Professor Suzanne Mason
MBBS, FRCS, FFAEM, MD
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Professor of Emergency Medicine
+44 114 222 0694
Full contact details
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
3019
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
91Ö±²¥
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I qualified in medicine from London University in 1990. I pursued my training initially in surgery and then specialised in Emergency Medicine.
I spent a year as a Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellow and was awarded an MD whilst undertaking higher training in Emergency Medicine.
I joined 91Ö±²¥ University as a Senior Clinical Lecturer in 2001, was promoted to Reader in 2007 and professor in 2010. I divide my time between the university and as a consultant at the 91Ö±²¥ Teaching Hospitals Trust emergency department.
- Research interests
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My main research interests include evaluating complex interventions in emergency and urgent care. I am particularly interested in the evaluation of new roles and alternative pathways of patient care.
I have extensive experience in multi-centre mixed methods studies which can directly inform the delivery of high-quality emergency care to patients.
Current studies include CLAHRC 2: avoiding admissions and attendance in patients with long term conditions; Understanding Exit Block in Emergency Departments, Evaluating the impact of ED Closures on demand for services.
Current projects:
Principal Investigator
- Health North: Connected Health Cities (within Connected Yorkshire), 2016-2018. Department of Health, Principal investigator - S Mason, Other investigator - J Nicholl. £692,206
- Liaision Mental Health in ED, 2016-2017. NHS 91Ö±²¥ CCG, RCF (SHSC). Principal investigator - S Mason, Other investigators - C O'Keeffe. £40,000
- Frail Older People in ED, 2016-17. CLAHRC RCF. Principal investigator - S Mason Other investigator - C O’Keeffe. £24,510
- . NIHR. Principal Investigator – S Mason, Other investigators – J Young, S Gilbody, E Goyder, S Mason, M Hawley, K Gerrish, J Wright, R Lawton, J Brazier. £1.4 million
- Urgent and Emergency Care : The role of the Consultant, 2014-2016. Y&H Academic Health Science Network. Principal investigator - S Mason, Other investigators - M Kuczawski, K Reynard, J Lee. £250,000
- Patients and staff perspectives on the reasons for attendance at Emergency Departments in Yorkshire and Humber, 2016-2017. BMA. Principal investigator - S Mason, Other investigators - J Nicholl, C O’Keeffe, R Jacques. £60,000
- AHEAD2: Evaluating adverse outcome amongst patients following head injury who are taking the newer oral anticoagulant medications (NOACs) – A Pilot Study, 2015-2016. Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Principal investigator - S Mason, Other investigators - M Kuczawski, J Humphrey. £10,500
Co-investigator
- CLOSED: Analysis of the impact of closing EDs in the UK, 2014-2016. NIHR HSDR. Principal investigator - E Knowles, Other invetigators - J Nicholl, S Mason, E Hirst. £213,000
- How doctors decide: observation care and clinical decision making in emergency departments in the United States and the United Kingdom, 2015-2017. Faculty Development Grant for Global Public Health Research. Principal investigator - B Wright, Other investigators - J Bannerjee, G Martin, D Roland, A Ahmed, S Mason. $14,908
- An Economic Evaluation of Regional Trauma Networks, 2015-2016. NHS England. Principal investigator - F Lecky, Other investiogators - J Nicholl, T Young, S Mason. £50,000
- ERA – Electronic Records in Ambulances to support the shift to out of hospital care: challenges,opportunities and workforce implications, 2016-2018. NIHR HSDR. Principal investiogator - A Porter, Other investigators - S Mason, N Siriwardena, H Snooks, J Dale, R Lyons. £386,861
- Publications
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Show: Featured publications All publications
Featured publications
Journal articles
- . BMJ Quality & Safety.
- . Journal of Psychosomatic Research.
- . Brain Injury.
- . British Journal of Haematology, 183(1), 119-126.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 72(4), 401-409.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency medicine journal.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(27).
- . Brain Injury, 32(9), 1122-1128.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 35(7), 440-446.
- . BMJ Open, 8(Suppl 1), A26-A27.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 35(3), 152-155.
- . PLoS ONE, 13(2).
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . European Journal of Public Health, 28(1), 61-73.
- . Brain Injury, 32(1), 84-90.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 70(4), 495-505.e28.
- . Health Technology Assessment, 21(13), 1-218.
- . MED DECIS MAKING, 30(3), 398-408.
- . Br J Clin Psychol, 48(Pt 1), 31-45.
- . BEHAV RES THER, 47(1), 6-12.
- . ACAD EMERG MED, 15(12), 1256-1261.
- The impact of government-set time targets on patient care and outcomes: A retrospective analysis of routine data. J EPIDEMIOL COMMUN H, 62, A1-A1.
- . Acad Emerg Med, 15(7), 607-612.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
Presentations
- Exploring Discordance Between Epilepsy Prevalence and Age-Specific Admission Rates for Seizures. 91Ö±²¥.
- Modelling the Flow of Seizure Patients in the Urgent and Emergency Care System. Society for Academic Primary Care, Trent Regional Meeting, 91Ö±²¥.
Other
All publications
Journal articles
- . The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 43, 100960-100960.
- . Age and Ageing, 53(4).
- . BMC Nursing, 23(1).
- . Age and Ageing, 53(2).
- . Epilepsy & Behavior, 151.
- . BMC Public Health, 23(1).
- . BMJ Open, 13(10).
- . BJPsych Open, 9(S1), S69-S69.
- . PLoS ONE, 18(2).
- . Age and Ageing, 52(1).
- . Age and Ageing, 51(11).
- . PLOS ONE, 17(11).
- . BMJ Open, 12(11).
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 39(10), 726-732.
- . ERJ Open Research, 8(4), 00257-2022.
- . Int Emerg Nurs, 63, 101189.
- . The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(6), e437-e447.
- . Med Decis Making, 272989X221098699.
- . Trials, 23(1).
- . BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
- . Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 5(1).
- . Brain Injury, 35(12-13), 1630-1636.
- . PLoS ONE, 16(5).
- . J Head Trauma Rehabil.
- . ERJ Open Research, 7(1).
- . The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2(3), e154-e162.
- . IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph, PP.
- . Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 4.
- . Archives of Disease in Childhood.
- . Heart.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . PLOS Medicine, 17(3).
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(10), 1-140.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Journal of Nursing Management.
- . Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 186.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 36, 645-651.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 36(9), 554-557.
- . BMJ Open, 9(8).
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 36(4), 198-198.
- . BMJ Quality & Safety.
- . Journal of Psychosomatic Research.
- . Brain Injury.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 72(5), 625-626.
- . British Journal of Haematology, 183(1), 119-126.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 72(4), 401-409.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency medicine journal.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(27).
- . Brain Injury, 32(9), 1122-1128.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 35(7), 440-446.
- . BMJ Open, 8(Suppl 1), A26-A27.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 35(3), 152-155.
- . PLoS ONE, 13(2).
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . European Journal of Public Health, 28(1), 61-73.
- . Brain Injury, 32(1), 84-90.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(12), A876.2-A876.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(12), A865.2-A866.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(12), A864.2-A865.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . BMJ Open, 7(10).
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 70(4), 495-505.e28.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(9), 627-627.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . BMJ Open, 7.
- . BMC Health Services Research, 17, 355-355.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Health Technology Assessment, 21(13), 1-218.
- . BMC Medical Research Methodology, 17(1), 11-11.
- . BMJ Open, 7(1).
- . BMJ Open.
- . Ann Emerg Med.
- . Occupational Medicine, 66(9), 737-742.
- . Emerg Med J.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(7), 496-503.
- . Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93, 15-19.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 34, 61-62.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(2), 91-98.
- . Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 21(1), 51-60.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(7), 504-513.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(1), 52-56.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(12), 980.2-981.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(12), 988.2-988.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(12), 984.2-984.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(12), 988.3-989.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(12), 1000.1-1000.
- . Age and Ageing, 44(suppl 2), ii6.3-ii6.
