Biography
Having a background in both community pharmacy and paediatric research, I joined the School of Pharmacy at Keele University in December 2013 as a Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy. I completed a PhD at the University of Birmingham in November 2013, which investigated barriers to administering oral medicines to children suffering from chronic conditions (http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/4799/). I work within the clinical team in the School of Pharmacy and teach a range of clinical therapeutic topics on the MPharm course.
Research and scholarship
ISTM research theme: Sustainable Pharmacy
My research interests lie within the field of paediatrics and include: barriers to medicines adherence, acceptance of solid oral dosage forms, unlicensed/off-label medicines use and prescribing.
Selected Publications
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Evaluation of a conceptual model of collaborative working between GPs and community pharmacists: a qualitative study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (vol. 28 (Suppl S1), pp. 69-70). Wiley. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Evaluating community pharmacists’ perspectives on collaborative working with GPs: a focus group study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (vol. 28 (Suppl S1), pp. 32-33). Wiley. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Evaluating associations between metabolic health, obesity and depressive symptoms: a prospective analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) with a 2‑year follow‑up. BMJ Open, vol. 8(12), e025394. link> doi> full text>2018.
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Tribology can be used to assess texture perception of oral medicines. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 511(2), 1128-1129. doi> link> full text>2016.
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Barriers to administering non-oral formulations in a paediatric population: A semi-structured interview study. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 497(1-2), 12-17. doi> full text>2015.
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Journal Articles
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Evaluating associations between metabolic health, obesity and depressive symptoms: a prospective analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) with a 2‑year follow‑up. BMJ Open, vol. 8(12), e025394. link> doi> full text>2018.
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Tribology can be used to assess texture perception of oral medicines. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 511(2), 1128-1129. doi> link> full text>2016.
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Barriers to administering non-oral formulations in a paediatric population: A semi-structured interview study. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 497(1-2), 12-17. doi> full text>2015.
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Oral formulations for paediatrics: palatability studies. Hospital Pharmacy Europe.2015.
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Problems with oral formulations prescribed to children: a focus group study of healthcare professionals. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. doi> full text>2015.
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Determination of formulation factors that affect oral medicines acceptability in a domicilliary paediatric population. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 480(1-2), 55-62. doi> full text>2015.
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The application of tribology in assessing texture perception of oral liquid medicine. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 479(2), 277-281. doi> full text>2015.
Other
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Evaluation of a conceptual model of collaborative working between GPs and community pharmacists: a qualitative study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (vol. 28 (Suppl S1), pp. 69-70). Wiley. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Evaluating community pharmacists’ perspectives on collaborative working with GPs: a focus group study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (vol. 28 (Suppl S1), pp. 32-33). Wiley. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Findout: Key problems with children's medicines formulations.....It's a taste issue!.


