Janette Turner BSc, MSc
Research Fellow
Address:
Medical Care Research Unit
Health Services Research
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)
University of Sheffield
Regent Court, 30 Regent Street
Sheffield S1 4DA
Tel: (+44) (0)114 2220761
Fax: (+44) (0)114 2220749
Email: j.turner@sheffield.ac.uk
Room: 3024
Biography
I joined the Medical Care Research Unit in 1991 as project manager for an evaluation of a regional trauma system in the UK. Since then I have completed a number of large research projects in the area of pre-hospital care, ambulance service 999 call assessment systems and major trauma. In recent years I have worked closely with the Department of Health Ambulance Policy Team to support implementation of policy changes in ambulance service performance measurement. I am currently leading an evaluation of the new NHS 111 urgent care telephone number and I am joint Principal Investigator on a 5 year NIHR Programme Grant to develop new ways of measuring quality of ambulance service care.
Research Interests
My research interests are evaluation of new services, pre-hospital care and healthcare systems development particularly in emergency and urgent care.
Teaching Interests
I am Deputy Director of the MSc in Clinical Research and teach on research proposal writing, dissemination and consensus methods.
Professional activities
- Member of the Department of Health Emergency Call Prioritisation Advisory Group
- Member of the British Paramedic Association Research & Audit Committee
- Board member of the 999 EMS Research Forum
- Fellow of the International Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch
- and member of the Omega standards committee
- South Yorkshire CLRN Injuries & Emergencies Local Priority Group lead and member of the Injuries & Emergencies National Specialist Group
Current Projects
- Evaluation of NHS 111
- NIHR Programme – Development of new ambulance service performance measures
Key Publications
- Turner J. Building the evidence base pre-hospital and out of hospital emergency and urgent care: a review of research evidence and priorities for future research. Department of Health; 2010. Downloadable PDF
- Snooks H, Evans A, Wells B, Peconi J, Thomas M, Woollard M, Guly H, Jenkinson E, Turner J, Hartley-Sharpe C. What are the highest priorities for research in emergency prehospital care? Emergency Medicine Journal 2009; 26: 549-550.
- Nicholl J, West J, Goodacre S, Turner J. The relationship between distance to hospital and patient mortality in emergencies: an observational study. Emergency Medicine Journal 2007; 24: 665-668.
- Freeman J, Nicholl J, Turner J. Does size matter? The relationship between volume and outcome in the care of major trauma. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 2006; 11(2): 101-5.
Section
I am based in the Medical Care Research Unit in Health Services Research