- ARE WE PROVIDING FRAIL-FRIENDLY CARE IN OUR ENGLISH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS?. AGE AND AGEING, 44, 6-6.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(5), e10.3-e11.
- . Trials, 16(1).
- . Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 20(1_suppl), 45-53.
- . Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 78(1), 164-177.
- . British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 75(11), 620-622.
- . Emerg Med J, 31(10), 827-832.
- . Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 22(1).
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Age and Ageing, 43(1), 109-114.
- . Emerg Med J, 31(8), 673-674.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 63(615), 546-548.
- . British Journal of General Practice, 63(615), 548.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(1), 84.3-84.
- . BMJ, 346, f1055.
- . BMJ Open, 2(6).
- . Emerg Med J, 30(11), 926-931.
- . Academic Emergency Medicine, 19(11), 1255-1260.
- . Emerg Med J, 29(10), 844-845.
- . Ann Emerg Med, 60(1), 133-134.
- . Emerg Med J, 29(4), 327-332.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine.
- . WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 157, 469-478.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 59(5), 341-349.
- . Ann Emerg Med, 59(5), 341-349.
- . Emerg Med J, 29(8), 630-634.
- . Emerg Med J, 29(6), 487-491.
- . Emerg Med J, 29(1), 47-53.
- . Acad Emerg Med, 18(12), 1358-1370.
- . Acad Emerg Med, 18(12), 1234-1238.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 28(Suppl 1), A12-A12.
- . J Obstet Gynaecol, 31(6), 549-551.
- . Emerg Med J.
- . Journal of Paramedic Practice, 3(2), 78-82.
- . Emerg Med J, 28(2), 115-118.
- The use of whole-body CT for trauma patients: Survey of UK emergency departments. Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 31(7), 572-580.
- . Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96(7), 658-663.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 57(2), 79-88.e1.
- . Eur J Emerg Med, 18(2), 81-85.
- . Emerg Med J, 28(4), 316-319.
- . Emerg Med J, 27(12), 921-927.
- . MED DECIS MAKING, 30(3), 398-408.
- . EUR J EMERG MED, 17(2), 61-62.
- . EMERG MED J, 27(3), 189-190.
- . Emerg Med J, 27(3), 183-185.
- . BMC Emergency Medicine, 10.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(Suppl 1), 29-29.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(10), 3-3.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(10), 9-9.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(Suppl 1), 7-7.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(10), 7-7.
- . Emerg Med J, 26(6), 446-451.
- . Br J Clin Psychol, 48(Pt 1), 31-45.
- . BEHAV RES THER, 47(1), 6-12.
- . ACAD EMERG MED, 15(12), 1256-1261.
- . Emerg Med J, 25(10), 691-694.
- The impact of government-set time targets on patient care and outcomes: A retrospective analysis of routine data. J EPIDEMIOL COMMUN H, 62, A1-A1.
- . Acad Emerg Med, 15(7), 607-612.
- . BMJ, 335(7626), 919.
- . Behav Res Ther, 45(11), 2527-2536.
- . Emerg Med J, 24(9), 657-658.
- . Emerg Med J, 24(6), 398-401.
- . Emerg Med J, 24(4), 239-243.
- . Emerg Med J, 23(11), 867-868.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 48(4), 55-55.
- . Annals of Emergency Medicine, 48(4), 54-54.
- . Emerg Med J, 23(7), 558-559.
- Please don't shoot the messengers!. Emerg Med J, 23(6), 491.
- . Br J Clin Psychol, 45(Pt 2), 217-230.
- . Emerg Med J, 23(6), 435-439.
- . Headache, 46(6), 954-961.
- . EMERG MED J, 23(4), 325-326.
- . Eur J Emerg Med, 13(2), 99-101.
- . Emerg Med J, 23(1), 35-39.
- . Emerg Med J, 22(12), 863-866.
- . Psychiatry Res, 140(1), 45-53.
- . Emerg Med J, 22(10), 710-714.
- . Br J Psychiatry, 187, 76-82.
