Biography
I gained my MBChB from Sheffield University in 2005. I did my foundation training at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire and Stafford General Hospital. I then completed my General Practice training on the North Staffs Vocational Training Scheme in 2011, completing my Masters of Medical Science at the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Keele University, alongside my clinical training. I was awarded my PhD by Keele University in 2015 after investigating the association between gout and vascular disease using electronic health records from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. I continue to work as a practicing GP in North Staffordshire and as part of the Inflammatory Research Group at the Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences.
Research and scholarship
I have used a variety of research methods in my research career thus far. My MMedSci dissertation reported the analysis of a cross-sectional survey of general practitioners eliciting their views on the monitoring of osteoarthritis and whether OA should be added to the Quality and Outcomes Framework of the General Practice Contract. My PhD research used survival analysis to examine the association between gout and incidence cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular disease in a large dataset of primary care electronic health records from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. My ongoing research continues to investigate the association between a variety of systemic inflammatory diseases and adverse outcomes using data from the CPRD.
Teaching
I am the course lead for the Year 3 SSC entitled Research: What every doctor needs to know. I also teach on the Year 3 Public Health Modules.
Selected Publications
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Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. Heart, vol. 106(12), 916-922. link> doi> full text>2020.
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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, vol. 300, 184-190. link> doi> full text>2020.
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Early Unplanned Readmissions After Admission to Hospital With Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol, vol. 124(5), 736-745. link> doi> full text>2019.
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Multisite pain and self-reported falls in older people: systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis Res Ther, vol. 21(1), 67. link> doi> full text>2019.
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Journal Articles
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Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. Heart, vol. 106(12), 916-922. link> doi> full text>2020.
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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, vol. 300, 184-190. link> doi> full text>2020.
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Early Unplanned Readmissions After Admission to Hospital With Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol, vol. 124(5), 736-745. link> doi> full text>2019.
- 2019.
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Multisite pain and self-reported falls in older people: systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis Res Ther, vol. 21(1), 67. link> doi> full text>2019.
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Risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with gout and the impact of urate lowering therapy: a population-based cohort study. Arthritis Res Ther, vol. 20(1), 243. link> doi> full text>2018.
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Discussing prognosis with patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey in general practice. Clin Rheumatol, vol. 35(4), 1011-1017. link> doi> full text>2016.
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Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK clinical practice research datalink. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 74(4), 642-647. link> doi> full text>2015.
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Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Prev Cardiol, vol. 22(3), 335-343. link> doi> full text>2015.
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Should there be a Quality and Outcomes Framework domain for osteoarthritis? A cross-sectional survey in general practice. Qual Prim Care, vol. 21(2), 97-103. link>2013.
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Monitoring Osteoarthritis: A cross sectional survey in general practice (in press). Clinical Medicine Insights : Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders. doi> link> full text>2013.
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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. link> doi> full text>2020.
Other
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Risk of Dementia in Patients with Gout and the Impact of Urate-Lowering Therapies: A Large Population-Based Cohort Study. ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 70). link>2018.
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GOUT IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR ALL TYPES OF VASCULAR DISEASE: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY IN THE UK GENERAL PRACTICE RESEARCH DATABASE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, pp. 38-39). link>2013.
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