Ross Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3982312 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ross Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ross |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | UK Health Security Agency |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1407-1964 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
How to evaluate England's weather-health alerting system: Scoping results and recommendations
Adverse weather is becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change. Such events have health and economic impacts on the global population. Early warning systems exist worldwide to assess weather forecasts and alert of adverse weather. This paper presents results of a scoping evaluation and recommendations for a full evaluation of England’s Weather Health Alerting system, which was completed in 2024. The work included an analysis of regist…
A qualitative study of local health resilience to adverse weather in England, UK
The frequency and severity of adverse weather events in England has increased, with major implications for emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR), community and organisational resilience, and public health. In the UK, Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) are responsible for producing Community Risk Registers (CRRs), which assess local risks and support preparedness planning under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. However, adverse weathe…
The transition to an impact-based weather-health alerting system in England: An evaluation of stakeholder perspectives
The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: The imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms
Estimating heat-related mortality in near real time for national heatwave plans
Heatwaves are a serious threat to human life. Public health agencies that are responsible for delivering heat-health action plans need to assess and reduce the mortality impacts of heat. Statistical models developed in epidemiology have previously been used to attribute past observed deaths to high temperatures and project future heat-related deaths. Here, we investigate the novel use of summer temperature-mortality associations established by th…
Heatwave Mortality in Summer 2020 in England: An Observational Study
High ambient temperatures pose a significant risk to health. This study investigates the heatwave mortality in the summer of 2020 during the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related countermeasures. The heatwaves in 2020 caused more deaths than have been reported since the Heatwave Plan for England was introduced in 2004. The total and cause-specific mortality in 2020 was compared to previous heatwave events in England. The findings…
The Utility of Ambulance Dispatch Call Syndromic Surveillance for Detecting and Assessing the Health Impact of Extreme Weather Events in England
Extreme weather events present significant global threats to health. The National Ambulance Syndromic Surveillance System collects data on 18 syndromes through chief presenting complaint (CPC) codes. We aimed to determine the utility of ambulance data to monitor extreme temperature events for action. Daily total calls were observed between 01/01/2018−30/04/2019. Median daily ’Heat/Cold’ CPC calls during “known extreme temperature” (identified a p…
Stakeholder perspectives on extreme hot and cold weather alerts in England and the proposed move towards an impact-based approach
Extreme weather alerting systems are one of the central tools utilised in adapting to changing weather patterns resulting from climate change. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the current alerting systems for hot and cold weather used in England to notify the health and social care sector of upcoming extreme weather events. We consider the views of stakeholders on the current system and explore their perspectives on the proposal to move …
Spike in Asthma Healthcare Presentations in Eastern England during June 2021: A Retrospective Observational Study Using Syndromic Surveillance Data
Thunderstorm asthma is often characterised by a sudden surge in patients presenting with exacerbated symptoms of asthma linked to thunderstorm activity. Here, we describe a large spike in asthma and difficulty breathing symptoms observed across parts of England on 17 June 2021. The number of healthcare presentations during the asthma event was compared to expected levels for the overall population and across specific regions. Across affected geog…
Experiences of UK African-Caribbean prostate cancer survivors of discharge to primary care
Objective: Black men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer (PCa), to do so at a younger age and to experience a more aggressive form than White men. This study aims to understand the experiences of African-Caribbean men with respect to their discharge to primary care following successful PCa treatment and the challenges associated with survivorship. Design: Eight African-Caribbean men, who had been successfully treated for PCa, w…
Associations between high ambient temperatures and heat waves with mental health outcomes: A systematic review
Buddhist and Christian? An Exploration of Dual Belonging
Practical Theology and the Inter-Faith Imperative—a Dialogue
(2011). Practical Theology and the Inter-Faith Imperative—a Dialogue. Practical Theology: Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 9-12
P1-354 WCRF/Aicr continuous update project: Keeping the evidence on food, nutrition, physical activity, and cancer up to date