- . QJM, 98(7), 513-527.
- . BMJ, 330(7501), 1188-1189.
- . J Adv Nurs, 50(4), 425-432.
- . Journal of Agromedicine, 9(2), 265-287.
- . Emerg Med J, 21(6), 724-727.
- Fractured clavicle in adults: Do all patients need follow up?. Quality in Primary Care, 12(3), 191-194.
- . The Lancet, 364(9442), 1321-1328.
- . Emerg Med J, 21(3), 327-332.
- . Emerg Med J, 21(1), 51-53.
- . British Journal of Psychology, 94(4), 501-516.
- Discharge from triage: modelling the potential in different types of emergency department. EMERG MED J, 20(2), 131-133.
- . Emerg Med J, 20(2), 196-198.
- . Emerg Med J, 20(1), 88-89.
- . Emerg Med J, 19(5), 400-404.
- . J Trauma, 53(1), 98-103.
- What about patient satisfaction following acute ankle sprains?. EMERG MED J, 19(2), 183-183.
- . Ann Emerg Med, 38(4), 369-376.
- Empathy and forgiveness judgement fMRI activations - preliminary findings in patients with PTSD symptoms and healthy volunteers.. NEUROIMAGE, 13(6), S396-S396.
- . Journal of Agromedicine, 5(2), 49-68.
- . The Lancet, 350(9089), 1474-1475.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, 14(6), 387-391.
- . J Accid Emerg Med, 14(6), 387-391.
- . J Accid Emerg Med, 14(3), 175-176.
- . Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 4, 483-484.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Brain Injury, 1-8.
- . PLOS ONE, 19(7), e0307203-e0307203.
- . Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine.
- . BMC Geriatrics, 24(1).
- . BMC Geriatrics, 24(1), 286.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 1-183.
- . Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . BMC Public Health, 23(1).
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 2(56), 1-138.
- . Health Services and Delivery Research, 1(15), 1-208.
- . Health Technology Assessment, 20(1), 1-198.
- . PLoS ONE, 9(9), e106436-e106436.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal.
Chapters
- , Value and Quality Innovations in Acute and Emergency Care (pp. 91-99). Cambridge University Press
- , Emergency Care and the Public's Health (pp. 21-44). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Conference proceedings papers
- . Age and Ageing, Vol. 49(Supplement_1) (pp i34-i36)
- What Is the Outcome After TBI? The SHEFBIT Cohort Experience. JOURNAL OF HEAD TRAUMA REHABILITATION, Vol. 35(2) (pp E232-E233)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(12) (pp 805)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(12) (pp 807)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(12) (pp 791-791). Sage, Gateshead, UK, 1 October 2019 - 3 October 2019.
- CUREd: Creating a research database to improve urgent and emergency care system research. EUSEM Abstracts. Prague, 12 October 2019 - 16 October 2019.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(10) (pp e14-e14)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36(10) (pp e4.1-e4)
- The ideal urgent and emergency care system: a qualitative study of public perspectives. Abstract Book. Manchester, UK, 2 July 2019 - 3 July 2019.
- What is the Global Outcome after TBI? Experience with a Large Prospective Cohort. BRAIN INJURY, Vol. 33 (pp 26-26)
- Prevalence of Depression after TBI in a Large Prospective Cohort; The SHEFBIT Study. BRAIN INJURY, Vol. 33 (pp 26-26)
- . BMJ Open, Vol. 8(Suppl 1) (pp a22-a23), 16 April 2018 - 18 April 2018.
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 34(12) (pp A872-A873)
- . Age and Ageing, Vol. 46(suppl_2) (pp ii15-ii16)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 33(12) (pp 929.1-929)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 33(12) (pp 908.2-909)
- Incidence of adverse outcomes in patients with head injuries on new oral anticoagulants. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scientific Conference 2016
- Literature review of management and outcomes of patients on new oral anticoagulants who suffer blunt head injury. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scientific Conference 2016
- Senior doctor triage in the emergency Department. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine SCientific Conference 2015
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 31(9) (pp 775.1-775)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 31(9) (pp 775.2-775)
- The Head Injury Transportation Straight to Neurosurgery (HITS-NS) Trial: An Introduction to the Study and the Challenges of the Set-Up Phase. BRAIN INJURY, Vol. 26(4-5) (pp 534-535)
- An international study of emergency physicians' practice for acute headache management and the need for a clinical decision rule. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Vol. 11(6) (pp 516-522)
- . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 26(Suppl 1) (pp 4-4)
- . ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Vol. 15(2) (pp 177-182)
- An international survey of emergency physicians' knowledge, use, and attitudes towards the Canadian C-spine rule. ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Vol. 48(4) (pp S55-S55)
- An international survey of priorities of emergency physicians for future development of clinical decision rules. ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Vol. 48(4) (pp S54-S54)
Reports
- Framework for Quality and Safety in the Emergency Departments.
- IFEM Framework for Quality and Safety in the Emergency Department.
Posters
- PP22 Delivery of public health interventions by the ambulance sector.
- Modelling the Flow of Seizure Patients in the Urgent and Emergency Care System. ILAE British Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting.
Presentations
- Exploring Discordance Between Epilepsy Prevalence and Age-Specific Admission Rates for Seizures. 91Ö±²¥.
- Modelling the Flow of Seizure Patients in the Urgent and Emergency Care System. Society for Academic Primary Care, Trent Regional Meeting, 91Ö±²¥.
Other
- . Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25(1), 5-6.
- . BMJ Open, 9(9), e026599corr1-e026599corr1.
- . BMJ, 347, f4343.
- . BRIT MED J, 341.
Preprints
- Teaching interests
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Undergraduate
- Phase 2B SSC student placement - MBBS
- MBBS - Intercalated BMedSci
Postgraduate
- NIHR Clinical Lecturer and Academic Clinical Fellow posts in Emergency Medicine
- Masters in Advanced Emergency Medicine – Module Lead for Evidence Based Emergency Medicine
- Specialist registrars in emergency medicine - Educational supervisor and small group teaching
- Foundation year doctors in emergency medicine - Educational supervisor and small group teaching
- PhD supervision
- MD supervision
- Teaching activities
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- Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses - Teaching course material and undertaking assessments
- Emergency medicine CPD courses - Teaching course material
- Professional activities and memberships
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- 2015- Treasurer, Royal College of Emergency Medicine
- 2012- Member, Royal College of Emergency Medicine Executive Committee
- 2012 - Member, Royal College of Emergency Medicine Council
- 2015- Member, Royal College of Emergency Medicine Corporate Governance Committee
- 2012- Member, EMJ Management Committee
- 2010- EMJ Editorial Board
- 2015- DMEC Member, Paramedic 2 Trial, NIHR HTA
- 2013- Member, Commissioned Panel, NIHR HSDR
- 2013- Founding Member, National Emergency Medicine Clinical Studies Group
- 2016- Member Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Conference Committee
- 2017- Section Editor, BMC Emergency Medicine
- 2017- Chair, Trial Steering Committee, GPED Study, NIHR HSDR 2017-2020.
- 2016 External examiner PhD thesis, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, October
- Regular peer review of submitted papers for national and international emergency medicine journals and for grant funding bodies.
- Invited speaker presentations:
- Research in pre-hospital care (Pre-hospital care themed review launch) - 91Ö±²¥, April 2016
- 'Learning to Love Frailty’ SMACC conference, Dublin, June 2016
- Update from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine - NHS Benchmarking, London, October 2016
Journal Referee work: Regular peer review of submitted papers for: Emergency Medicine Journal, European Journal of Emergency Medicine, Annals of Emergency Medicine, General Hospital Psychiatry, European Psychiatry, BMC Trials, BMJ.
Grant referee work: Peer review of applications for funding from: NIHR HTA. Member of panel of experts for HTA, NIHR Research for patient benefit programme, UK College of emergency medicine, NIHR SDO reviewer, Diabetes UK, EPSRC.