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Mr Stuart Hellard
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Data Manager
Overview
Data Manager Cardiff University School of Medicine, within the WHO collaborative Centre . Over 10 Years experience working with patient safety and avoidable harm data. Research data management, Redcap Database development and administration, Portofino Platform Administration and development. SQL, Data cleansing \ data migration, anonymisation, reporting and secure management of sensitive data. Contributed to published research examining patient safety and avoidable harm accross primary care, prison healthcare, paediatric care and palliative and end of life care. Practical data management expertise with strong emphasis on responsible data stewardship.
Publication
2026
- Bowers, B. et al. 2026. Understanding end-of-life injectable medication patient safety origin incidents in the community: a mixed-methods analysis of national incident-reporting data. International Journal of Nursing Studies 180 105544. (10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105544)
- Bowers, B. et al. 2026. Understanding the origins of end-of-life injectable medication patient safety incidents in the community: a mixed-methods analysis [Abstract]. Presented at: SAPC ASM 2026 St Andrews, Scotland, UK 24-26th June 2026. SAPC ASM 2026 Abstract Booklet. SAPC. , pp.228-229. (10.37361/asm.2026.1.1)
- Alsuwat, M. et al., 2026. Exploring medication-related safety incidents and avoidable harm in English prisons: a combined national retrospective record review study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 34 (S1), pp.i48-i48. (10.1093/ijpp/riag034.066)
- Bowers, B. et al., 2026. Learning from end-of-life injectable medication patient safety incidents in the community: a mixed-methods analysis. British Journal of General Practice 76 (763), pp.e151-e162. (10.3399/bjgp.2025.0106)
2025
- Hope, I. et al. 2025. Revealing the hidden harms in end-of-life care: a mixed-methods characterisation of reported safety incidents involving injectable symptom control medication.. British Journal of General Practice (10.3399/BJGP.2025.0301)
- Brown, A. et al., 2025. Multiple points of system failure underpin continuous subcutaneous infusion safety incidents in palliative care: A mixed methods analysis. Palliative Medicine 39 (1), pp.7-21. (10.1177/02692163241287639)
2024
- Carson-Stevens, A. et al. 2024. Understanding the scale and nature of avoidable healthcare-associated harm for prisoners in England: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 14 (12) e085607. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085607)
- Shaw, J. et al., 2024. Understanding the scale and nature of avoidable harm in prison healthcare. Project Report.
- Ball, E. et al., 2024. 6637 How do families mitigate paediatric safety incidents in emergency departments? A multi-method national analysis of incident reports. Archives of Disease in Childhood 109 , pp.A400-A401. (10.1136/archdischild-2024-rcpch.629)
2023
- McFadzean, I. J. et al. 2023. Patient safety in prisons: a multi-method analysis of reported incidents in England. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 116 (7), pp.236-245. (10.1177/01410768231166138)
- Rees, P. et al. 2023. Family role in paediatric safety incidents: a retrospective study protocol. BMJ Open 13 (7) e075058. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075058)
2021
- Avery, A. J. et al., 2021. Incidence, nature and causes of avoidable significant harm in primary care in England: retrospective case note review. BMJ Quality and Safety 30 , pp.961-976. (10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011405)
- Yardley, S. et al., 2021. Mixed methods study protocol: Do national reporting and learning system medication incidents in palliative care reflect patient and carer concerns about medication management and safety?. BMJ Open 11 (9)(10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048696)
Articles
- Bowers, B. et al. 2026. Understanding end-of-life injectable medication patient safety origin incidents in the community: a mixed-methods analysis of national incident-reporting data. International Journal of Nursing Studies 180 105544. (10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105544)
- Alsuwat, M. et al., 2026. Exploring medication-related safety incidents and avoidable harm in English prisons: a combined national retrospective record review study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 34 (S1), pp.i48-i48. (10.1093/ijpp/riag034.066)
- Bowers, B. et al., 2026. Learning from end-of-life injectable medication patient safety incidents in the community: a mixed-methods analysis. British Journal of General Practice 76 (763), pp.e151-e162. (10.3399/bjgp.2025.0106)
- Hope, I. et al. 2025. Revealing the hidden harms in end-of-life care: a mixed-methods characterisation of reported safety incidents involving injectable symptom control medication.. British Journal of General Practice (10.3399/BJGP.2025.0301)
- Brown, A. et al., 2025. Multiple points of system failure underpin continuous subcutaneous infusion safety incidents in palliative care: A mixed methods analysis. Palliative Medicine 39 (1), pp.7-21. (10.1177/02692163241287639)
- Carson-Stevens, A. et al. 2024. Understanding the scale and nature of avoidable healthcare-associated harm for prisoners in England: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 14 (12) e085607. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085607)
- Ball, E. et al., 2024. 6637 How do families mitigate paediatric safety incidents in emergency departments? A multi-method national analysis of incident reports. Archives of Disease in Childhood 109 , pp.A400-A401. (10.1136/archdischild-2024-rcpch.629)
- McFadzean, I. J. et al. 2023. Patient safety in prisons: a multi-method analysis of reported incidents in England. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 116 (7), pp.236-245. (10.1177/01410768231166138)
- Rees, P. et al. 2023. Family role in paediatric safety incidents: a retrospective study protocol. BMJ Open 13 (7) e075058. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075058)
- Avery, A. J. et al., 2021. Incidence, nature and causes of avoidable significant harm in primary care in England: retrospective case note review. BMJ Quality and Safety 30 , pp.961-976. (10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011405)
- Yardley, S. et al., 2021. Mixed methods study protocol: Do national reporting and learning system medication incidents in palliative care reflect patient and carer concerns about medication management and safety?. BMJ Open 11 (9)(10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048696)
Conferences
- Bowers, B. et al. 2026. Understanding the origins of end-of-life injectable medication patient safety incidents in the community: a mixed-methods analysis [Abstract]. Presented at: SAPC ASM 2026 St Andrews, Scotland, UK 24-26th June 2026. SAPC ASM 2026 Abstract Booklet. SAPC. , pp.228-229. (10.37361/asm.2026.1.1)
Monographs
- Shaw, J. et al., 2024. Understanding the scale and nature of avoidable harm in prison healthcare. Project Report.
Biography
Past 10 years further developing SQL report writing, data cleasning within a university and patient role, application support, procedure development and redesign and movement of an existing platform to a more secure area and easier access whilst retaining secure functionality
Experience with NHS research data, Patient data interogation, statistical medical data, anonymisation and data destruction.
Patient Safety research group PISA group Data Manager for the past 10 years working accross multiple projects, including co author accross investigative patient safety projects.
Early career profile includes working for the BBC in News and Current affairs for 6 years, utilising data performance for programming and costings.
Data contractor working with various agencies freelancing trouble shooting data movement and data storage development. Data parallel running of cross over systems .
NHS Mamillhad Pontypool, developed and wrote the continued development of the traffic light system for patient records between Drs Surgeries and NHS held hospital data records.
Nightingales hospital design architects, developing and populating hospital and emergency care rooms for development and build.
Panasonic TV desgin RSQA and process development . internal audit process developer and Macro camera and communication development between Japa, , Czech and Cardiff to minimise costs for travel design issues.
Ty hafan data development for life limiting charity
Care for the family data manager and development of cross over syatems for charity sector