Staff Profile

Introduction

My research aims to enhance the health and wellbeing of older adults, with a focus on the health / social care interface and social inequalities. Care homes, home care, end of life care, the health consequences of loneliness and isolation are particular interests. I am an honorary consultant in public health and qualified GP.

Responsibilities

Director of the NIHR Healthy Ageing Policy Research Unit 2024 2028

Co-lead North East Palliative Care Research Partnership

Co-lead of the Polypharmacy research theme in NIHR Newcastle Patient Safety Collaborative NENC

Research Theme lead, (Multi-morbidity, ageing and frailty), North East and North Cumbria Applied Research Collaboration to 2025

Qualifications

Medicine MBChB, University of Bristol

Masters in Public Health (Distinction), University of Leeds

Masters in Health Economics, University of York

Doctorate of Medicine, University of Liverpool 

DCH, DRCOG, MRCGP, FFPH

Honours and awards

Michael O’Brien prize, Membership of the Faculty of Public Health

MRC Special Research Training Fellowship

Member of the ‘Brisbane Initiative Cohort’

NIHR Career Development Fellowship

NIHR Ashridge Leadership training

Research Interests

• Articles

  • Spiers GF, Davies L, Sinclair D, Tan MMC, Kingston A, Hanratty B. Which unmet social care needs have the biggest impact on healthy ageing? An analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. BMJ Open 2025, 15, e084812.
  • Killett A, Micklewright K, Carroll R, Akdur G, Allinson E, Crellin L, de Corte K, Fox M, Hanratty B, Irvine L, Jones L, Kelly M, Lloyd T, Meyer J, Spilsbury K, Towers A-M, Tracey F, Willmott J, Goodman C. Public Involvement to Enhance Care Home Research; Collaboration on a Minimum Data Set for Care Homes. Health Expectations 2025, 28(1), e70140.
  • Gordon AL, Rand S, Crellin E, Allan S, Tracey F, De Corte K, Lloyd T, Brine R, Carroll RE, Towers A-M, Burton JK, Akdur G, Hanratty B, Webster L, Palmer S, Jones L, Meyer J, Spilsbury K, Killett A, Wolters AT, Peryer G, Goodman C. Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study. Age and Ageing 2025, 54(1).
  • Towers A-M, Rand S, Allan S, Webster LA, Palmer S, Carroll R, Gordon AL, Akdur G, Smith N, Burton J, Killett A, Hanratty B, Meyer J, Spilsbury K, Goodman C. Assessing the feasibility of measuring residents' quality of life in English care homes and the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff proxy: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2025, 15(1), e090684.
  • Spiers G, Tan MMC, Astbury JL, Hall A, Ahmed N, Lanyi K, Williams O, Beyer F, Craig D, Hanratty B. What works to support carers of older people and older carers? an international evidence map of interventions and outcomes. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24(1), 301.
  • Brotherhood K, Searle B, Spiers GF, Caiado C, Hanratty B. Variations in older people's emergency care use by social care setting: a systematic review of international evidence. British Medical Bulletin 2024, 149(1), 32-44.
  • Forbat L, Macgregor A, Spilsbury K, McCormack B, Rutherford A, Hanratty B, Hockley J, Davison L, Ogden M, Soulsby I, McKenzie M. Using Palliative Care Needs Rounds in the UK for care home staff and residents: an implementation science study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research 2024, 12(19), 1-134.
  • Jackson K, Kaner E, Hanratty B, Gilvarry E, Yardley L, O'Donnell A. Understanding people's experiences of the formal health and social care system for co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression through the lens of relational autonomy: A qualitative study. Addiction 2024, 119(2), 268-280.
  • Garner A, Preston N, Caiado CCS, Stubington E, Hanratty B, Limb J, Mason SM, Knight J. Understanding health service utilisation patterns for care home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic using routinely collected healthcare data. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24(1), 449.
  • Healey J, Davey V, Liddle J, O'Rourke G, Hanratty B, Beresford B. UK homecare providers’ views about, and experiences of, digitalisation: A national survey. Digital Health 2024, 10.
  • Garner A, Lewis J, Dixon S, Preston N, Caiado CCS, Hanratty B, Jones M, Knight J, Mason SM. The impact of digital technology in care homes on unplanned secondary care usage and associated costs. Age and Ageing 2024, 53(2).
  • Davies LE, Spiers GF, Kingston A, Todd A, Hanratty B. The Co-Occurrence of Polypharmacy and Unmet Needs for Social Care in Older People: A Systematic Review. Health and Social Care in the Community 2024, 2024, 9849110.
  • Maharani A, Sinclair DR, Clegg A, Hanratty B, Nazroo J, Tampubolon G, Todd C, Wittenberg R, O'Neill TW, Matthews FE. The association between frailty, care receipt and unmet need for care with the risk of hospital admissions. PLoS ONE 2024, 19(9), e0306858.
  • Seddon J, Bareham B, Kaner E, Hanratty B, Wadd S. The acceptability of alcohol screening and brief intervention for older adults in community venues. Drug and Alcohol Review 2024, 44(1), 37-47.
  • Roman E, Howell D, Smith A, Crouch S, Bagguley T, Painter D, Sheridan R, McCaughan D, Blase J, Curson W, Wang H-I, Manca A, Bennett A, Gc VS, Miller C, Atkin K, Thomson R, Hanratty B, Burton C, Ashcroft J, Patmore R. Pathways of patients with chronic haematological malignancies: a report from the UK’s population-based HMRN. Programme Grants for Applied Research 2024, 12(5).
  • Frost H, Tooman TR, Aujla N, Guthrie B, Hanratty B, Kaner E, O'Donnell A, Ogden ME, Pain HG, Shenkin SD, Mercer SW. New models of health and social care for people in later life: mapping of innovation in services in two regions of the United Kingdom using a mixed method approach. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24(1), 812.
  • Forbat L, Macgregor A, Brown T, McCormack B, Spilsbury K, Rutherford A, Hanratty B, Hockley J, McKenzie M, Soulsby I, Ogden M. Negotiating pace, focus and identities: Patient/public involvement/engagement in a palliative care study. Sociology of Health and Illness 2024, epub ahead of print.
  • Davies LE, Sinclair DR, Kingston A, Spiers GF, Hanratty B. Is it possible to identify populations experiencing material disadvantage in primary care? A feasibility study using the Clinical Practice Research Database. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2024, 78(12), 806-808.
  • Johnson EE, Searle B, Lazo Green K, Walbaum M, Barker R, Brotherhood K, Spiers GF, Craig D, Hanratty B. Interventions to Prevent Hospital Admissions in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Rapid Review of Economic Evidence. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2024, 25(8), 105034.
  • Green KL, Tan MMC, Johnson EE, Ahmed N, Eastaugh C, Beyer F, Craig D, Spiers GF, Hanratty B. Interventions for cold homes: a rapid review of the health impacts. European Journal of Public Health 2024, 34(4), 682-695.
  • Liddle J, Stowell M, Ali M, Warwick S, Thompson A, Brittain K, Brougham A, Hanratty B. Community-based physical and social activity for older adults with mild frailty: a rapid qualitative study of a collaborative intervention pilot. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24, 1011.
  • Davies LE, Spiers GF, Sinclair DR, Kingston A, Hanratty B. Characteristics of older unpaid carers in England: A study of social patterning from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Age and Ageing 2024, 53(3), afae049.
  • Stowell M, Spiers GF, Kunonga P, Beyer F, Richmond C, Craig D, Hanratty B. Caring for Older People As a Social Determinant of Health: Findings from a Scoping Review of Observational Studies. Journal of Long-Term Care 2024, 28-41.
  • Todd A, Hanratty B. Beyond polypharmacy to the brave new world of minimum datasets and artificial intelligence: thumbing a nose to Henry. BMJ Quality & Safety 2024, 33(12), 762-764.
  • Robinson-Barella A, Richardson CL, Bayley Z, Husband A, Bojke A, Bojke R, Exley C, Hanratty B, Elverson J, Jansen J, Todd A. “Starting to think that way from the start”: approaching deprescribing decision-making for people accessing palliative care - a qualitative exploration of healthcare professionals views. BMC Palliative Care 2024, 23, 221.
  • Cockshott Z, Russell S, Stocker R, Knight J, Mason S, Hanratty B, Preston N. ‘In the shower crying ...but we came back in the following day and did it all again’. Distress and resilience in care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic – A qualitative interview study. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24, 286.
  • Whitehead IO, Moffatt S, Hanratty B. ‘I just felt either I’m going to kill someone or I’m going to end up killing myself’. How does it feel to be burnt out as a practicing UK GP?. European Journal of General Practice 2024, 30(1), 2426981.
  • Searle B, Barker RO, Stow D, Spiers GF, Pearson F, Hanratty B. Which interventions are effective at decreasing or increasing emergency department attendances or hospital admissions from long-term care facilities? A systematic review. BMJ Open 2023, 13(2), e064914.
  • Dewhurst F, Tomkow L, Poole M, McLellan E, Kunonga TP, Damisa E, Stowell M, Todd C, Hanratty B. Unrepresented, unheard and discriminated against: A qualitative exploration of relatives' and professionals' views of palliative care experiences of people of African and Caribbean descent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliative Medicine 2023, 37(9), 1447-1460.
  • Whitehead IO, Moffatt S, Warwick S, Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Tang E, Hanratty B. Systematic review of the relationship between burn-out and spiritual health in doctors. BMJ Open 2023, 13(8), e068402.
  • Macgregor A, McCormack B, Spilsbury K, Hockley J, Rutherford A, Ogden M, Soulsby I, McKenzie M, Hanratty B, Forbat L. Supporting care home residents in the last year of life through ‘Needs Rounds’: Development of a pre-implementation programme theory through a rapid collaborative online approach. Frontiers in Health Services 2023, 2, 1019602.
  • Towers A-M, Gordon A, Wolters AT, Allan S, Rand S, Webster LA, Crellin E, Brine RJ, De Corte K, Akdur G, Irvine L, Burton J, Hanratty B, Killett A, Meyer J, Jones L, Goodman C. Piloting of a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study. BMJ Open 2023, 13(2), e071686.
  • Kelly S, Cowan A, Akdur G, Irvine L, Peryer G, Welsh S, Rand S, Lang IA, Towers A-M, Spilsbury K, Killett A, Gordon AL, Hanratty B, Jones L, Meyer J, Goodman C, Burton JK. Outcome measures from international older adult care home intervention research: a scoping review. Age and Ageing 2023, 52(5), afad069.
  • Vardy ER, Lasserson D, Barker RO, Hanratty B. NEWS2 and the older person. Clinical Medicine Journal 2023, 22, 522-524.
  • Barker RO, Atkin C, Hanratty B, Kingston A, Cooksley T, Gordon AL, Holland M, Knight T, Subbe CP, Lasserson DS. National Early Warning Scores Following Emergency Hospital Transfer: Implications for Care Home Residents. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2023, 24(5), 653-656.
  • Maharani A, Sinclair DR, Chandola T, Bower P, Clegg A, Hanratty B, Nazroo J, Pendleton N, Tampubolon G, Todd C, Wittenberg R, O'Neill TW, Matthews FE. Household wealth, neighbourhood deprivation and frailty amongst middle-aged and older adults in England: a longitudinal analysis over 15 years (2002-2017). Age and Ageing 2023, 52(3), afad034.
  • Kunonga TP, Spiers GF, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Bower P, Hanratty B, Craig D. Health interventions and the unseen impact on equality. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2023, 4(1), E8-E9.
  • Hanratty B, Wolters AT, Towers A-M, Spilsbury K, Meyer J, Killett A, Jones L, Gordon A, Burton JK, Akdur G, Irvine L, Warmoth K, Liddle J, Goodman C. Data Collection in Care Homes for Older Adults: A National Survey in England. Journal of Long-Term Care 2023, 2023, 288-296.
  • Iqbal A, Richardson C, Iqbal Z, O'Keefe H, Hanratty B, Matthews FE, Todd A. Are there socioeconomic inequalities in polypharmacy among older people? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Geriatrics 2023, 23(1), 149.
  • Kunonga TP, Hanratty B, Bower P, Craig D. A systematic review finds a lack of consensus in methodological approaches in health inequality/inequity focused reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2023, 156, 76-84.
  • Aujla N, Frost H, Guthrie B, Hanratty B, Kaner E, O'Donnell A, Ogden M, Pain H, Shenkin S, Mercer S. A comparative overview of health and social care policy for older people in England and Scotland, United Kingdom (UK). Health Policy 2023, 132, 104814.
  • Tomkow L, Dewhurst F, Hubmann M, Straub C, Damisa E, Hanratty B, Todd C. ‘That’s as hard a decision as you will ever have to make’: the experiences of people who discussed Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on behalf of a relative during the COVID-19 pandemic. Age and Ageing 2023, 52(6).
  • Adamson J, Hanson H, Todd A, Duncan R, Hanratty B, Robinson L. "No trouble at all" - medication work amongst nonagenarians: a qualitative study of the Newcastle 85+ cohort participants at 97. British Journal of General Practice 2023, 73(729), e267-e275.
  • Musa MK, Akdur G, Brand S, Killett A, Spilsbury K, Peryer G, Burton JK, Gordon AL, Hanratty B, Towers A-M, Irvine L, Kelly S, Jones L, Meyer J, Goodman C. The uptake and use of a minimum data set (MDS) for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review. BMC Geriatrics 2022, 22(1), 33.
  • Stow D, Hanratty B, Matthews FE. The relationship between deprivation and frailty trajectories over 1 year and at the end of life: a case–control study. Journal of Public Health 2022, 44(4), 844-850.
  • Davies L, Kingston A, Todd A, Hanratty B. Prescribing at 95 years of age: cross-sectional findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2022, 44, 1072-1077.
  • Thomson K, Rice S, Arisa O, Johnson E, Tanner L, Marshall C, Sotire T, Richmond C, O'Keefe H, Mohammed W, Gosney M, Raffle A, Hanratty B, McEvoy CT, Craig D, Ramsay SE. Oral nutritional interventions in frail older people who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition: a systematic review. Health Technology Assessment 2022, 26(51).
  • Spiers GF, Liddle JE, Stow D, Searle B, Whitehead IO, Kingston A, Moffatt S, Matthews FE, Hanratty B. Measuring older people's socioeconomic position: a scoping review of studies of self-rated health, health service and social care use. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2022, 76(6), 572-579.
  • Charlton K, Sinclair DR, Hanratty B, Burrow E, Stow D. Measuring frailty and its association with key outcomes in the ambulance setting: a cross sectional observational study. BMC Geriatrics 2022, 22(1), 935.
  • Jarvis H, Sanders T, Hanratty B. Liver disease management as routine work in primary care? A qualitative interview study to guide implementation. British Journal of General Practice 2022, 72(725), e916-e923.
  • Davies LE, Kingston A, Todd A, Hanratty B. Is polypharmacy associated with mortality in the very old: findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2022, 88(6), 2988-2995.
  • Anderson A, Stocker R, Russell S, Robinson L, Hanratty B, Robinson L, Adamson J. Identity construction in the very old: A qualitative narrative study. PLOS One 2022, 17(12), e0279098.
  • Iqbal A, Matthews F, Hanratty B, Todd A. How should a physician assess medication burden and polypharmacy?. Expert Opinion On Pharmacotherapy 2022, 23(1), 1-4.
  • Sinclair DR, Maharani A, Chandola T, Bower P, Hanratty B, Nazroo J, O'Neill TW, Tampubolon G, Todd C, Wittenberg R, Matthews FE, Pendleton N. Frailty among Older Adults and Its Distribution in England. Journal of Frailty and Aging 2022, 11, 163-168.
  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Stow D, Hall A, Kingston A, Williams O, Beyer F, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. Factors associated with unmet need for support to maintain independence in later life: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Age and Ageing 2022, 51(10), 1-11.
  • Thomson KH, Rice S, Arisa O, Johnson E, Tanner L, Marshall C, Sotire T, Richmond C, O'Keefe H, Mohammed W, Raffle A, Hanratty B, McEvoy CT, Craig D, Ramsay SE. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of oral nutritional supplements in frail older people who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2022, 3(10), E654-E666.
  • Whitehead IO, Jagger C, Hanratty B. Discussing spiritual health in primary care and the HOPE tool - A mixed methods survey of GP views. PLoS ONE 2022, 17(11), e0276281.
  • Hall A, Spiers G, Hanratty B. Constructions of childlessness and ageing: legitimising dependency on unpaid care?. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults 2022, 23(4), 165-173.
  • Moonan M, Maudsley G, Hanratty B, Whitehead M. An exploration of the statutory Healthy Start vitamin supplementation scheme in North West England. BMC Public Health 2022, 22(1), 392.
  • Whitehead IO, Moffatt S, Jagger C, Hanratty B. A national study of burnout and spiritual health in UK general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE 2022, 17(11), e0276739.
  • Spiers GF, Liddle J, Kunonga TP, Whitehead IO, Beyer F, Stow D, Welsh C, Ramsay SE, Craig D, Hanratty B. What are the consequences of caring for older people and what interventions are effective for supporting unpaid carers? A rapid review of systematic reviews. BMJ Open 2021, 11(9), e046187.
  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Beyer F, Craig D, Hanratty B, Jagger C. Trends in health expectancies: A systematic review of international evidence. BMJ Open 2021, 11(5), e045567.
  • Jarvis H, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Hanratty B. The pathway to better primary care for chronic liver disease. British Journal of General Practice 2021, 71(705), 180-182.
  • Urwin S, Van den Berg B, Lau Y-S, Rowland C, Hanratty B, Grande G. The monetary valuation of informal care to cancer decedents at end-of-life: Evidence from a national census survey. Palliative Medicine 2021, 35(4), 750-758.
  • Chawla K, Kunonga TP, Stow D, Barker R, Craig D, Hanratty B. Prevalence of loneliness amongst older people in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2021, 16(7), e0255088.
  • Stocker R, Brittain K, Spilsbury K, Hanratty B. Patient and public involvement in care home research: Reflections on the how and why of involving patient and public involvement partners in qualitative data analysis and interpretation. Health Expectations 2021, 24(4), 1349-1356.
  • Marshall K, Newham J, Presseau J, Russell S, Ogunbayo O, Netts P, Hanratty B, Kaner E. P39 Self-management interventions for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Do they work? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax 2021, 76(1), A106.
  • Stow D, Barker RO, Matthews FE, Hanratty B. National Early Warning Scores and COVID-19 deaths in care homes: an ecological time-series study. BMJ Open 2021, 11(9), e045579.
  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Hall A, Beyer F, Boulton E, Parker S, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. Measuring frailty in younger populations: a rapid review of evidence. BMJ Open 2021, 11, e047051.
  • Hall A, Boulton E, Kunonga P, Spiers G, Beyer F, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. Identifying older adults with frailty approaching end-of-life: A systematic review. Palliative Medicine 2021, 35(10), 1832-1843.
  • Barker RO, Stocker R, Russell S, Hanratty B. Future-proofing the primary care workforce: A qualitative study of home visits by emergency care practitioners in the UK. European Journal of General Practice 2021, 27(1), 68-76.
  • Grande G, Rowland C, Cotterill S, Batistatou E, Hanratty B. Factors associated with carer psychological and physical health during end-of-life caregiving: An observational analysis of a population-based post-bereavement survey of carers of people with cancer. BMJ Open 2021, 11(10), e047275e047275.
  • Bareham BK, Stewart J, Kaner E, Hanratty B. Factors affecting primary care practitioners' alcohol-related discussions with older adults: A qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice 2021, 71(711), E762-E771.
  • Stocker R, Russell S, Liddle J, Barker RO, Remmer A, Gray J, Hanratty B, Adamson J. Experiences of a National Early Warning Score (NEWS) intervention in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open 2021, 11, e045469.
  • Kunonga TP, Spiers GF, Beyer FR, Hanratty B, Boulton E, Hall A, Bower P, Todd C, Craig D. Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People's Access to Health and Social Care: Umbrella Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021, 23(11), e25887.
  • Barker RO, Astle A, Spilsbury K, Hanratty B. COVID-19 testing during care home outbreaks: the more the better?. Age and Ageing 2021, 50(5), 1433–1435.
  • Brown L, Heaven A, Quinn C, Goodwin V, Chew-Graham C, Mahmood F, Hallas S, Jacob I, Brundle C, Best K, Daffu-O'Reilly A, Spilsbury K, Young TA, Hawkins R, Hanratty B, Teale E, Clegg A. Community Ageing Research 75+ (CARE75+) REMOTE study: A remote model of recruitment and assessment of the health, well-being and social circumstances of older people. BMJ Open 2021, 11(11), e048524.
  • Davies LE, Kingston A, Todd A, Hanratty B. Characterising polypharmacy in the very old: Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. PLoS ONE 2021, 16(1), e0245648.
  • Barker RO, Hanratty B, Kingston A, Ramsay S, Matthews FE. Changes in health and functioning of care home residents over two decades: what can we learn from population-based studies?. Age and Ageing 2021, 50(3), 921-927.
  • Albani V, Nishio K, Ito T, Kotronia E, Moynihan P, Robinson L, Hanratty B, Kingston A, Abe Y, Takayama M, Iinuma T, Arai Y, Ramsay SE. Associations of poor oral health with frailty and physical functioning in the oldest old: results from two studies in England and Japan. BMC Geriatrics 2021, 21, 187.
  • Stow D, Matthews FE, Hanratty B. Timing of GP end-of-life recognition in people aged ≥75 years: retrospective cohort study using data from primary healthcare records in England. British Journal of General Practice 2020, 70(701), e874-e879.
  • Jarvis H, Craig D, Barker R, Spiers G, Stow D, Anstee QM, Hanratty B. Metabolic risk factors and incident advanced liver disease in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A systematic review and meta-analysis of population based observational studies. PLoS Medicine 2020, 17(4), e1003100.
  • Bareham BK, Kaner E, Hanratty B. Managing older people's perceptions of alcohol-related risk in primary care: Qualitative exploration. British Journal of General Practice 2020, 70(701), e916-e926.
  • Russell S, Stocker R, Barker R, Liddle J, Adamson J, Hanratty B. Implementation of the National Early Warning Score in UK care homes: a qualitative evaluation. British Journal of General Practice 2020, 70(700), e793-e800.
  • O'Donnell A, Angus C, Hanratty B, Hamilton F, Petersen I, Kaner E. Impact of the introduction and withdrawal of financial incentives on the delivery of alcohol screening and brief advice in English primary health care: an interrupted time-series analysis . Addiction 2020, 115(1), 49-60.
  • Bareham BK, Kaner E, Spencer L, Hanratty B. Health and social care providers’ perspectives of older people’s drinking: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. Age and Ageing 2020, 49(3), 453-467.
  • Dawson S, Kunonga P, Beyer F, Spiers G, Booker M, McDonald R, Cameron A, Craig D, Hanratty B, Salisbury C, Huntley A. Does health and social care provision for the community dwelling older population help to reduce unplanned secondary care, support timely discharge and improve patient well-being? A mixed-method meta review of systematic reviews. F1000Research 2020, 9, 857.
  • Barker R, Stocker R, Russell S, Roberts A, Kingston A, Adamson J, Hanratty B. Distribution of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in care home residents. Age and Ageing 2020, 49(1), 141-145.
  • Liddle J, Pitcher N, Montague K, Hanratty B, Standing H, Scharf T. Connecting at Local Level: Exploring Opportunities for Future Design of Technology to Support Social Connections in Age-Friendly Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17(15), 5544.
  • Gordon A, Goodman C, Achterberg W, Barker R, Burns E, Hanratty B, Martin F, Meyer J, ONeill D, Schols J, Spilsbury K. Commentary: COVID in care homes—challenges and dilemmas in healthcare delivery. Age and Ageing 2020, 49(5), 701-705.
  • Burton JK, Goodman C, Guthrie B, Gordon AL, Hanratty B, Quinn TJ. Closing the UK care home data gap - methodological challenges and solutions. International Journal of Population Data Science 2020, 5(4), 03.
  • Davies LE, Spiers G, Kingston A, Todd A, Adamson J, Hanratty B. Adverse Outcomes of Polypharmacy in Older People: Systematic Review of Reviews. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA) 2020, 21(2), 181–187.
  • Stow D, Spiers G, Matthews FE, Hanratty B. What is the evidence that people with frailty have needs for palliative care at the end of life? A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Palliative Medicine 2019, 33(4), 399-414.
  • Heaven A, Brown L, Young J, Teale E, Hawkins R, Spilsbury K, Mountain G, Young T, Goodwin V, Hanratty B, Chew-Graham CA, Brundle C, Mahmood F, Jacob I, Daffu-O'Reilly A, Clegg A. The Community Ageing Research 75+ Study (CARE75+): an experimental ageing and frailty research cohort. BMJ Open 2019, 9(3), e026744.
  • Keeble E, Parker SG, Arora S, Neuburger J, Duncan R, Kingston A, Hanratty B, Jagger C, Robinson L, Kirkwood T. Frailty, hospital use and mortality in the older population: findings from the Newcastle 85+ study. Age and ageing 2019, 48(6), 797-802.
  • Bareham BK, Kaner E, Spencer LP, Hanratty B. Drinking in later life: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies exploring older people's perceptions and experiences. Age and Ageing 2019, 48(1), 134-146.
  • Spiers G, Matthews FE, Moffatt S, Barker R, Jarvis H, Stow D, Kingston A, Hanratty B. Does older adults’ use of social care influence their healthcare utilisation? A systematic review of international evidence. Health & Social Care in the Community 2019, 27(5), e651-e662.
  • Barker RO, Craig D, Spiers G, Kunonga P, Hanratty B. Who Should Deliver Primary Care in Long-term Care Facilities to Optimize Resident Outcomes? A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2018, 19(12), 1069-1079.
  • Yadegarfar ME, Jagger C, Duncan R, Fouweather T, Hanratty B, Parker S, Robinson L. Use of primary care and other healthcare services between age 85 and 90 years: longitudinal analysis of a single-year birth cohort, the Newcastle 85+ study. BMJ Open 2018, 8, e019218.
  • Russell S, Ogunbayo OJ, Newham JJ, Heslop-Marshall K, Netts P, Hanratty B, Beyer F, Kaner E. Qualitative systematic review of barriers and facilitators to self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: views of patients and healthcare professionals. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine 2018, 28, 2.
  • Valtorta NK, Collingridge Moore D, Barron L, Stow D, Hanratty B. Older Adults’ Social Relationships and Health Care Utilization: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Public Health 2018, 108(4), e1-e10.
  • Standing HC, Jarvis H, Orr J, Exley C, Hudson M, Kaner E, Hanratty B. General practitioners' experiences and perceptions of early detection of liver disease: a qualitative study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice 2018, 68(676), e743-e749.
  • Stow D, Matthews FE, Barclay S, Iliffe S, Clegg A, De Biase S, Robinson L, Hanratty B. Evaluating frailty scores to predict mortality in older adults using data from population based electronic health records: case control study. Age and Ageing 2018, 47(4), 564-569.
  • Stocker R, Bamford C, Brittain K, Duncan R, Moffatt S, Robinson L, Hanratty B. Care home services at the vanguard: stakeholder views on the development and evaluation of novel, integrated approaches to enhancing health care in care homes. BMJ Open 2018, 8, e017419.
  • Rowland C, Hanratty B, Pilling M, van den Berg B, Grande G. The contributions of family care-givers at end of life: A national post-bereavement census survey of cancer carers’ hours of care and expenditures. Palliative Medicine 2017, 31(4), 346-355.
  • Cooper E, Spilsbury K, McCaughan D, Thompson C, Butterworth T, Hanratty B. Priorities for the professional development of registered nurses in nursing homes: a Delphi study. Age and Ageing 2017, 46(1), 39-45.
  • Standing H, Jarvis H, Orr J, Exley C, Hudson M, Kaner E, Hanratty B. How can primary care enhance end-of-life care for liver disease? Qualitative study of general practitioners' perceptions and experiences. BMJ Open 2017, 7, e017106.
  • Newham JJ, Presseau J, Heslop-Marshall K, Russell S, Ogunbayo OJ, Netts P, Hanratty B, Kaner E. Features of self-management interventions for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with improved health-related quality of life and reduced emergency department visits: a systematic review of reviews with meta-analysis. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2017, 12, 1705-1720.
  • Jarvis H, Hanratty B. Detecting liver disease in primary care: are we ready for change?. British Journal of General Practice 2017, 67(658), 202-203.
  • Green I, Stow D, Matthews FE, Hanratty B. Changes over time in the health and functioning of older people moving into care homes: Analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Age and Ageing 2017, 46(4), 693-696.
  • Milligan C, Neary D, Payne S, Hanratty B, Irwin P, Dowrick C. Older men and social activity: a scoping review of Men's Sheds and other gendered interventions. Ageing and Society 2016, 36(5), 895-923.
  • Valtorta NK, Kanaan M, Gilbody S, Hanratty B. Loneliness, social isolation and social relationships: what are we measuring? A novel framework for classifying and comparing tools. BMJ Open 2016, 6(4), e010799.
  • Valtorta NK, Kanaan M, Gilbody S, Ronzi S, Hanratty B. Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies. Heart 2016, 102(13), 1009-1016.
  • Hanratty B, Lowson E, Grande G, Payne S, Addington-Hall J, Valtorta N, Seymour J. Transitions at the end of life for older adults – patient, carer and professional perspectives: a mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research 2014, 2(17).
  • Hanratty B, Addington-Hall J, Arthur A, Cooper L, Grande G, Payne S, Seymour J. What is different about living alone with cancer in older age? A qualitative study of experiences and preferences for care. BMC Family Practice 2013, 14, 22.
  • Valtorta NK, Hanratty B. Socioeconomic variation in the financial consequences of ill health for older peoplewith chronic diseases: a systematic review. Maturitas 2013, 74(4), 313-333.
  • Collingridge-Moore D, Hanratty B. Out of sight, out of mind? a review of data available on the health of care home residents in longitudinal and nationally representative cross-sectional studies in the UK and Ireland. Age and Ageing 2013, 42(6), 798-803.
  • Hanratty B, Valtorta NK. Loneliness, social isolation and the health of older adults: The costs of inaction. Gerontologist 2013, 53 Supplement 1, 551.
  • Hanratty B, Valtorta NK, Lowson E. Inter-professional relationships: an overlooked influence on end-of-life transitions for older adults:A qualitative study in England. Gertontologist 2013, 53, 73-74.
  • Lowson E, Hanratty B, Holmes L, Addington-Hall J, Grande G, Payne S, Seymour J. From 'conductor' to 'second fiddle': older adult care recipients' perspectives on transitions in family caring at hospital admission. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2013, 50(9), 1197-1205.
  • Moonan M, Hanratty B, Whitehead MM. Which is more effective, a universal or targeted approach to implementing the national Healthy Start programme? A mixed methods study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2012, 66 Supplement 1, A44-A45.
  • Moonan M, Hanratty B, Whitehead MM. Which approach to vitamin supplementation for mothers and children is more effective, targeted or universal? A mixed methods study in the North West of England. European Journal of Public Health 2012, 22 Supplement 2, 216-217.
  • Farmer S, Hanratty B. The relationship between subjective wellbeing, low income and substance use among schoolchildren in the north west of England: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Public Health 2012, 34(4), 512-522.
  • Hanratty B, Holmes L, Lowson E, Grande G, Addington-Hall J, Payne S, Seymour J. Older adults' experiences of transitions between care settings at the end of life in England: a qualitative interview study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2012, 44(1), 74-83.
  • Hanratty B, Milton B, Ashton M, Whitehead M. 'McDonalds and KFC, it's never going to happen': the challenges of working with food outlets to tackle the obesogenic environment. Journal of Public Health 2012, 34(4), 548-54.
  • Valtorta N, Hanratty B. Loneliness, isolation and the health of older adults: do we need a new research agenda?. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2012, 105(12), 518-522.
  • Hanratty B, Lowson E, Holmes L, Grande G, Addington-Hall J, Payne S, Seymour J. Funding health and social services for older people - a qualitative study of care recipients in the last year of life. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2012, 105(5), 201-207.
  • Hanratty B, Lowson E, Holmes L, Grande G, Jacoby A, Payne S, Seymour J, Whitehead M. Breaking bad news sensitively; what is important to patients in their last year of life?. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 2012, 2(1), 24-28.
  • Rolls R, Seymour J, Froggatt KA, Hanratty B. Older people living alone at the end of life in the UK: Research and policy challenges. Palliative Medicine 2011, 25(6), 650-657.
  • Whitehead M, Hanratty B, Popay J. NHS reform; untried remedies for misdiagnosed problems?. Lancet 2010, 376(9750), 1373-5.
  • Hanratty B, Jacoby A, Whitehead M. Socioeconomic differences in service use, payment and receipt of illness-related benefits in the last year of life: Findings from the British Household Panel Survey. Palliative Medicine 2008, 22(3), 248-255.
  • Hanratty B, Goldacre M, Griffith M, Whitehead M, Capewell S. Making the most of routine data in palliative care research-a case study analysis of linked hospital and mortality data on cancer and heart failure patients in Scotland and Oxford. Palliative Medicine 2008, 22(6), 744-749.
  • Furler J, Cleland J, Del-Mar C, Hanratty B, Kadam U, Lasseron D, McCowan C, Magin P, Mitchell C, Qureshi N, Rait G, Steel N, van-Driel M, Ward A. Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research. BMC Family Practice 2008, 9, 52.
  • Hanratty B, Drever F, Jacoby A, Whitehead M. Retirement age caregivers and deprivation of area of residence in England and Wales. European Journal of Ageing 2007, 4(1), 35-43.
  • Hanratty B, Burstrom B, Walander A, Whitehead M. Inequality in the face of death? Public expenditure on health care for different socioeconomic groups in the last year of life. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 2007, 12(2), 90-94.
  • Hanratty B, ZHang T, Whitehead M. How close have universal health systems come to achieving equity in use of curative services? A systematic review. International Journal of Health Services 2007, 37(1), 89-109.
  • Hanratty B, Burstrom B, Walander A, Whitehead M. Hospital deaths in Sweden: Are individual socioeconomic factors relevant?. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007, 33(3), 317-323.
  • Hanratty B, Burstrom B, Walander A, Whitehead M. Changes in income in the years before death: a record linkage study in Stockholm County. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2007, 61(5), 447-448.
  • Hanratty B, Craig D, Nixon J, Rice S, Christie J, Drummond M. Are the best available clinical effectiveness data used in economic evaluations of drug therapies?. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 2007, 12(3), 138-41.
  • Hanratty B, Mair F. We want you: Specialist nurses needed for palliative care in heart failure. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing 2006, 1(2), 64-66.
  • Hanratty B, Hibbert D, Mair F, May C, Ward C, Corcoran G, Capewell S, Litva A. Doctor's understanding of palliative care. Palliative Medicine 2006, 20(5), 493-497.
  • Lloyd-Williams F, Mair F, Sheils C, Hanratty B, Goldstein P, Beaton S, Capewell S, Lye M, Mcdonald R, Roberts C, Connelly D. Why are patients in clinical trails of heart failure not like those we see in everyday practice?. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2003, 56(12), 1157-62.
  • Hibbert D, Hanratty B, May C, Mair F, Litva A, Capewell S. Negotiating palliative care expertise in the medical world. Social Science and Medicine 2003, 57(2), 277-288.
  • Hanratty B, Hibbert D, Mair F, May C, Ward C, Capewell S, Litva A, Corcoran G. Doctors' perceptions of palliative care for heart failure: focus group study. British Medical Journal 2002, 325(7364), 581-585.
  • Lawlor DA, Hanratty B. The effect of physical activity advice given in routine primary care consultations: a systematic review. Journal of Public Health Medicine 2001, 23(3), 219-226.
  • Barnham M, Hunter S, Hanratty B, Kirby P, Tanna A, Efstratiou A. Invasive M-type 2 Streptococcus pyogenes affecting a family and a residential home. Communicable Disease and Public Health 2001, 4(1), 64-67.
  • Hanratty B, Holt T, Duffell E, Patterson W, Ramsay M, White JM, Jin L, Litton P. UK measles outbreak in non-immune anthroposophic communities: the implications for the elimination of measles from Europe. Epidemiology and Infection 2000, 125(2), 377-383.
  • Hanratty B, Lawlor DA, Robinson MB, Sapsford RJ, Greenwood D, Hall A. Sex differences in risk factors, treatment and mortality after acute myocardial infarction: an observational study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2000, 54(12), 912-916.
  • Hanratty B, Feather J, Ward C. Referrals to the Marie Curie nursing service in North Yorkshire. International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2000, 6(1), 26-30.
  • Hanratty B. Palliative care provided by GPs: the carer's viewpoint. British Journal of General Practice 2000, 50(457), 653-654.
  • Hanratty B. GP views on developments in palliative care services. Palliative Medicine 2000, 14(3), 223-224.
  • Hanratty B, Lawlor DA. Effective Management of the elderly hearing impaired-a review. Journal of Public Health Medicine 2000, 22(4), 512-517.
  • Hanratty B, Robinson M. Coping with winter bed crises. New surveillance systems might help. British Medical Journal 1999, 319(7224), 1511-1512.

• Book Chapters

  • Hanratty B, Holmes L. Social inequality in dying. In: Payne S, Monroe B, Stone O, ed. Death, dying and social differences. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
  • Hanratty B. Costs of family caregiving. In: Gott M, Ingleton C, ed. Living with ageing and dying: End of life care for older people. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
  • Whitehead M, Hanratty B, Burström B. Unequal consequences of ill-health: researching the role of public policy. In: Graham, H, ed. Understanding Health Inequalities. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2009.
  • Furler J, Cleland J, Del Mar C, Hanratty B, et al. Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research. In: Hussain A, ed. Primary Healthcare: Concepts and Experiences. Hyderabad: ICFAI Uni.Press, 2009.
  • Hanratty B, Zhang T, Whitehead M. How close have universal health systems come to achieving equity in use of curative services?. In: Whitehead M, Dahlgren G, ed. Challenging the conventional wisdom on health care reforms. New York: Baywoood Publishing Co, 2008.
  • Whitehead M, Hanratty B. Health care for rich and poor alike. In: Healy J, McKee M, ed. Accessing health care: responding to diversity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Kunonga TP, Spiers GF, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Bower P, Hanratty B, Craig D. Health Interventions and the Unseen Impact on Equality in Disability Free Life Expectancy: A Rapid Evidence Synthesis. In: Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. 2023, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: BMJ Publishing Group.
  • Kunonga TP, Bower P, Hanratty B, Craig D. Developing a Health Inequality/Inequity Conceptual Framework to Support Evidence Synthesis. In: Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting (GSA 2023). 2023, Tampa, Florida: Oxford University Press.
  • Kunonga P, Hanratty B, Bower P, Craig D. OP21 A Critical Review of Existing Health Inequality And Health Inequity Frameworks In Evidence Synthesis. In: HTAi 2022 Meeting. 2022, Utrecht, Netherlands: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.
  • Jarvis H, O'Keefe H, Craig D, Stow D, Anstee Q, Hanratty B. People with NAFLD also drink alcohol - how should we advise and manage this expanding group in primary care? A systematic review. In: Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Annual Scientific Meeting 2020. 2020, University of Leeds: Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC).
  • Bareham B, Kaner E, Spencer L, Hanratty B. A Qualitative Systematic Review Exploring Roles, Risks, and Social Patterns of Drinking in Later Life. In: 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress. 2017, San Francisco: The Gerontological Society of America.
  • O'Donnell A, Haighton C, Chappel D, Shevills C, Hanratty B, Kaner E. Impact of financial incentives on the implementation of screening and brief alcohol interventions by primary healthcare professionals. In: International Congress of Behavioral Medicine. 2016, Melbourne, Australia: Springer.
  • Orr JG, Thomas RC, Stow D, Matthews F, Hanratty B, Jones D, Hudson M. Eleven-year mortality and referral practices associated with abnormal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) results. In: 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases: The Liver Meeting 2016. 2016, Washington DC: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Newham JJ, Heslop-Marshall K, Netts P, Hanratty B, Kaner E, Presseau J. Effectivness of self-management interventions in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A meta-analysis. In: ICBM 2016. 2016, Melbourne, Australia: Springer.
  • Valtorta N, Hanratty B, Lowson E, Grande G, Addington-Hall J, Seymour J, Payne S. Recognising the influence of inter-professional relations on end of life care transitions: views of bereaved carers and professionals. 2013.
  • Hanratty B, Valtorta N, Moore D. Loneliness, social isolation and the health of older adults: The economic costs of inaction. In: Gerontological Society of America 66th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2013, New Orleans.
  • Hanratty B, Valtorta NK, Lowson E, Grande G, Addington-Hall J, Payne SA, Seymour J. Inter-professional relationships:an overlooked influence on end-of-life transitions for older adults: A qualitative study in England. In: Gerontological Society of America 66th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2013, New Orleans.
  • Hanratty B, Lowson E, Grande G, Addington-Hall J, Seymour J, Payne S. A study of socioeconomic disadvantage and end-of-life hospital admissions for older people with heart failure and lung cancer in England. 2013, B M J Group.
  • Moonan M, Hanratty B, Whitehead M. Which is more Effective, A Universal or Targeted Approach, to Implementing the National Health Start Programme? A Mixed Methods Study. In: Society for Social Medicine 56th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2012, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Programme and abstracts.
  • Holmes L, Addington-Hall J, Grande G, Seymour J, Hanratty B. Out of Control? Experiences of transitions between care settings at the end of life for older adults with heart failure: a qualitative study. In: Society for Social Medicine 54th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2010, Queen's University Belfast.
  • Cooper L, Addington-Hall J, Arthur A, Grande G, Payne S, Seymour J, Hanratty B. Older adults with cancer-are those who live alone at the end of life a disadvantaged group? A qualitative study. In: Society for Social Medicine 54th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2010, Queen's University Belfast.
  • Jacoby A, Whitehead M, Hanratty B. Tight but doable: A qualitative study of the Financial Consequences of Serious Illness. In: North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. 2007, Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Hanratty B, Burstrom B, Whitehead M. Socioeconomic differences in healthcare spending in the last year of life in Stockholm county: An analysis of linked data. In: Society for Social Medicine 49th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2005, University of Glasgow.
  • Hanratty B, Jacoby A, Whitehead MM. Equity in end of life care?. In: 3rd International Conference of the International Society for Equity in Health. 2004, Durban, South Africa.
  • Drummond ME, Hanratty B, Nixon J, Christie J. Are the best available, most applicable clinical effectiveness data used in economic evaluations of drug therapies?. In: Health Technology Assessment International 2004. 2004, Krakow, Poland.

• Editorials

  • Jarvis H, Hanratty B. Detecting liver disease in primary care: Are we ready for change?. British Journal of General Practice 2017, 67(658), 202-203.
  • Hanratty B, Farmer S. The new UK focus on well-being:what will it mean for tackling social inequalities in health?. Journal of Public Health 2012, 34(1), 2-4.

• Letters

  • Lawlor DA, Hanratty B. Recreational physical activity and the risk of cholecystectomy in women. The New England Journal of Medicine 2000, 342, 212.
  • Hanratty B, Lawlor D. Will to live in the terminally ill. Lancet 1999, 354(9195), 2084.
  • Hanratty B. Primary care group commissioning of services. British Journal of General Practice 1999, 49(444), 576.
  • Lawlor D, Hanratty B. Non-attendance at outpatients departments. BMJ 1999, 319(7217), 1134.
  • Hanratty B, Lawlor D. Getting letters published in journals is good aim for medical students. British Medical Journal 1999, 30(7218), 1198.
  • Hanratty B, Lawlor D. Factors associated with the provision of anti-smoking advice by GPs. British Journal of General Practice 1999, 49(446), 753.
  • Hanratty B, Lawlor D. Effect of discussion and deliberation on public's views of priority setting. BMJ 1999, 319(7203), 189.
  • Hanratty B, Gledhill A, Patterson W. Cervical screening: how adequate is the feedback to GPs?. British Journal of General Practice 1999, 49(443), 484-485.
  • Hanratty B, Patterson W. Three quarters of delegates drove to conference on impact of environment on health. British Medical Journal 1998, 316(7133), 77.
  • Hanratty B, Patterson W. The new new public health. Lancet 1998, 352(9131), 903-904.

• Reviews

  • Eost-Telling C, Yang Y, Norman G, Hall A, Hanratty B, Knapp M, Robinson L, Todd C. Digital technologies to prevent falls in people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: A rapid systematic overview of systematic reviews. Age and Ageing 2024, 53(1), afad238.
  • Spiers G, Boulton E, Corner L, Craig D, Parker S, Todd C, Hanratty B. What matters to people with multiple long-term conditions and their carers?. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2023, 99(1169), 159-165.
  • Stowell M, Hall A, Warwick S, Richmond C, Eastaugh CH, Hanratty B, McDermott J, Craig D, Spiers GF. Promoting sexual health in older adults: Findings from two rapid reviews. Maturitas 2023, 177, 107795.
  • Ho L, Malden S, McGill K, Shimonovich M, Frost H, Aujla N, Ho IS-S, Shenkin SD, Hanratty B, Mercer SW, Guthrie B. Complex interventions for improving independent living and quality of life amongst community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-Analysis. Age and Ageing 2023, 52(7), afad132.
  • Jarvis H, O'Keefe H, Craig D, Stow D, Hanratty B, Anstee QM. Does moderate alcohol consumption accelerate the progression of liver disease in NAFLD? A systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Open 2022, 12(1), e049767.
  • Burton JK, Wolters AT, Towers A-M, Jones L, Meyer J, Gordon AL, Irvine L, Hanratty B, Spilsbury K, Peryer G, Rand S, Killett A, Akdur G, Allan S, Biswas P, Goodman C. Developing a minimum data set for older adult care homes in the UK: exploring the concept and defining early core principles. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2022, 3(3), e186-e193.
  • Dewhurst F, Stow D, Paes P, Frew K, Hanratty B. Clinical frailty and performance scale translation in palliative care: Scoping review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 2022, 12(3), 270-281.
  • Whitehead O, Jagger C, Hanratty B. What do doctors understand by spiritual health? A survey of UK general practitioners. BMJ Open 2021, 11(8), e045110.
  • Haunch K, Thompson C, Arthur A, Edwards P, Goodman C, Hanratty B, Meyer J, Charlwood A, Valizade D, Backhaus R, Verbeek H, Hamers J, Spilsbury K. Understanding the staff behaviours that promote quality for older people living in long term care facilities: A realist review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2021, 117, 103905.
  • Musa MK, Akdur G, Hanratty B, Kelly S, Gordon A, Peryer G, Spilsbury K, Killett A, Burton J, Meyer J, Fortescue S, Towers A-M, Irvine L, Goodman C. Uptake and use of a minimum data set (MDS) for older people living and dying in care homes in England: A realist review protocol. BMJ Open 2020, 10(11), e040397.
  • Boulton E, Kneale D, Stansfield C, Heron P, Sutcliffe K, Hayanga B, Hall A, Bower P, Casey D, Craig D, Gilbody S, Hanratty B, McMillan D, Thomas J, Todd C. Rapid systematic review of systematic reviews: what befriending, social support and low intensity psychosocial interventions, delivered remotely, may reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults and how?. F1000Research 2020, 9, 1368.
  • Hanratty B, Holland PJ, Jacoby A, Whitehead M. Financial stress and strain associated with terminal cancer - A review of the evidence. Palliative Medicine 2007, 21(7), 595-607.
  • Hanratty B. Settings for Health Promotion: Linking Theory and Practice. Health Education Journal 2000, 59(2), 189.

• Working Paper

  • Ogunbayo OJ, Russell S, Newham JJ, Heslop-Marshall K, Netts P, Hanratty B, Kaner K. Understanding the factors affecting self-management of COPD from the perspectives of healthcare practitioners. Primary Care Respiratory Medicine 2017, 27, 54.