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Dr Fiona Lugg-Widger
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Cyfarwyddwr Data, Uwch Gymrawd Ymchwil
Ymchwil Canolfan Treialon
Trosolwyg
Rwy'n Gyfarwyddwr Data yn y Ganolfan Ymchwil Treialon ac yn uwch fethodolegydd treialon gydag arbenigedd a gydnabyddir yn rhyngwladol mewn dylunio a chyflwyno treialon mawr, cymhleth, amlddisgyblaethol ac astudiaethau iechyd poblogaeth. Mae fy ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar y defnydd effeithiol o ddata a gasglwyd yn rheolaidd a'i gysylltu i gynhyrchu tystiolaeth sy'n berthnasol i bolisi sy'n gwella canlyniadau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol.
Fel Cyfarwyddwr Data, rwy'n darparu uwch arweinyddiaeth i dîm Data a Thechnoleg y Ganolfan, gan lunio strategaeth a gweithrediadau data. Mae fy nghylch gwaith yn rhychwantu'r cylch bywyd data ymchwil cyfan - gan gynnwys data treialon posibl pwrpasol, data ansoddol, data arferol a chysylltiedig, llywodraethu, rhannu data, ac integreiddio mathau o ddata sy'n dod i'r amlwg.
Rwy'n parhau i arwain portffolio data arferol y Ganolfan, gan sicrhau arferion data o ansawdd uchel, tryloyw ac effeithlon ar draws astudiaethau. Rwyf hefyd yn arweinydd gweithredol ar gyfer ein gweithgor ar fabwysiadu AI cyfrifol o fewn cyflwyno treialon gweithredol, gan archwilio a gweithredu dulliau arloesol sy'n gwella effeithlonrwydd treialon, ansawdd data, awtomeiddio llif gwaith, a chymorth penderfyniadau wrth sicrhau ymarfer cydymffurfio, tryloyw a dynol-ganolog.
Rwy'n ymrwymedig i greu diwylliant ymchwil cadarnhaol, cefnogol ac mae gen i ddiddordeb cryf mewn lles staff a myfyrwyr. Rwy'n rheolwr iACT achrededig ac yn arwain Grŵp Lles Gwaith y Ganolfan.
Mewn cydweithrediad â'r Ganolfan CARE, rwy'n cyd-arwain astudiaeth CARE Lab a ariennir gan NIHR gyda'r Athro Jonathan Scourfield. Nod CARE Lab yw trawsnewid ymchwil gofal cymdeithasol i oedolion drwy ddatblygu ffyrdd gwell o ddefnyddio setiau data gofal cymdeithasol cymhleth, nodi bylchau yn y gronfa dystiolaeth bresennol a chreu dulliau newydd sy'n seiliedig ar ddata i wella canlyniadau i oedolion sy'n manteisio ar ofal a chymorth yng Nghymru.
Rwyf hefyd yn arwain gwaith i wella hygyrchedd data, arloesedd methodolegol, ac ymddiriedaeth y cyhoedd. Mae hyn yn cynnwys y Prosiect Trafod Data, a gyd-ddatblygodd ddeg argymhelliad gyda deugain aelod o'r cyhoedd yn y DU ar sut y dylai perchnogion data wneud a rhannu data synthetig, a sut y dylent siarad â'r cyhoedd amdano.
Meithrin Gallu a Datblygu Sgiliau
Mae gen i hanes cryf o ddatblygu gallu ymchwil, gan gynnwys:
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Croesawu interniaid drwy Raglen Interniaeth Du HDR UK
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Cefnogi Cydrannau Dethol Myfyrwyr MEDIC
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Goruchwylio myfyrwyr PhD
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Arwain mentrau hyfforddi cenedlaethol a ledled y DU i gryfhau sgiliau mewn ymchwil data arferol
Mae hyn yn cynnwys fy ngwaith presennol gyda TOP-CAT fel rhan o raglen Trawsnewid Data ar gyfer Treialon HDR UK a HDR UK Wales - datblygu a darparu cyrsiau a hyfforddiant ar gyfer cymuned treialon y DU gan ddefnyddio data systemau iechyd. Mae cynnwys hyfforddiant ar gael ar HDR UK Futures, chwiliwch am 'dreialon'.
