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Professor Peter Griffiths PhD, BA, RN, FEANS, FHEA

Chair of Health Services Research

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Professor Peter Griffiths is Chair of Health Services Research and Head of the Health Work research group. He also leads the fundamental care theme of the National Institute for Health Research’s Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) Wessex. His research focusses on the healthcare workforce, and in particular safe and effective nurse staffing.

Despite huge technological advances delivering health care is an essentially human activity, which remains labour intensive. Ensuring we have the right workforce and organisation to deliver high quality and safe care with humanity, now and in the future, is the ultimate aim of my research.

In 2017 he was appointed as a senior investigator for the National Institute for Health Research, a title which recognises the most prominent and prestigious researchers funded by the NIHR and the most outstanding leaders of patient and people-based research within the NIHR Faculty. Recent NIHR funded research includes studies examining associations between nurse staffing, missed vital signs observations and mortality in acute hospital wards and the costs and consequences of the use of the “Safer Nursing Care Tool” to determine nurse-staffing levels.

He led on outcomes data for the international RN4CAST study and worked with the UKs National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to review evidence for its safe staffing programme and has undertaken similar work with NHS Improvement.

He is an adjunct professor at Stockholm’s Karolinska Instutet and a senior fellow at the Centre for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been Executive Editor of the International Journal of Nursing Studies since 2006.

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Healthcare workforce research
Healthcare quality measurement
Patient outcomes

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Health Work

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National Institute for Health Research Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (Wessex)

Research project(s)

Implementation, impact and costs of policies for safe staffing in acute trusts

Through a survey and case studies, this study will evaluate the extent to which safe staffing policies following the Francis Inquiry have been implemented, how that varies from place to place, the factors that have shaped implementation, and describe the costs & consequences of implementation.

Identifying nurse-staffing requirements using the Safer Nursing Care Tool. Modelling the costs and consequences of real world application to address variation in patient need on hospital wards

The study will examine how patients' need for nursing care, varies from day to day. This will allow us to see how well staffing matches need and to explore the costs and consequences of different ways of deploying nurses to meet varying need.

Nurse staffing levels, missed vital signs observations and mortality in hospital wards: modelling the consequences and costs of variations in nurse staffing and skill mix

This retrospective observational study uses routinely collected data on ward and shift level nurse staffing, vital signs observations and patient outcomes in 32 general wards in order to explore the relationship between nurse staffing levels and mortality in hospital.

Study of the knowledge, beliefs and behaviours of hospital staff involved in patient monitoring to identify factors affecting performance of scheduled night time observations

Creating Learning Environments for Compassionate Care (CLECC): a feasibility study

A mixed methods study to evaluate the feasibility of an intervention targeted at developing the relational capacity of hospital ward nursing teams. 2014-2016.

CanDo - Developing nursing excellence for inpatients with cancer

Evaluating a major innovation in hospital design: workforce implications and impact on patient and staff experiences of all single room hospital accommodation

This proposed study builds on an existing study (Phase 1), funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which is due to complete Summer 2011. This phase 1 'before' study examines staff and patient experience in the old hospital buildings before the move to all single room accommodation in the new build and was a collaborative project within the Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC) at Imperial College, London. Phase 1 provides in-depth research on care processes, costs and staff and patient experiences in the existing accommodation at Pembury and Kent & Sussex hospitals during the period in the run-up to the move to the new hospital (2011) and its immediate aftermath. However, due to EPSRC's reduced funding for HACIRIC's external collaborators our current study cannot continue beyond May 2011, despite excellent progress and feedback in our interim review.

Evaluation of 5 element acupuncture as a model for integrated care in General practice

A long term study into the effects of Five Element Acupuncture in a primary care setting

Nurse staffing & quality of care in UK general practice

The impact of moving to single room hospital accommodation: workforce implications and staff and patients’experience of care in a new physical environment

This study explores the impact of this change in a new hospital build which provides 100% single room inpatient accommodation.

Development project for national Audit for Essence of Care

This project sets out to identify how a national audit could be undertaken and what criteria should be audited.

Nurse Forecasting in Europe

This study, undertaken in collaboration with a large international consortium seeks to explore how the size and composition of the registered nursing workforce affects the quality of care in hospitals.

Impact of Releasing Time to Care (the productive ward ™)

This study, undertaken in collaboration with partners in Canada, seeks to evaluate a nurse-led quality improvement programme which was developed in England by the NHS Institute for Improvement and innovation.

Improving Fundamental Care on Hospital Wards

This is a feasibility study for an intervention aiming to make fundamental care in acute hospitals more person-centred. It pairs the Creating Learning Environments for Compassionate Care (CLECC) intervention with an adapted, co-produced version of the ‘TellUs’ card to support personalisation of fundamental care in hospital.

