All Outputs (3)

Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of a New Proactive Clinical Review of Patients Prescribed Opioid Medicines Long‐Term for Persistent Pain in Primary Care (2025)
Journal Article
Harrisson, S. A., Jinks, C., Cornwall, N., Woodcock, C., Dikomitis, L., Helliwell, T., Higginbottom, A., Lefroy, J., Knaggs, R., Pincus, T., Santar, M., Sillitto, C., Webb, M., White, S., Mallen, C. D., & Ashworth, J. (2025). Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of a New Proactive Clinical Review of Patients Prescribed Opioid Medicines Long‐Term for Persistent Pain in Primary Care. Health Expectations, 28(3), Article e70264. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70264

Background: Stakeholder involvement is a core element of the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions, but approaches to involve stakeholders are not well-reported. We outline how stakeholders contr... Read More about Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of a New Proactive Clinical Review of Patients Prescribed Opioid Medicines Long‐Term for Persistent Pain in Primary Care.

Proactive clinical review of patients taking opioid medicines long term for persistent pain led by clinical pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): a non-randomised mixed methods feasibility study (2025)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Cornwall, N., Harrisson, S. A., Woodcock, C., Nicholls, E., Lancaster, G., Wathall, S., Laing, L., Helliwell, T., Jowett, S., Kigozi, J., Mallen, C. D., Avery, A., Knaggs, R., Pincus, T., White, S., Jinks, C., & PROMPPT team. (2025). Proactive clinical review of patients taking opioid medicines long term for persistent pain led by clinical pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): a non-randomised mixed methods feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11, Article 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01636-2

Background
Given the poor long-term effectiveness of opioids for persistent non-cancer pain, and their potential for harm, evidence-based interventions to address opioid overprescribing for persistent pain are needed. This study aimed to explore the... Read More about Proactive clinical review of patients taking opioid medicines long term for persistent pain led by clinical pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): a non-randomised mixed methods feasibility study.

Difficulties with prescribed opioids: a cross-sectional survey of primary care patients in England, United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article
Wilson, L. E., Knaggs, R. D., Avery, A. J., Thornley, T., Moss, J., Baamer, R. M., & Boyd, M. J. (2025). Difficulties with prescribed opioids: a cross-sectional survey of primary care patients in England, United Kingdom. PAIN Reports, 10(2), Article e1246. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001246

Introduction:
Knowledge of the potential for harm and adverse effects from long-term opioid medicines has led to reduced prescribing in recent years. However, the number of patients receiving opioid prescriptions from primary care in England remains... Read More about Difficulties with prescribed opioids: a cross-sectional survey of primary care patients in England, United Kingdom.