Simon Briscoe
@simonjbriscoe.bsky.social
Systematic reviewer and information specialist at the Exeter PRP Evidence Review Facility, University of Exeter. Senior Research Fellow. Interests: evidence synthesis, evidence-based policy, health equity https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/22388-simon-briscoe
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In this paper we aim to show how undertaking a #systematicreview in collaboration with a policymaker can be framed as a hermeneutic process, improving relevance for policy and challenging the conventional rule following account of #systematicreviews (1/2): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Very much enjoyed being part of the writing team for this paper with Justin Jagosh & great to see it out: Reverse chronology quota record screening for #realistsynthesis: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reverse chronology quota record screening for realist synthesis: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature | Research Synthesis Methods | Cambridge...
Reverse chronology quota record screening for realist synthesis: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature
www.cambridge.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Very much enjoyed being part of the writing team for this paper with Justin Jagosh & great to see it out: Reverse chronology quota record screening for #realistsynthesis: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Our latest paper is a #systematicreview of the environmental impact of dental amalgam versus alternative restorative materials including resin-based composites and glass ionomer cements: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #dentistry
Environmental impact of dental amalgam and alternative restorative materials: a systematic review - BDJ Open
BDJ Open - Environmental impact of dental amalgam and alternative restorative materials: a systematic review
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Our latest paper is a #systematicreview of the environmental impact of dental amalgam versus alternative restorative materials including resin-based composites and glass ionomer cements: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #dentistry
The Rise of Scoping Reviews in Nursing Science: Trends, Merits, and Responsible Use www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/15...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Rise of Scoping Reviews in Nursing Science: Trends, Merits, and Responsible Use www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/15...
Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, Google boss tells BBC
Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We’re very pleased to help move forward the plans set out in the England Rare Disease Action Plan to improve the experience of diagnosis and access to services for people with a #raredisease.
🚨New research from PenARC + Exeter NIHR PRP is helping NHSE understand health inequities in #RareDisease care.
The new framework was presented at the launch of the HSS Health Inequalities Toolkit.
📖Read a pre–peer review here: bit.ly/4825jqL
#HealthInequalities #NIHR
The new framework was presented at the launch of the HSS Health Inequalities Toolkit.
📖Read a pre–peer review here: bit.ly/4825jqL
#HealthInequalities #NIHR
From scoping review to practice: a framework for mapping health inequities in rare disease diagnosis and service access onto the health and social care pathway
Commententary on the development of a framework for mapping health inequities in rare disease diagnosis and service access onto the health and social care pathway.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We’re very pleased to help move forward the plans set out in the England Rare Disease Action Plan to improve the experience of diagnosis and access to services for people with a #raredisease.
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Join us for #OnlyConnect25 celebrating the power of #intergenerational and inclusive practice/research - hosted at Newlyn Art Gallery, with an expedition to Potager Garden for a magical evening meal.
Get ready to connect, make, talk, wonder and look beyond the horizon to what is possible.
Get ready to connect, make, talk, wonder and look beyond the horizon to what is possible.
August 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Join us for #OnlyConnect25 celebrating the power of #intergenerational and inclusive practice/research - hosted at Newlyn Art Gallery, with an expedition to Potager Garden for a magical evening meal.
Get ready to connect, make, talk, wonder and look beyond the horizon to what is possible.
Get ready to connect, make, talk, wonder and look beyond the horizon to what is possible.
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👋 Meet Mick Arber, Senior Information Specialist at YHEC.
With 25+ years in health information and evidence synthesis, Mick brings expertise in robust, high-quality literature searching.
Read more: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
#EvidenceBasedMedicine #MedLibs
With 25+ years in health information and evidence synthesis, Mick brings expertise in robust, high-quality literature searching.
Read more: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
#EvidenceBasedMedicine #MedLibs
July 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
👋 Meet Mick Arber, Senior Information Specialist at YHEC.
With 25+ years in health information and evidence synthesis, Mick brings expertise in robust, high-quality literature searching.
Read more: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
#EvidenceBasedMedicine #MedLibs
With 25+ years in health information and evidence synthesis, Mick brings expertise in robust, high-quality literature searching.
Read more: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
#EvidenceBasedMedicine #MedLibs
This involves thinking about systematic reviews through a hermeneutic lens involving background understanding, lived experience, practical understanding (phronesis), and interpretive activity towards a fusion of horizon between researchers and the policymaker, and other stakeholders (2/2)
July 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This involves thinking about systematic reviews through a hermeneutic lens involving background understanding, lived experience, practical understanding (phronesis), and interpretive activity towards a fusion of horizon between researchers and the policymaker, and other stakeholders (2/2)
In this paper we aim to show how undertaking a #systematicreview in collaboration with a policymaker can be framed as a hermeneutic process, improving relevance for policy and challenging the conventional rule following account of #systematicreviews (1/2): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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July 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In this paper we aim to show how undertaking a #systematicreview in collaboration with a policymaker can be framed as a hermeneutic process, improving relevance for policy and challenging the conventional rule following account of #systematicreviews (1/2): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Menstruation & Menopause as Reproductive Justice Issues: Feminist Reflections on Activism, Research, & Policy from the Global Movement's Scottish Hub
Bettina Bildhauer & Marcy Karin
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Bettina Bildhauer & Marcy Karin
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Menstruation and Menopause as Reproductive Justice Issues: Feminist Reflections on Activism, Research, and Policy from the Global Movement's Scottish Hub
This feminist reflection asserts that menstruation and menopause are elements of reproductive justice that are often overlooked due to menstrual taboos. Drawing
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June 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Menstruation & Menopause as Reproductive Justice Issues: Feminist Reflections on Activism, Research, & Policy from the Global Movement's Scottish Hub
Bettina Bildhauer & Marcy Karin
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Bettina Bildhauer & Marcy Karin
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
If you were at the #NHSConfedExpo yesterday you might have heard Kath Bainbridge talking about this in the panel session "Individually rare, collectively common: closing the health inequality gap in rare diseases"
Also, framework which maps inequities onto patient pathway to follow soon...
Also, framework which maps inequities onto patient pathway to follow soon...
June 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If you were at the #NHSConfedExpo yesterday you might have heard Kath Bainbridge talking about this in the panel session "Individually rare, collectively common: closing the health inequality gap in rare diseases"
Also, framework which maps inequities onto patient pathway to follow soon...
Also, framework which maps inequities onto patient pathway to follow soon...
Our latest paper: Evidence of #inequities experienced by the #raredisease community with respect to receipt of a diagnosis and access to services: a scoping review of UK and international evidence link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Evidence of inequities experienced by the rare disease community with respect to receipt of a diagnosis and access to services: a scoping review of UK and international evidence - Orphanet Journal of ...
Background People with a rare disease find it difficult to obtain a diagnosis and access appropriate services. Evidence suggests that this can lead to health inequity amongst the rare disease communit...
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June 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Our latest paper: Evidence of #inequities experienced by the #raredisease community with respect to receipt of a diagnosis and access to services: a scoping review of UK and international evidence link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Interesting Campbell protocol - What works to increase the use of evidence for policy decision-making: A systematic review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Protocol: What works to increase the use of evidence for policy decision‐making: A systematic review
This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows: Our aim is to collect, assess, and synthesise all the available empirical evidence on what works to support evide...
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June 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Interesting Campbell protocol - What works to increase the use of evidence for policy decision-making: A systematic review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Simon Briscoe
Reposted by Simon Briscoe
“When I started my period at 15, I passed out, threw up, was petrified about what was happening and was told it was normal.”
Naga Munchetty: My first period made me faint - but doctors said it was normal
The journalist described having to throw up while presenting BBC Breakfast due to the pain of adenomyosis
www.independent.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
“When I started my period at 15, I passed out, threw up, was petrified about what was happening and was told it was normal.”
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When world's collide - spotted in the @hayfestival.bsky.social bookshop
Naga Munchetty's important book on the women's health crisis cites our recent #systematicreview of #primarycare clinicians’ perspectives on interacting with patients with #gynaecological conditions
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Naga Munchetty's important book on the women's health crisis cites our recent #systematicreview of #primarycare clinicians’ perspectives on interacting with patients with #gynaecological conditions
bjgpopen.org/content/8/1/...
May 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
When world's collide - spotted in the @hayfestival.bsky.social bookshop
Naga Munchetty's important book on the women's health crisis cites our recent #systematicreview of #primarycare clinicians’ perspectives on interacting with patients with #gynaecological conditions
bjgpopen.org/content/8/1/...
Naga Munchetty's important book on the women's health crisis cites our recent #systematicreview of #primarycare clinicians’ perspectives on interacting with patients with #gynaecological conditions
bjgpopen.org/content/8/1/...
Interesting blog post by Aaron Tay on the reproducibility and interpretability of academic Ai search engines musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...
The reproducibility and interpretability of academic Ai search engines like Primo Research Assistant, Web of Science Research Assistant, Scopus Ai and more
A blog about academic librarianship. Covers discovery, open access and other hot trends by a librarian in Singapore.
musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Interesting blog post by Aaron Tay on the reproducibility and interpretability of academic Ai search engines musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...
In this blog post we summarise our recent paper which uses hermeneutics to explore expert judgement in systematic reviews for policy, and explore what this means for using AI in systematic reviews.
We hope you find it considered and thought-provoking!
planeterfexeter.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/e...
We hope you find it considered and thought-provoking!
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Expert judgement in systematic reviews for policy: reflections from a hermeneutic perspective on current practice and AI
Systematic reviews seek to use methods which are defined in advance in a protocol and carried out without deviation. However, in reality we are often interpreting these methods using our expert jud…
planeterfexeter.wordpress.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In this blog post we summarise our recent paper which uses hermeneutics to explore expert judgement in systematic reviews for policy, and explore what this means for using AI in systematic reviews.
We hope you find it considered and thought-provoking!
planeterfexeter.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/e...
We hope you find it considered and thought-provoking!
planeterfexeter.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/e...
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'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
Excited to see our paper "Framing #systematicreviews commissioned by policymakers as a hermeneutic process" published in Methodological Innovations -- a methodological commentary which uses hermeneutics to understand how reviewers and policy teams work together journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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March 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Excited to see our paper "Framing #systematicreviews commissioned by policymakers as a hermeneutic process" published in Methodological Innovations -- a methodological commentary which uses hermeneutics to understand how reviewers and policy teams work together journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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It's Rare Disease Day. Over 350 million people live with a rare condition globally. But rare disease is poorly taught about in medical education leaving doctors unable to support their patients. So we are raising awareness amongst healthcare professionals #ShowYourStripes
February 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's Rare Disease Day. Over 350 million people live with a rare condition globally. But rare disease is poorly taught about in medical education leaving doctors unable to support their patients. So we are raising awareness amongst healthcare professionals #ShowYourStripes