Introduction Understanding the causes of cancer depends on synthesising epidemiological, clinical and mechanistic evidence. Using this approach, the 2007 WCRF/AICR Expert Report defined the likely causal contributions of factors related to food, nutrition and physical activity to cancer risk, based on systematic literature reviews (SLRs) of evidence published up to 2005. For the Continuous Update Project (CUP) a team at Imperial College London (I…
Eye Gaze During Comprehension of American Sign Language by Native and Beginning Signers
An eye-tracking experiment investigated where deaf native signers (N = 9) and hearing beginning signers (N = 10) look while comprehending a short narrative and a spatial description in American Sign Language produced live by a fluent signer. Both groups fixated primarily on the signer's face (more than 80% of the time) but differed with respect to fixation location. Beginning signers fixated on or near the signer's mouth, perhaps to better percei…
Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children
Journal Article Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children Get access Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH, Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH assistant professor School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Michael Lindsey, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Louis L. Kaplan Hall, 525 W…
Human Impact on the Environment in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment, Haute-Savoie: A Documentary Approach
It is axiomatic that mountain environments are particularly vulnerable to changes in patterns of human use, over both long and medium terms, but also over quite short periods of critical activity. This paper uses archaeological and documentary records to look at the human impact on one such montane environment, the pre-alps of Savoy, over the long-term, from pre-history up to the pre-modern period. The use and modification of landscape is estimat…
Academic Theology and Ministerial Formation: Towards a Contemplative Approach
There have been numerous moves to integrate theological training for ministry with universities, and the Hind report, recently endorsed by General Synod, supports this trend.1 This essay is written with a sense that the integration is not necessarily as inevitably positive a move as some would advocate. I shall present, first, a strong case against the move, before setting out a possible basis for integration that could lead the institutions of m…
Forestry and Flooding in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment, Haute-Savoie 1730-2000
Upland environments are particularly vulnerable to the stresses of climate change. The strength and persistence of such forces are not easy to measure and hence comparison of climate impacts with anthropogenic impacts has remained problematic. This paper attempts to demonstrate the nature of human impact on forest cover and flooding in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment in pre-Alpine Haute Savoie, France, between 1730 and 2000. Local documentary sour…
The validity of dietary assessment in general practice
OBJECTIVE: To validate a range of dietary assessment instruments in general practice. METHODS: Using a randomised block design, brief assessment instruments and more complex conventional dietary assessment tools were compared with an accepted "relative" standard--a seven day weighed dietary record. The standard was checked using biomarkers, and by performing test-retest reliability in additional subjects (n = 29). OUTCOMES: Agreement with weighed…
Cost-effectiveness of neonatal screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-How does this compare to existing neonatal screening for metabolic disorders
Letters
Journal Article Letters Get access Richard Thompson Richard Thompson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 12, Issue 4, Winter 1971, Pages 172–177, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/12.4.172 Published: 01 December 1971
The American Film Institute
Journal Article The American Film Institute Get access Richard Thompson Richard Thompson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 12, Issue 3, Autumn 1971, Pages 57–96, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/12.3.57 Published: 01 October 1971
Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children
Journal Article Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children Get access Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH, Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH assistant professor School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Michael Lindsey, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Louis L. Kaplan Hall, 525 W…
Stakeholder perspectives on extreme hot and cold weather alerts in England and the proposed move towards an impact-based approach
Extreme weather alerting systems are one of the central tools utilised in adapting to changing weather patterns resulting from climate change. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the current alerting systems for hot and cold weather used in England to notify the health and social care sector of upcoming extreme weather events. We consider the views of stakeholders on the current system and explore their perspectives on the proposal to move …
Human Impact on the Environment in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment, Haute-Savoie: A Documentary Approach
It is axiomatic that mountain environments are particularly vulnerable to changes in patterns of human use, over both long and medium terms, but also over quite short periods of critical activity. This paper uses archaeological and documentary records to look at the human impact on one such montane environment, the pre-alps of Savoy, over the long-term, from pre-history up to the pre-modern period. The use and modification of landscape is estimat…
