Original publication: 2021 | Plain English supporting document
Source authors: SSHeW research team — companion summary of the trial led by Sarah Cockayne and colleagues
Research programme: SSHeW — this is one of three documents from the same trial programme.
About this research
An accessible four-page summary of the SSHeW randomised footwear trial, written to explain the intervention and results to a general audience.
How the research was conducted
This companion publication summarises the NIHR-funded trial rather than describing a separate experiment.
Main findings and significance
It explains that offering five-star HSE GRIP-rated shoes to NHS employees reduced self-reported slips compared with usual footwear over the study period.
Interpretation and limitations
This is supporting reading for the main SSHeW article, not an independent study or a separate replication.
Original source and further reading
Published Plain English summary