VANGUARD (Value Added Nursing Gains Advantage in Respiratory Disease)

This project aims to develop and test a nurse sensitive outcome instrument for respiratory nursing.

I manage the fundamental care them of the NIHR CLAHRC (Wessex) and a group of researchers working on projects related to the nursing workforce.

I am executive editor of the International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Articles

Hope, J., Recio Saucedo, A., Fogg, C., Griffiths, P., Smith, G., Westwood, G., & Schmidt, P. (2018). A fundamental conflict of care: nurses’ accounts of balancing sleep with taking vital signs observations at night. Journal of Clinical Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14234
Drennan, J., Duffield, C., Scott, A. P., Ball, J., Brady, N. M., Murphy, A., ... Griffiths, P. (2018). A protocol to measure the impact of intentional changes to nurse staffing and skill-mix in medical and surgical wards. Journal of Advanced Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13796
Dall'ora, C., Ball, J., Redfern, O., Recio Saucedo, A., Maruotti, A., Meredith, P., & Griffiths, P. (2018). Are long nursing shifts on hospital wards associated with sickness absence? A longitudinal retrospective observational study. Journal of Nursing Management, 1-8. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12643
Gould, L. J., Griffiths, P., Barker, H., Libberton, P., Mesa-Eguiagaray, I., Pickering, R., ... Bridges, J. (2018). Compassionate care intervention for hospital nursing teams caring for older people: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. RMD Open, 8, [e018563]. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018563
Bridges, J., Pickering, R. M., Barker, H., Chable, R., Fuller, A., Gould, L., ... Griffiths, P. (2018). Creating Learning Environments for Compassionate Care (CLECC): a feasibility study. Health Services and Delivery Research.
Fogg, C., Griffiths, P., Meredith, P., & Bridges, J. (2018). Hospital outcomes of older people with cognitive impairment: an integrative review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(9), 1177-1197. DOI: 10.1002/gps.4919
Ball, J., & Griffiths, P. (2018). Missed nursing care: a key measure for patient safety. AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet).
Griffiths, P., Ball, J., Bloor, K., Bohning, D., Briggs, J., Dall'ora, C., ... Smith, G. (2018). Nurse staffing levels, missed vital signs observations and mortality in hospital wards: modelling the consequences and costs of variations in nurse staffing and skill mix. Retrospective observational study using routinely collected data. Health Services and Delivery Research.
Norman, I., & Griffiths, P. (2018). Nursing in psychiatric inpatient wards: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.03.003
Aiken, L., Sloane, D. M., Ball, J., Bruyneel, L., Rafferty, A. M., & Griffiths, P. (2018). Patient satisfaction with hospital care and nurses in England: an observational study. BMJ Open, 8(1), [e019189]. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019189
Recio Saucedo, A., Maruotti, A., Griffiths, P., Smith, G. B., Meredith, P., Westwood, G. P., ... Schmidt, P. (2018). Relationships between healthcare staff characteristics and the conduct of vital signs observations at night: Results of a survey and factor analysis. Nursing Open.
Griffiths, P., Dall'ora, C., Sinden, N., & Jones, J. (2018). The association between 12-hour shifts and nursing resource use in an acute hospital: longitudinal study using routinely collected data. Journal of Nursing Management.
Griffiths, P., Recio-Saucedo, A., Dall'ora, C., Briggs, J., Maruotti, A., Meredith, P., ... Ball, J. (2018). The association between nurse staffing and omissions in nursing care: A systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13564
Recio Saucedo, A., Dall'ora, C., Maruotti, A., Ball, J., Briggs, J., Meredith, P., ... Griffiths, P. (2018). What impact does nursing care left undone have on patient outcomes? Review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(11-12), 2248-2259. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14058
Ball, J., Day, T., Murrells, T., Dall'ora, C., Rafferty, A. M., Griffiths, P., & Maben, J. (2017). Cross-sectional examination of the association between shift length and hospital nurses job satisfaction and nurse reported quality measures. BMC Nursing, 16(26), 1-7. DOI: 10.1186/s12912-017-0221-7
Griffiths, P., Dall'ora, C., & Ball, J. (2017). Nurse staffing levels, quality and outcomes of care in NHS hospital wards: what does the evidence say? Health Work: Evidence Briefs, 1(1).
Bridges, J., May, C., Griffiths, P., Fuller, A., Wigley, W., Gould, L., ... Libberton, P. (2017). Optimising impact and sustainability: a qualitative process evaluation of a complex intervention targeted at compassionate care. BMJ Quality and Safety. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006702
Ball, J. E., Bruyneel, L., Aiken, L. H., Sermeus, W., Sloane, D. M., Rafferty, A. M., ... RN4Cast Consortium (2017). Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.08.004
Mclean, C., Griffiths, P., Mesa Eguiagaray, I., Pickering, R., & Bridges, J. (2017). Reliability, feasibility, and validity of the quality of interactions schedule (QuIS) in acute hospital care: an observational study. BMC Health Services Research, 17(380). DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2312-2
Fogg, C., Meredith, P., Bridges, J., Gould, G. P., & Griffiths, P. (2017). The relationship between cognitive impairment, mortality and discharge characteristics in a large cohort of older adults with unscheduled admissions to an acute hospital: a retrospective observational study. Age and Ageing. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afx022
Bridges, J., Lucas, G., Wiseman, T., & Griffiths, P. (2017). Workforce characteristics and interventions associated with high-quality care and support to older people with cancer: a systematic review. BMJ Open. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016127
Ball, J., Griffiths, P., Rafferty, A., Lindqvist, R., Murrells, T., & Tishelman, C. (2016). A cross sectional study of ‘care left undone’ on nursing shifts in hospitals. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1-17. DOI: 10.1111/jan.12976
