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I came to Keele University in June 2011 to join the newly established Health Service Research Unit (HSRU). Previously I held appointments at the West Midlands Public Health Observatory and Leicester University.
I am currently working on the CoMMandD project which aims at improving the care for patients with multimorbidity of COPD and heart failure at the time of their hospital discharge.
My first degree is in Medicine (M.B.B.Ch, Hons 1st) and I had an MSc degree in Public Health (Distinction). My PhD was in Health Service Management which considered organisational factors affecting hospital length of stay for total hip replacement in the NHS hospitals (University of Birmingham, 2006).
Research interests:
- CoMMandD project which aims at improving the care for patients with multimorbidity of COPD and heart failure at the time of their hospital discharge.
Link to Keele University Health Services Research Unit.
Selected Publications
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2010. Do Older People Stay Longer in Hospital Following Total Hip Replacement?. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (vol. 58, p. 164). link>
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2010. Total Hip Replacement Postoperative Age-Related Mortality. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (vol. 58, pp. 188-189). link>
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2010. Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions and Mortalities in the West Midlands. In Key Health Data of the West Midlands. University of Birmingham.
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Journal Articles
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and chronic kidney disease progression: a systematic review. Family Practice, 1-9. link>
Chapters
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2010. Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions and Mortalities in the West Midlands. In Key Health Data of the West Midlands. University of Birmingham.
Other
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2010. Do Older People Stay Longer in Hospital Following Total Hip Replacement?. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (vol. 58, p. 164). link>
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2010. Total Hip Replacement Postoperative Age-Related Mortality. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (vol. 58, pp. 188-189). link>
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2009. Social Care in the West Midlands 2007/08. link>
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2009. FRACTURE NECK OF FEMUR: POSTOPERATIVE AGE-RELATED INPATIENT MORTALITY. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL (vol. 20, p. S289). link>
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Alcohol harm reduction legacy document 2011.
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ASA scoring in hip fracture patients.
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Current evidence on hospital discharge and gaps in care for patients with multimorbid chronic diseases.
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Mental Health Scorecard West Midlands Comparison Tool. link>
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Mobility before hip fracture.
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Mosaic segmentations, COPD and CHF multimorbidity and hospital costs: a clinical linkage study in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Multimorbidity of heart failure and COPD: patients and carers’ experiences at hospital discharge.
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Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Prescription and Significant Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: A Clinical Linkage Study from General Practice.
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Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. doi>
Link to Keele University Health Services Research Unit.

