Overview
I specialise in trials that use routinely collected data, such as health data like electronic health records (EHRs).
I'm an enthusiastic amateur in digital design & accessibility, and advocate for inclusive research culture and practices, recently completing the Wellcome funded Cynnau | Ignite programme to foster positive research culture and leadership in higher education.
Publication
2026
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2026. Obstetric Bleeding Study UK (OBS UK): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a maternity quality improvement programme to reduce excess bleeding and need for transfusion after childbirth. BMJ Open 16 e118723. (10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118723)
- 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)
- 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)
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)
- Shepherd, V. et al. 2025. Addressing the knowledge gap: development of stakeholder-informed training to improve the inclusion of adults with impaired capacity to consent in trials. Trials 26 (1) 429. (10.1186/s13063-025-09182-1)
- 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)
- Rice, F. et al. 2025. Skills for adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL): protocol for a preventive effectiveness randomised controlled trial for young people at high-familial risk of depression with treatment optimisation for parents with depression at study entry comparing online group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with treatment as usual. BMJ Open 15 e100692. (10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100692)
2024
- 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)
- Drew, C. et al. 2024. J027 - Developing lifestyle interventions for Huntington?s disease: results of a consultation on intervention development with key relevant groups [Abstract]. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 95 , pp.A171. (10.1136/jnnp-2024-EHDN.348)
- 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
- Adara, L. et al. 2023. The Social Workers in Schools Trial: An evaluation of school based social work.. Project Report.Early Intervention Foundation.
2022
- Drew, C. J. et al. 2022. F21 Co-design of a lifestyle intervention to improve quality of life in Huntington's disease. Presented at: EHDN 2022 Plenary Meeting Bologna, Italy 16-18 September 2022. Vol. 93.BMJ Publishing Group. (10.1136/jnnp-2022-ehdn.112)
- 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)
- 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)
2021
- Banerjee, J. et al., 2021. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in COVID-19: study protocol for a global registry of women with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and their neonates, understanding natural history to guide treatment and prevention. BMJ Open 11 (1) e041247. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041247)
Articles
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2026. Obstetric Bleeding Study UK (OBS UK): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a maternity quality improvement programme to reduce excess bleeding and need for transfusion after childbirth. BMJ Open 16 e118723. (10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118723)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Shepherd, V. et al. 2025. Addressing the knowledge gap: development of stakeholder-informed training to improve the inclusion of adults with impaired capacity to consent in trials. Trials 26 (1) 429. (10.1186/s13063-025-09182-1)
- Rice, F. et al. 2025. Skills for adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL): protocol for a preventive effectiveness randomised controlled trial for young people at high-familial risk of depression with treatment optimisation for parents with depression at study entry comparing online group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with treatment as usual. BMJ Open 15 e100692. (10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100692)
- 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)
- Drew, C. et al. 2024. J027 - Developing lifestyle interventions for Huntington?s disease: results of a consultation on intervention development with key relevant groups [Abstract]. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 95 , pp.A171. (10.1136/jnnp-2024-EHDN.348)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Banerjee, J. et al., 2021. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in COVID-19: study protocol for a global registry of women with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and their neonates, understanding natural history to guide treatment and prevention. BMJ Open 11 (1) e041247. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041247)
Conferences
- 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)
- Drew, C. J. et al. 2022. F21 Co-design of a lifestyle intervention to improve quality of life in Huntington's disease. Presented at: EHDN 2022 Plenary Meeting Bologna, Italy 16-18 September 2022. Vol. 93.BMJ Publishing Group. (10.1136/jnnp-2022-ehdn.112)
- 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)
Monographs
- Adara, L. et al. 2023. The Social Workers in Schools Trial: An evaluation of school based social work.. Project Report.Early Intervention Foundation.
Research
- use of routinely collected data in trials
- the public's perspectives on the use of routinely collected data in trials
- inclusivity in trials
- rare diseases
- public engagement
- digital accessibility
News articles
Contact Details
[email protected]
+44 29208 76894
Neuadd Meirionnydd, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
+44 29208 76894
Neuadd Meirionnydd, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
Research themes
Specialisms
- Clinical Trials
- Data management
- Data science