Publications by authors named "T O Lawton"

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  • The Bradford Royal Infirmary trialed a hospital command centre that uses digital technologies to enhance patient flow and safety, aiming to gather data on its effectiveness for future UK implementation.
  • A mixed-methods study compared operational data from Bradford Royal Infirmary and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, involving interviews and observations of 36 staff members to assess the command centre’s impact on patient care.
  • Results showed improved staff confidence in operational control, with some tensions around decision-making and challenges in measuring the direct impact, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We challenge the dominant technology-centric narrative around clinical AI. To realise the true potential of the technology, clinicians must be empowered to take a whole-system perspective and assess the suitability of AI-supported tasks for their specific complex clinical setting. Key factors include the AI's capacity to augment human capabilities, evidence of clinical safety beyond general performance metrics and equitable clinical decision-making by the human-AI team.

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As Australia considers legislative reform regarding the rights of religious schools to discriminate against LGBT students and staff, claims are often made that religious parents or those enrolling children in religious schools do not affirm diversity of sexuality or gender. Using a national dataset of parents ( = 2418), attitudes towards sexual orientation, gender diversity, homophobia and transphobia were examined. Across all religiosities, school sectors and attitudinal statements, significant majorities of parents reported positive attitudes (62.

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Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a prevalent lifelong health condition. It is predicted that over 500 million adults will be diagnosed with T2D by 2040. T2D can develop at any age, and if it progresses, it may cause serious comorbidities.

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