Dr Daisy Elliott
Dr Daisy Elliott is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on applying qualitative methods to improve the design and conduct of health services research, spanning the full translational pathway. She works closely with surgical innovators to integrate nested qualitative methodologies that support the safe and ethical introduction of novel procedures into practice. Daisy is Workstream Co‑Lead for Innovative Translational Research Methods within the NIHR Bristol BRC Surgical and Orthopaedic Innovation theme, Academic Lead for the NIHR Surgery and Perioperative Care Translational Research Collaboration (SPOC TRC) in Bristol, and Methodological Co‑Lead for the IDEAL Collaboration. Research interests include recruitment and informed consent, AI, and improving the safety and outcomes of surgery.
• Elliott D, Blencowe NS, Cousins S, Zahra J, Skilton A, Mathews J, Paramasivan S, Hoffmann C, McNair AG, Ochieng C, Richards H. Using qualitative research methods to understand how surgical procedures and devices are introduced into NHS hospitals: the Lotus study protocol. BMJ open. 2021 Dec.
• Elliott D, Ochieng CA, Zahra J, McNair AG, Main BG, Skilton A, Blencowe NS, Cousins S, Paramasivan S, Hoffmann C, Donovan JL. What are patients told about innovative surgical procedures? A qualitative synthesis of 7 case studies in the United Kingdom. Annals of Surgery. 2023 Sep 1;278(3):e482-90.
• Elliott D, Smith JR, Coyle M, Macefield R, Vali S, King A, Blencowe N, Ochieng C, Hoffmann C, Quiroga I, Jones BP, L’Heveder A, Avery KNL & Blazeby JM. Experiences of women and clinicians during the introduction of uterine transplantation to the UK: A qualitative case study. In press, International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology1;11(12):e049234.
• Hoffmann C, Elliott D, Rooshenas L, Ochieng C, Main B, Wheatstone P, Lawday S, Vallance A, Blazeby JM, McNair AGK; wider study team. Information standards for innovative surgery: what patients need to know. Br J Surg. 2025 Jul 3;112(7):znaf140. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf140. PMID: 40626615; PMCID: PMC12235506
• Ochieng C, Zahra J, Elliott D, Richards H, Wilson N, Paramasivan S, Avery KNL, Mathews J, Main BG, Blencowe NS, Blazeby JM. A review of guidance on information provision and consent for the introduction of innovative invasive procedures within NHS policies. BMJ Open 2022;12:e059228. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059228
• Cousins S, et al. Healthcare organization policy recommendations for the governance of surgical innovation: review of NHS policies. British Journal of Surgery, Volume 109, Issue 10, October 2022, Pages 1004–1012, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac223