Professor Katie Haighton

Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

I am an experienced chartered psychologist and applied health and social care researcher, specialising in public health. I am committed to translational research and work closely with policy and practice partners in the NHS, local and regional government and other public and voluntary organisations to facilitate evidence-informed practice and policy. My research on alcohol screening and brief intervention is nationally and internationally recognised and I have significant methodological expertise in the development (through systematic reviews) and evaluation of complex interventions, using natural experiments, feasibility studies, pilot and full trials. I am also a member of Fuse, the centre for translational research in public health, the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria, the NIHR School for Public Health Research, and the Making Every Contact Count Research Group

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research focusses on the development and evaluation of complex public health interventions using a variety of methods including systematic reviews, natural experiments, feasibility studies, pilot and full trials as well as qualitative methods. My research has examined interventions for making every contact count, alcohol, smoking, exercise, diet, welfare, and sleep.

Key Publications

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A Qualitative Exploration of Service Users’ Experiences of Weight Management Conversations in a Mental Health Setting, Kemp, E., Haighton, C., Faulkner, S., McBride, K., Aquino, M., Wilson, R., Vasiljevic, M., Robson, C., Loraine, M., Harland, J., Rodrigues, A. 22 Mar 2025, In: PEC Innovation
Assessment and management of late radiation-associated dysphagia after treatment for head and neck cancer: A scoping review and survey of UK speech and language therapists, Sellstrom, D., Haighton, C., Finch, T., O'Hara, J., Patterson, J. Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
Balancing individual rights and risks: A systematic review of qualitative studies of perspectives on older adults' alcohol use in residential care settings, Nichol, B., Charlton, C., Scott, J., Steer, M., Sattar, Z., Haighton, C. 25 Mar 2025, In: Ageing & Society
Occupational therapy students’ and educators’ perspectives and understanding of the role of occupational therapy within social prescribing: A qualitative interview study, Elliott, S., Haighton, C. 1 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
The effectiveness of interventions in reducing economic inactivity for people with long term health conditions and disabilities in the United Kingdom: A systematic review, Haighton, C., Wales, J., Wilkie, R., Gray, J., Crawshaw, P. 24 Mar 2025, In: BMJ Open
Assessing fidelity of design and training of Making Every Contact Count (MECC) in a mental health inpatient setting, Kemp, E., Aquino, M., Wilson, R., Vasiljevic, M., McBride, K., Robson, C., Faulkner, S., Loraine, M., Harland, J., Haighton, C., Rodrigues, A. 29 Nov 2024, In: BMC Public Health
Caregiver acceptability of a UK trial for paediatric sleep disordered breathing: A qualitative interview study, Haighton, C., Watson, R., Wilson, J., Powell, S. 14 Feb 2024, In: Clinical Otolaryngology
Domiciliary Carers’ Perspectives on Alcohol Use by Older Adults in Their Care: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies, Haighton, C., Steer, M., Nichol, B. 6 Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Embedding Public Health Practice Amongst Allied Health Professionals: A Rapid Scoping Review of International Approaches, Lowe, J., Ahmed, K., Hindle, L., Haighton, C. 1 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Allied Health
Enhancing Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training and delivery for the Third and Social Economy (TSE) sector: a strategic behavioural analysis, Nichol, B., Haighton, C., Wilson, R., Rodrigues, A. 31 Jul 2024, In: Psychology & Health

Current and Recent Projects

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Developing an NIHR Health and Social care Delivery Research (HSDR) national evaluation team: InterDisciplinary Evaluation of complex innovations in heAlth and Social care (IDEAS) Centre, Bate, A. (Principal Investigator), Haighton, K. (Co Investigator), National Institute for Health Research, 01/02/25 - 31/01/30, £3,028,752.00

PGR Supervision

Sandra Moran A cross-cultural investigation exploring university students pre-drinking experiences and behaviour through a socioecological lens. Start Date: 31/07/2024