Biography
Although born in England, Dr Toby Helliwell lived most of his Childhood in Zambia where he developed a keen desire to become a doctor. This was realised after completing his undergraduate medical degree at Birmingham University. Subsequently he worked in various areas of the UK and also in Australia and completed his GP vocational training I was after being accepted onto the North Staffordshire academic vocational training scheme for general practitioners. He now works as a GP partner in North Staffordshire where he also teaches and mentors undergraduate students in a general practice setting. During his academic career he has completed a Masters degree in medicine and a PhD in musculoskeletal general practice. He is now a senior lecturer at Keele University, a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and works as a research scholar for the clinical research network as well as being part of the global health team at Keele University having been part of the team since its inception. He has helped develop formal partnerships with institutions in Eastern and Southern Africa and South and East Asia.
Research and scholarship
Being a GP researcher his interests are wide, generally encompassing non-communicable disease which is fast becoming the predominant health challenge throughout the world particularly in resource poor settings. His main focus has however, been in researching improving care for patients in the community, particularly around painful and disabling musculoskeletal conditions. He has also developed an interest in metal health which is often a much stigmatised issue with little or no access to help in many parts of the world but can significantly impact on peoples livelihoods at multiple levels if not recognised and treated appropriately.
Teaching
Teaching activities are again broad, encompassing undergraduate, postgraduate GP trainees and supervision of two PhD students as well as an MPhil student. He has delivered teaching and clinical updates to patients, generalists and specialists through national and international platforms and conferences.
Selected Publications
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Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica With and Without Giant Cell Arteritis. Am J Cardiol, 12-19, vol. 174. link> doi> full text>2022.
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Long-term use of glucocorticoids for polymyalgia rheumatica: follow-up of the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatol Adv Pract, rkac034, vol. 6(2). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Burnout among primary health-care professionals in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis. Bull World Health Organ, 385-401A, vol. 100(6). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Prevalence of osteoarthritis in lower middle- and low-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatol Int, 1221-1231, vol. 41(7). link> doi> full text>2021.
Full Publications Listshow
Journal Articles
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Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica With and Without Giant Cell Arteritis. Am J Cardiol, 12-19, vol. 174. link> doi> full text>2022.
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Long-term use of glucocorticoids for polymyalgia rheumatica: follow-up of the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatol Adv Pract, rkac034, vol. 6(2). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Burnout among primary health-care professionals in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis. Bull World Health Organ, 385-401A, vol. 100(6). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Exploring the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice: A Qualitative Study in England, UK. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Prevalence of osteoarthritis in lower middle- and low-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatol Int, 1221-1231, vol. 41(7). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Acute Myocardial Infarction in Autoimmune Rheumatologic Disease: A Nationwide Analysis of Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Management Strategy. Mayo Clin Proc, 388-399, vol. 96(2). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1853-1857, vol. 73(12). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Comorbidities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica prior to and following diagnosis: A case control and cohort study. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 663-672, vol. 50(4). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Longitudinal clusters of pain and stiffness in polymyalgia rheumatica: 2-year results from the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatology (Oxford), 1906-1915, vol. 59(8). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia. BMJ Open, e029332, vol. 9(10). link> doi> full text>2019.
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The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure short running title: Frailty and outcomes in heart failure. Int J Cardiol, 184-190, vol. 300. link> doi> full text>2020.
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Characteristics of patients with giant cell arteritis who experience visual symptoms. Rheumatol Int, 1789-1796, vol. 39(10). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Antibiotic use and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based case-control study. BMC Medicine, Article 154, vol. 17. doi> link> full text>2019.
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Early Unplanned Readmissions After Admission to Hospital With Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol, 736-745, vol. 124(5). link> doi> full text>2019.
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The association of pain and stiffness with fatigue in incident polymyalgia rheumatica: baseline results from the polymyalgia rheumatica cohort study. Prim Health Care Res Dev, e46, vol. 20. link> doi> full text>2019.
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Symptoms associated with inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: results from the joint symptoms survey. Rheumatology (Oxford), 2009-2014, vol. 58(11). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Comorbidities in polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic review. Arthritis Res Ther, 258, vol. 20(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Incidence, prevalence and treatment burden of polymyalgia rheumatica in the UK over two decades: a population-based study. Ann Rheum Dis, 1750-1756, vol. 77(12). link> doi> full text>2018.
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The availability of health information to patients with newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica: results from the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Cohort study. Prim Health Care Res Dev, e8, vol. 20. link> doi> full text>2019.
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Support available for and perceived priorities of people with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: results of the PMRGCAuk members' survey 2017. Clin Rheumatol, 3411-3418, vol. 37(12). link> doi> full text>2018.
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The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatic as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Reumatismo, 118-119, vol. 70(2). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Risk of fragility fracture among patients with gout and the effect of urate-lowering therapy. CMAJ, E581-E587, vol. 190(19). link> doi> full text>2018.
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The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Reumatismo, 23-34, vol. 70(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Risk of fragility fracture among patients with late-onset psoriasis: a UK population-based study. Osteoporos Int, 1659-1664, vol. 29(7). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Challenges of diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis in general practice: a multimethods study. BMJ Open, e019320, vol. 8(2). link> doi> full text>2018.
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How can primary care physicians enhance the early diagnosis of rheumatic diseases?. Expert Rev Clin Immunol, 171-173, vol. 14(3). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study. BMC Med, 4, vol. 16(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort. BMC Rheumatol, 7, vol. 1. link> doi> full text>2017.
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What is the impact of giant cell arteritis on patients' lives? A UK qualitative study. BMJ Open, e017073, vol. 7(8). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Diagnostic delay for giant cell arteritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med, Article 120, vol. 15(1). link> doi> link> full text>2017.
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Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care. Clin Rheumatol, 1639-1644, vol. 37(6). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Arthritis Res Ther, 200, vol. 18. link> doi> full text>2016.
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Core Outcome Domains and Potential Measurement Instruments in polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Using Omeract Filter 2.0. ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY, S1208-S1209, vol. 66. link>2014.
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Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica? A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1769-1773, vol. 73(10). link> doi> link> full text>2014.
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HOW GENERAL PRACTITIONERS DIAGNOSE POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, 1044, vol. 72. link>2013.
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HOW GENERAL PRACTITIONERS DIAGNOSE POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, 155, vol. 72. link>2013.
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The epidemiology of polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: a research protocol. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 102, vol. 13. link> doi> full text>2012.
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Initiation of an innovative study combining digital patient generated data with health records to evolve understanding of Back pain. PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY (p. 123, vol. 28). link>2019.
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MY WHOLE LIFE IS ALTERED CONSIDERABLY: LIVING WITH THE ONGOING EFFECTS OF GIANT CELL ARTERITIS SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENTS. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 120, vol. 56). link>2017.
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RISK OF FRAGILITY FRACTURE OVER 10 YEARS IN POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA AND GIANT CELL ARTERITIS: A UK POPULATION STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (pp. 85-86, vol. 56). link>2017.
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HOW COMMON ARE GIANT CELL ARTERITIS SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA? RESULTS FROM AN INCIDENT PRIMARY CARE COHORT. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 77, vol. 55). link>2016.
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THE ROLE OF PAIN AND STIFFNESS ON FATIGUE AND INSOMNIA IN AN INCIDENT POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA COHORT. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 82, vol. 55). link>2016.
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HOW DO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS MANAGE SUSPECTED GIANT CELL ARTERITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 168, vol. 54). link>2015.
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THE RISK OF A SUBSEQUENT CANCER DIAGNOSIS AFTER PMR: A PRIMARY CARE DATABASE STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 40, vol. 52). link>2013.
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