Dr Daniella Holland-Hart

(she/her)

Bsc/Econ MA PhD

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Current research

Currently my research focuses on optimising patient experience along cancer and end of life pathways, as well as exploring policies and concepts relating to death literacy. These include: 

Systems mapping: Last year of life and unscheduled care. 

Rapid Review: The perceptions of patients, caregivers and generalist healthcare professionals on the role and value of specialist palliative care services: a rapid review (PaCERS). 

Rapid Review: The information and communication needs of patients of patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers (PaCERS). https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=434023

Realist Review: How do shared decision making approaches and patient aids influence treatment decisions for patients with advanced incurable cancer. PROSPERO: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021251690

This work is Marie Curie, Wales Cancer Research Centre (WCRC), and CRUK funded. I also conduct qualitative research for cancer trials:

(VALTIVE1) Study on the validation of Tie2 as the first tumour vascular response biomarker for VEGF inhibitors. Qualitative study of patients' perceptions of having the Tie2 biomarker test and how they might feel if their treatment was to be changed based upon the results from the test.

(SCOPE 2) Study of Chemoradiotherapy in Oesophageal cancer including PET response and dose Escalation projects. Qualitative analysis of patient experiences and perceptions of participating in a trial of escalated definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) compared with standard dose and of the two PET driven drug regimes.

(CHRONOS) Study of Comparative Health Research Outcomes of Novel Surgery in prostate cancer. Qualitative research with patients and staff participating in a trial, decision making for prostate cancer treatment pathways and patient's quality of life.  

Previous research:

(PLUS): Pharmacy Referrals for Lung Cancer Symptoms Study. Exploring the acceptability and feasibility of a pharmacy referral service for lung cancer which focused on people from lower-socio-economic communities.

(PREDICT-CAT) Predicting Self-reported Benefit for cataract patients, Supporting Decision. Making and Calibrating Health utilities for Cataract Surgery. A mixed methods study developing and user testing of a decision support intervention for cataract patients. 

(Prudent Healthcare)- exploring the perceptions and experiences of clinicians, patients and public regarding the concept of the Prudent healthcare policy, focusing on coproduction and shared decision making. 

Training and developmental needs of social care workers who support older people with learning disabilities in relation to their health.

Publications:

Holland-Hart D, Goss S, Hope I, Mann M. The information and communication needs of patients with advanced incurable cancer: A rapid review, Patient Education and Counseling. 2025.131,108559, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2024.108559.

Carucci, M., Clamp, A., Zhou, C. Hurt C, Glasspool R, Monaghan PJ, Thirkettle S, Wheatley M, Moahmood M, Narasimham M, Cox T, Morrison H, Campbell S, Nelson A, Holland-Hart D et al. The VALTIVE1 study protocol: a study for the validation of Tie2 as the first tumour vascular response biomarker for VEGF inhibitors. BMC Cancer 24, 1309 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-13073-0

Holland-Hart D, Longo M, Bridges S, et al. The experiences of patients with oesophageal cancer receiving chemoradiotherapy treatment: a qualitative study embedded in the SCOPE2 trial. BMJ Open 2024;14:e076394 https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-MCR.45

Harding, E, Holland-Hart D, Palliative Care Evidence Review Service. The perceptions of patients, caregivers and generalist healthcare professionals on the role and value of specialist palliative care services. A rapid review. Cardiff: Palliative Care Evidence Review Service (PaCERS); 2024 July. https://walescancerresearchcentre.org/pacers/

Holland D, Goss S, Hope I and Mann M. Palliative Care Evidence Review Service. The information and communication needs of patients with advanced incurable cancer: A rapid review. Cardiff: Palliative Care Evidence Review 
Service (PaCERS); December 2023. https://walescancerresearchcentre.org/pacers/

Edwards, M, Holland-Hart, D et al. 2023. Understanding how shared decision‐making approaches and patient aids influence patients with advanced cancer when deciding on palliative treatments and care: A realist review. Health Expectations (10.1111/hex.13822) 

Holland-Hart D, Edwards M, Mann M, et al.  26 A rapid realist review: how shared decision-making approaches and patient aids influence treatment decisions for patients with advanced (non-curative) cancer? BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2023;13:A11.

