All Outputs (5)

Global rapid review of interventions to tackle the harms of illicit tobacco (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N., Bogdanovica, I., Bains, M., Jayes, L., & Langley, T. E. (2024). Global rapid review of interventions to tackle the harms of illicit tobacco. Tobacco Control, https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058728

Objective This review aimed to assess interventions designed to reduce harm from illicit tobacco (IT). We evaluated health outcomes, cost-effectiveness, the advantages and disadvantages of interventions, and contextual factors affecting implementatio... Read More about Global rapid review of interventions to tackle the harms of illicit tobacco.

What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N., Bogdanovica, I., McGill, S., & Murray, R. L. (2024). What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae206

Introduction
There is considerable interest in raising the age of sale of tobacco above the conventional age of 18. We systematically reviewed whether raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco (MLSA) to 20 or above is associated with reduced pr... Read More about What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review.

Attitudes And Exposure To Illicit Tobacco In England, 2022 (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N., Langley, T., Jayes, L., Bains, M., Brown, J., Arnott, D., & Bogdanovica, I. (2024). Attitudes And Exposure To Illicit Tobacco In England, 2022. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Article ntae118. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae118

Introduction

The UK has achieved reductions in illicit tobacco (IT) market size and share. However, there remains a 17.7% tobacco duty gap, contributing to health inequalities. In January 2024, the UK government announced a new strategy to control... Read More about Attitudes And Exposure To Illicit Tobacco In England, 2022.

ChatGPT sits the DFPH exam: large language model performance and potential to support public health learning (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N. P., Wilson, R., Winder, M. S., Tunster, S. J., McVicar, K., Thakrar, S., …Reid, A. (2024). ChatGPT sits the DFPH exam: large language model performance and potential to support public health learning. BMC Medical Education, 24(1), Article 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05042-9

Background: Artificial intelligence-based large language models, like ChatGPT, have been rapidly assessed for both risks and potential in health-related assessment and learning. However, their applications in public health professional exams have not... Read More about ChatGPT sits the DFPH exam: large language model performance and potential to support public health learning.

Introducing a framework to support the identification and tackling of health inequalities within specialised services (2024)
Journal Article
McGill, S., Davies, N., Addei, D., Bharkhada, D., Elleray, R., Wilson, R., & Day, M. (2024). Introducing a framework to support the identification and tackling of health inequalities within specialised services. BMJ Leader, 8(3), 264-267. https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2023-000918

Background: The potential for addressing healthcare inequalities in prescribed specialised services has historically been overlooked. There is evidence that prescribed specialised services can exacerbate inequalities even though they are often access... Read More about Introducing a framework to support the identification and tackling of health inequalities within specialised services.