Forestry and Flooding in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment, Haute-Savoie 1730-2000
Upland environments are particularly vulnerable to the stresses of climate change. The strength and persistence of such forces are not easy to measure and hence comparison of climate impacts with anthropogenic impacts has remained problematic. This paper attempts to demonstrate the nature of human impact on forest cover and flooding in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment in pre-Alpine Haute Savoie, France, between 1730 and 2000. Local documentary sour…
The validity of dietary assessment in general practice
OBJECTIVE: To validate a range of dietary assessment instruments in general practice. METHODS: Using a randomised block design, brief assessment instruments and more complex conventional dietary assessment tools were compared with an accepted "relative" standard--a seven day weighed dietary record. The standard was checked using biomarkers, and by performing test-retest reliability in additional subjects (n = 29). OUTCOMES: Agreement with weighed…
P1-354 WCRF/Aicr continuous update project: Keeping the evidence on food, nutrition, physical activity, and cancer up to date
Introduction Understanding the causes of cancer depends on synthesising epidemiological, clinical and mechanistic evidence. Using this approach, the 2007 WCRF/AICR Expert Report defined the likely causal contributions of factors related to food, nutrition and physical activity to cancer risk, based on systematic literature reviews (SLRs) of evidence published up to 2005. For the Continuous Update Project (CUP) a team at Imperial College London (I…
Letters
Journal Article Letters Get access Richard Thompson Richard Thompson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 12, Issue 4, Winter 1971, Pages 172–177, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/12.4.172 Published: 01 December 1971
The American Film Institute
Journal Article The American Film Institute Get access Richard Thompson Richard Thompson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 12, Issue 3, Autumn 1971, Pages 57–96, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/12.3.57 Published: 01 October 1971
Cost-effectiveness of neonatal screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-How does this compare to existing neonatal screening for metabolic disorders
The validity of dietary assessment in general practice
OBJECTIVE: To validate a range of dietary assessment instruments in general practice. METHODS: Using a randomised block design, brief assessment instruments and more complex conventional dietary assessment tools were compared with an accepted "relative" standard--a seven day weighed dietary record. The standard was checked using biomarkers, and by performing test-retest reliability in additional subjects (n = 29). OUTCOMES: Agreement with weighed…
Forestry and Flooding in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment, Haute-Savoie 1730-2000
Upland environments are particularly vulnerable to the stresses of climate change. The strength and persistence of such forces are not easy to measure and hence comparison of climate impacts with anthropogenic impacts has remained problematic. This paper attempts to demonstrate the nature of human impact on forest cover and flooding in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment in pre-Alpine Haute Savoie, France, between 1730 and 2000. Local documentary sour…
Human Impact on the Environment in the Annecy Petit Lac Catchment, Haute-Savoie: A Documentary Approach
It is axiomatic that mountain environments are particularly vulnerable to changes in patterns of human use, over both long and medium terms, but also over quite short periods of critical activity. This paper uses archaeological and documentary records to look at the human impact on one such montane environment, the pre-alps of Savoy, over the long-term, from pre-history up to the pre-modern period. The use and modification of landscape is estimat…
Academic Theology and Ministerial Formation: Towards a Contemplative Approach
There have been numerous moves to integrate theological training for ministry with universities, and the Hind report, recently endorsed by General Synod, supports this trend.1 This essay is written with a sense that the integration is not necessarily as inevitably positive a move as some would advocate. I shall present, first, a strong case against the move, before setting out a possible basis for integration that could lead the institutions of m…
Eye Gaze During Comprehension of American Sign Language by Native and Beginning Signers
An eye-tracking experiment investigated where deaf native signers (N = 9) and hearing beginning signers (N = 10) look while comprehending a short narrative and a spatial description in American Sign Language produced live by a fluent signer. Both groups fixated primarily on the signer's face (more than 80% of the time) but differed with respect to fixation location. Beginning signers fixated on or near the signer's mouth, perhaps to better percei…
Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children
Journal Article Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children Get access Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH, Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH assistant professor School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Michael Lindsey, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Louis L. Kaplan Hall, 525 W…
Practical Theology and the Inter-Faith Imperative—a Dialogue