Greenhalgh, T., Annandale, E., Ashcroft, R., Barlow, J., Black, N., Bleakley, A., ... Ziebland, S. (2016). An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research. British Medical Journal, 352(i563), 1-4. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i563
Dall'ora, C., Griffiths, P., Ball, J., & Recio Saucedo, A. (2016). Characteristics of shift work and their impact on employee performance and wellbeing: a literature review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 58, 12-27. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.01.007
Ball, J., Ballinger, C., De-longh, A., Dall'ora, C., Crowe, S., & Griffiths, P. (2016). Determining priorities for research to improve fundamental care on hospital wards. Research Involvement and Engagement, 2(31), 1-17. DOI: 10.1186/s40900-016-0045-8
May, C. R., Cummings, A., Myall, M., Harvey, J., Pope, C., Griffiths, P., ... Richardson, A. (2016). Experiences of long-term life-limiting conditions among patients and carers: what can we learn from a meta-review of systematic reviews of qualitative studies of chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease? BMJ Open, 6(e011694), 1-16. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011694
Mesa Eguiagaray, I., Bohning, D., Mclean, C., Griffiths, P., Bridges, J., & Pickering, R. M. (2016). Inter-rater reliability of the QuIS as an assessment of the quality of staff-inpatient interactions. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16(171), 1-12. DOI: 10.1186/s12874-016-0266-4
Blomberg, K., Griffiths, P., Wengstrom, Y., May, C., & Bridges, J. (2016). Interventions for compassionate nursing care: a systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 1-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.07.009
Simon, M., Maben, J., Murrells, T., & Griffiths, P. (2016). Is single room hospital accommodation associated with differences in health care associated infection, falls, pressure ulcers or medication errors? A natural experiment with non-equivalent controls. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 1-9. DOI: 10.1177/1355819615625700
Griffiths, P., Ball, J., Drennan, J., Dall'ora, C., Jones, J., Maruotti, A., ... Simon, M. (2016). Nurse staffing and patient outcomes: strengths and limitations of the evidence to inform policy and practice. A review and discussion paper based on evidence reviewed for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence safe staffing guideline development. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 63, 213-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.03.012
Wagland, R., Richardson, A., Ewings, S., Armes, J., Lennan, E., Hankins, M., & Griffiths, P. (2016). Prevalence of cancer chemotherapy-related problems, their relation to health-related quality of life, and associated supportive care: a cross-sectional survey. Supportive Care in Cancer, 1-24.
Barker, H. R., Griffiths, P., Mesa-Eguiagaray, I., Pickering, R., Gould, L., & Bridges, J. (2016). Quantity and quality of interaction between staff and older patients in UK hospital wards: a descriptive study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 62, 100-107. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.07.018
Griffiths, P., Ball, J., Murrells, T., Jones, S., & Rafferty, A. M. (2016). Registered nurse, health care support worker, medical staffing levels and mortality in English Hospital Trusts: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 6(2), 1-16. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008751
Ausserhofer, D., Deschodt, M., De Geest, S., van Achterberg, T., Meyer, G., Verbeek, H., ... Engberg, S. (2016). 'There's no place like home' - A scoping review on the impact of home-like residential care models on resident-, family- and staff-related outcomes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 1-42.
Dall'ora, C., Griffiths, P., & Ball, J. (2016). Twelve-hour shifts: burnout or job satisfaction? Nursing Times, Autumn 2015(3), 1-2.
Dall'ora, C., Griffiths, P., & Ball, J. (2015). 12 hour shifts: nurse burnout, job satisfaction & intention to leave. Evidence Brief, (3), 1-2.
Dall'ora, C., Griffiths, P., Ball, J., Simon, M., & Aiken, L. H. (2015). Association of 12 h shifts and nurses’ job satisfaction, burnout and intention to leave: findings from a cross-sectional study of 12 European countries. BMJ Open, 5(9), 1-8. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008331
Maben, J., Griffiths, P., Penfold, C., Simon, M., Pizzo, E., Anderson, J., ... Barlow, J. (2015). Evaluating a major innovation in hospital design: workforce implications and impact on patient and staff experiences of all single room hospital accommodation. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(3), 1-304. DOI: 10.3310/hsdr03030
Bench, S., Day, T., Heelas, K., Hopkins, P., White, C., & Griffiths, P. (2015). Evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of a critical care discharge information pack for patients and their families; a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 5(e006852), 1-36. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006852
May, C. R., Masters, J., Welch, L., Hunt, K., Pope, C., Myall, M., ... Richardson, A. (2015). EXPERTS 1 - experiences of long-term life-limiting conditions among patients and carers: protocol for a qualitative meta-synthesis and conceptual modelling study. British Medical Journal, 5(4), e007372-e007372. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007372
Murrells, T., Ball, J., Maben, J., Ashworth, M., & Griffiths, P. (2015). Nursing consultations and control of diabetes in general practice: retrospective observational study. British Journal of General Practice, 1-25.
Maben, J., Griffiths, P., Penfold, C., Simon, M., Anderson, J. E., Robert, G., ... Barlow, J. (2015). One size fits all? Mixed methods evaluation of the impact of 100% single room accommodation on staff and patient experience, safety and costs. BMJ Quality and Safety, 1-17. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004265
Germack, H. D., Griffiths, P., Sloane, D. M., Rafferty, A. M., Ball, J., & Aiken, L. H. (2015). Patient satisfaction and non-UK educated nurses: a cross-sectional observational study of English National Health Service Hospitals. BMJ Open, 5(12), 1-9. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009483
