Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Patterns of infant mortality in rural England and Wales, 1850-1910 (Journal article - 2017)
- Spatial modelling of rural infant mortality and occupation in nineteenth-century Britain (Journal article - 2017)
- Cultural causes of the nineteenth-century fertility decline: a study of three Yorkshire towns (Thesis / Dissertation - 2010)
2025
NICE
Atkinson, P., & Sheard, S. (2025). NICE. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003501275
2024
Pandemic-proof cities: creating resilient health-care systems to prevent, prepare for and respond to future health shocks
Kent, R., Atkinson, P., & Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, P. A. P. (n.d.). Pandemic-proof cities: creating resilient health-care systems to prevent, prepare for and respond to future health shocks. doi:10.17638/03172459
Management of antipsychotics in primary care: Insights from healthcare professionals and policy makers in the United Kingdom.
Woodall, A. A., Abuzour, A. S., Wilson, S. A., Mair, F. S., Buchan, I., Sheard, S. B., . . . Walker, L. E. (2024). Management of antipsychotics in primary care: Insights from healthcare professionals and policy makers in the United Kingdom.. PloS one, 19(3), e0294974. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294974
2023
Management of Antipsychotics in Primary Care: Insights from Healthcare Professionals and Policy Makers in the UK
2022
Challenges to evidence-informed decision-making in the context of pandemics: qualitative study of COVID-19 policy advisor perspectives
Vickery, J., Atkinson, P., Lin, L., Rubin, O., Upshur, R., Yeoh, E. -K., . . . Errett, N. A. (2022). Challenges to evidence-informed decision-making in the context of pandemics: qualitative study of COVID-19 policy advisor perspectives. BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH, 7(4). doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008268
How do Healthcare Workers 'Do' Guidelines? Exploring How Policy Decisions Impacted UK Healthcare Workers During the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pilbeam, C., Tonkin-Crine, S., Martindale, A. -M., Atkinson, P., Mableson, H., Lant, S., . . . Gobat, N. (2022). How do Healthcare Workers 'Do' Guidelines? Exploring How Policy Decisions Impacted UK Healthcare Workers During the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH, 32(5), 729-743. doi:10.1177/10497323211067772
Experiences and concerns of health workers throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: A longitudinal qualitative interview study
Borek, A. J., Pilbeam, C., Mableson, H., Wanat, M., Atkinson, P., Sheard, S., . . . Tonkin-Crine, S. (2022). Experiences and concerns of health workers throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: A longitudinal qualitative interview study. PLOS ONE, 17(3), e0264906. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0264906
How did UK policy making in the Covid-19 response use science? Evidence from scientific advisers
Atkinson, P. (2022). How did UK policy making in the Covid-19 response use science? Evidence from scientific advisers. Evidence and Policy. doi:10.1332/174426421X16388976414615
Designing effective central-local co-operation: lessons from Liverpool’s Covid-19 response
Atkinson, P., & Sheard, S. (2022). Designing effective central-local co-operation: lessons from Liverpool’s Covid-19 response. Policy Design and Practice, 1-16. doi:10.1080/25741292.2022.2074648
2021
Perspectives on COVID-19 testing policies and practices: a qualitative study with scientific advisors and NHS health care workers in England
Martindale, A. -M., Pilbeam, C., Mableson, H., Tonkin-Crine, S., Atkinson, P., Borek, A., . . . Sheard, S. (2021). Perspectives on COVID-19 testing policies and practices: a qualitative study with scientific advisors and NHS health care workers in England. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 21(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-021-11285-8
Scientific advice and COVID-19 policy making in the UK: an oral history study
Atkinson, P., Mableson, H., & Sheard, S. (2021). Scientific advice and COVID-19 policy making in the UK: an oral history study. In LANCET Vol. 398 (pp. 13). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Perspectives on COVID-19 testing policies and practices: a qualitative study with scientific advisors and NHS health care workers in England
Martindale, A. -M., Pilbeam, C., Mableson, H., Tonkin-Crine, S., Atkinson, P., Borek, A., . . . Sheard, S. (2021). Title page Title Perspectives on COVID-19 testing policies and practices: a qualitative study with scientific advisors and NHS health care workers in England. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-454781/v1
2020
The Origins and Establishment of NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Atkinson, P., & Sheard, S. (2020). The Origins and Establishment of NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
Setting the standard: multidisciplinary hallmarks for structural, equitable and tracked antibiotic policy
Kirchhelle, C., Atkinson, P., Broom, A., Chuengsatiansup, K., Ferreira, J. P., Fortané, N., . . . Chandler, C. I. R. (2020). Setting the standard: multidisciplinary hallmarks for structural, equitable and tracked antibiotic policy. BMJ Global Health, 5(9), e003091. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003091
2019
'All the stars were aligned'? The origins of England's National Institute for Health Research
Atkinson, P., Sheard, S., & Walley, T. (2019). 'All the stars were aligned'? The origins of England's National Institute for Health Research. HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS, 17(1). doi:10.1186/s12961-019-0491-5
Work, psychiatry and society, c.1750-2015
Atkinson, P. (2019). Work, psychiatry and society, c.1750-2015. CULTURAL & SOCIAL HISTORY, 16(1), 113-115. doi:10.1080/14780038.2019.1572696
2018
SPACE AND TIME IN 100 MILLION WORDS: HEALTH AND DISEASE IN A NINETEENTH-CENTURY NEWSPAPER
Porter, C., Atkinson, P., & Gregory, I. N. (2018). SPACE AND TIME IN 100 MILLION WORDS: HEALTH AND DISEASE IN A NINETEENTH-CENTURY NEWSPAPER. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND ARTS COMPUTING-A JOURNAL OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES, 12(2), 196-216. doi:10.3366/ijhac.2018.0222
The Origins of the National Institute for Health Research: Transcript of a Witness Seminar held at the University of Liverpool in London on 28 February 2018
Atkinson, P., & Sheard, S. (2018). The Origins of the National Institute for Health Research: Transcript of a Witness Seminar held at the University of Liverpool in London on 28 February 2018: The Origins of the National Institute for Health Research: Transcript of a Witness Seminar held at the University of Liverpool in London on 28 February 2018. University of Liverpool. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
2017
Patterns of infant mortality in rural England and Wales, 1850-1910
Atkinson, P., Francis, B., Gregory, I., & Porter, C. (2017). Patterns of infant mortality in rural England and Wales, 1850-1910. ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW, 70(4), 1268-1290. doi:10.1111/ehr.12488
Child Welfare in Victorian Newspapers: Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis
Atkinson, P., & Gregory, I. N. (2017). Child Welfare in Victorian Newspapers: Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis. JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY, 48(2), 159-186. doi:10.1162/JINH_a_01124
Spatial modelling of rural infant mortality and occupation in nineteenth-century Britain
Atkinson, P., Francis, B., Gregory, I., & Porter, C. (2017). Spatial modelling of rural infant mortality and occupation in nineteenth-century Britain. Demographic Research, 36, 1337-1360. doi:10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.44
2016
From Digital Resources to Historical Scholarship with the British Library 19th Century Newspaper Collection
Gregory, I., Atkinson, P., Hardie, A., Joulain-Jay, A., Kershaw, D., Porter, C., . . . Rupp, C. J. (2016). From Digital Resources to Historical Scholarship with the British Library 19th Century Newspaper Collection. Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences, 9(04), 994-1006. doi:10.17516/1997-1370-2016-9-4-994-1006
2015
Geographical Text Analysis: A new approach to understanding nineteenth-century mortality
Porter, C., Atkinson, P., & Gregory, I. (2015). Geographical Text Analysis: A new approach to understanding nineteenth-century mortality. HEALTH & PLACE, 36, 25-34. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.08.010
Geographical Text Analysis: A new approach to understanding nineteenth-century mortality
Porter, C., Atkinson, P., & Gregory, I. (2015). Geographical Text Analysis: A new approach to understanding nineteenth-century mortality. Health & Place, 36, 25-34. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.08.010
Explaining Geographical Variations in English Rural Infant Mortality Decline Using Place-Centered Reading
Hastings, S. G., Gregory, I., & Atkinson, P. (2015). Explaining Geographical Variations in English Rural Infant Mortality Decline Using Place-Centered Reading. HISTORICAL METHODS, 48(3), 128-140. doi:10.1080/01615440.2014.995390
2013
review of Soap and Water: Cleanliness, Dirt and the Working Classes in Victorian and Edwardian Britain
Atkinson, P. (2013). review of Soap and Water: Cleanliness, Dirt and the Working Classes in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Labour History Review, 78, 237.
2012
"ISN'T IT TIME YOU WERE FINISHING?": WOMEN'S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND CHILDBEARING IN ENGLAND, 1860-1920
Atkinson, P. (2012). "ISN'T IT TIME YOU WERE FINISHING?": WOMEN'S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND CHILDBEARING IN ENGLAND, 1860-1920. FEMINIST ECONOMICS, 18(4), 145-164. doi:10.1080/13545701.2012.725942
“Isn’t it time you were finishing?”: fertility and female labor-force participation in England,1860-1920
Atkinson, P. D. (2012). “Isn’t it time you were finishing?”: fertility and female labor-force participation in England,1860-1920. Feminist Economics, 18(4), 145-164. doi:10.1080/13545701.2012.725942
2011
Family size and expectations about housing in the later nineteenth century: three Yorkshire towns.
Atkinson, P. (2011). Family size and expectations about housing in the later nineteenth century: three Yorkshire towns.. Local population studies, (87), 13-28. doi:10.35488/lps87.2011.13
2010
Cultural causes of the nineteenth-century fertility decline: a study of three Yorkshire towns
Atkinson, P. (2010). Cultural causes of the nineteenth-century fertility decline: a study of three Yorkshire towns. (PhD Thesis, University of Leeds). Retrieved from http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/10290
1997
Commentary. Electronic communications and communicable disease surveillance at the national level in the European Union
Weinberg, J., Newton, L., English, P. M. B., Vandenberge, A., Atkinson, P., & Catchpole, M. (1997). Electronic communications and communicable disease surveillance at the national level in the European Union. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 7(4), 454-456. doi:10.1093/eurpub/7.4.454