Staff profiles
Dr Angela Tod
PhD, MSc, MmedSci, BA (Hons)
E-mail a.tod@shu.ac.uk
Angela graduated from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1981 then trained as a nurse in Sheffield, qualifying in 1985. She was awarded her PhD from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sheffield in January 2006.
Angela has many years experience of clinical nursing practice and practice development, specialising in cardiology. Her PhD was a grounded theory study to explain the meaning of recovery after a heart attack.
Angela is currently employed as a reader in health and social care research and is the lead for the inequalities, inclusion and public health theme in the CHSCR. Her research and expertise lies predominantly in qualitative research, including mixed method studies. Research interests and experience fall into the following themes
- public health, including health inequalities
- patient experience, including accessing health services
- research ethics
- service development and evaluation
Angela is currently principal investigator for a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit project to explore factors influencing Keeping Warm in Later Life (the KWILLT project). She is currently developing and expanding this programme of work to include other aspects of fuel poverty, cold weather and health. Other recent projects have focused on reducing diagnostic delay and health service access. Projects include exploring delay in diagnosis of lung cancer. Evaluations include studies of an early warning scoring system in acute care, evaluation of a smoke free homes initiative, public engagement in health care commissioning, nutrition of oncology patients in an acute setting, nurse's role and experience of breaking bad news.
Angela is involved in two of the themes from the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, South Yorkshire (CLAHRC SY). She is leading the qualitative arm of the obesity theme along with the co-production activities. In addition she is a member of the Health Inequalities theme management group.
Angela has also been working with national groups and professional bodies to develop research into the mesothelioma patient experience and care needs and is chair of the National Lung Cancer Forum for Nurses Research Interest Group. She has spoken widely at national and international forums about her work.
Angela has published widely from her research. She has presented over 100 papers at professional and academic conferences, both nationally and internationally. Angela has been a member of an NHS and University research ethics committee for over 15 years and is currently a member of the Sheffield Research Ethics Committee. Angela was also the University lead for the Public Health Hub until January 2011. She is an honorary consultant in public health at NHS Sheffield.
Angela welcomes students interested in patient experience of health and illness. She is particularly interested in exploring issues related to recovery and to access and uptake of health services. She can support students using qualitative methods in stand alone or mixed methods studies. She has experience of external examination of PhD thesis in the UK and abroad.
Angela's recently completed doctoral students are
- Rasha Okasheh (2011) Developing a tool to measure functional and physical performance for people with COPD attending pulmonary rehabilitation
- Simon Palfreyman (2009) The Development Of A Preference-Based, Disease-Specific Outcome Measure For Venous Leg Ulcer Patients
- Linda Nicklin (2008) A shocking event: A constructivist grounded theory exploring patients' and carers' expectations and experiences of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), pre and post implant
- Helen Hand (2007) 'Men living with coronary heart disease: a narrative study'
Current students include
- Alex Morely - An investigation into treatment of spastic muscle in people with Multiple Sclerosis
- Jenny Woolloff - Pathways to employment for those with long-term health conditions
- Helen Ross - Identifying the educational requirements of nurses to facilitate patient centred care
- Ray Poll - Non-attendance at drug service hepatitis C outreach clinics: patient and staff experiences.
Research collaborations
Angela has collaborated with a number of NHS organisations. She is an Honorary Consultant in Public Health at NHS Sheffield and hold honorary contracts as a research fellow at NHS Rotherham and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Acute Trust.
Research collaborations have included work with the Universities of Sheffield, Wales, Birmingham and Oxford.
Angela has also worked collaboratively with various Local Authority and Voluntary Sector organisations and charities including Age UK, National Energy Action and Macmillan.
Research outputs: key publications
Book chapters in press
Allmark P. Tod AM. The evaluation of public health education initiatives on smoking and lung cancer: an ethical critique In: Peckham S. Hann A. (eds) Public Health Ethics and Practice. Chapter 5. p65-81
Tod AM. (2006) Chapter 22. p337-352 Interviewing In: Gerrish K. Lacey EA. Research Process in Nursing, 5th Edition. Backwells. Oxford
Allmark P. Tod AM. (2007) Philosophy and health education: the case of lung cancer and smoking. In: Philosophical Enquiry into Education John Drummond and Paul Standish (Eds) Palgrave Macmillan. London
Refereed journal papers in print
Lusambili AM. Tod AM. Homer C. Abbott J. Cooke J. McDaid K. (2011) Keeping Warm: Social Connectedness and Technology (A Case Study of Rotherham (England): Technology and Health in the Elderly The International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society, Volume 1, Issue 3, pp.27-42.