Recio, A., Pope, C., Dall'ora, C., Griffiths, P., Jones, J., Crouch, R., & Drennan, J. (2015). Safe staffing for nursing in emergency departments: evidence review. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(11), 888-894. DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2015-204936
Ball, J., Dall'ora, C., & Griffiths, P. (2015). The 12-hour shift: friend or foe? Nursing Times, 111(6).
Griffiths, P., Bridges, J., Sheldon, H., & Thompson, R. (2015). The role of the dementia specialist nurse in acute care: a scoping review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(9-10), 1394-1405. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12717
Ball, J. E., Murrells, T., Rafferty, A. M., Morrow, E., & Griffiths, P. (2014). ‘Care left undone’ during nursing shifts: associations with workload and perceived quality of care. BMJ Quality and Safety, 23(2), 116-125. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001767
Jackson, C., & Griffiths, P. (2014). Dirt and disgust as key drivers in nurses' infection control behaviours: an interpretative, qualitative study. Journal of Hospital Infection, 1-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.04.001
Griffiths, P. (2014). Editorial. Nurse patient ratios, skill mix and work futures. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(3), 353-354. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.11.007
Norman, I., & Griffiths, P. (2014). Editorial. The rise and rise of the systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(1), 1-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.10.014
Squires, A., Finlayson, C., Gerchow, L., Cimiotti, J. P., Matthews, A., Schwendimann, R., ... Sermeus, W. (2014). Methodological considerations when translating "burnout". Burnout Research, 1(2), 59-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.burn.2014.07.001
Aiken, L. H., Sloane, D. M., Bruyneel, L., Van den Heede, K., Griffiths, P., Busse, R., ... Sermeus, W. (2014). Nurse staffing and education and hospital mortality in nine European countries: a retrospective observational study. Lancet, 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62631-8
Griffiths, P., Dall'ora, C., Simon, M., Ball, J., Lindqvist, R., Rafferty, A-M., ... Aiken, L. H. (2014). Nurses’ shift length and overtime working in 12 European countries: the association with perceived quality of care and patient safety. Medical Care, 52(11), 975-981. DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000233
Griffiths, P. (2014). Open access publication & the International Journal of Nursing Studies: all that glitters is not gold. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(5), 689-690. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.02.010
Freund, T., Everett, C., Griffiths, P., Hudon, C., Naccarella, L., & Laurant, M. (2014). Skill mix, roles and remuneration in the primary care workforce: who are the healthcare professionals in the primary care teams across the world? International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.014
Aiken, L. H., Sloane, D. M., Bruyneel, L., Griffiths, P., & Sermeus, W. (2014). Staffing and education of nurses and hospital mortality in Europe? Authors' reply. Lancet, 384(9946), 851-852. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61482-3
Wagland, R., Richardson, A., Armes, J., Hankins, M., Lennan, E., & Griffiths, P. (2014). Treatment-related problems experienced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a scoping review. European Journal of Cancer Care, 1-13. DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12246
Helyar, S. M., Griffiths, P., & Norman, I. J. (2013). “The damage I could do…”– Qualitative evaluation of a low-fidelity medication administration simulation that generates error as a learning experience for pre-registration nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(2), 11-19. DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v4n2p11
Griffiths, P. (2013). A necessary evil? nurses and the use of physical restraints in the care of older people. International Journal of Nursing Studies, n/a, n/a. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.10.022
Griffiths, P., Jones, S., & Bottle, A. (2013). An assessment of “failure to rescue” derived from routine NHS data as a nursing sensitive patient safety indicator for surgical inpatient care. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(2), 292-300.
Armes, J., Wagland, R., Finnegan-John, J., Richardson, A., Corner, J., & Griffiths, P. (2013). Development and testing of the patient-reported chemotherapy indicators of symptoms and experience: patient-reported outcome and process indicators sensitive to the quality of nursing care in ambulatory chemotherapy settings. Cancer Nursing, n/a. DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182980420
Bench, S., Day, T., & Griffiths, P. (2013). Effectiveness of critical care discharge information in supporting early recovery from critical illness. Critical Care Nurse, 33(3), 41-52.
Jackson, C., Lowton, K., & Griffiths, P. (2013). Infection prevention as “a show”: a qualitative study of nurses’ infection prevention behaviours. International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.07.002
Griffiths, P., Simon, M., Richardson, A., & Corner, J. (2013). Is a larger specialist nurse workforce in cancer care associated with better patient experience? Cross-sectional study. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 18(S1), 39-46. DOI: 10.1177/1355819612473451
Lindqvist, R., Alenius, L. S., Griffiths, P., Runesdotter, S., & Tishelman, C. (2013). Structural characteristics of hospitals and nurse-reported care quality, work environment, burnout and leaving intentions. Journal of Nursing Management. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12123
Bridges, J., Griffiths, P., Pope, C., & Bartlett, R. (2012). Editorial: failure to rescue: improving nursing care for older people. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 7(1), 1-2. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2012.0315_.x
Morrow, E., Robert, G., Maben, J., & Griffiths, P. (2012). Implementing large-scale quality improvement – lessons from the productive ward: Releasing time to care. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 25(4), 237-253. DOI: 10.1108/09526861211221464
Griffiths, P. (2012). Inaugural lecture: doing away with doctors? Workforce research and the future of nursing. Working Papers in the Health Sciences, 1(1), 1-11.