Ymddiriedaeth y Cyhoedd a Chyfathrebu
Mae cryfhau dealltwriaeth y cyhoedd o ddata arferol yn rhan allweddol o fy ngwaith. Mewn partneriaeth â chyfranwyr cyhoeddus, rydym wedi cyd-gynhyrchu animeiddiadau sydd ar gael am ddim sy'n esbonio:
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Beth yw data arferol?
https://youtu.be/f5JUjT_oh48 -
Sut mae ymchwilwyr yn defnyddio data arferol
https://youtu.be/f5JUjT_oh48
Mae'r adnoddau hyn yn cefnogi tryloywder, ymddiriedaeth, a deialog gyhoeddus gwybodus ynghylch defnyddio data mewn ymchwil.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2026. Understanding inequalities in adult social care in Wales: Protocol for the CARE lab linked administrative data study. International Journal of Population Data Science 11 (1)(10.23889/ijpds.v11i1.3393)
- Westlake, D. et al. 2026. A cluster randomised controlled trial of Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) in England. Research on Social Work Practice 36 (5), pp.651-671. (10.1177/10497315251338227)
- Hotchkiss, L. et al., 2026. UK Synthetic Data Community Group - The VSTAR framework for responsible synthetic data. International Journal of Population Data Science 11 (5), pp.3645. (10.23889/ijpds.v11i5.3645)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2026. Embedding the public voice in clinical trials: developing public-informed training for patient data research. Research Involvement and Engagement 12 (1) 108. (10.1186/s40900-026-00928-y)
- Kearney, P. M. et al., 2026. Reporting of cohort and routinely collected data in randomised controlled trial protocols (SPIRIT-ROUTINE): extension checklist with explanation and elaboration. BMJ 393 e087095. (10.1136/bmj-2025-087095)
- Young, H. et al. 2026. A Sexual health and healthy relationships intervention for Further Education (SaFE): a synopsis of results from a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial including an assessment of the feasibility of record linkage and a health economic analysis. Public Health Research 14 (6), pp.1-32. (10.3310/GJHY3724)
- Aslam, R. W. et al. 2026. Optimisation of a sexual health and healthy relationships intervention for Further Education in England and Wales (SaFE). Public Health Research 14 (6), pp.33-52. (10.3310/AHDP8546)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2026. Characteristics of women, intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes among users of intrapartum water immersion: The UK POOL Cohort Study. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 53 (1), pp.55-66. (10.1111/birt.12921)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2026. Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and their babies: the POOL cohort study with nested qualitative component. Health Technology Assessment 30 (15)(10.3310/GGHD6684)
2025
- Nollett, C. et al. 2025. Discussing data: A UK-wide public consultation on the use of low fidelity synthetic data for research. International Journal of Population Data Science 10 (1) 32. (10.23889/ijpds.v10i1.2962)
- Frayling, L. et al., 2025. Review of synthetic data terminology for privacy preserving use cases. International Journal of Population Data Science 10 (2) 08. (10.23889/ijpds.v10i2.2967)
- Coffey, M. et al., 2025. Severe mental illness and last year of life: Identifying service use from a National Health Service digital dashboard in Wales, UK. Journal of Mental Health 34 (5), pp.549-555. (10.1080/09638237.2025.2512306)
- Schroeder, E. et al., 2025. Family VOICE: family group conferencing for children and families: implementation, context and cost-effectiveness [Abstract]. Presented at: 2nd North American Conference on Integrated Care Calgary, Canada 15-17 October 2024. Vol. 25.Vol. 178. (10.5334/ijic.NACIC24178)
- Schroeder, E. et al., 2025. Economic evaluation of a school-based social worker intervention (SWIS) [Abstract]. Presented at: 2nd North American Conference on Integrated Care Calgary, Canada 15-17 October 2024. Vol. 25.Vol. 060. (10.5334/ijic.NACIC24060)
- Reeve, N. F. et al. 2025. Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke following microbiologically confirmed urinary tract infection: a self-controlled case series study using linked electronic health data. BMJ Open 15 (6) e097754. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097754)
- Maddison, R. et al. 2025. Adapting historical clinical genetic test records for anonymised data linkage: obstacles and opportunities. International Journal of Population Data Science 8 (5), pp.1-6. (10.23889/ijpds.v8i5.2924)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2025. Use of linked administrative adult social care data for research: a scoping review of existing UK studies. The British Journal of Social Work 55 (1), pp.437-452. (10.1093/bjsw/bcae151)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2025. Authors' Reply [Letter to the Editor]. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 132 (2), pp.226-227. (10.1111/1471-0528.17960)
- Calvert, C. et al., 2025. Developing generic clinical trial animated explainer videos in the UK: results of a survey and case study. Trials 26 (1), pp.25. (10.1186/s13063-024-08687-5)
2024
- Williams-Thomas, R. et al. 2024. Sexual health and healthy relationships for Further Education (SaFE) in Wales and England: results from a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 14 e091355. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091355)
- Bowes, L. et al., 2024. The effects and costs of an anti-bullying program (KiVa) in UK primary schools: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine 54 (15), pp.4362-4373. (10.1017/S0033291724002666)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2024. Maternal and neonatal outcomes among spontaneous vaginal births occurring in or out of water following intrapartum water immersion: The POOL cohort study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 131 (12), pp.1650-1659. (10.1111/1471-0528.17878)
- Schroeder, E. et al., 2024. The cost-effectiveness and cost-consequences of a school-based social worker intervention: a within-trial economic evaluation. Children and Youth Services Review 166 107928. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107928)
- Bennett, V. et al. 2024. Student perspectives on school-based social workers: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Children's Services 19 (3), pp.189-221. (10.1108/JCS-04-2023-0021)
- Twine, C. P. et al. 2024. Challenges of using routinely collected healthcare system data in randomised trials. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 68 (3), pp.416-417. (10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.05.010)
- Thompson, P. A. et al., 2024. Statistical analysis plan for the SOLUTIONS randomised controlled trial with internal pilot: Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in 10–17-year-olds presenting at policy custody. Trials 25 633. (10.1186/s13063-024-08457-3)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2024. Exploring public views on the use of synthetic datasets for research - results from the DELIMIT study. International Journal of Population Data Science 9 (5) 426. (10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2919)
- Wood, S. et al. 2024. Family group conference provision in UK local authorities and associations with children looked after rates. The British Journal of Social Work 54 (5), pp.2045-2066. (10.1093/bjsw/bcae019)
- Hughes, K. et al. 2024. Long-term consequences of urinary tract infection in childhood: an electronic population-based cohort study in Welsh primary and secondary care. British Journal of General Practice 74 (743), pp.e371-e378. (10.3399/BJGP.2023.0174)
- Schroeder, E. et al., 2024. The cost-effectiveness and cost-consequences of a school-based social worker intervention: a within-trial economic evaluation. SSRN 4776734. (10.2139/ssrn.4776734)
2023
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2023. The practicalities of adapting UK maternity clinical information systems for observational research: Experiences of the POOL study. International Journal of Population Data Science 8 (1) 18. (10.23889/ijpds.v8i1.2072)
- Cannings-John, R. et al. 2023. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domiciliary care workers in Wales, UK: a data linkage cohort study using the SAIL Databank. BMJ Open 13 (6) e070637. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070637)
- Williams, A. D. N. et al. 2023. A DELPHI study priority setting the remaining challenges for the use of routinely collected data in trials: COMORANT-UK. Trials 24 (1) 243. (10.1186/s13063-023-07251-x)
- Cavallaro, F. et al., 2023. Lessons learned from using linked administrative data to evaluate the Family Nurse Partnership in England and Scotland. International Journal of Population Data Science 8 (1)(10.23889/ijpds.v8i1.2113)
- Channon, S. et al. 2023. Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment 27 (1)(10.3310/NKIX8285)
- Adara, L. et al. 2023. The Social Workers in Schools Trial: An evaluation of school based social work.. Project Report.Early Intervention Foundation.
2022
- Wood, S. et al. 2022. A UK-wide survey of family group conference provision. Project Report.Cardiff: CASCADE.
- Prout, H. et al. 2022. “I don't mean to be rude, but could you put a mask on while I'm here?” A qualitative study of risks experienced by domiciliary care workers in Wales during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Health and Social Care in the Community 30 (6), pp.e6601-e6612. (10.1111/hsc.14109)
- Channon, S. et al. 2022. The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22 778. (10.1186/s12884-022-05077-0)
- Waters, C. S. et al. 2022. The impact of a specialist home-visiting intervention on the language outcomes of young mothers and their children: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychology 10 224. (10.1186/s40359-022-00926-1)
- Reeve, N. F. et al. 2022. Myocardial infarction and stroke subsequent to urinary tract infection (MISSOURI): protocol for a self-controlled case series using linked electronic health records. BMJ Open 12 e064586. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064586)
- Westlake, D. et al. 2022. Evaluating a school-based intervention through routine local authority data and national school data: challenges and opportunities. Presented at: International Population Data Linkage Conference 2022 7 - 9 September 2022. Vol. 7.Vol. 3. (10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.1886)
- Westlake, D. et al. 2022. The SWIS trial: protocol of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of school based social work. PLoS ONE 17 (6) e0265354.. (10.1371/journal.pone.0265354)
- McCarthy, M. et al., 2022. A study protocol for the development of a SPIRIT extension for trials conducted using cohorts and routinely collected data (SPIRIT-ROUTINE). HRB Open Research 4 82. (10.12688/hrbopenres.13314.1)
- Robling, M. et al. 2022. A nurse-led home-visitation programme for first-time mothers in reducing maltreatment and improving child health and development (BB:2-6): longer-term outcomes from a randomised cohort using data-linkage. BMJ Open 12 (2) e049960. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049960)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2022. Identifying researcher learning needs to develop online training for UK researchers working with administrative data: CENTRIC training. International Journal of Population Data Science 7 (1) 1712. (10.23889/ijpds.v7i1.1712)
- Cannings-John, R. et al. 2022. Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the POOL study: establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: a cohort study with nested qualitative component. British Medical Journal
- Smith, P. et al. 2022. Protocol for a feasibility study of a cancer symptom awareness campaign to support the rapid diagnostic centre referral pathway in a socioeconomically deprived area: Targeted Intensive Community-based campaign To Optimise Cancer awareness (TIC-TOC). BMJ Open 12 (10) e063280. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063280)
2021
- Coulman, E. et al. 2021. Early positive approaches to support (E-PAtS) for families of young children with intellectual disability: a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry 12 729129. (10.3389/fpsyt.2021.729129)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2021. Establishing the impact of COVID-19 on the health outcomes of domiciliary care workers in Wales using routine data: a protocol for the OSCAR study. International Journal of Population Data Science 5 (4) 08. (10.23889/ijpds.v5i4.1656)
- Robling, M. et al. 2021. The Family Nurse Partnership to reduce maltreatment and improve child health and development in young children: the BB:2 6 routine data-linkage follow-up to earlier RCT. Public Health Research 9 2. (10.3310/phr09020)
- Coulman, E. et al. 2021. The acceptability and feasibility of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention (the Plan-it Study): A Protocol Paper. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 7 (1)(10.15761/COGRM.1000325)
- Milton, R. et al. 2021. Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: a cohort study with nested qualitative component: The protocol for the POOL study. BMJ Open 11 (1) e040684. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040684)
2020
- Buchanan, E. et al., 2020. Assessing predictors of respiratory tract infections in infants born to teenage mothers; secondary analysis of the Building Blocks trial data. Family Practice 37 (5), pp.623-630. (10.1093/fampra/cmaa037)
- Coulman, E. et al. 2020. The Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) study: study protocol for a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a group programme (E-PAtS) for family caregivers of young children with intellectual disability. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 6 (1) 147. (10.1186/s40814-020-00689-9)
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2020. Assessing the impact of a family nurse-led intervention on young mothers’ references to internal states. Infant Mental Health Journal 41 (4), pp.463-476. (10.1002/imhj.21849)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2020. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme in first time young mothers in Scotland: a protocol for a natural experiment. International Journal of Population Data Science 5 (1) 12. (10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1154)
2019
- Trubey, R. et al. 2019. Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review. BMJ Open 9 (5), pp.-. e022105. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022105)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2019. Long-term outcomes of urinary tract infection (UTI) in Childhood (LUCI): protocol for an electronic record-linked cohort study. BMJ Open 9 e024210. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024210)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. and Robling, M. 2019. Routinely collected data for trialists: The need for continued conversations and solution sharing [Letter]. Clinical Trials 16 (2), pp.217-218. (10.1177/1740774518814760)
2018
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2018. Challenges in accessing routinely collected data from multiple providers in the UK for primary studies: Managing the morass. International Journal of Population Data Science 3 (3) 2. (10.23889/ijpds.v3i3.432)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2018. Evaluating the Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Scotland: a natural experiment approach. International Journal of Population Data Science 3 (4) 994. (10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.994)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2018. Assessing the impact of specialist home visiting upon maltreatment in England: a feasibility study of data linkage from a public health trial to routine health and social care data. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 4 98. (10.1186/s40814-018-0294-4)
2017
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2017. Assessing the medium-term impact of a home-visiting programme on child maltreatment in England: protocol for a routine data linkage study. BMJ Open 7 e015728. (10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015728)
2015
- Cannings-John, R. et al. 2015. Are we getting the whole picture? Measuring outcomes using routinely collected data in long term follow-up: an example from BB:2-6. Trials 16 (S2) O69. (10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-O69)
- Lugg, F. et al. 2015. Managing the morass. Lessons learned from establishing a data linkage model for long-term follow up of a trial cohort using routine health and education data. Trials 16 (S2) O70. (10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-O70)
- Lugg, F. et al. 2015. Parental views on childhood vaccination against viral gastroenteritis-a qualitative interview study. Family Practice 32 (4), pp.456-461. (10.1093/fampra/cmv035)
2014
- Lugg, F. 2014. The management of paediatric gastroenteritis. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Cynadleddau
- Schroeder, E. et al., 2025. Family VOICE: family group conferencing for children and families: implementation, context and cost-effectiveness [Abstract]. Presented at: 2nd North American Conference on Integrated Care Calgary, Canada 15-17 October 2024. Vol. 25.Vol. 178. (10.5334/ijic.NACIC24178)
- Schroeder, E. et al., 2025. Economic evaluation of a school-based social worker intervention (SWIS) [Abstract]. Presented at: 2nd North American Conference on Integrated Care Calgary, Canada 15-17 October 2024. Vol. 25.Vol. 060. (10.5334/ijic.NACIC24060)
- Westlake, D. et al. 2022. Evaluating a school-based intervention through routine local authority data and national school data: challenges and opportunities. Presented at: International Population Data Linkage Conference 2022 7 - 9 September 2022. Vol. 7.Vol. 3. (10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.1886)
Erthyglau
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2026. Understanding inequalities in adult social care in Wales: Protocol for the CARE lab linked administrative data study. International Journal of Population Data Science 11 (1)(10.23889/ijpds.v11i1.3393)
- Westlake, D. et al. 2026. A cluster randomised controlled trial of Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) in England. Research on Social Work Practice 36 (5), pp.651-671. (10.1177/10497315251338227)
- Hotchkiss, L. et al., 2026. UK Synthetic Data Community Group - The VSTAR framework for responsible synthetic data. International Journal of Population Data Science 11 (5), pp.3645. (10.23889/ijpds.v11i5.3645)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2026. Embedding the public voice in clinical trials: developing public-informed training for patient data research. Research Involvement and Engagement 12 (1) 108. (10.1186/s40900-026-00928-y)
- Kearney, P. M. et al., 2026. Reporting of cohort and routinely collected data in randomised controlled trial protocols (SPIRIT-ROUTINE): extension checklist with explanation and elaboration. BMJ 393 e087095. (10.1136/bmj-2025-087095)
- Young, H. et al. 2026. A Sexual health and healthy relationships intervention for Further Education (SaFE): a synopsis of results from a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial including an assessment of the feasibility of record linkage and a health economic analysis. Public Health Research 14 (6), pp.1-32. (10.3310/GJHY3724)
- Aslam, R. W. et al. 2026. Optimisation of a sexual health and healthy relationships intervention for Further Education in England and Wales (SaFE). Public Health Research 14 (6), pp.33-52. (10.3310/AHDP8546)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2026. Characteristics of women, intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes among users of intrapartum water immersion: The UK POOL Cohort Study. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 53 (1), pp.55-66. (10.1111/birt.12921)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2026. Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and their babies: the POOL cohort study with nested qualitative component. Health Technology Assessment 30 (15)(10.3310/GGHD6684)
- Nollett, C. et al. 2025. Discussing data: A UK-wide public consultation on the use of low fidelity synthetic data for research. International Journal of Population Data Science 10 (1) 32. (10.23889/ijpds.v10i1.2962)
- Frayling, L. et al., 2025. Review of synthetic data terminology for privacy preserving use cases. International Journal of Population Data Science 10 (2) 08. (10.23889/ijpds.v10i2.2967)
- Coffey, M. et al., 2025. Severe mental illness and last year of life: Identifying service use from a National Health Service digital dashboard in Wales, UK. Journal of Mental Health 34 (5), pp.549-555. (10.1080/09638237.2025.2512306)
- Reeve, N. F. et al. 2025. Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke following microbiologically confirmed urinary tract infection: a self-controlled case series study using linked electronic health data. BMJ Open 15 (6) e097754. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097754)
- Maddison, R. et al. 2025. Adapting historical clinical genetic test records for anonymised data linkage: obstacles and opportunities. International Journal of Population Data Science 8 (5), pp.1-6. (10.23889/ijpds.v8i5.2924)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2025. Use of linked administrative adult social care data for research: a scoping review of existing UK studies. The British Journal of Social Work 55 (1), pp.437-452. (10.1093/bjsw/bcae151)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2025. Authors' Reply [Letter to the Editor]. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 132 (2), pp.226-227. (10.1111/1471-0528.17960)
- Calvert, C. et al., 2025. Developing generic clinical trial animated explainer videos in the UK: results of a survey and case study. Trials 26 (1), pp.25. (10.1186/s13063-024-08687-5)
- Williams-Thomas, R. et al. 2024. Sexual health and healthy relationships for Further Education (SaFE) in Wales and England: results from a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 14 e091355. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091355)
- Bowes, L. et al., 2024. The effects and costs of an anti-bullying program (KiVa) in UK primary schools: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine 54 (15), pp.4362-4373. (10.1017/S0033291724002666)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2024. Maternal and neonatal outcomes among spontaneous vaginal births occurring in or out of water following intrapartum water immersion: The POOL cohort study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 131 (12), pp.1650-1659. (10.1111/1471-0528.17878)
- Schroeder, E. et al., 2024. The cost-effectiveness and cost-consequences of a school-based social worker intervention: a within-trial economic evaluation. Children and Youth Services Review 166 107928. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107928)
- Bennett, V. et al. 2024. Student perspectives on school-based social workers: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Children's Services 19 (3), pp.189-221. (10.1108/JCS-04-2023-0021)
- Twine, C. P. et al. 2024. Challenges of using routinely collected healthcare system data in randomised trials. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 68 (3), pp.416-417. (10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.05.010)
- Thompson, P. A. et al., 2024. Statistical analysis plan for the SOLUTIONS randomised controlled trial with internal pilot: Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in 10–17-year-olds presenting at policy custody. Trials 25 633. (10.1186/s13063-024-08457-3)
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- Lugg, F. 2014. The management of paediatric gastroenteritis. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
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Ymchwil
Mae fy ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar ddylunio, cyflwyno a datblygu methodolegol treialon iechyd poblogaeth a gofal cymdeithasol cymhleth, gyda phwyslais arbennig ar y defnydd effeithiol o ffynonellau data a gasglir yn rheolaidd, wedi'u cysylltu ac sy'n dod i'r amlwg. Mae gen i ddiddordeb mawr mewn hyrwyddo seilwaith data, modelau llywodraethu, a dulliau dadansoddol sy'n galluogi ymchwil o ansawdd uchel, sy'n berthnasol i bolisi, gan gynnwys gwaith ar setiau data gofal cymdeithasol oedolion, ymyriadau gwaith cymdeithasol, a gwerthusiadau gwasanaeth ar raddfa fawr.
Mae rhan amlwg o fy ngwaith yn ymroddedig i ymyriadau blynyddoedd cynnar a theuluoedd, gan gynnwys gwerthusiadau ar raddfa fawr o'r Bartneriaeth Nyrsio Teulu, treial Gweithwyr Cymdeithasol mewn Ysgolion , a'r rhaglen Cynhadledd Grŵp Teulu . Mae'r astudiaethau hyn yn defnyddio dyluniadau trylwyr, dulliau cymysg, a chysylltiad data helaeth i ddeall sut mae cymorth cynnar i deuluoedd yn effeithio ar ganlyniadau bywyd hwyrach, defnyddio gwasanaethau, lles, a diogelu.
Mae fy mhortffolio ehangach o waith yn canolbwyntio ar wella'r sylfeini methodolegol ar gyfer treialon gan ddefnyddio data arferol - datblygu canllawiau adrodd, nodi bylchau methodolegol blaenoriaeth a chreu rhaglenni hyfforddi cenedlaethol. Mae hyn yn ymestyn i ddefnydd cyfrifol o ddata synthetig, ymddiriedaeth y cyhoedd, a chyfathrebu tryloyw am ddefnyddio data.
Rwyf hefyd yn arwain ac yn cydweithio ar werthusiadau o ymyriadau cymhleth ar draws systemau addysg, iechyd, cyfiawnder ieuenctid, a lles plant, gan ddefnyddio dulliau cymysg a chysylltiad data i ddeall canlyniadau, llwybrau achosol, ac effeithiau system.
Gyda'i gilydd, mae fy grantiau yn adlewyrchu diddordebau ymchwil yn:
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Data arferol, cysylltiedig a gweinyddol, gan gynnwys setiau data gofal cymdeithasol, heddlu, iechyd, addysg a'r gweithlu
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Ymchwil gofal cymdeithasol oedolion, yn enwedig pŵer data cysylltiedig ac arloesi methodolegol
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Methodoleg ar gyfer treialon gan ddefnyddio data arferol, gan gynnwys canllawiau, gosod blaenoriaethau, data synthetig, ac AI cyfrifol
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Gwerthusiad ymyrraeth gymhleth ar draws iechyd cyhoeddus, gofal cymdeithasol, cyfiawnder ieuenctid, ac addysg
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COVID-19 ac ymchwil iechyd y gweithlu
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Meithrin gallu ymchwil, gan gynnwys rhaglenni hyfforddi, dulliau consensws, ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid, a chynnwys y cyhoedd
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Gwella cyflwyno treialon trwy arloesi data, AI, a phrosesau gweithredol gwell
Mae'r corff hwn o waith yn adlewyrchu ymrwymiad i gryfhau'r sylfaen dystiolaeth ar gyfer gwasanaethau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, gwella ymchwil wedi'i alluogi gan ddata, a sicrhau bod treialon data-ddwys yn cael eu cynnal yn foesegol, yn dryloyw, ac mewn partneriaeth â'r cyhoedd.
Bywgraffiad
Rwy'n cyfrannu'n rheolaidd at weminarau cenedlaethol, sgyrsiau gwahoddedig, a fforymau polisi ar ddata arferol, cysylltu data, a methodoleg treialon, ac wedi darparu tystiolaeth arbenigol i bwyllgorau seneddol y DU. Mae fy ymchwil wedi cael sylw eang yn y cyfryngau, gan gynnwys BBC, ITV, Wales Online a The Independent. Rwy'n gwasanaethu ar sawl pwyllgor cynghori cyllid, moeseg a data cenedlaethol ac wedi derbyn gwobrau diweddar am arloesi a meithrin gallu. Rwyf hefyd yn cymryd rhan mewn deialog gyhoeddus a pholisi trwy flogiau a sylwebaeth gwahoddedig.
