Dr Victoria Silverwood
- Title
- Clinical PhD Fellow
- Location
- Keele University
- Role
- Salaried GP
Biography
Victoria studied medicine at Keele University, graduating in 2012. She completed both her foundation training and GP training in
She works clinically as a salaried GP two days a week at Cumberland House Surgery, in Macclesfield Cheshire. She teaches
Research and scholarship
The aim of Victoria’s PhD is to define optimal interventions for Perinatal Anxiety (PNA). This study is a natural continuation from
Publications
- Winn E., Kissane M., Merriel S., Brain T., Silverwood V., Whitehead O., Howe L., Payne R., Duncan P., on behalf of the Primary
Care Academic Collaborative (PACT). CHiP study protocol: using the primary care academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England. BJGP Open. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0114 - Silverwood V., Bullock L., Jordan J., Turner K., Chew-Graham C.A., Kingstone T., Dawson S. Non-pharmacological interventions
for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: a meta-review of systematic reviews. BJGP Open. 2023. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0022 - Silverwood V., Bullock L., Turner K., Chew-Graham C.A., Kingstone, T. The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-
review. Front. Psychiatry. 2022; 13:1022459. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1022459 - Ridge D., Bullock L., Causer H., Fisher T., Hider S., Kingstone T., Gray L., Riley R., Smyth N., Silverwood V., Spiers J., Southam J.
'Imposter participants’ in online qualitative research, a new and increasing threat to data integrity? HEX. 2022. DOI: 10.1111/hex.13724 - Gopal D., Waqar S., Silverwood V., Mulla E., Dada O. Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort? BJGP Open 2020; 4
(5): BJGPO.2020.0143. - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0143
- Oh S., Chew-Graham C.A., Silverwood V., Shaheen S., Walsh-House J., Sumathipala A., Kingstone T. Exploring women’s
experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020;10:e040731. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040731 - Silverwood V., Nash A., Chew-Graham C.A., Walsh-House J., Bartlam B.,Sumathipala A., Kingstone T. ‘Healthcare professionals
perspectives of identifying and managing Perinatal Anxiety: a qualitative study.’ BJGP. 2019; 69: 688 e768-e776. - Silverwood V., Shiers D., Chew-Graham C.A. ‘Improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness: don’t just
screen, intervene’ InnovAIT. 2019; 12(4), 203-210. - Silverwood V., Chew-Graham C.A., Raybould I., Thomas B., Peters S. ‘If it’s a medical issue I would have covered it by now’:
learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education. 2017; 17:160. DOI 10.1186/s12909-017-0972-6. - Silverwood V., Broad J. Poisoning and Overdose. InnovAiT. December 2015 vol. 8 no. 12 725-735.
- Silverwood V., Blagojevic-Bucknall M., Jinks C., Jordan J. L., Protheroe J., Jordan K.P. Current evidence on risk factors for knee
osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2015 (Apr); 23(4): 507-15. - Silverwood V., Higgins A., Swift C., Bridgen D.: Medical Students and Lifelong Learning: The Journey Starts Here! The Higher
Education Academy 2009 (Summer): 19(1): 28-29.
Collaborations and grants awards
- NIHR Academic Foundation Programme Training post – 2012-2014
- NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice post - 2014-2019
- RCGP Scientific Foundation Board Grant – 2017-2019
- Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellowship – commenced October 2019