Griffiths, P., Richardson, A., & Blackwell, R. (2012). Outcomes sensitive to nursing service quality in ambulatory cancer chemotherapy: systematic scoping review. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 16, 238-246. DOI: 10.1016/jejon.2011.06.004
Aiken, L., Sermeus, W., Van den Heede, K., Sloane, D. M., Busse, R., McKee, M., ... Kutney-Lee, A. (2012). Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States. British Medical Journal, 44(e1717), 1-14. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e1717
Griffiths, P., & Norman, I. (2012). Qualitative or quantitative? Developing and evaluating complex interventions: time to end the paradigm wars. International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.09.008
Bench, S. D., Day, T. L., & Griffiths, P. (2012). User centred critical care discharge information to support early critical illness rehabilitation; development and evaluation using the Medical Research Council’s complex interventions framework. Intensive And Critical Care Nursing, 28(2), 123-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2012.02.002
Morrow, E., Griffiths, P., Rao, G. G., & Flaxman, D. (2011). "Somebody else's problem?" Staff attributions of cause and risk of Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. American Journal of Infection Control, 39(4). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.06.018
Paterson, C., Taylor, R. S., Griffiths, P., Britten, N., Rugg, S., Bridges, J., ... Kite, G. (2011). Acupuncture for 'frequent attenders' with medically unexplained symptoms: a randomised controlled trial (CACTUS study). British Journal of General Practice, 61(587), e295-e305. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X572689
Bench, S. D., Day, T., & Griffiths, P. (2011). Involving users in the development of effective critical care discharge information: a focus group study. American Journal of Critical Care, 20(6), 443-452. DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011829
Griffiths, P., Maben, J., & Murrells, T. (2011). Organisational quality, nurse staffing and the quality of chronic disease management in primary care: observational study using routinely collected data. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48(10), 1199-1210. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.03.011
Griffiths, P. (2011). Organising practice nursing, organising general practice. Nursing Management.
Forbes, A., While, A., Griffiths, P., Ismail, K., & Heller, S. (2011). Organizing and delivering diabetes education and self-care support: findings of scoping project. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 16, 42-49. DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010102
Dawoud, D., Griffiths, P., Maben, J., Goodyer, L., & Greene, R. (2011). Pharmacist supplementary prescribing: a step towards more independence? Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 7(3), 246-256. DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2010.05.002
Roberts, G., Morrow, E., Maben, J., Griffiths, P., & Callard, L. (2011). The adoption, local implementation and assimilation into routine practice of a national quality improvement programme: the productive ward in England. Journal of Clinical Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03480.x
Rugg, S., Paterson, C., Britten, N., Bridges, J., & Griffiths, P. (2011). Traditional acupuncture for people with medically unexplained symptoms: a longitudinal qualitative study of patients' experiences. British Journal of General Practice, 61(587), e306-e315. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X577972
Hanney, S., & Griffiths, P. (2011). Ways of assessing the economic value or impact of research: is it a step too far for nursing research? Journal of Research in Nursing, 16(2), 151-166. DOI: 10.1177/1744987110393427
Wegscheider, K., Fritsche, L., Schunemann, H., Moyer, V. A., Miller, D., Boluyt, N., ... Guyatt, G. H. (2010). Determinants of knowledge gain in evidence-based medicine short courses: an international assessment. Open Medicine, 4(1), 1-8.
Griffiths, P., Goryakin, Y., & Maben, J. (2010). Economic evaluation of nurse staffing and nurse substitution in health care: a scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48(501–512). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.07.018
Griffiths, P. (2010). Going metric. Nursing Older People, 22(4).
Griffiths, P. (2010). Guest editorial: Quality nursing care. Practice Nursing, 21(3).
Griffiths, P., Murrells, T., Dawoud, D., & Jones, S. (2010). Hospital admissions for asthma, diabetes, and COPD: is there an association with practice nurse staffing? A cross sectional study using routinely collected data. BMC Health Services Research, 10, 276. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-276
Griffiths, P. (2010). How good is the evidence for using risk assessment to prevent pressure ulcers? Nursing Times, 106(14), 13-19.
Jull, A., & Griffiths, P. (2010). Is pressure sore prevention a sensitive indicator of the quality of nursing care? A cautionary note. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 47(5), 531-533. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.019
Griffiths, P. (2010). Measuring the quality of care through audit of process: a cautionary tale. Nursing Times.
Griffiths, P., & Jull, A. (2010). Moving forward with evidence based indicators and indicator based eveidence: a continuing journey. Author's response to Simon et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 47(9), 1196-1197. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.05.004
Griffiths, P., Murrells, T., Maben, J., Jones, S., & Ashworth, M. (2010). Nurse staffing and quality of care in UK general practice: cross-sectional study using routinely collected data. British Journal of General Practice, 60(570), e36-e48. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X482086
Wu, L., Forbes, A., While, A., & Griffiths, P. (2010). Telephone follow-up to improve glycaemic contraol in patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and metaanalysis of controlled trials. Diabetic Medicine, 27(11), 1217-1225. DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03113.x
Baldwin, S., & Griffiths, P. (2009). Do specialist community public health nurses assess risk factors for depression, suicide, and self-harm among South Asian mothers living in London? Public Health Nursing, 26(3), 277-289. DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2009.00780.x
Griffiths, P. (2009). Editorial: RN+RN=better care? What do we know about the association between the number of nurses and patient outcomes? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(10), 1289-1290. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.07.007
Norman, I. J., & Griffiths, P. (2009). Editorial: To whom are we writing? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(9), 1165.
Mimura, C., Griffiths, P., & Norman, I. (2009). Editorial: What motivates people to enter professional nursing? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(5), 603-605. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.07.007
Day, T., Iles, N., & Griffiths, P. (2009). Effect of performance feedback on trachea suctioning knowledge and skills: randomized controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(7), 1423-1431. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04997.x
Griffiths, P., Renz, A., Hughes, J., & Rafferty, A. M. (2009). Impact of organisation and management factors on infection control in hospitals: a scoping review. Journal of Hospital Infection, 73(1), 1-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.05.003
Robinson, S., & Griffiths, P. (2009). Is there a case for the UK nursing workforce to include grades of qualified nurse other thatn the registered nurse? Policy+, 21.
Griffiths, P. (2009). Measuring Care. National Health Executive, 2(5), 66-67.
Murrells, T., Robinson, S., & Griffiths, P. (2009). Nurses' job satisfaction in their early career: is it the same for all branches of nursing? Journal of Nursing Management, 17(1), 120-134. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00854.x
Griffiths, P. (2009). RN+RN = better care? What do we know about the association between the number of nurses and patient outcomes? Policy+, 20.
Griffiths, P. (2009). Staffing levels and patient outcomes. Nursing Management, 16(6).
Griffiths, P., & Maben, J. (2009). The metrics of care. Nursing Standard, 23(20), 62-63.
Griffiths, P., Bennett, J., & Smith, E. (2009). The size, extent and nature of the learning disability nursing research base: A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(4), 490-507. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.05.009
Norman, I. J., & Griffiths, P. (2009). To whom are we writing? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(9), 1165. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.06.006
Norman, I., & Griffiths, P. (2008). Duplicate publication and 'salami slicing': ethical issures and practical solutions. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(9), 1257-1260. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.07.003
Griffiths, P. (2008). Editorial debate: The art of losing ...? A response to the question 'is caring a lost art?'. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(3), 329-332. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.09.008
Griffiths, P. (2008). Editorial: Is it worth it? The value of nursing and the value of educated nurses. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(1), 1-2. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.10.001
Robinson, S., Murrells, T., & Griffiths, P. (2008). Investigating the dynamics of nurse migration in early career: a longitudinal questionnaire survey of variation in regional retention of diploma qualifiers in England. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(7), 1064-1080. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.07.001
Murrells, T., Robinson, S., & Griffiths, P. (2008). Is satisfaction a direct predictor of nursing turnover?: Modelling the relationship between satisfaction, expressed intention and behaviour in a longitudinal cohort study. Human Resources for Health, 6(1), 22. DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-6-22
Murrells, T., Robinson, S., & Griffiths, P. (2008). Job satisfaction trends during nurses' early career. BMC Nursing, 7(7). DOI: 10.1186/1472-6955-7-7
Griffiths, P. (2008). Metrics for nursing. Nursing Management, 15(8), 14-15.
Griffiths, P. (2008). What does 'international' mean for an 'international' journal? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(12), 1711-1714. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.10.006
Norman, I., & Griffiths, P. (2007). '... And midwifery': time for a parting of the ways or a closer union with nursing? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(4), 521-522. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.03.003
Mimura, C., & Griffiths, P. (2007). A Japanese version of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale: translation and equivalence assessment. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 62(5), 589-594. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.11.004
Norman, I., & Griffiths, P. (2007). Editorial: Outcomes of variation in hospital nurse staffing in English hospitals. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(2), 165-166. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.12.001
Griffiths, P. D., Edwards, M. E., Forbes, A., Harris, R. G., & Ritchie, G. (2007). Effectiveness of intermediate care in nursing-led in-patient units. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002214.pub3
Harris, R., Wilson-Barnett, J., & Griffiths, P. (2007). Effectiveness of nursing-led inpatient care for patients with post-acute health care needs:secondary data analysis from a programme of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 13(2), 198-205. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00672.x
Robinson, S., & Griffiths, P. (2007). Entry points and specialist qualifications in nursing. Employing Nurses and Midwives, 116, 6-8.
Maben, J., Griffiths, P., & Robinson, S. (2007). Keeping to the same old pathways. Nursing Standard, 21(26), 62-63.
Mimura, C., & Griffiths, P. (2007). Translation and equivalence assessment for a Japanese version of the modified Parental Nurturance Scale: a comparative study. Biopsychosocial Medicine, 1(4). DOI: 10.1186/1751-0759-1-4
Bridges, J., Meyer, J., Dethick, L., & Griffiths, P. (2005). Older people in accident and emergency: implications for UK policy and practice. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 14(1), 15-24. DOI: 10.1017/S0959259804001236

