, Byng R, Hewett N, Clark M, Kilmister A, Fuller J & Aldridge R (2017) 'Improving hospital discharge arrangements for people who are homeless: A realist synthesis of the intermediate care literature' Health and Social Care in the Community , DOI Open access
Lennox C, Kirkpatrick T, Taylor RS, Todd R, Greenwood C, Haddad M, Stevenson C, Stewart A, Shenton D & Carroll L (2017) 'Pilot randomised controlled trial of the ENGAGER collaborative care intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release' Pilot and Feasibility Studies 4, (1) , DOI Open access
Reeve J & Byng R (2017) 'Realising the full potential of primary care: uniting the ‘two faces’ of generalism' British Journal of General Practice 67, (660) 292-293 , DOI Open access
Swancutt D, Joel-Edgar S, Allen M, Thomas D, Brant H, Benger J, Byng R & Pinkney J (2017) 'Not all waits are equal: an exploratory investigation of emergency care patient pathways' BMC Health Services Research 17, (1) 0-0 , DOI Open access
Pettit S, Qureshi A, Lee W, Stirzaker A, Gibson A, Henley W & Byng R (2017) 'Variation in referral and access to new psychological therapy services by age: an empirical quantitative study' British Journal of General Practice 67, (660) e453-e459 , DOI Open access
Gabbay MB, Ring A, Byng R, Anderson P, Taylor RS, Matthews C, Harris T, Berry V, Byrne P & Carter E (2017) 'Debt Counselling for Depression in Primary Care: an adaptive randomised controlled pilot trial (DeCoDer study)' Health Technology Assessment 21, (35) 1-164 , DOI Open access
Goodwin V, Day J, Byng R, McArdle P & Kieft E (2017) 'Bridging the second gap in translation: a case study of barriers and facilitators to implementing Patient-initiated Clinics into secondary care' European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 5, (1) 129-129 Publisher Site , DOI
McCabe R, Sterno I, Priebe S, Barnes R & Byng R (2017) 'How do healthcare professionals interview patients to assess suicide risk?' BMC Psychiatry 17, (1) , DOI Open access
Sheaff WR, Halliday J, Byng R, Øvretveit J, Exworthy M, Peckham S & Asthana S (2017) 'Bridging the discursive gap between lay and medical discourse in care coordination' Sociology of Health and Illness 39, (7) , DOI Open access
Byng R (2017) 'Supporting help-seeking across the ages by reducing our use of stigmatising labels' British Journal of General Practice 67, (656) 112.1-112 , DOI
Thompson TP, Greaves CJ, Ayres R, Aveyard P, Warren FC, Byng R, Taylor RS, Campbell JL, Ussher M & Michie S (2016) 'Factors associated with study attrition in a pilot randomised controlled trial to explore the role of exercise-assisted reduction to stop (EARS) smoking in disadvantaged groups' Trials 17, (1) , DOI Open access
Georgiadis A, Byng R, Coomber R & Quinn C (2016) 'The social, relational and mental health characteristics of justice-involved men in the south-west England' The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology 27, (6) 835-852 , DOI Open access
Husk K, Blockley K, Lovell R, Bethel A, Bloomfield D, Warber S, Pearson M, Lang I, Byng R & Garside R (2016) 'What approaches to social prescribing work, for whom, and in what circumstances? A protocol for a realist review' Systematic Reviews 5, (1) 1-7 Author Site , DOI Open access
Kuyken W, Warren FC, Taylor RS, Whalley B, Crane C, Bondolfi G, Hayes R, Huijbers M, Ma H & Schweizer S (2016) 'Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse' JAMA Psychiatry 73, (6) 565-565 , DOI Open access
Goodwin VA, Paudyal P, Perry MG, Day N, Hawton A, Gericke C, Ukoumunne OC & Byng R (2016) 'Implementing a patient-initiated review system for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective, comparative service evaluation' JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE 22, (3) 439-445 Author Site , DOI Open access
Pinkney J, Rance S, Benger J, Brant H, Joel-Edgar S, Swancutt D, Westlake D, Pearson M, Thomas D & Holme I (2016) 'How can frontline expertise and new models of care best contribute to safely reducing avoidable acute admissions? A mixed-methods study of four acute hospitals' Health Services Delivery Research 4, (3) 1-1 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Marshall D, Quinn C, Child S, Shenton D, Pooler J, Forber S & Byng R (2015) 'What IAPT services can learn from those who do not attend' Journal of Mental Health , DOI
