Tracy Mitchell
Edge Hill University, University of Liverpool, Oxford University Press (United Kingdom), National Institute for Health and Care Research
Research areas: Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Palliative and Oncologic Care · Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
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About
Child health, education (mainstream and special), social work, and health research background.
Committed to research that improves practice and outcomes of care to support children, young people and adults to achieve their potential and the best quality of life.
Registered Social Worker for eight years.
Currently working on 'A National Evaluation of the Roald Dahl Children with Medical Complexity Nurse Specialist Role' at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk (March - November 2026).
In my Research Associate role at the University of Liverpool (2021-2026), I worked on the following studies:
- FROG, determining the feasibility of randomising children and young people to invasive and non-invasive urine sampling techniques.
- NeoGASTRIC, conducting a study within a trial (SWAT), a process evaluation and NICU observation of measuring versus not measuring gastric residual volumes (GRV) in premature babies.
- PICU-Platform, exploring the acceptability of, and how best to design a Platform trial in PICU with young people, parents and staff.
- CLUSTER, conducting a systematic scoping review and priority setting exercise for paediatric cluster studies.
- ENHANCE, to enhance communication with bereaved relatives about emergency and critical care trials.
- 'FERN', to identify the acceptability and feasibility of active intervention or 'watch and wait' in selective fetal growth restriction (sFGR) in monochorionic (MC) twin pregnancy (work package 2).
- 'Timing of Stoma Closure in Neonates' (ToSCiN) study to design a clinical trial to inform the future timing of stoma closure surgery in neonates.
- 'Treating Oesophageal Atresia to prevent Stricture’ (TOAST) feasibility study exploring parents’ and medical practitioners’ perspectives of the acceptability and design of a randomised controlled trial into whether the use of routine gastric acid suppression medication reduces the incidence or severity of anastomotic stricture in infants with oesophageal atresia.
I was awarded a PhD Studentship by Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK in 2016 and completed my PhD in ‘The impact of medical technology upon the home and feelings of at-homeness for children and young people with complex health care needs and their family members’ in 2020.
Prior to this, I evaluated child and adult palliative and end-of-life care received in hospital, home, or hospice settings, and medical education programmes, in my role as a Research Assistant (Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, 2013 – 2016).
My research interests are clinical trials (and feasibility studies for randomised controlled trials); children with medical complexity and/or technology-dependence; medical homes; children and adults with autistic spectrum conditions; child and adult palliative and end-of-life care.
Employment
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Edge Hill University Post Doctoral Research Assistant2026 - 2026
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University of Liverpool Research Associate2021 - 2026
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University of Liverpool Research Associate on the following studies: Treating Oesophageal Atresia to prevent STricture (TOAST); Timing Of Stoma Closure In Neonates (TOSCIN); FERN (sFGR in MC Twin Pregnancy); PICU-Platform Trial; NeoGASTRIC; Paediatric Cluster study2021 - 2026
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Edge Hill University PhD Studentship/Graduate Teaching Assistant on MA/BA Social Work Programme2016 - 2020
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Edge Hill University Research Assistant2013 - 2016
Education
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Oxford University Press (United Kingdom) Research Integrity - Supplementary - 92% (Conflicts of interest 100%; Research involving human participants 90%; The care and use of animals in research 90%; Intellectual property 90%; Export controls 90%)2023 - 2023
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National Institute for Health and Care Research Introduction to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) e-Learning (Introduction to Health and Social Care Research; Good Clinical Practice; Informed Consent; Data Collection and Documentation; Safety Reporting; Summary)? - 2023
Projects & Funding
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How does medical technology impact upon the home and life at home for children, young people and adults aged 5-25 years and their immediate and wider family? Edge Hill University2016 - 2019
Publications (45)
- Parent and practitioner experiences of opt-out consent in neonatal intensive care: a mixed methods study within a trial Save
- Parent and practitioner experiences of opt-out consent in neonatal intensive care: a mixed methods study within a trial. Save
- Feasibility and acceptability of randomized controlled trial of intervention vs expectant management for early-onset selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic twin pregnancy. Save
- Developing an adaptive paediatric intensive care unit platform trial with key stakeholders: a qualitative study Save
- Diagnosis and management of selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic twin pregnancies: A cross-sectional international survey. Save
- Timing of Stoma Closure in Neonates: the ToSCiN mixed-methods study Save
- Balancing key stakeholder priorities and ethical principles to design a trial comparing intervention or expectant management for early-onset selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic twin pregnancy: FERN qualitative study Save
- FERN: is it possible to conduct a randomised controlled trial of intervention or expectant management for early-onset selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic twin pregnancy – protocol for a prospective multicentre mixed-methods feasibility st… Save
- Mixed-methods feasibility study to inform a randomised controlled trial of proton pump inhibitors to reduce strictures following neonatal surgery for oesophageal atresia Save
- ‘I feel like my house was taken away from me’ : Parents' experiences of having home adaptations for their medically complex, technology‐dependent child Save
- ‘It doesn't feel like our house anymore’: The impact of medical technology upon life at home for families with a medically complex, technology-dependent child Save
- The impact of medical technology upon the home and feelings of at-homeness for children and young people with complex health care needs and their family members Save
- The impact of medical technology upon the home and feelings of at-homeness for children and young people with complex health care needs and their family members Save
- Life at Home with Children & Young People’s Medical Technology: The Findings of a Photo-Elicitation Interview Study Save
- Life at Home with Medical Technology: A Photo-Elicitation Interview Study Save
- Life at home with children, young people and young adult’s medical equipment: The findings of an integrative review Save
- A qualitative study of health care professionals' views and experiences of paediatric advance care planning Save
- Life at Home with Children, Young People and Young Adult’s Medical Equipment: The findings of an integrative review Save
- Life at Home with Children, Young People and Young Adult’s Medical Equipment: The findings of an integrative review - Lessons learnt from engaging the parents voice Save
- Meeting the needs of young adults with life-limiting conditions: A UK survey of current provision and future challenges for hospices Save