Athey VL. R Suckling R. Tod AM. Walters SJ. Rogers TK. (2011) Early diagnosis of lung cancer: evaluation of a community-based social marketing intervention. Thorax 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200714
Relton C. Bissell P. Smith C. Blackburn J. Cooper CL. Nicholl J. Tod A. Copeland R. Loban A. Chater T. Thomas K. Young T. Weir C. Harrison G. Millbourn A. Manners R. (2011) South Yorkshire Cohort: a 'cohort trials facility' study of health and weight - Protocol for the recruitment phase BMC Public Health 11:640 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-640
Gerrish K. Mcdonnell A. Nolan M. Guillaume L. Kirshbaum M. Tod A. (2011) The role of advanced practice nurses in knowledge brokering as a means of promoting evidence-based practice among clinical nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing 67(9), 2004–2014. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05642.x
Gerrish K. Guillaume LR. Kirshbaum M. Mcdonnell A. Tod A. Nolan M. (2011) Factors influencing the contribution of advanced practice nurses to promoting evidence-based practice among front-line nurses: findings from a cross-sectional survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing 67(5), 1079–1090. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05560.x
Tod AM. Warnock C. Allmark P. (2011) A critique of positive thinking for patients with cancer Nursing Standard 25.(39) 43-47
Peter Allmark P, Tod AM, McDonnell A, Al-Always K, Man K, Hollis E, Qutishat D, Williamson M. Illiff A. (2011) Evaluation of the impact of a smoke-free-home initiative in Rotherham, a deprived district in Northern England European Journal of Public Health 1-4, June 6. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckr072
Palfreyman SJ, Tod AM, Brazier JE, Michaels JA (2010) A systematic review of health-related quality of life instruments used for people with venous ulcers: an assessment of their suitability and psychometric properties. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 19 (19/20); 2673-2703
Athey VL. Tod AM. Suckling R. Rogers RK (2010) Diagnosis of Lung Cancer - Improving Survival Rates. European Oncology. 2010;6(2):26–30 (Invited submission)
Tod AM. Rose J. (2010) Overcoming delay in the diagnosis of lung cancer: a qualitative study Nursing Standard 24, (31) 35-43
Allmark P. Tod A. Cobb M. Liddle J. (2010) Is the doctrine of double effect irrelevant in end-of-life decision making? Nursing Philosophy. 11, pp. 170–177
Warnock C. Tod AM. Foster J. and Soreny C. (2010) Breaking bad news in inpatient clinical settings: role of the nurse. Journal of Advanced Nursing doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05325.x
Tod AM Overcoming delay in lung cancer diagnosis: A qualitative study In press with Nursing Standard
Warnock C. Soreny C. Foster J. Tod AM. The role of the nurse in the process of breaking bad news in the inpatient clinical setting In press with the Journal of Advanced Nursing
Moore S. Darlison L. Tod AM. Living with mesothelioma: A literature review In press with the European Journal of Cancer Care
Doel M, Allmark P, Conway P, Cowburn M, Flynn M, Nelson P, Tod A (2009) Professional Boundaries: Crossing a Line or Entering the Shadows? British Journal of Social Work 1-24. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcp106
Allmark P, Boote J. Chambers E. Clarke A. McDonnell A. Thompson A. Tod AM (2009) Ethical issues in the use of in-depth interviews: literature review and discussion Research Ethics Review Vol 5, No 2, 43-88
Tod AM. Suckling R. (2009) Early Lung Cancer Identification in Doncaster (ELCID) Lung Cancer 63(1), January, S19
Tod AM. Allmark PA. Alison A. (2009) Research ethics approval in the UK: a practical guide Nursing Standard. 23, 25, 35-41.
Tod AM. Suckling R. (2009) Early Lung Cancer Identification in Doncaster (ELCID) Lung Cancer 63(1), January, S19
Allmark P. Cobb M. Liddle J. Tod AM. Is the Doctrine of Double Effect irrelevant in end-of-life decision making? In peer review with the Journal of Medical Ethics
Johnson M. Goodacre S. Tod AM. Read S. What do patients think of acute chest pain care? Qualitative findings from the ESCAPE trial In press with the Journal of Advanced Nursing
Tod AM. (2008) Exploring the meaning of recovery following myocardial infarction Nursing Standard 23 (3) 34-42
Tod AM. Allmark P. Craven J. (2007) Diagnostic delay in lung cancer: a qualitative study Journal of Advanced Nursing 61(3), 336-343
Tod AM. Dean J. Goodfellow V. Stringer E. Levery C. Brown J. (2007) Patients experience of chronic defaecation disorders and rectal irrigation as a self-management option: a qualitative study Nursing Times 103(36)32-33
Tod AM, Stringer E, Levery C, Dean J, Brown J. (2007) Rectal irrigation in the management of functional bowel disorders: a review British Journal of Nursing 16. 14. 258-264
Palfreyman SJ. Tod AM. King B. Tomlinson D. Brazier J. Michaels JA. (2007) The quality of life of leg ulcer patients with and without a history of I/V drug use: a qualitative study. In press with the Journal of Advanced Nursing
Tod AM. Bond B. Leonard N. Mabbot I. Palfreyman S. (2007) Exploring the contribution of the Clinical Librarian to facilitating evidence based nursing In press with Journal of Clinical Nursing
Brown I. Jones G. Thompson J. Tod AM. (2006) Obesity Stigma and quality of life. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Science ISSN 1833-1882
Warnock C. Tod AM. Kirshbaum M. Powell C. Sharman D (2006) A pilot study examining nutrition and cancer patients: factors influencing oncology patients receiving nutrition in an acute cancer unit. Journal of Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing Volume 9, Issues 3-4, September-December 2005, Pages 197-201
Allmark P. Tod AM. (2006) How should public health professionals engage with lay epidemiology? Journal of Medical Ethics 32. 460-463
Brown I. Thompson J. Tod AM. Jones G. (2006) Primary Care Support for tackling obesity: a qualitative study of the perceptions of obese patients British Journal of General Practice 56: 666-672
Research and consultancy projects
- Consultancy with various NHS organisations to evaluate aspects of service commissioning and delivery
- Co-applicant on a collaborative project with the General Social Care Council. Evaluation and review guidance on professional boundaries with a view to assessing adequacy in protecting social workers and service users 2009