Pearson M, Brand SL, Quinn C, Shaw J, Maguire M, Michie S, Briscoe S, Lennox C, Stirzaker A & Kirkpatrick T (2015) 'Using realist review to inform intervention development: methodological illustration and conceptual platform for collaborative care in offender mental health' Implementation Science 10, (1) , DOI Open access
Kuyken W, Hayes R, Barrett B, Byng R, Dalgleish T, Kessler D, Lewis G, Watkins E, Morant N & Taylor RS (2015) 'The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with maintenance antidepressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse/recurrence: results of a randomised controlled trial (the PREVENT study)' Health Technology Assessment 19, (73) 1-124 , DOI
Davey C, Hargreaves J, Thompson JA, Copas AJ, Beard E, Lewis JJ & Fielding KL (2015) 'Analysis and reporting of stepped wedge randomised controlled trials: synthesis and critical appraisal of published studies, 2010 to 2014' Trials 16, (1) , DOI
Sheaff WR, Halliday J, Øvretveit J, Byng R, Exworthy M, Peckham S & Asthana S (2015) 'Integration and Continuity of Primary Care: Polyclinics and Alternatives, a Patient-Centred Analysis of How Organisation Constrains Care Coordination' Health Services and Delivery Research 3, (35) 1-150 , DOI Open access
Kuyken W, Hayes R, Barrett B, Byng R, Dalgleish T, Kessler D, Lewis G, Watkins E, Brejcha C & Cardy J (2015) 'Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with maintenance antidepressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence (PREVENT): a randomised controlled trial' Lancet 386, (9988) 63-73 Author Site , 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
Sheaff WR, Halliday J, Øvretveit J, Byng R, Exworthy R, Peckham S & Asthana S (2015) 'Integration and Continuity of Primary Care: Polyclinics and Alternatives, a Patient-Centred Analysis of How Organisation Constrains Care Coordination' Health Services and Delivery Research 3, Publisher Site Open access
Reeve J, Dickenson M, Harris J, Ranson E, Dohnhammer U, Cooper L, Krska J, Byng R & Britten N (2015) 'Solutions to problematic polypharmacy: learning from the expertise of patients' British Journal of General Practice 65, (635) 319-320 , DOI
Thompson TP, Greaves CJ, Ayres R, Aveyard P, Warren FC, Byng R, Taylor RS, Campbell JL, Ussher M & Green C (2015) 'An Exploratory Analysis of the Smoking and Physical Activity Outcomes From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Exercise Assisted Reduction to Stop Smoking Intervention in Disadvantaged Groups' Nicotine & Tobacco Research 18, (3) 289-297 , DOI Open access
Child S, Goodwin VA, Perry MG, Gericke CA & Byng R (2015) 'Implementing a patient-initiated review system in rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative evaluation' BMC Health Serv Res 15, Author Site , DOI Open access
Pinfold V, Sweet D, Porter I, Weyer-Brown C, Byng R & Griffiths C (2015) 'Improving community health networks for people with severe mental illness: a case study investigation' Health Services and Delivery Research 3, (5) , DOI
Sheaff WR, Charles N, Mahon A, Chambers N, Morando V, Exworthy M, Byng R, Mannion R & Llewellyn S (2015) 'NHS commissioning practice and health system governance: a mixed-methods realistic evaluation' Health Services and Delivery Research 10, 1-216 Author Site Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Keeley T, Khan H, Pinfold V, Williamson P, Mathers J, Davies L, Sayers R, England E, Reilly S & Byng R (2015) 'Core outcome sets for use in effectiveness trials involving people with bipolar and schizophrenia in a community-based setting (PARTNERS2): study protocol for the development of two core outcome sets' TRIALS 16, Author Site , DOI Open access
Wheat HC, Barnes RK & Byng R (2015) 'Practices used for recommending sickness certification by general practitioners: a conversation analytic study of UK primary care consultations' Soc Sci Med 126, 48-58 Author Site , DOI
Pinfold V, Sweet D, Porter I, Quinn C, Bying R, Griffiths C, Billsborough J, Enki DG, Chandler R & Webber M (2015) 'Improving community health networks for people with severe mental illness: a case study investigation' Health Services and Delivery Research 3, (5) Open access
Thompson TP, Greaves CJ, Ayres R, Aveyard P, Warren FC & Byng R (2015) 'Lessons learned from recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged smokes into a pilot randomized controlled trial to explore the role of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) smoking' Trials 16, , DOI Open access
Kendall T, Morriss R, Mayo-Wilson E & Marcus E (2014) 'Assessment and management of bipolar disorder: summary of updated NICE guidance' BMJ 349, (sep25 5) g5673-g5673 , DOI
Ross F, Smith P, Byng R, Christian S, Allan H, Price L & Brearley S (2014) 'Learning from people with long-term conditions: new insights for governance in primary healthcare' Health Soc Care Community 22, (4) 405-416 Author Site , DOI
Kuyken W, Byford S, Byng R, Dalgleish T, Lewis G, Taylor R, Watkins ER, Hayes R, Lanham P & Kessler D (2014) 'Update to the study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with maintenance anti-depressant treatment depressive relapse/recurrence: the PREVENT trial' TRIALS 15, Author Site , DOI Open access
McPherson S, Oxley D & Byng R (2014) 'Treatment Resistant Depression in primary care: co-constructing difficult encounters' Health 18, (3) 261-278 , DOI Open access
Allan HT, Brearley S, Byng R, Christian S, Clayton J, Mackintosh M, Price L, Smith P & Ross F (2014) 'People and Teams Matter in Organizational Change: Professionals' and Managers' Experiences of Changing Governance and Incentives in Primary Care' HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 49, (1) 93-112 Author Site , DOI
Taylor AH, Thompson TP, Greaves C, Taylor RS, Green C, Warren F, Kandiyali F, Aveyard P, Ayres R & Byng R (2014) 'A pilot randomized trial to assess the methods and procedures for evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) among disadvantaged smokers' HTA Final Report , DOI
Newbold A, Hardy G & Byng R (2013) 'Staff and patient experience of improving access to psychological therapy group interventions for anxiety and depression' J Ment Health 22, (5) 456-464 Author Site , DOI
Byng R, Morriss R & Kapur N (2013) 'Assessing risk of suicide or self harm in adults' BMJ f4572, (347)
Allan HT, Brearley S, Byng R, Christian S, Clayton J, Mackintosh M, Price L, Smith P & Ross F (2013) 'People and Teams Matter in Organizational Change: Professionals' and Managers' Experiences of Changing Governance and Incentives in Primary Care' Heatlh Services Research N/A, , DOI
Sheaff WR, Chambers N, Charles N, Exworthy M, Mahon A, Byng R & Mannion R (2013) 'How managed a market? Modes of commissioning in England and Germany' BMC Health Services Research 13, (Supp1 1:58) 1-10 Author Site Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Chambers N, Sheaff WR, Mahon A, Byng R, Mannion R, Charles N, Exworthy M & Llewllyn S (2013) 'The practice of commissioning healthcare from a private provider: learning from an in-depth case study' BMC Health Services Research 13, ((Suppl 1):S4) 1-10 Publisher Site Open access
Moore M, Byng R, Stuart B, Harris T & Kendrick T (2013) ''Watchful waiting' or 'active monitoring' in depression management in primary care: Exploring the recalled content of general practitioner consultations' JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS 145, (1) 120-125 Author Site , DOI
Byng R, Quinn C, Smithson P, Denman K, Owens C & Campbell J (2013) 'Lone heroes? How practitioners are improving offenders' healthcare access and continuity' Lancet
Byng R, Quinn C, Sheaff R, Samele C, Duggan S, Harrison D, Owens C, Smithson P, Annison J & Brown C (2013) 'New Framework for access and continuity of healthcare for marginalized groups - Care for Offenders: Continuity of Access (COCOA) study: a mixed methods study of offender healthcare' Lancet
Byng R, Howerton A, Owens C & Campbell J (2013) 'Pathways to suicide attempts among male offenders: the role of mastery and agency' Sociology of Health and Illness
Byng R & Newbold A (2013) 'Patient experience of improving access to psychological therapy programme group interventions' Journal of Mental Health
Zahra D, Qureshi AW, Henley W, Taylor R, Byng R, Quinn C, Pooler J, Hardy G & Newbold A (2013) 'The Work and Social Adjustment Scale: Reliability, Sensitivity, and Value' International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice Publisher Site
Byng R, Thompson TP, Aveyard P, Ayres R, Taylor R, Warren F, Campbell J, Ussher M, Michie S & West R (2012) 'Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS): Strategies to recruit 'hard to reach' smokers into a pragmatic pilot RCT' The Lancet Online Publisher Site
Thompson TP, Aveyard P, Ayres R, Taylor R, Warren F, Campbell J, Byng R, Ussher M, Michie S & West R (2012) 'Strategies to recruit hard-to-reach smokers into Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS): a pragmatic pilot randomised trial' Lancet 380, Author Site
Watkins ER, Taylor RS, Byng R, Baeyens C, Read R, Pearson K & Watson L (2012) 'Guided self-help concreteness training as an intervention for major depression in primary care: a Phase II randomized controlled trial' Psychol Med 42, (7) 1359-1371 Author Site , DOI Open access
Smith P, Mackintosh M, Ross F, Clayton J, Price L, Christian S, Byng R & Allan H (2012) 'Financial and clinical risk in health care reform: A view from below' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 17, (SUPPL. 2) 11-17 , DOI
Byng R (2012) 'Care for common mental health problems: applying evidence beyond RCTs' Fam Pract 29, (1) 3-7 Author Site , DOI
Byng R (2012) 'Recognition of distress and depression in primary care: how far should we go?' Fam Pract 29, (1) 1-2 Author Site , DOI
Byng R, Quinn C, Sheaff R, Samele C, Duggan S, Harrison D, Owens C, Smithson P, Annison J & Brown C (2012) 'Final report, care for offenders: continuity of access' NIHR June 2012
Karasc A, Dowrick C, Byng R, Buszewicz M, Ferri L, Olde Hartman TC, van Dulmen S, van Weel-Baumgarten E & Reeve J (2012) 'What we talk about when we talk about depression: doctor-patient conversations and treatment decision outcomes' British Journal of General Practice 62, 55-63 , DOI
Byng R (2011) 'What makes a realistic evaluation?' Fam Med 43, (2) 112-113 Author Site
Dowrick C, Flach C, Leese M, Chatwin J, Morriss R, Peveler R, Gabbay M, Moore M, Tylee A & Kendrick T (2011) 'Estimating probability of sustained recovery from mild moderate depression in primary care: evidence from the THREAD study' Psychological Medicine 1, (41) 141-150
Kuyken W, Byford S, Byng R, Dalgleish T, Lewis G, Taylor R, Watkins ER, Hayes R, Lanham P & Kessler D (2010) 'Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with maintenance anti-depressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse/recurrence: the PREVENT trial' Trials 11, Author Site , DOI Open access
Kendrick T, Chatwin J, Dowrick C, Tylee A, Morriss R, Peveler R, Leese M, McCrone P, Harris T & Moore M (2009) 'Randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors plus supportive care, versus supportive care alone, for mild to moderate depression with somatic symptoms in primary care: the THREAD (THREshold for AntiDepressant response) study' HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT 13, (22) 1-+ Author Site
Kendrick T, Chatwin J, Dowrick C, Tylee A, Morriss R, Peveler R, Leese M, McCrone P, Harris T & Moore M (2009) 'Randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors plus supportive care, versus supportive care alone, for mild to moderate depression with somatic symptoms in primary care: the THREAD (THREshold for AntiDepressant response) study' Health Technol Assess 13, (22) iii-159 Author Site , DOI
Farrand P, Confue P, Byng R & Shaw S (2009) 'Guided self-help supported by paraprofessional mental health workers: an uncontrolled before--after cohort study' Health Soc Care Community 17, (1) 9-17 Author Site , DOI
Byng R & Gask L (2009) 'Improving access to psychological therapies: implications for mental health care in general practice' Br J Gen Pract (59) 640-641
Howerton A, Burnett R, Byng R & Campbell J (2009) 'The consolations of going back to prison: what 'revolving door' prisoners think of their prospects' Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 48, (5) 439-461 , DOI
