Staff profiles
Dr Peter Allmark
PhD, MA, BA(Hons), RNT, RGN
Phone 0114 225 5727
E-mail p.allmark@shu.ac.uk
Peter is a principal lecturer in the research centre. He is a member of Trent NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC), and Chair of the Faculty Research Ethics Committee. His clinical background is in acute and critical care nursing. His academic background is in philosophy and ethics.
Peter's research combines philosophical (or conceptual) method and qualitative work. For example, his paper 'Health, happiness and health promotion' published in 2005 was purely philosophical work in which he argued for an Aristotelian approach to public health. However, with his colleague at the Centre, Angela Tod, he has worked on other projects which have combined philosophical with empirical work. He has also worked on two empirical projects funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) that looked at informed consent in the area of neonatal trials. He has also written papers on methodology and the philosophy of science.
Currently, (January 2012) he is working on two empirical projects. The first concerns the public health effects of welfare advice and benefits. The second concerns the cause of delay in people calling for emergency services after a heart attack. He is also working on philosophical work related to realism.
Doctoral students
Peter's specialism lies in the area of health care philosophy and ethics. He can act as first supervisor for doctoral students for whom this is a major part of their thesis. This includes students using philosophical method, or a combination of philosophical and empirical method. He is also able to act as second supervisor for a broader range of qualitative and social scientific research.
Peter's current work is in the area of public health ethics and the ethics of qualitative research. He is currently supervising
- Kevin Power (doctoral student at DeMontford University) - is there a difference between nurses and doctors strategies for resolving ethical dilemmas in clinical practice? This is combined empirical/ethical research; the empirical work is taking place in a paediatric intensive care area.
- Angela Eddy (Professional Doctorate student at Sheffield Hallam University) - what is the developmental process of the neophyte therapy radiographer working in an extended role?
- Ray Poll (Professional Doctorate at Sheffield Hallam University) - what are the causes of non-attendance at a hepatitis-C outreach clinic?
- Kasia Machaczek (PhD at Sheffield Hallam University) - barriers to shift handover communication in a hospital context in the Czech Republic.
Publications since 2001
Referred journals - in print
Allmark P, Tod A, McDonnell A et al. Evaluation of the impact of a smoke-free-home initiative in Rotherham, a deprived district in Northern England. European Journal of Public Health 2011;doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr072
McClimens A, Allmark P. A problem with inclusion in learning disability research. Nursing Ethics 2011;5(18)633-639.
Kessel A, Allmark P. Groundhog day for public health policy. Food Ethics 2011; 6(1); 10-11.
Guest editorial: I didn't ask for this: justice versus illness. Nursing Philosophy 2011; 12; 1-3.
Allmark P, Cobb M, Liddle J, Tod A. Is the doctrine of double effect irrelevant in end-of-life decision making? Nursing Philosophy 2010; 11; 170-177.
Allmark P, Tod A. End of life care pathways: ethical and legal principles. Nursing Standard 2009; 24(14), 35-39.
Doel M, Allmark P et al. Professional Boundaries: Crossing a line or entering the shadows? British Journal of Social Work 2009; 1-24
Allmark P, Tod A et al. Ethical issues in the use of in-depth interviews: literature review and discussion. Research Ethics Review 2009; 5(2), 48-54.
Allmark P, Tod A. A practical guide to obtaining research ethics approval in the UK. Nursing Standard 2009; 23(25), 35-4.
Salway S, Allmark P et al. Social research for a multiethnic population: do the research ethics and standards guidelines of UK Learned Societies address this challenge? 21st Century Society 2009; 4(1), 53-81
An Aristotelian account of autonomy. Journal of Value Inquiry 2008; 42(1), 41-53.
Tod A, Craven J and Allmark P. Diagnostic delay in lung cancer: a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2008; 61(3), 336-343.
Allmark P, Spedding M. Clinical trials in neonatology: ethical issues. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2007; 12(4), 318-323.
Allmark P, Mason S. Should desperate volunteers be included in randomised controlled trials? J Med Ethics 2006; 32(9): 548-553.
Allmark P, Tod A. How should public health professionals engage with lay epidemiology? J Med Ethics 2006; 32(8): 460-463.
Allmark P, Mason S. Improving the quality of consent to randomised controlled trials by using continuous consent and clinician training in the consent process. J Med Ethics 2006; 32(8): 439-443
An argument for the use of Aristotelian method in bioethics. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 2006; 9, 69-79.
