Medical Sciences Librarian based in the Walton Library, supporting the following schools:

Biomedical, Nutritional and Sports Sciences

Dental Sciences

Medical Education

Pharmacy

Psychology

Qualifications:

BA (Hons) Information & Library Managment - Northumbria University

PG Cert Health Information Management - Aberystwyth University

MSc Health Informatics - University of Sheffield

Memberships:

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Member of CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information professionals)

Member of UHMLG (University Health and Medical Librarians Group). 

Previous positions:

2006-2018  Deputy Medical Sciences Librarian, Walton Library

1998-2006  Assistant Librarian - Information Skills, Walton Library

1995-1998  Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator, Gateshead & South Tyneside Health Authority

1995  Research Assistant, Northumbria University

• Kirsten Ashley, Mei Yee Tang, Linda Errington, Cara Jordan, Matthew Cooper, Alan Bateman, Darren Flynn, Leah Avery. A systematic review to identify the active ingredients of training programmes for healthcare professionals to effectively support adults with heart failure to increase their levels of physical activity or exercise. PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020173267 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=173267
• Andrew Geddis-Regan, Linda Errington, Richard Thomson, Clare Abley, Rebecca Wassall, Catherine Exley, Justin Durham.  Enhancing shared and best interest decision making for people living with dementia: a systematic review of interventions. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=154707
• Matthew Cooper, Kirsten Ashley, Cara Jordan, Leah Avery, Linda Errington, Jason Scott, Darren Flynn.  Active ingredients in social prescription interventions for adults with mental health issues: a systematic review.  Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=167887
• Cara Jordan, Sarah Charman, Kirsten Ashley, Matthew Cooper, Linda Errington, Darren Flynn, Alan Batterham, Leah Avery. Habitual physical activity levels of adults with heart failure in primary and secondary care.  Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=167786  
• Renae J Stefanetti, Alasdair Blain, Cecilia Jimenez-Moreno, Linda Errington, Thomas Jones, Jane Newman, Grainne Gorman.  Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcome measures to assess exercise interventions in patients with neuromuscular disease. PROSPERO 2018:CRD42018102183 Available  from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42018102183
• Sarah Moore, Nina Hrisos, Leah Avery, Darren Flynn, Chris Price, Linda Errington. A systematic review assessing the effectiveness of interventions and component behaviour change strategies targeting long-term physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour in stroke survivors. PROSPERO 2017:CRD42017059865 Available from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42017059865
• David Houghton, Timothy Hardy, Sophie Cassidy, Linda Errington, Kate Hallsworth, Chris Day, Michael Trenell. A systematic review of the effects of lifestyle intervention on gut microbiota. PROSPERO 2015:CRD42015019274 Available from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42015019274
• Leah Avery, Nicola O'Brien, Darren Flynn, Linda Errington, David French, Michael Trenell. A systematic review assessing the effectiveness of behaviour change interventions that target a single behaviour versus multiple behaviours of adults with type 2 diabetes. PROSPERO 2015:CRD42015017928 Available fromhttp://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42015017928
  http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/35/12/2681.abstract
• Elizabeth Evans, Linda Errington, Thomas Meyer, Jose Lara, Blossom Stephan. Measures of wellbeing for use in intervention studies with healthy older adults: a systematic and methodological review. PROSPERO 2013:CRD42013002576 Available from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42013002576
• Mohammed Al-Baghdadi, Justin Durham, Vera Araujo-Soares, James Steele, Shannon Robalino, Linda Errington. Interventions for the management of temporomandibular joint disc displacement without reduction (a systematic review). PROSPERO 2012:CRD42012003153 Available from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42012003153
• Bronia Arnott, Vera Araujo-Soares, Jennifer Roberts, Tracy Ross, Eddie Wilson, Nigel Davies, Rosemary Harris, Linda Errington, Christopher Parker. Systematic review of behavioural interventions to promote shift to more sustainable modes of transport. PROSPERO 2011:CRD42011001797 Available fromhttp://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42011001797
• Jose Lara, Linda Errington, John Mathers, Martin White, Paula Moynihan, Ashley Adamson. Effectiveness of dietary interventions using the Mediterranean diet, or any combination of its component food groups in middle-aged adults: a systematic of review of randomised controlled trials. PROSPERO 2011:CRD42011001484 Available fromhttp://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42011001484
• Tang EYH, Harrison S, Errington L, Robinson L, Stephan BCM. Population-Based Risk Prediction Modelling in Dementia: A Systematic Review. National Primary Care ACF Conference 2014.
• Nicola Hobbs, Julie Bradbrook, John Mathers. A systematic review of the effectiveness of physical activity interventions in middle to older age adults with lower limb joint pain . PROSPERO 2013:CRD42013004561 Available fromhttp://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42013004561
• Nicola Hobbs, Alan Godfrey, Falko Sniehotta, Lynn Rochester, Martin White, Linda Errington, John Mathers. A systematic review of the maintenance effects of physical activity randomised controlled trials in healthy and ‘at risk’ older adults: LiveWell. PROSPERO 2011:CRD42011001459 Available fromhttp://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42011001459
• Evelyn Barron, John Mathers, Martin White, Jose Lara, Linda Errington, Shakir Chowdhury, Caroline Wiuff. Operationalisations of healthy ageing. PROSPERO 2012:CRD42012002710 Available fromhttp://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42012002710