Byng R, Norman I, Redfern S & Jones R (2008) 'Exposing the key functions of a complex intervention for shared care in mental health: case study of a process evaluation' BMC Health Serv Res 8, Author Site , DOI Open access
Kuyken W, Byford S, Taylor RS, Watkins E, Holden E, White K, Barrett B, Byng R, Evans A & Mullan E (2008) 'Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent relapse in recurrent depression' J Consult Clin Psychol 76, (6) 966-978 , DOI
Byng R (2008) 'Recognizing and managing psychosis in primary care' Psychiatry 7, (11) 477-481 , DOI
Riley AJ, Byng R, White C & Smith S (2008) 'Utilising theories of change to understand the engagement of general practitioners in service improvement: a formative evaluation of the Lewisham Depression Programme' Qual Prim Care 16, (1) 17-26 Author Site
Farrand P, Duncan F & Byng R (2007) 'Impact of graduate mental health workers upon primary care mental health: a qualitative study' Health Soc Care Community 15, (5) 486-493 Author Site , DOI
White K, Holden E, Byng R, Mullan E & Kuyken W (2007) 'Under/over-recruitment to mental health trials' Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 116, (2) 158-158 , DOI
Howerton A, Byng R, Campbell J, Hess D, Owens C & Aitken P (2007) 'Understanding help seeking behaviour among male offenders: qualitative interview study' BMJ 334, (7588) Author Site , DOI
Chatwin J & Kendrick T (2007) 'Protocol for the THREAD (THREshold for AntiDepressants) study: a randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of antidepressants plus supportive care, versus supportive care alone, for mild to moderate depression in UK general practice' BMC Family Practice 8, (1) , DOI
Farrand P, Duncan F & Byng R (2007) 'Impact of graduate mental health workers upon primary care mental health: a qualitative study' Health & Social Care in the Community 15, (5) 486-493
Byng R, Bury C & Weaver L (2007) 'Patients' experiences of consultations for depression and predictors of adherence to antidepressants' Primary Care & Community Psychiatry 12, (3-4) 109-115
Byng R, Bury C & Weaver L (2007) 'Patients' experiences of consultations for depression and predictors of adherence to antidepressants' PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY 12, (3-4) 109-115 Author Site , DOI
Howerton A, Byng R, Campbell J, Hess D, Owens C & Aitken P (2007) 'Understanding help seeking behaviour among male offenders: qualitative interview study' British Medical Journal 334, (7588) 303-306B
Murray J, Banerjee S, Byng R, Tylee A, Bhugra D & Macdonald A (2006) 'Primary care professionals' perceptions of depression in older people: a qualitative study' Soc Sci Med 63, (5) 1363-1373 Author Site , DOI
Farrand P, Duncan F & Byng R (2006) 'Roles undertaken by graduate mental health workers across South West England' PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY 11, (1) 21-27 Author Site , DOI
Lawrence V, Murray J, Banerjee S, Turner S, Sangha K, Byng R, Bhugra D, Huxley P, Tylee A & Macdonald A (2006) 'Concepts and causation of depression: a cross-cultural study of the beliefs of older adults' Gerontologist 46, (1) 23-32 Author Site , DOI
Murray J, Banerjee S, Byng R, Tylee A, Bhugra D & Macdonald A (2006) 'Primary care professionals' perceptions of depression in older people: a qualitative study' Social Science & Medicine 63, (5) 1363-1373
Farrand P, Duncan F & Byng R (2006) 'Roles undertaken by graduate mental health workers across South West England' Primary Care & Community Psychiatry 11, (1) 21-27
Byng R (2005) 'Recognizing and managing psychosis in primary care' Psychiatry 4, (11) 61-64 , DOI
Byng R, Norman I & Redfern S (2005) 'Using realistic evaluation to evaluate a practice-level intervention to imrpove primary health care for patients with long-term mental illness' Evaluation 1, (11) 69-93
Byng R, Norman I & Redfern S (2005) 'Using Realistic Evaluation to Evaluate a Practice-level Intervention to Improve Primary Healthcare for Patients with Long-term Mental Illness' Evaluation 11, (1) 69-93 , DOI
Byng R, Jones R & Lesse M (2004) 'Erratum: Exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial of shared care development for long-term mental illness (British Journal of General Practice (2004) vol. 54 (259-266))' British Journal of General Practice 54, (509)
Byng R (2004) 'Link Workers and Liaison with Primary Care: Lessons from Case Studies' Mental Health Review Journal 9, (4) 13-18 , DOI
Byng R (2004) 'Physical care for patients with mental illness' Practitioner 248, (1659) 440-445 Author Site
Byng R, Jones R, Leese M, Hamilton B, McCrone P & Craig T (2004) 'Exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial of shared care development for long-term mental illness' Br J Gen Pract 54, (501) 259-266 Author Site
Byng R & Jones R (2004) 'Mental Health Link: the development and formative evaluation of a complex intervention to improve shared care for patients with long-term mental illness' J Eval Clin Pract 10, (1) 27-36 Author Site , DOI
Byng R, Jones R, Leese M, Hamilton B, McCrone P & Craig T (2004) 'Exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial of shared care development for long-term mental illness' British Journal of General Practice 54, (501) 259-266
Byng R, Weaver L & Bury C (2003) 'GPs' beliefs about their management of depression and needs for supporting change in practice' PRIMARY CARE PSYCHIATRY 8, (4) 121-125 Author Site , DOI
Byng R, Weaver L & Bury C (2003) 'GPs' beliefs about their management of depression and needs for supporting change in practice' Primary Care Psychiatry 8, (4) 121-125
Byng R (2002) 'Mental health matters in primary care' International Journal of Nursing Studies 39, (7) 770-771 , DOI
Byng R & Smith K (2001) 'Postcards from the 21st century - Time heals! Using time as a currency' BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE 51, (472) 950-951 Author Site
Byng R & Smith K (2001) 'Time heals! Using time as a currency' Br J Gen Pract 51, (472) 950-951 Author Site
Byng R (1993) 'Primary Mental Health Care in Nicaragua' Social Science and Medicine (36) 625-629
Byng R, Dowrick C, Flach C, Leese M, Chatwin J, Morriss R, Peveler R, Gabbay M, Moore M & Tylee A 'Estimating probability of sustained recovery from mild to moderate depression in primary care: evidence from the THREAD study' Psychological Medicine , DOI
Letters
Byng R (2015) 'Invest in community-based solutions that address individuals' needs: not more beds' Br J Gen Pract 65, (633) 174-175 Author Site , DOI
Books
Casey P & Byng R (2011) Psychiatry in Primary Care. Cambridge Univ Pr
Byng R & Single H (1999) Developing Primary Care for Patients with Long-Term Mental Illness.
Reynolds A & Thornicroft G (1999) Managing mental health services. Open Univ Pr
Chapters
Anderson R, Hardwick R, Pearson M & Byng R (2018) 'Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-effectiveness of programmes' in Emmel N; Dalkin S; Greenhalgh J Doing Realist Research SAGE
Creed F, Henningsen P & Byng R (2011) 'Achieving optimal treatment organisation in different countries' Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Somatisation and Bodily Distress Cambridge University Press 236-252 , DOI
Conference Papers
Quinn C, Porter I, Pinfold V & Byng R (2016) 'Retaining Cross-Case Generalisability and Within-Case Specificity: A Methodological Exploration'
Quinn C, Brand S, Owens C & Byng R (2016) 'Synthesizing Multiple Qualitative Data Sets and Refining the Results in Complex Settings: Power and Paradigms'
Keeley T, Khan H, Pinfold V, Williamson P, Mathers J, Davies L, Sayers R, England E, Reilly S & Byng R (2015) 'PARTNERS2: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for use in mental health trials involving people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in a community setting' Springer Science and Business Media LLC , DOI
Byng R, Quinn C & Sheaff R (2014) 'A new causal model of access and continuity for marginalised groups'
Qureshi AW, Byng R, Newbold A, Zahra D, Pooler J, Hardy G, Forber S, Weyer-Brown C, Taylor R & Henley W (2012) 'Variations in access to therapy for depression and anxiety with the new Improving Access to Psychological Therapy Services' South West Society for Academic Primary Care Torquay 3-/-0/20123-/-0/2012
(2009) 'Royal College of General Practitioners Position Statement: Mental Health and Primary Care' Informa UK Limited 8-14 , DOI
Reports
Close J, Witts L, Horrell JL, Blackwell R, Fosh B, Powell C & Lloyd H EVALUATION OF THE SOMERSET PRACTICE QUALITY SCHEME (SPQS): PHASE 2. Author Site
Presentations and posters
Lovell R, Husk K, Blockley K, Bethel A, Bloomfield D, Warber S, Pearson M, Lang I, Byng R & Garside R Lovell R, Husk K, Blockley K, Bethel A, Bloomfield D, Warber S, Pearson M, Lang I, Byng R & Garside R 'A realist review and collaborative development of what works in the social prescribing process' Author Site , DOI
Elston J, Gradinger F, Asthana S, Fox M, Dawson L, Butler D & Byng R Elston J, Gradinger F, Asthana S, Fox M, Dawson L, Butler D & Byng R 'Impact of “enhanced” intermediate care located in a health & wellbeing hub at the integrated care organisation (ico) in torbay and south devon, uk' , DOI Open access
Gradinger F, Elston J, Asthana S, Lilley-Woolnough C, Myers C, Fox M, Butler D & Byng R Gradinger F, Elston J, Asthana S, Lilley-Woolnough C, Myers C, Fox M, Butler D & Byng R 'Implementation and impact of co-locating the voluntary sector with a multidisciplinary, cross-sector community hub at the Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) in Torbay and South Devon, UK' , DOI Open access
Cornes M, Aldridge R, Byng R, Clark M, Foster G, Fuller J, Hayward A, Hewett N, Kilmister A & Manthorpe J Cornes M, Aldridge R, Byng R, Clark M, Foster G, Fuller J, Hayward A, Hewett N, Kilmister A & Manthorpe J 'Improving Hospital Discharge Arrangements for People who are Homeless: The Role of Specialist Integrated Care' , DOI
Wanner A, Sheaff R, Brand S, Lloyd H, Fornasiero M, Briscoe S, Valderas J, Byng R & Pearson M Wanner A, Sheaff R, Brand S, Lloyd H, Fornasiero M, Briscoe S, Valderas J, Byng R & Pearson M 'Information technology in multispecialty community providers: results from a realist evidence synthesis' , DOI
Lloyd HM, Sheaff R, Brand S, Wanner A, Byng R, Valderas J & Pearson M Lloyd HM, Sheaff R, Brand S, Wanner A, Byng R, Valderas J & Pearson M 'Patient Experiences of Care from Multi-Speciality Community Providers: Findings from a Realist Synthesis of International Evidence' , DOI Open access
Cohen Z, DeRubeis R, Hayes R, Watkins E, Lewis G, Byng R, Byford S, Crane C, Kuyken W & Dalgleish T Cohen Z, DeRubeis R, Hayes R, Watkins E, Lewis G, Byng R, Byford S, Crane C, Kuyken W & Dalgleish T 'The Development and Internal Evaluation of a Predictive Model to Identify for Whom Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Offers Superior Relapse Prevention for Recurrent Depression Versus Maintenance Antidepressant Medication' , DOI
Chapman R, Griffiths S, Manger L, Sherriff I, Creanor S, Quinn C, Mann V & Byng R Chapman R, Griffiths S, Manger L, Sherriff I, Creanor S, Quinn C, Mann V & Byng R 'How do we optimise approach and recruitment strategies for inclusion of people with dementia in primary care clinical trials?' Author Site
Reilly S, McCabe C, Marchevsky N, Davies L, Ives N, Rawcliffe R, Gibson J, Mike C, Pinfold V & Huxley P Reilly S, McCabe C, Marchevsky N, Davies L, Ives N, Rawcliffe R, Gibson J, Mike C, Pinfold V & Huxley P 'Secondary and primary care service use for people with severe mental illness: explaining between-site differences' Author Site
Reeve J, Dickenson M, Harris J, Ranson E, Dohnhammer U, Cooper L, Krska J, Gabbay M, Byng R & Slight S Reeve J, Dickenson M, Harris J, Ranson E, Dohnhammer U, Cooper L, Krska J, Gabbay M, Byng R & Slight S 'SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMATIC POLYPHARMACY: LEARNING FROM THE EXPERTISE OF PATIENTS' Author Site
Swancutt D, Jack E, Neve H, Tredinnick-Rowe J, Axford N & Byng R Swancutt D, Jack E, Neve H, Tredinnick-Rowe J, Axford N & Byng R '26 Introducing the Sherpa Model for Managing Multi-Morbidity to Trainee GPS: Outcomes and Relevance to Elderly CareÂ' , DOI
Other Publications
Byng R The PARTNERS2 Study: Trial of Primary Care Based Collaborative Care for People with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Bipolar or other types of Psychosis. Protocol version 7.3 dated 18.08.2020. Open access