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
Cyflwyniad Llafar Gorau: Categori Hyfforddiant a Meithrin Capasiti (Cynhadledd ADR UK 2025)
Enillydd Gwobr Cyflwyniad Llafar Arloesi mewn Cynnwys Cleifion a'r Cyhoedd (Cynhadledd Methodoleg Treialon Clinigol Rhyngwladol 2024)
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
Grŵp cynghori rhanddeiliaid 'CASCID-2' (Catalog Data Unigol Gofal Cymdeithasol) Hydref 2025 - presennol
Treialon Methodoleg Partneriaeth Ymchwil Grŵp Strategaeth Gwybodeg Iechyd. Mawrth 2020 - Presennol
Treialon Methodoleg Partneriaeth Ymchwil Gwybodeg Iechyd Grŵp Pwnc Data Arferol. Mawrth 2020 - Presennol
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
Tachwedd 2025 - Presennol: Cyfarwyddwr Data, Uwch Gymrawd Ymchwil, Canolfan Ymchwil Treialon (CTR), Prifysgol Caerdydd
Gorffennaf 2023 – Tachwedd 2025: Dirprwy Gyfarwyddwr Data, Uwch Gymrawd Ymchwil, Canolfan Ymchwil Treialon (CTR), Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ionawr 2019 – Gorffennaf 2023: Cymrawd Ymchwil – Data Arferol, Canolfan Ymchwil Treialon (CTR), Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ebrill 2014 – Rhagfyr 2018: Cydymaith Ymchwil– Data Arferol, Canolfan Ymchwil Treialon (CTR), Prifysgol Caerdydd.
Ionawr 2011 – Ebrill 2014: Ysgoloriaeth PhD, Adran Gofal Sylfaenol ac Iechyd y Cyhoedd, Prifysgol Caerdydd.
Ymrwymiadau siarad cyhoeddus
Digwyddiadau a gweminarau siaradwyr gwahoddedig diweddar
- Data Arferol mewn Treialon Clinigol: Newidiwr Gêm neu Cur pen Gweithredol? – Siaradwr gwaddedig. Cyfarfod Dulliau Treial ICTU / NIHR. Ebrill 2025.
- Defnyddio data gofal iechyd arferol mewn treialon clinigol – Gweminar Rhwydwaith Rheolwyr Treialon y DU. Mawrth 2025. Ar gael yma: https://hdruklearn.org/videos/course-v1:HDRUK+UKTMN001VID001+2025
- Treialon a Chysylltu Data: Celf y Posibl - Cyfres Gweminar Arddangos SAIL Hydref 2024. Ar gael yma: https://saildatabank.com/sail-showcase-webinar-october-2024/
- Consensws ar gyfleoedd methodolegol ar gyfer data a threialon arferol - COMORANT-UK. Gweminar Haf Partneriaeth Ymchwil Methodoleg Treialon MRC-NIHR 2022. Ar gael yma: https://youtu.be/McaUmLpBWmk
Gweithgareddau Ymgysylltu â'r Cyhoedd a Pholisi
- Prif seminar Fforwm Polisi Cymru: Blaenoriaethau ar gyfer gofal iechyd yng Nghymru – Mawrth 2025. Siaradwr arbenigol gwadd ac aelod o'r Panel
- Cynhadledd Ymchwil a Gwyddoniaeth Iechyd y Cyhoedd 2021: Plant a Phobl Ifanc "Gweithredu a gwerthuso rhaglen ymweld â'r cartref dwys trwyddedig" Aelod o'r Panel
- Pwyllgor Gwyddoniaeth a Thechnoleg Tŷ'r Cyffredin – Ymchwiliad Llywodraeth Ddigidol. 2018. Tystiolaeth lafar ac ysgrifenedig.
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
Aelod o'r Pwyllgor Rhaglen Ymchwil NIHR ar gyfer Cyllido Gofal Cymdeithasol Medi 2025 - presennol
Aelod o Bwyllgor Cyllido Asthma ac Ysgyfaint y DU Chwefror 2025 – Mai 2025
Pwyllgor Uniondeb a Moeseg Ymchwil Agored Medi 2021 – Awst 2025
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Arbenigeddau
- Gofal Cymdeithasol i Oedolion
- Gwaith cymdeithasol plant a theuluoedd
- Gofal Cymdeithasol i Blant
- Treialon Clinigol
- Cofnodion Iechyd Electronig
