- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Health and Medical Studies
- Asian Studies and History
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Art Education and Development
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
University of Nottingham
2019-2025
Aston Medical (France)
2011-2012
University of Suffolk
2009
Eczema Care Online ( www.EczemaCareOnline.org.uk/ ) is an online self-management toolkit which includes tailored content for young people (13-25 years) and parents of children that have eczema (0-12 years). Testing in two randomised controlled trials has shown it easy to use, cost effective offers a sustained improvement symptoms. Implementing outside funded research study ensuring reaches those will most benefit from now key challenge. This paper describes the lessons learnt developing...
Background Preterm infants (i.e., those born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy) often require additional care and are admitted to neonatal units soon after birth. Readiness for discharge home typically requires a level physiological maturity such that an infant is able to: 1) breathe spontaneously without support; 2) maintain their own body temperature; 3) take all nutritional requirements orally; 4) weighs ≥ 1700g gaining weight. Longer hospital stays than necessary can be detrimental...
Background Eczema is a common condition with significant impact on quality of life. The main cause treatment failure non-use prescribed treatments because are time-consuming to apply; they may sting when first applied inflamed skin; there concerns about the safety some treatments; and people often receive conflicting advice how use them. Objectives present study to: (1) explore self-care support needs children eczema their parents/carers, young eczema, (2) review current best evidence safest...
<h3>Importance</h3> Topical corticosteroids (TCSs) are available in multiple potencies that alter their effectiveness and safety. Pharmacoepidemiologic studies on TCSs hampered by the absence of a universal potency classification system, limiting comparisons across studies, robust exposure classification, clinical interpretation. <h3>Objective</h3> To classify into 3 commonly used systems evaluate agreement correlation between systems. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> In this study,...
To establish research priorities which will support the development and delivery of community pharmacy initiatives for management skin conditions. An iterative, multistage stakeholder consultation consisting online survey, participant workshops prioritisation meeting. All data collection took place with participants completing a survey (delivered via JISC Online Survey platform, between July 2021 January 2022) participating in meetings (hosted on Microsoft Teams April 2022). 174 pharmacists...
This research letter discusses the perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and key challenges towards enhancing their role in this area. A mixed methods online survey was created, a total 174 completed survey. The results highlight range currently breadth facing staff, particular surrounding providing differential diagnosis. Community pharmacies are an integral part NHS have managing conditions; however, order to optimise role, discussed need be...
To evaluate the acceptability to young people of proactive Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) information and urine test. discover extent CT infection practical implications for completing treatment partner notification.Prospective screening with sexual health questionnaire.Three family planning clinics in Liverpool South Sefton.Nine hundred five women 53 men had tests answered questionnaire. All aged 20 years or under attending were given about safer sex.The using a Prevalence infection. The time...
Commentary: A comparative randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus versus hydrocortisone as a topical treatment atopic dermatitis in children
Despite a long track-record of use, patients and clinicians continue to have concerns about the safety topical corticosteroids (TCS). Observational studies in routinely collected health data provide an opportunity address those but are challenging conduct way that minimizes bias confounding. We review challenges potential solutions for observational on long-term TCS.
Our study highlighted a drive for funders to embed (or consider incorporating) environmental sustainability criteria in their research competition assessment process. This development is highly relevant skin communities the UK and internationally. Funders are unique position shape direction of mandate potential applicants engage with all aspects process, including impact. highlights need communities, especially early career researchers, increase preparedness integrate designing, delivering...
Abstract Background – Research is not often readily taken up in healthcare, which results research waste. Eczema Care Online (www.EczemaCareOnline.org.uk/) has been shown randomised controlled trials to be an effective online self-management intervention improve eczema outcomes. Implementation requires adoption at patient/family, clinician and organisational levels. This paper aims describe the lessons learnt from developing delivering implementation strategy for digital health...
Most people with eczema have mild or moderate disease, and most are treated in primary care. 1 This article aims to support health professionals helping patients get control of time-