Book

Griffiths, P., & Bridges, J. (2010). Nursing research methods. London, GB: SAGE.

Book Chapter

Hope, J., Schmidt, P., Recio Saucedo, A., Sayer, N., Fogg, C., Griffiths, P., ... Maruotti, A. (2017). Managing night-time vital signs observations: the conflicting care work of supporting sleep and preventing deterioration. In RCN 2017 Research Conference University of Oxford.

Conferences

Recio Saucedo, A., Griffiths, P., Maruotti, A., Westwood, G., Meredith, P., Sayer, N., ... Smith, G. B. (2017). Factors affecting observations of vital signs in hospital during the night shift: nurses’ perspectives. 68. Abstract from RCN International Nursing Research conference 2017, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Hope, J., Recio Saucedo, A., Griffiths, P., Smith, G., & Schmidt, P. (2017). Under the radar: The benefits of a sociological view of nurses’ ‘non-compliance’ in hospital wards at night. In Medical Sociology Study Group: 49th Annual Conference Programme (pp. 102). BSA Publications.
Barker, H., Griffiths, P., Mesa Eguiagaray, I., Pickering, R., Gould, L. J., & Bridges, J. (2016). Quantity and quality of interaction between staff and older patients in UK hospital wards: a descriptive study. Paper presented at RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Edinburgh, .