Holland-Hart D, McCutchan GM, Quinn-Scoggins HD, et al. (2021) Feasibility and acceptability of a community pharmacy referral service for suspected lung cancer symptoms. BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2021;8:e000772. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000772

Jordan, A., Joseph-Williams, N., Edwards, A., Holland-Hart, D., Wood, F. (2019) "I'd Like to Have More of a Say because it's my Body": Adolescents' Perceptions around Barriers and Facilitators to Shared Decision-Making. Journal of Adolescent Health, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.05.024

Holland-Hart, D., Addis, S., Edwards, A., Kenkre, J., Wood, F. (2018) Co-production and health: public and clinicians' perceptions of the barriers and facilitators, Health Expectations. Wiley doi:10.1111/hex.12834

Addis, S., Holland-Hart, D., Edwards, A., Neal, R, Wood, F. (2018), Implementing Prudent Healthcare in the NHS in Wales: what are the Barriers and Enablers for Clinicians? Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Wiley. doi:10.1111/jep.13023

Northway, R., Holland-Hart, D. and Jenkins, R. (2016), Meeting the health needs of older people with intellectual disabilities: exploring the experiences of residential social care staff. Health Soc. Community Care. doi:10.1111/hsc.12380 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hsc.12380/abstract

Northway, R., Jenkins, R. and Holland-Hart, D. (2016), Training of Residential Social Care Staff to Meet the Needs of Older People with Intellectual Disabilities who develop Age-Related Health Problems: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellect Disabilities. doi:10.1111/jar.12283

Reports

Sparrow J., Grzeda M., Frost A., Liu C., Johnston R., Scanlon P., Pithara C., Elliott D., Donovan J., Joseph-Williams N., Holland-Hart D., Donachie PHJ., Dixon P., Taylor, H., Breheny K., Kandiyali, R., Sterne J., Hollingworth W., Evans, D., Fox, F., Theodoropoulou S., Hughes, R., Quinn, M., Gray, D., Benjamin, L., Loose, A., Edwards, L., Craggs, P., Paget, F., Kapoor K., Searle J.,   Cataract Surgery: Measuring and predicting patient level vision related health benefits and harms. (2022) NIHR. https://doi.org/10.3310/BAGA4188

Chapters

Recknagel, G and Holland, D (2013) How Inclusive and How Empowering? Two Case Studies Researching the Impact of Active Citizenship Learning Initiatives in a Social Policy Context (chapter) in M Mayo, Mendiwelso-Bendek, Z and Packham, C (ed.) (2013) Community Research for Community Development, Baskingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Teaching

2024 Module Lead and Lecturer, Masters in Public Health (Health Economics, Policy and Planning module). School of Medicine. 

2022- 2023 Lecturer: Long-term conditions module- (Health literacy), School of Medicine.

2020- 2023: Tutor/ facilitator: Evidence Based Medicine module (Patient centre care -Shared decision making), School of Medicine.       

2017-2019: Lecturer: Teaching Diverse Learners, Doctoral Academy.

Biography

Education and Qualifications

2014: PhD: Sociology Goldsmiths, University of London. 

2002 MA: International Relations, Swansea University

2000 BSc/Econ: Politics with International Relations, Swansea University

2019 i-act practitioner- (Understanding and promoting positive mental health and wellbeing training) Royal College of Psychiatrists accredited

Honours and awards

ESRC CASE Studentship PhD (2019)

Academic positions

Research Associate, Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University

Research Assistant, Unit for development in Intellectual Disabilities, University of South Wales      

Committees and reviewing

Journal reviewer: BMJ Leader; Journal of Participatory Medicine; Health Expectations; PMC Public Health; Research Involvement and Engagement

Supervisions

I am interested in supervising students in the areas of:

• Palliative treatment and care
• Public Health (Qualitative research)
• Patient experience of cancer pathways and trials
• Patient communication and health literacy
• Coproduction (shared decision making)
• Healthcare policy and inequalities

Previously supervised:

• Intercalated BSc Population Medicine/ Epidemiology Dissertations:
• Factors Affecting Treatment Resiliance in Patients with Oesophago-Gastric Cancers Undergoing Palliative Chemotherapy (2022-2023)
• Patients' experiences of palliative chemotherapy consultations (Discourse Analysis) (2021-2022)
• Prudent Healthcare (Qualitative analysis) (2017-2018) 
• Student Selected Component (Content Analysis) (2022)

Past projects

Amy Gamble: Comparing the potential of the RTS,S/AS0 vaccination with current malaria preventative methods for children in sub-Saharan Africa to reduce health and socio-economic inequalities.  2022

Nina George: What the barriers and facilitators to colorectal cancer screening among ethnic minorities in developed countries?                2021

Grace King: How can breastfeeding uptake be increased in HIV positive women living in South Africa?’   2020

Daniele DeLeone: A Systematic Qualitative Review of How Different Low-Incidence Countries Afflicted with Tuberculosis Approach Healthcare Systems for Migrants in an effort to Reduce Infection. (Case Studies of Sweden and the Netherlands)  2019

Engagement

Public Engagement and Involvement Forum, PIRIT panel members, July 2023 (Health and Care Research Wales)

Public Patient Involvement- Impact Pilot 2021-2022 (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre)

PPI coordination for Optimising Patient Experience workpakage (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre)