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R. Bethune — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 13
Works: 52
Citations: 576

Most-cited papers

Dexamethasone versus standard treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting in gastrointestinal surgery: randomised controlled trial (DREAMS Trial)
R. Ravikumar, D. Bartlett, D. Morton, L. Berkman +274 more
2017British medical journal150 citations Open access
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Use of briefings and debriefings as a tool in improving team work, efficiency, and communication in the operating theatre
R. Bethune, G. Sasirekha, A. Sahu, S. Cawthorn +1 more
2011Postgraduate medical journal68 citations
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Preoperative Surgical Briefings Do Not Delay Operating Room Start Times and Are Popular With Surgical Team Members
Muhammad Ali, A. Osborne, R. Bethune, Anne Pullyblank
2011Journal of patient safety40 citations
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Engaging all doctors in continuous quality improvement: a structured, supported programme for first-year doctors across a training deanery in England
R. Bethune, Eleanor Soo, P. Woodhead, C. van Hamel +1 more
2013BMJ Quality & Safety36 citations
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Leadership development for early career doctors.
C. Coltart, Ronny Cheung, A. Ardolino, B. Bray +18 more
2012The Lancet31 citations
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Did the ‘Be Clear on Bowel Cancer’ public awareness campaign pilot result in a higher rate of cancer detection?
R. Bethune, Morwena Marshall, S. J. Mitchell, C. Oppong +4 more
2013Postgraduate medical journal28 citations
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‘From scared to prepared’: targeted structured induction training during the transition from medical school to foundation doctor
Natalie S. Blencowe, C. van Hamel, R. Bethune, R. Aspinall
2015Perspectives on Medical Education25 citations Open access
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Improving theatre efficiency and utilisation through early identification of trauma patients and enhanced communication between teams
S. Roberts, Adnan Saithna, R. Bethune
2015BMJ Quality Improvement Reports21 citations Open access
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Pharmacist‐led, video‐stimulated feedback to reduce prescribing errors in doctors‐in‐training: A mixed methods evaluation
Hazel Parker, O. Farrell, R. Bethune, A. Hodgetts +1 more
2019British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology20 citations Open access
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Appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learnt from a district general hospital
H. Pringle, U. Donigiewicz, M. Bennett, E. Walker +4 more
2021BMC Surgery19 citations Open access
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E-referrals: improving the routine interspecialty inpatient referral system
E. Shephard, C. Stockdale, F. May, Alistair Brown +5 more
2018BMJ Open Quality18 citations Open access
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Problem with p values: why p values do not tell you if your treatment is likely to work
Robert Price, R. Bethune, L. Massey
2019Postgraduate medical journal14 citations Open access
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Improving the recording of surgical drain output
N. Lyons, Paul Heron, R. Bethune
2015BMJ Quality Improvement Reports14 citations Open access
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Improving the uptake of cervical screening in pregnant and recently postnatal women: a quality improvement project
S. Coleridge, Alison J Wiggans, E. Nelissen, R. Bethune +3 more
2022BMJ Open Quality11 citations Open access
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Bring on the weekend – Improving the quality of junior doctor weekend handover
A. Jardine, Tristan Page, R. Bethune, Philippa Mourant +7 more
2014BMJ Quality Improvement Reports11 citations Open access
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Improving weekend handover between junior doctors on medical and surgical wards
R. Bethune, K. Campbell, A. Rose, R. Wassall +4 more
2014BMJ Quality Improvement Reports11 citations Open access
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Rectal stump management in inflammatory bowel disease: a cohort study, systematic review and proportional analysis of perioperative complications
S. Lawday, M. Leaning, O. Flannery, S. Summers +4 more
2020Techniques in Coloproctology9 citations
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Tipping the balance: A systematic review and meta-ethnography to unfold the complexity of surgical antimicrobial prescribing behavior in hospital settings
Hazel Parker, J. Frost, J. Day, R. Bethune +4 more
2022PLoS ONE7 citations Open access
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The Exeter Knee Infection Multi Disciplinary Team approach to managing prosthetic knee infections: A qualitative analysis.
F. Awad, D. Searle, K. Walmsley, N. Dyar +5 more
2020Journal of Orthopaedics7 citations Open access
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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement efforts need to be targeted at junior doctors.
R. Bethune, Toby Hillman Alice Roueche
20176 citations
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Effect of preoperative oral antibiotics in combination with mechanical bowel preparation on inflammatory response and short‐term outcomes following left‐sided colonic and rectal resections
O. Hartrick, S. Pengelly, R. Bethune
2020BJS Open4 citations Open access
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Empowering junior doctors: a qualitative study of a QI programme in South West England
N. Doran, R. Bethune, Joanne Watson, K. Finucane +1 more
2018Postgraduate medical journal4 citations Open access
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What do surgical trainees think about patient safety culture, and is this different from their consultants?
R. Bethune, R. Canter, P. Abrams
20124 citations
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First-year doctors’ attitudes and beliefs relating to quality improvement and patient safety
M. Dahill, R. Bethune, A. Carson-Stevens, Eleanor Soo +4 more
20153 citations
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The Trainee's Voice: Recognising the Importance of Preoperative Briefings for Surgical Trainees
R. Bethune, N. Blencowe
2014Journal of Perioperative Practice3 citations
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‘I’ve got a little list’—the scourge of a surgical junior. A quality improvement project to change the surgical patient list in a district general hospital
Hiba Khan, E. Flesher, J. Marshman, Alexander Harding +2 more
2020BMJ Open Quality2 citations Open access
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Comment on: Randomized controlled trial of plain English and visual abstracts for disseminating surgical research via social media
H. Pringle, M. Bennett, G. Fowler, R. Bethune
2020British Journal of Surgery2 citations Open access
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The leaders of quality improvement are the ones who are doing the improvement work
R. Bethune
2013Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine2 citations Open access
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Outcomes of intended temporary stomas in Crohn's disease (INTESTINE study): international, multicentre, retrospective study
C. Perrott, G. Calini, A. Gori, M. Rottoli +141 more
2025BJS Open1 citations Open access
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Comment on “Pregnancy outcomes after stoma surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: The results of a retrospective multicentre audit”
F. I. Gurbuzer, R. Bethune
2022Colorectal Disease1 citations
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Outcomes of patients with non-lower gastrointestinal cancer diagnosed via the lower gastrointestinal two-week-wait service.
T. Hubbard, H. Burton, H. Pringle, R. Bethune +1 more
2022Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England1 citations Open access
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Survival outcomes of elderly patients referred to the lower gastrointestinal 2‐week wait service
T. Hubbard, H. Pringle, R. Bethune, F. McDermott
2021Colorectal Disease1 citations
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Extramammary Borderline Phyllodes Tumor Presenting as an Umbilical Mass
J. Jackson, E. Walker, R. Bethune, T. Bracey +2 more
2020International Journal of Surgical Pathology1 citations
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Exclusive enteral nutrition: a safe and effective bridge to surgery in Crohn’s disease – AP&T: 08/12/2016
N. Heerasing, Beth Thompson, P. Hendy, G. Heap +8 more
20171 citations
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Response to Rosenberg et al.: current controversies in colorectal surgery: the way to resolve uncertainty and move forward
Morwena Marshall, R. Bethune, I. Daniels
2012Colorectal Disease1 citations
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542 Prolonged VTE Prophylaxis Post Abdominal Cancer Surgery: Is It Necessary?
E. J. O'Malley, Y. Lima de Mendonca, A. Smith, K. Kirby +1 more
2023British Journal of Surgery0 citations Open access
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Quality improvement project to improve blood test time to results on the acute surgical unit in North Devon District Hospital
Thomas J. E. Hubbard, S. Nugent, R. Bethune, C. Beaton
2022BMJ Open Quality0 citations Open access
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TU2.11 Adherence to post-polypectomy surveillance guidelines in a district general hospital
A. Myintmo, D. Butler, Harriet Flashman, R. Bethune
2022British Journal of Surgery0 citations
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Comment on: Decrease in primary but not in secondary abdominal surgery for Crohn's disease: nationwide cohort study, 1990--2014.
V. Kantola, R. Bethune
2021British Journal of Surgery0 citations
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Exploring two distinct gentamicin prescribing protocols in UK hospitals: a mixed-methods realist evaluation
N. Dyar, K. Mattick, R. Bethune
2021BMJ Open0 citations Open access
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EP.FRI.949 “When it works, it works brilliantly…. on the days that it doesn’t work, it tends to just all kind of crumble” – a qualitative study of patient and staff experience of ambulatory care on the surgical assessment unit
L. Massey, J. Day, R. Bethune, Iain Lang
2021British Journal of Surgery0 citations
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Comment on "Intracorporeal or Extracorporeal Ileocolic Anastomosis After Laparoscopic Right Colectomy. A Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial".
H. Pringle, G. Fowler, R. Bethune
2020Annals of Surgery0 citations
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Bleeding issue: a quality improvement project on the phlebotomy service at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
S. Lawday, K. Abraham, Katie Joyce, Zoe Shellie +8 more
2020BMJ Open Quality0 citations Open access
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The Patient Safety Collaborative Evaluation Study (The PiSCES Study)
W. Sheaff, R. Bethune, N. Doran, S. Ball +5 more
20190 citations
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Rectal stump management and complication rate following sub-total colectomy for inflammatory bowel disease
S. Lawday, M. Leaning, O. Flannery, S. Summers +2 more
2018International Journal of Surgery0 citations Open access
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Time For A Regional Implementation Strategy
R. Bethune
20170 citations
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Developing the next generation of quality improvers: An evaluation of a region wide structured support quality improvement training programme
R. Bethune, M. Dahill, K. Finucane, C. van Hamel +2 more
20160 citations
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‘From scared to prepared’: targeted structured induction training during the transition from medical school to foundation doctor
Natalie S. Blencowe, C. van Hamel, R. Bethune, R. Aspinall
2015Perspectives on Medical Education0 citations Open access
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If we want kindness we need cooperation, not competition
R. Bethune
2011British medical journal0 citations
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Sharing good practice made easier - Why should we share ?
Y. Ahmed-Little, Nikita Kanani, T. Hillman, R. Bethune +1 more
20110 citations
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