A5077097833- Hepatitis C virus research
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Family Support in Illness
- Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
NHS Tayside
2016-2025
University of Dundee
2019-2025
Genomics (United Kingdom)
2024
King's Cross Hospital
2013-2024
Ninewells Hospital
2019-2024
Indiana University School of Medicine
2022
Directorate of Health
2015-2022
National Health Service
2020-2021
Diabetes Australia
2020
Glasgow Life
2015
<b>Objective</b> To assess the efficacy of a financial incentive added to routine specialist pregnancy stop smoking services versus care help pregnant smokers quit. <b>Design</b> Phase II therapeutic exploratory single centre, individually randomised controlled parallel group superiority trial. <b>Setting</b> One large health board area with materially deprived, inner city population in west Scotland, United Kingdom. <b>Participants</b> 612 self reported NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde who...
Continued smoking after cancer adversely affects quality of life and survival, but one fifth survivors still smoke. Despite its demands, presents an opportunity for positive behaviour change. Smoking often occurs in social groups, therefore interventions which target families individuals may be more successful. This qualitative study explored patients, family members health professionals' views experiences cessation cancer, order to inform future interventions.In-depth interviews (n = 67)...
Objective To explore women's experiences of taking adjuvant endocrine therapy as a treatment for breast cancer and how their beliefs about the purpose medication, side effects experienced interactions with health professionals might influence adherence. Design Qualitative study using semistructured, one-to-one interviews. Setting 2 hospitals from single board in Scotland. Participants 30 women who had been prescribed tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole letrozole) this medication...
The use of incentives to promote smoking cessation is a promising technique for increasing the effectiveness interventions. This study evaluated outcomes and factors associated with success pregnant smokers who registered pilot incentivised scheme in Scottish health board area (NHS Tayside). All engaged between March 2007 December 2009 were included outcome evaluation which used routinely collected data. Data utilised included: National Smoking Cessation Dataset; weekly periodic carbon...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the second largest contributor to liver disease in UK, with injecting drug use as main risk factor among estimated 200 000 people currently infected. Despite effective prevention interventions, chronic HCV prevalence remains around 40% who inject drugs (PWID). New direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies combine high cure rates (>90%) and short treatment duration (8 12 weeks). Theoretical mathematical modelling evidence suggests scale-up can prevent transmission...
Unless women start effective contraception after oral emergency contraception, they remain at risk of unintended pregnancy. Most in the UK obtain from community pharmacies. We hypothesised that pharmacist provision progestogen-only pill as a bridging interim method with plus an invitation to sexual and reproductive health clinic, which all methods are available, would result increased subsequent use contraception.We did pragmatic cluster-randomised crossover trial 29 pharmacies among...
The term 'clinician' is not reserved for any healthcare professional group. However, there a general acceptance that clinician would have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them clinically assess manage patient autonomously. expectation, in modern collaborative system, this work be completed as part of planned integrated multi-disciplinary care delivery structure, where given delivers devolved element patient's care. Forthcoming changes regulation development pathways UK will...
Abstract Background The introduction of Direct-Acting Antivirals (DAAs) transformed Hepatitis C (HCV) treatment, despite this uptake DAAs remains lower than required to meet the WHO Sustainable Development Goal (3.3). Treatment with interferon was suggested be able deliver important outcomes for people who use drugs in addition a viral cure, such as social redemption, and shift from stigmatised identity. There is lack understanding if can these transformative outcomes. Methods This recurrent...
Comparison of uptake dried blood spot testing (DBST) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection between community pharmacies and established services.Quantitative evaluation a service development with qualitative process undertaken in parallel.Six from 36 within Dundee City, large urban settlement high levels socioeconomic deprivation.Patients receipt opioid substitution therapy (OST) not tested HCV 12 months. The 6 provided OST approximately 363 patients cohort 1385 City.Provision DBST by...
To explore experiences of service users attending a community pharmacy to receive opiate replacement therapy (ORT).Qualitative study involving seven focus groups undertaken within care centres and prison educational centre in Tayside, Scotland using 41 participants. Thematic analysis different carers.Participants described the social context surrounding attendance at pharmacies. Their voices suggested that people prescribed ORT may be treated differently from others accessing through...
Background Community pharmacists can be an accessible source for advice and support the people who are homeless, given their utilisation of a variety currently available services such as dispensing medicines, drugs alcohol services. Objective To determine community pharmacists' training, experiences behavioural determinants in counselling management homeless population. Setting UK pharmacies. Method A questionnaire based on literature theoretical domains framework was mailed to randomly...
To compare the quality of outpatient anticoagulant control before and after transfer dosing responsibility to designated trained pharmacists from rotating junior medical staff.All International Normalised Ratio (INR) values for an eight month period either side staff changeover were assessed precision therapeutic according described standards. Allowing patient associated effects, observed expected frequencies "successful" two groups compared under hypothesis no association.INR results (n =...
To explore older people's opinions of current community pharmacy provision and identify potential areas for improvement.A pilot focus group was conducted to finalise the topic discussion. Three groups three small interviews were held with a total 25 people aged over 65 years. A purposive sampling approach used maximise variation in likely responses. All discussions transcribed analysed emerging themes. Data collection continued until saturation reached. Finally, themes taken further five...
In 2017, Tayside, a region in the East of Scotland, rapidly scaled-up Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) outreach and treatment among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) using novel community care pathways.