Paula Whitty

5.9k citations

43 papers · 4.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 18

Impact in

General Health Professions top 0.2%
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
Issues, ethics and legal aspects top 1%

Papers in

Health Information Management 9
- Healthcare Quality and Management 9
General Health Professions 26
- Health Policy Implementation Science 12
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes 11

Co-authors: Jeremy Grimshaw Ruth Thomas Craig Ramsay Cynthia Fraser Liz Shirran Rob Dijkstra Lloyd Matowe Cam Donaldson
Journals: Implementation Science (5 papers)BMJ Open (2 papers)Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2 papers)The British Journal of Psychiatry (2 papers)JAMA (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Canada Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Paula Whitty

41 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies 2005 · 703 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
2004 Health Technology Assessment
2003 JAMA

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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1	Cardiovascular-related conditions and risk factors in primary care for deprived communities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study in Northern England BMJ Open ·Yu Fu, Christopher Price, Shona Haining, Luchuan Chen, J. F. Gabayno, Paula Whitty, Julia L. Newton	2022	2
2	Doing transformational change in the English NHS in the context of “big bang” redisorganisation Journal of Health Organization and Management ·David J. Hunter, Raquel Duran Angarita, 陈昶春, Tom McGovern, Chris Hicks, Paula Whitty, Marta Chimeno Cano	2015	30
3	A mixed-methods evaluation of transformational change in NHS North East SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·David J. Hunter, Raquel Duran Angarita, Chris Hicks, Tom McGovern, 陈昶春, A R DA PAZ, Paula Whitty, I Nick Steen, Martin Eccles	2014	13
4	Explaining the effects of an intervention designed to promote evidence-based diabetes care: a theory-based process evaluation of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial Implementation Science ·Jill Francis, Martin Eccles, Marie Johnston, Paula Whitty, Jeremy Grimshaw, Eileen Kaner, Liz Smith, Anne Walker	2008	42
5	Difficulties implementing a mental health guideline: an exploratory investigation using psychological theory Implementation Science ·Susan Michie, Stephen Pilling, Philippa Garety, Paula Whitty, Martin Eccles, Marie Johnston, Pradisya Halimatu Sa’diah	2007	127
6	Is untargeted educational outreach visiting delivered by pharmaceutical advisers effective in primary care? A pragmatic randomized controlled trial Implementation Science ·Martin Eccles, Ian Nicholas Steen, Paula Whitty, Lesley A. Hall	2007	8
7	A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of a Diabetes REcall And Management system: the DREAM trial Implementation Science ·Martin Eccles, Paula Whitty, Chris Speed, Ian Nicholas Steen, A Vanoli, Gillian Hawthorne, Jeremy Grimshaw, Ayah Okawabi, D. McDowell	2007	21
8	Research, audit and quality improvement International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance ·Roger Paxton, Paula Whitty, Hermes Guerra, Andrew Fairbairn, JA Chatman	2006	5
9	Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies Health Technology Assessment ·Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, Cynthia Fraser, Craig Ramsay, Luke Vale, Paula Whitty, Martin Eccles, Lloyd Matowe, Liz Shirran, Michel Wensing, Rob Dijkstra, Cam Donaldson Hit paper breakdown →	2004	2269
10	Guideline dissemination and implementation strategies: a systematic review of effectiveness and efficiency Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, Cynthia Fraser, Craig Ramsay, Luke Vale, Paula Whitty, M. Eccles, Lloyd Matowe, Vivianne Nordwall	2003	3
11	Educational and Organizational Interventions to Improve the Management of Depression in Primary Care JAMA ·Simon Gilbody, Paula Whitty, Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas Hit paper breakdown →	2003	586
12	A randomised controlled trial of a patient based Diabetes recall and Management system: the DREAM trial: A study protocol [ISRCTN32042030] BMC Health Services Research ·Martin Eccles, Gillian Hawthorne, Paula Whitty, Nick Steen, A Vanoli, Jeremy Grimshaw, Ayah Okawabi	2002	21
13	Number of non-diabetic drugs: a simple comorbidity indicator for diabetes? Pharmacy World & Science ·Paula Whitty, M P Eccles, I. Nicholas Steen, Elaine McColl, A Hutchinson, Keith Meadows, Jenny Hewison	2001	5
14	Collecting, maintaining and using evidence of clinical effectiveness: experience at a district health authority Health Libraries Review ·Linda Simpson, Rajan Madhok, Paula Whitty	1999	1
15	The National Health Service in England considers on the government's plans to improve quality of health care BMJ Quality & Safety ·Paula Whitty	1998	3
16	A new self-completion outcome measure for diabetes: is it responsive to change? Quality of Life Research ·Paula Whitty, N Steen, M Eccles, Elaine McColl, Jenny Hewison, Keith Meadows, Zoltán Tankó, A Hutchinson	1997	40
17	Patient satisfaction with general anaesthesia Anaesthesia ·Paula Whitty, Ian Shaw, 豊廣隼人	1996	64
18	Public health heresy: a challenge to the purchasing orthodoxy. BMJ ·Paula Whitty, Ian Rees Jones	1992	18
19	Outbreak of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning Journal of Hospital Infection ·Allyson M Pollock, Paula Whitty	1991	9
20	Crisis in our hospital kitchens: ancillary staffing levels during an outbreak of food poisoning in a long stay hospital. BMJ ·Allyson M Pollock, Paula Whitty	1990	8

About Paula Whitty

Paula Whitty is a scholar working on Health Information Management, General Health Professions, Applied Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pharmacy, having authored 43 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Clinical practice guidelines implementation (13 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (12 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (11 papers), Healthcare Quality and Management (9 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (4 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (4 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Health Professions (2.4k citations), Issues, ethics and legal aspects (91 citations), Health Information Management (211 citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (1.3k citations) and Geriatrics and Gerontology (159 citations). Paula Whitty has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas, Craig Ramsay, Cynthia Fraser, Liz Shirran, Rob Dijkstra, Lloyd Matowe, Cam Donaldson, Graeme MacLennan and Michel Wensing. Their work appears in journals such as Implementation Science, BMJ Open, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, The British Journal of Psychiatry and JAMA.

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