(2011). Practical Theology and the Inter-Faith Imperative—a Dialogue. Practical Theology: Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 9-12
P1-354 WCRF/Aicr continuous update project: Keeping the evidence on food, nutrition, physical activity, and cancer up to date
Introduction Understanding the causes of cancer depends on synthesising epidemiological, clinical and mechanistic evidence. Using this approach, the 2007 WCRF/AICR Expert Report defined the likely causal contributions of factors related to food, nutrition and physical activity to cancer risk, based on systematic literature reviews (SLRs) of evidence published up to 2005. For the Continuous Update Project (CUP) a team at Imperial College London (I…
Buddhist and Christian? An Exploration of Dual Belonging
Associations between high ambient temperatures and heat waves with mental health outcomes: A systematic review
Experiences of UK African-Caribbean prostate cancer survivors of discharge to primary care
Objective: Black men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer (PCa), to do so at a younger age and to experience a more aggressive form than White men. This study aims to understand the experiences of African-Caribbean men with respect to their discharge to primary care following successful PCa treatment and the challenges associated with survivorship. Design: Eight African-Caribbean men, who had been successfully treated for PCa, w…
Spike in Asthma Healthcare Presentations in Eastern England during June 2021: A Retrospective Observational Study Using Syndromic Surveillance Data
Thunderstorm asthma is often characterised by a sudden surge in patients presenting with exacerbated symptoms of asthma linked to thunderstorm activity. Here, we describe a large spike in asthma and difficulty breathing symptoms observed across parts of England on 17 June 2021. The number of healthcare presentations during the asthma event was compared to expected levels for the overall population and across specific regions. Across affected geog…
Estimating heat-related mortality in near real time for national heatwave plans
Heatwaves are a serious threat to human life. Public health agencies that are responsible for delivering heat-health action plans need to assess and reduce the mortality impacts of heat. Statistical models developed in epidemiology have previously been used to attribute past observed deaths to high temperatures and project future heat-related deaths. Here, we investigate the novel use of summer temperature-mortality associations established by th…
Heatwave Mortality in Summer 2020 in England: An Observational Study
High ambient temperatures pose a significant risk to health. This study investigates the heatwave mortality in the summer of 2020 during the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related countermeasures. The heatwaves in 2020 caused more deaths than have been reported since the Heatwave Plan for England was introduced in 2004. The total and cause-specific mortality in 2020 was compared to previous heatwave events in England. The findings…
The Utility of Ambulance Dispatch Call Syndromic Surveillance for Detecting and Assessing the Health Impact of Extreme Weather Events in England
Extreme weather events present significant global threats to health. The National Ambulance Syndromic Surveillance System collects data on 18 syndromes through chief presenting complaint (CPC) codes. We aimed to determine the utility of ambulance data to monitor extreme temperature events for action. Daily total calls were observed between 01/01/2018−30/04/2019. Median daily ’Heat/Cold’ CPC calls during “known extreme temperature” (identified a p…
Stakeholder perspectives on extreme hot and cold weather alerts in England and the proposed move towards an impact-based approach
Extreme weather alerting systems are one of the central tools utilised in adapting to changing weather patterns resulting from climate change. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the current alerting systems for hot and cold weather used in England to notify the health and social care sector of upcoming extreme weather events. We consider the views of stakeholders on the current system and explore their perspectives on the proposal to move …
The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: The imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms
The transition to an impact-based weather-health alerting system in England: An evaluation of stakeholder perspectives
How to evaluate England's weather-health alerting system: Scoping results and recommendations
Adverse weather is becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change. Such events have health and economic impacts on the global population. Early warning systems exist worldwide to assess weather forecasts and alert of adverse weather. This paper presents results of a scoping evaluation and recommendations for a full evaluation of England’s Weather Health Alerting system, which was completed in 2024. The work included an analysis of regist…
A qualitative study of local health resilience to adverse weather in England, UK
The frequency and severity of adverse weather events in England has increased, with major implications for emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR), community and organisational resilience, and public health. In the UK, Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) are responsible for producing Community Risk Registers (CRRs), which assess local risks and support preparedness planning under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. However, adverse weathe…
Medicine (11 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Climate change (6 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works)