Letters/Editorials

Blomberg, K., Griffiths, P., Wengström, Y., May, C., & Bridges, J. (2018). Corrigendum to ‘Interventions for compassionate nursing care: A systematic review’ International Journal of Nursing Studies (2016) 137-155(S0020748916300931)(10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.07.009). International Journal of Nursing Studies, 83, 104-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.12.007
Griffiths, P., & Norman, I. (2018). The impact of “Brexit” on nursing and health services: Editorial debate. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 77, A1-A2. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.10.020
Griffiths, P., & Norman, I. J. (2017). The impact of nursing - a self-evident truth? International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.10.016
Smith, G. B., Recio Saucedo, A., & Griffiths, P. (2017). The measurement frequency and completeness of vital signs in general hospital wards: An evidence free zone? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 74, A1-A4. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.07.001
Ball, J., Maben, J., & Griffiths, P. (2015). Practice nursing: what do we know? British Journal of General Practice, 65(630), 10-11. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X683041

Reports

Bridges, J., Lucas, G., Wiseman, T., & Griffiths, P. (2017). Developing the health care workforce to deliver high quality cancer care to older people: a systematic review. Southampton, GB: University of Southampton.
Ball, J., Maben, J., Murrells, T., Day, T., & Griffiths, P. (2015). 12-hour shifts: prevalence, views and impact. London, GB: National Nursing Research Unit.
Simon, M., Ball, J., Drennan, J., Jones, J., Recio, A., & Griffiths, P. (2014). Effectiveness of management approaches and organisational factors on nurse sensitive outcomes. University of Southampton.
Griffiths, P., Ball, J., Drennan, J., James, L., Jones, J., Recio, A., & Simon, M. (2014). The association between patient safety outcomes and nurse/healthcare assistant skill mix and staffing levels and factors that may influence staffing requirements. Southampton, GB: University of Southampton.
Griffiths, P., Bridges, J., Sheldon, H., Bartlett, R., & Hunt, K. J. (2013). Scoping the Role of the Dementia Nurse Specialist in Acute Care. Southampton, GB: University of Southampton.
Maben, J., Morrow, E., Ball, J., Robert, G., & Griffiths, P. (2012). High quality care metrics for nursing. London, GB: National Nursing Research Unit.
Morrow, E., Robert, G., Maben, J., Griffiths, P., & NHS Institute for innovation and Improvement (2011). Improving healthcare quality at scale and pace. Lessons from The Productive Ward: Releasing time to care™ programme. Full report. Coventry, GB: NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
Griffiths, P., Armes, J., Finnegan-John, J., Wagland, R., Richardson, A., & Corner, J. (2011). Quality in cancer care: nurse sensitive indicators for ambulatory chemotherapy. Southampton, GB: University of Southampton.
Jones, S., Bottle, A., & Griffiths, P. (2010). An assessment of failure to rescue derived from routine NHS data as a nursing sensitive patient safety indicator (report to Policy Research Programme). London, GB: National Nursing Research Unit.
Gerova, V., Griffiths, P., Jones, S., & Bick, D. (2010). The association between midwifery staffing and outcomes in maternity units in England: observational study using routinely collected data. National Nursing Research Unit.
Morrow, E., Griffiths, P., Maben, J., Jones, S., & Robert, G. (2010). The productive ward: releasing time to care - learning and impact review. Coventry, GB: NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
Griffiths, P., & Kafetz, A. (Ed.) (2010). Why look at deaths after surgery? London, GB: Dr. Foster Research.
Robinson, S., & Griffiths, P. (2007). Nursing education and regulation: international profiles and perspectives. London, GB: National Nursing Research Unit.

Reviews

Dall'ora, C., & Griffiths, P. (2017). Flexible nurse staffing in hospital wards: the effects on costs and patient outcomes. Health Work: Evidence Briefs, 3(1).
Griffiths, P., & Dall'ora, C. (2017). Shift work in hospitals: what are the effects on patient and employee outcomes? Health Work: Evidence Briefs, 2(1), 1-2.
Dall'ora, C., Pope, C., Crouch, R., Sujan, M., & Griffiths, P. (2017). Skill mix and new roles in Emergency and Urgent care: what is the evidence? Health Work: Evidence Briefs, 2, 1-2.

Working Paper

Bridges, J., Lucas, G., Wiseman, T., & Griffiths, P. (2016). Preparedness of UK workforce to deliver cancer care to older people: summary report from a scoping review. (Working Papers in the Health Sciences). Southampton, GB: University of Southampton. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17580.05767

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