MCR8003 Writing in a Research Setting 

CMB1007 Practical Skills for Biomedical Sciences with Business 1 

CMB1008 Practical Skills for Biomedical Sciences with Business 2

HSC8055 Introduction to systematic reviewing and critical appraisal

MED8032 Library and Information Technology Skills

PSY1001 Psychological Enquiry

• Cooper M, Ashley K, Jordan C, Avery L, Errington L, Scott J, Flynn D. A systematic review of active ingredients of social prescribing interventions targeting mental health. In: 35th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. 2021, Online. In Preparation.
• Geddis-Regan A, Errington L, Abley C, Wassall R, Exley C, Thomson R. Enhancing shared and surrogate decision making for people living with dementia: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions. Health Expectations 2021, 24(1), 19-32.
• Ashley K, Tang MY, Jordan C, Cooper M, Batterham A, Flynn D, Errington L, Avery L. Systematic review identifying active ingredients of training interventions promoting physical activity in heart failure patients. In: 35th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. 2021. In Preparation.
• Iqbal W, Errington L, Seal C. The association between whole-grain dietary intake and non-communicable diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2021. In Preparation.
• Haigh L, Kirk C, El-Gendy K, Gallacher J, Errington L, Mathers JC, Anstee QM. The Effectiveness and Acceptability of Mediterranean Diet and Calorie Restriction in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . 2021. In Preparation.
• Haigh L, Kirk C, El-Gendy K, Gallacher J, Errington L, Mathers JC, Anstee QM. The Effectiveness and Acceptability of Mediterranean Diet and Calorie Restriction in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . 2021. In Preparation.
• Moore SA, Hrisos N, Errington L, Rochester L, Rodgers H, Witham M, Sayer AA. Exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia; An umbrella review of systematic review evidenc. Physiotherapy 2020, 107, 189-201.
• Stefanetti RJ, Blain A, Jimenez-Moreno C, Errington L, Ng YS, McFarland R, Turnbull DM, Newman J, Gorman GS. Measuring the effects of exercise in neuromuscular disorders: A systematic review and meta-analyses [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Research 2020, 5(84).
• Moore SA, Hrisos N, Flynn D, Errington L, Price C, Avery L. How should long-term free-living physical activity be targeted after stroke? A systematic review and narrative synthesis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018, 15, 100.
• Houghton D, Hardy T, Stewart C, Errington L, Day CP, Trenell MI, Avery L. Systematic review assessing the effectiveness of dietary intervention on gut microbiota in adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2018, 61(8), 1700-1711.
• Moore SA, Hrisos N, Avery L, Errington L, Flynn D. Interventions targeting long-term physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour in stroke survivors: a systematic review of intervention components and behaviour change strategies. In: 12th UK Stroke Forum. 2017, Liverpool: Sage.
• Furtado S, Errington L, Godfrey A, Rochester L, Gerrand C. Objective clinical measurement of physical functioning after treatment for lower extremity sarcoma - a systematic review. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2017, 43(6), 968-993.
• Tang EYH, Harrison S, Errington L, Gordon MF, Visser PJ, Launer L, Novak G, Dufouil C, Siervo M, Robinson L, Stephan BCM. Current Developments in Dementia Risk Prediction Modelling: An Updated Systematic Review. PLoS One 2015, 10(9), e0136181.
• O'Brien N, McDonald S, Araújo-Soares V, Lara J, Errington L, Godfrey A, Mathers JC, Meyer TD, Rochester L, White M, Sniehotta FF. The features of interventions associated with long-term effectiveness of physical activity interventions in adults aged 55 to 70 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review 2015, 9(4), 417-433.
• Lara J, Evans EH, O'Brien N, Moynihan PJ, Meyer TD, Adamson AJ, Errington L, Sniehotta FFS, White M, Mathers JC. Association of behaviour change techniques with effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMC Medicine 2014, 12(10), 177.
• Lara J, Hobbs N, Moynihan PJ, Meyer TD, Adamson AJ, Errington L, Rochester L, Sniehotta FF, White M, Mathers JC. Effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Medicine 2014, 12(1), 1-12.
• Arnott B, Rehackova L, Errington L, Sniehotta FF, Roberts J, Araujo-Soares V. Efficacy of behavioural interventions for transport behaviour change: systematic review, meta-analysis and intervention coding. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014, 11, 133.
• Manfredini D, Al-Baghdadi M, Durham J, Araujo-Soares V, Robalino S, Errington L, Steele J. No significant differences between conservative interventions and surgical interventions for TMJ disc displacement without reduction. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2014, 153(3), 90-91.
• Al-Bagdadi MKS, Durham J, Araujo-Soares V, Robalino S, Errington L, Steele J. TMJ disc displacement without reduction management: a systematic review. Journal of Dental Research 2014, 93(7), 37S-51S.
• Hobbs N, Godfrey A, Lara J, Errington L, Meyer TD, Rochester L, White M, Mathers JC, Sniehotta FF. Are behavioral interventions effective in increasing physical activity at 12 to 36 months in adults aged 55 to 70 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2013, 11, 75.
• Arnott B, Rehackova L, Errington L, Sniehotta F, Roberts J, Araujo-Soares V. Efficacy of Behavioural Interventions for Transport Behaviour Change: A Systematic Review with Narrative Moderator Analyses. In: “Well-being, Quality of Life and Caregiving” : 27th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. 2013, Bordeaux, France: Routledge.
• Heaven B, Brown L, White M, Errington L, Mathers JC, Moffatt S. Supporting well-being in retirement through meaningful social roles: systematic review of intervention studies. Milbank Quarterly 2013, 91(2), 222-287.
• Lord S, Howe T, Greenland J, Simpson L, Rochester L. Gait variability in older adults: A structured review of testing protocol and clinimetric properties. Gait & Posture 2011, 34(4), 443-450.
• Simpson L, Madhok R, Whitty P. Collecting, maintaining and using evidence of clinical effectiveness: experience at a district health authority. Health libraries review 1999, 16(1), 43-46.