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Revision workshops in elementary mathematics enhance student performance in routine laboratory calculations (2014)
Journal Article
Sawbridge, J. L., Qureshi, H. K., Boyd, M. J., & Brown, A. M. (2014). Revision workshops in elementary mathematics enhance student performance in routine laboratory calculations. Advances in Physiology Education, 38(3), 239-245. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00036.2014

The ability to understand and implement calculations required for molarity and dilution computations that are routinely undertaken in the laboratory are essential skills that should be possessed by all students entering an undergraduate Life Sciences... Read More about Revision workshops in elementary mathematics enhance student performance in routine laboratory calculations.

The New Medicines Service (NMS): understanding its delivery in everyday practice (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Latif, A., Watmough, D., Salema, N., Elliott, R. A., Boyd, M., & Waring, J. The New Medicines Service (NMS): understanding its delivery in everyday practice. Presented at Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Annual Conference, 7-8 September 2014, ICC, Birmingham, UK

Understanding and Appraising the New Medicines Service in the NHS in England (029/0124) (2014)
Report
Elliott, R. A., Boyd, M., Waring, J., Barber, N., Mehta, R., Chuter, A., Avery, A. J., Tanajewski, L., Davies, J., Salema, N.-E., Latif, A., Gkountouras, G., Craig, C., & Watmough, D. (2014). Understanding and Appraising the New Medicines Service in the NHS in England (029/0124). Department of Health Policy Research Programme

Assessing the safety features of electronic patient medication record systems used in community pharmacies in England (2014)
Journal Article
Ojeleye, O., Avery, A. J., & Boyd, M. J. (2014). Assessing the safety features of electronic patient medication record systems used in community pharmacies in England. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 78(2), 401-409. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12347

Aims: To evaluate the ability of electronic patient medication record (ePMR) systems used in community pharmacies in England to detect and alert users about clinical hazards, errors and other safety problems.
Methods: Between September 2012 and Nove... Read More about Assessing the safety features of electronic patient medication record systems used in community pharmacies in England.

Exploring safety systems for dispensing in community pharmacies: Focusing on how staff relate to organizational components (2014)
Journal Article
Harvey, J., Avery, A. J., Ashcroft, D., Boyd, M., Phipps, D. L., & Barber, N. (2015). Exploring safety systems for dispensing in community pharmacies: Focusing on how staff relate to organizational components. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 11(2), 216-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2014.06.005

Background: Identifying risk is an important facet of a safety practice in an organization. To identify risk, all components within a system of operation should be considered. In clinical safety practice, a team of people, technologies, procedures an... Read More about Exploring safety systems for dispensing in community pharmacies: Focusing on how staff relate to organizational components.

What proportion of prescription items dispensed in community pharmacies are eligible for the New Medicine Service? (2014)
Journal Article
Wells, K. M., Boyd, M. J., Thornley, T., & Boardman, H. F. (in press). What proportion of prescription items dispensed in community pharmacies are eligible for the New Medicine Service?. BMC Health Services Research, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-115

Background: The payment structure for the New Medicine Service (NMS) in England is based on the assumption that 0.5% of prescription items dispensed in community pharmacies are eligible for the service. This assumption is based on a theoretical calcu... Read More about What proportion of prescription items dispensed in community pharmacies are eligible for the New Medicine Service?.

Protocol for the New Medicine Service Study: a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation with qualitative appraisal comparing the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the New Medicine Service in community pharmacies in England (2013)
Journal Article
Boyd, M., Waring, J., Barber, N., Mehta, R., Chuter, A., Avery, A., …Elliott, R. A. (2013). Protocol for the New Medicine Service Study: a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation with qualitative appraisal comparing the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the New Medicine Service in community pharmacies in England. Trials, 14(1), 411. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-411

Background

Medication non-adherence is considered an important cause of morbidity and mortality in primary care. This study aims to determine the effectiveness, cost effectiveness and acceptability of a complex intervention delivered by community... Read More about Protocol for the New Medicine Service Study: a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation with qualitative appraisal comparing the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the New Medicine Service in community pharmacies in England.

The evidence for the effectiveness of safety alerts in electronic patient medication record systems at the point of pharmacy order entry: a systematic review (2013)
Journal Article
Ojeleye, O., Avery, A., Gupta, V., & Boyd, M. (2013). The evidence for the effectiveness of safety alerts in electronic patient medication record systems at the point of pharmacy order entry: a systematic review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 13(July), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-13-69

Background: Electronic Patient Medication Record (ePMR) systems have important safety features embedded to alert users about potential clinical hazards and errors. To date, there is no synthesis of evidence about the effectiveness of these safety fea... Read More about The evidence for the effectiveness of safety alerts in electronic patient medication record systems at the point of pharmacy order entry: a systematic review.

Views and experiences of community pharmacists and superintendent pharmacists regarding the New Medicine Service in England prior to implementation (2013)
Journal Article
Wells, K. M., Thornley, T., Boyd, M. J., & Boardman, H. F. (2014). Views and experiences of community pharmacists and superintendent pharmacists regarding the New Medicine Service in England prior to implementation. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.03.003

Background: The New Medicine Service (NMS) was introduced to community pharmacies in England in October 2011. The NMS aims to improve adherence to new medicines in patients with selected long term conditions. The service consists of two follow-up con... Read More about Views and experiences of community pharmacists and superintendent pharmacists regarding the New Medicine Service in England prior to implementation.

Potential Facilitators to the Implementation of the New Medicine Service in England (2012)
Journal Article
Wells, K., Boyd, M., Thornley, T., & Boardman, H. (2012). Potential Facilitators to the Implementation of the New Medicine Service in England. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 8(6), e45-e46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.08.105