Choosing Health and the inner citadel. Journal of Medical Ethics 2006; 32, 3-6.
Can the study of ethics enhance nursing practice? Journal of Advanced Nursing 2005; 51(6), 618-24.
Health, happiness and health promotion. Journal of Applied Philosophy 2005; 22(1), 1-15.
Bayes and health care research. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 2004; 7(3), 321-32.
Should research samples reflect the diversity of the population? Journal of Medical Ethics 2004; 30(2), 185-9.
Allmark P, Mason S, Gill A, Megone C. Obtaining consent for neonatal research. Archives of Disease in Childhood (Fetal and Neonatal Edition) 2003; 88, F166-F167.
Popper and Nursing Theory. Nursing Philosophy 2003; 4, 4-16.
Tod A, Allmark P, Nicolson P. The ethical review of health service research in the UK: implications for nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2002; 40, 379-86
The ethics of research with children. Nurse Researcher 2002; 10(2), 7-19.
Death with dignity. Journal of Medical Ethics 2002; 28, 255-7.
Pregnant minors: confidentiality issues and nurses' duties. British Journal of Nursing 2002; 11, 257-60.
Allmark P, Mason S, Gill A, Megone C. Is it in a neonate's best interest to enter a randomised controlled trial? Journal of Medical Ethics 2001; 27, 110-3.
Dalla Vorgia P, Mason S, Megone C, Allmark P et al. Overview of European legislation on informed consent for neonatal research. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2001; 84, F70-F73.
Reports
Allmark P, Salway S, Piercy H, Barley R, Faulkner M, Formby E, Grimsley M, Hyde M, Karlsen S, McClimens A. Life and Health: An evidence review and synthesis for the Equality and Human Rights Commission's triennial review. University of Sheffield Hallam, July 2010. Download the report (PDF,35MB )
Allmark P, Salway S, Crisp R, Barley R. DWP Research Report 684: Ethnic minority customers of the Pensions, Disability and Carers Service: an evidence review. ISBN 9781847128188. Download the report. (PDF, 946KB)
Salway S, Allmark P Delivering effective NHS services to our multiethnic population: Collection and application of ethnic monitoring data within primary care. Report of a workshop convened by the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority. 2009, Sheffield Hallam University.
Allmark P. Shaping Healthy Communities: A report on the second symposium on the role of local authorities in reducing health inequalities. 2009, Sheffield Hallam University.
Allmark P, Salway S et al. Briefing Paper: Why health inequalities matter. Produced for CLAHRC (SY) [Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, South Yorkshire]. 2009, Sheffield Hallam University.
Chapters in books
Allmark P, Tod A. The evaluation of public health education initiatives on smoking and lung cancer: an ethical critique. In: Peckham S and Hann A (Eds) Public Health Ethics and Practice. Policy, Bristol: 2009: 65-82.
Allmark P, Tod A. Philosophy and health education: the case of lung cancer and smoking. In: Philosophical Enquiry into Education. Edited by John Drummond and Paul Standish. Palgrave-Macmillan, Houndmills: 2007: 46-58
'Advocacy': In Tadd W (2003) Ethical and Professional Issues in Nursing: Perspectives from Europe. Palgrave, Macmillan, London, 132-54.
Can there be an ethics of care? [Reprint of article - see below] In: Fulford B et al (2002). Health Care Ethics and Human Values. Blackwell, Oxford.
Megone C, Mason S, Allmark P et al. The views of RECs in eight European countries on the process of obtaining informed consent in neonatal research and on the structure and organisation of RECs. In Mason S, Megone C [eds.] European Neonatal Research: Consent, Ethics Committees and Law. Ashgate, Aldershot 2001: 63-82.
Allmark P, Mason S, Megone C. Ethical issues and practical problems in obtaining informed consent for neonatal research. In Mason S, Megone C [eds.] European Neonatal Research: Consent, Ethics Committees and Law. Ashgate, Aldershot 2001: 3-12.
Megone C, Mason S, Allmark P et al. The structure, composition and operation of European RECs. In Mason S, Megone C [eds.] European Neonatal Research: Consent, Ethics Committees and Law. Ashgate, Aldershot 2001: 23-42.
Megone C, Mason S, Allmark P et al. The attitudes of RECs in 11 European countries to informed consent in neonatal research. In Mason S, Megone C [eds.] European Neonatal Research: Consent, Ethics Committees and Law. Ashgate, Aldershot 2001: 43-62.
