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Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in UK community pharmacy: an evaluation of a new service (2016)
Journal Article
Twigg, M. J., Thornley, T., & Scobie, N. (2016). Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in UK community pharmacy: an evaluation of a new service. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 38(4), 784-787. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-016-0303-8

Background Many patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are asymptomatic and diagnosed via opportunistic screening. Community pharmacy has been advocated as a potential resource for opportunistic screening and lifestyle interventions. Objective The ob... Read More about Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in UK community pharmacy: an evaluation of a new service.

The four or more medicines (FOMM) support service: results from an evaluation of a new community pharmacy service aimed at over-65s (2015)
Journal Article
Twigg, M. J., Wright, D., Barton, G. R., Thornley, T., & Kerr, C. (2015). The four or more medicines (FOMM) support service: results from an evaluation of a new community pharmacy service aimed at over-65s. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23(6), 407-414. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12196

Objective: Inappropriate prescribing and nonadherence have a significant impact on hospital admissions and patient quality of life. The English government has identified that community pharmacy could make a significant contribution to reducing nonadh... Read More about The four or more medicines (FOMM) support service: results from an evaluation of a new community pharmacy service aimed at over-65s.

Community pharmacy type 2 diabetes risk assessment: Demographics and risk results (2015)
Journal Article
Twigg, M. J., Wright, D. J., Thornley, T., & Haynes, L. (2015). Community pharmacy type 2 diabetes risk assessment: Demographics and risk results. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23(1), 80-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12139

Objectives To determine the demographics and risk results of patients accessing a community pharmacy diabetes risk assessment service. Method Participating patients underwent an assessment using a validated questionnaire to determine their 10-year ri... Read More about Community pharmacy type 2 diabetes risk assessment: Demographics and risk results.

An evaluation of a multi-site community pharmacy-based chronic obstructive pulmonary disease support service (2014)
Journal Article
Wright, D., Twigg, M., Barton, G., Thornley, T., & Kerr, C. (2015). An evaluation of a multi-site community pharmacy-based chronic obstructive pulmonary disease support service. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12165

Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive chronic condition that can be effectively managed by smoking-cessation, optimising prescribed therapy and providing treatment to prevent chest infections from causing hospitalis... Read More about An evaluation of a multi-site community pharmacy-based chronic obstructive pulmonary disease support service.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease case finding by community pharmacists: A potential cost-effective public health intervention (2014)
Journal Article
Wright, D., Twigg, M., & Thornley, T. (2015). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease case finding by community pharmacists: A potential cost-effective public health intervention. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23(1), 83-85. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12161

Objectives This study aims to pilot a community pharmacy chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) case finding service in England, estimating costs and effects. Methods Patients potentially at risk of COPD were screened with validated tools. Smok... Read More about Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease case finding by community pharmacists: A potential cost-effective public health intervention.

A pharmacy-based private chlamydia screening programme: Results from the first 2 years of screening and treatment (2011)
Journal Article
Anderson, C., & Thornley, T. (2011). A pharmacy-based private chlamydia screening programme: Results from the first 2 years of screening and treatment. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 33(1), 88-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-010-9460-3

Objective A major UK Pharmacy chain private Chlamydia screening and treatment service began in October 2006. People pay for a screening kit, send off a urine sample, and are informed of their result directly. Treatment is accessed via the pharmacy ch... Read More about A pharmacy-based private chlamydia screening programme: Results from the first 2 years of screening and treatment.

A study to investigate the extent of delivery of an intervention in asthma, in a UK national community pharmacy chain, using mystery customers (2005)
Journal Article
Thornley, T., Gray, N., Anderson, C., & Eastham, S. (2006). A study to investigate the extent of delivery of an intervention in asthma, in a UK national community pharmacy chain, using mystery customers. Patient Education and Counseling, 60(2), 246-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2005.01.016

Objective: The objective of this study was to implement a brief intervention in asthma within a UK national pharmacy chain, and through the use of mystery customers, measure the extent of delivery of the intervention over a 4-month period. Methods: M... Read More about A study to investigate the extent of delivery of an intervention in asthma, in a UK national community pharmacy chain, using mystery customers.