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Audio-based AI classifiers show no evidence of improved COVID-19 screening over simple symptoms checkers (2024)
Journal Article
Coppock, H., Nicholson, G., Kiskin, I., Koutra, V., Baker, K., Budd, J., …Holmes, C. (2024). Audio-based AI classifiers show no evidence of improved COVID-19 screening over simple symptoms checkers. Nature Machine Intelligence, 6, 229-242. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-023-00773-8

Recent work has reported that respiratory audio-trained AI classifiers can accurately predict SARS-CoV-2 infection status. However, it has not yet been determined whether such model performance is driven by latent audio biomarkers with true causal li... Read More about Audio-based AI classifiers show no evidence of improved COVID-19 screening over simple symptoms checkers.

Evaluating the role of primary care pharmacy technicians in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and acne management using TARGET resources (2024)
Journal Article
Lakha, A., Fleming, N., Sonnex, K., Thornley, T., Anderson, C., Hand, . K., & Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2024). Evaluating the role of primary care pharmacy technicians in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and acne management using TARGET resources. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 6(1), Article dlae011. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae011

Background: Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is accelerating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (Antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths increase https://www.gov.uk/government/news/antibiotic-resistant-infections-And-Associated-deaths-i... Read More about Evaluating the role of primary care pharmacy technicians in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and acne management using TARGET resources.

A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY TO EXPLORE THE PRESCRIBING OF DRUGS WITH POTENTIAL DRUG GENE INTERACTIONS IN IRISH PRIMARY CARE (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Johnson, L., Youssef, E., O'Shea, J., Ledwidge, M., Thornley, T., Gallagher, J., & Ryan, C. (2023, October). A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY TO EXPLORE THE PRESCRIBING OF DRUGS WITH POTENTIAL DRUG GENE INTERACTIONS IN IRISH PRIMARY CARE. Poster presented at ESCP Aberdeen Symposium 2023: Innovations in Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Education and Research, Aberdeen, UK

Background and Objective: Pharmacogenetics (PGx) is being increasingly recognised as a strategy for medicines optimisation and prevention of adverse drug reactions. According to guidelines produced by the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Cons... Read More about A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY TO EXPLORE THE PRESCRIBING OF DRUGS WITH POTENTIAL DRUG GENE INTERACTIONS IN IRISH PRIMARY CARE.

Perceived current and future roles of UK-based community pharmacy professionals in the long-term management of acne (2023)
Journal Article
Sonnex, K., Thornley, T., Fleming, N., Lakha, A., Lecky, D. M., Pillay, I., …Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2023). Perceived current and future roles of UK-based community pharmacy professionals in the long-term management of acne. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 11, Article 100310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100310

Introduction: Acne is a common skin condition treated in community pharmacy but moderate to severe cases may need referral to general practice for treatment that may include topical or oral antimicrobial treatments. Pharmacy teams working in the comm... Read More about Perceived current and future roles of UK-based community pharmacy professionals in the long-term management of acne.

Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Thornley, T., Miah, T., Charlesworth, J., Gilham, E., Ayeni, A., Solanki, K., …Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2023, May). Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative. Presented at Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2023, London, UK

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats facing humanity today. AMR and stewardship are important topics for early career pharmacists to navigate. In 2022, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Boots UK collaborated to incorporate... Read More about Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative.

Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Thornley, T., Miah, T., Charlesworth, J., Gilham, E., Ayeni, A., Solanki, K., …Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2023, May). Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development. Poster presented at Clinical Pharmacy Congress, London, UK

Background and introduction (100) The World Health Organisation has declared that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity today. It is imperative that AMR and antimicrobial stewardship are rec... Read More about Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development.

What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Penner, L. S., Armitage, C. J., Thornley, T., Whelan, P., Chuter, A., Allen, T., & Elliott, R. A. (2024). What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions. Journal of Public Health, 32(2), 325-338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01813-0

Aim Medicines non-adherence is associated with poorer outcomes and higher costs. COVID-19 affected access to healthcare, with increased reliance on remote methods, including medicines supply. This study aimed to identify what affected people’s adher... Read More about What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions.

Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention (PAMSI) (2022)
Journal Article
Hayes, C. V., Lecky, D. M., Pursey, F., Thomas, A., Ashiru-Oredope, D., Saei, A., …McNulty, C. A. M. (2022). Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention (PAMSI). Healthcare, 10(7), Article 1288. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071288

The community pharmacy antimicrobial stewardship intervention (PAMSI) is multi-faceted and underpinned by behavioural science, consisting of the TARGET Antibiotic Checklist, staff e-Learning, and patient-facing materials. This mixed-method study eval... Read More about Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention (PAMSI).

Pharmacogenetics: optimising prescribing in primary care (2022)
Journal Article
Youssef, E., Thornley, T., Guchelaar, H., & Wright, D. J. (2022). Pharmacogenetics: optimising prescribing in primary care. Prescriber, 33(5), 10-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.1982

Pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing to personalise prescribing of certain medicines can improve patient outcomes and reduce adverse drug reactions. This article summarises the key findings of the PGx Impact study, designed to estimate the impact of pre-emp... Read More about Pharmacogenetics: optimising prescribing in primary care.

Implementation of a Pharmacogenomic Testing Service through Community Pharmacy in the Netherlands: Results from an Early Service Evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Thornley, T., Esquivel, B., Wright, D. J., van den Dop, H., Kirkdale, C. L., & Youssef, E. (2021). Implementation of a Pharmacogenomic Testing Service through Community Pharmacy in the Netherlands: Results from an Early Service Evaluation. Pharmacy, 9(1), Article 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9010038

Community pharmacy services have evolved to include medical and pharmaceutical interventions alongside dispensing. While established pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing is available throughout the Netherlands, this is primarily based in hospital environmen... Read More about Implementation of a Pharmacogenomic Testing Service through Community Pharmacy in the Netherlands: Results from an Early Service Evaluation.

Estimating the potential impact of implementing pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in primary care across the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Youssef, E., Kirkdale, C. L., Wright, D. J., Guchelaar, H. J., & Thornley, T. (2021). Estimating the potential impact of implementing pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in primary care across the UK. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87(7), 2907-2925. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14704

Aims: Pharmacogenetics (PGx) in the UK is currently implemented in secondary care for a small group of high-risk medicines. However, most prescribing takes place in primary care, with a large group of medicines influenced by commonly occurring geneti... Read More about Estimating the potential impact of implementing pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in primary care across the UK.

Accessing Mole-Scanning through Community Pharmacy: A Pilot Service in Collaboration with Dermatology Specialists (2020)
Journal Article
Kirkdale, C. L., Archer, Z., Thornley, T., Wright, D., Valeur, M., Gourlay, N., & Ayerst, K. (2020). Accessing Mole-Scanning through Community Pharmacy: A Pilot Service in Collaboration with Dermatology Specialists. Pharmacy, 8(4), Article 231. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8040231

Early identification and treatment of malignant melanoma is crucial to prevent mortality. The aim of this work was to describe the uptake, profile of users and service outcomes of a mole scanning service in the community pharmacy setting in the UK. I... Read More about Accessing Mole-Scanning through Community Pharmacy: A Pilot Service in Collaboration with Dermatology Specialists.

Feasibility of a community pharmacy antimicrobial stewardship intervention (PAMSI): An innovative approach to improve patients' understanding of their antibiotics (2020)
Journal Article
Allison, R., Chapman, S., Howard, P., Thornley, T., Ashiru-Oredope, D., Walker, S., …McNulty, C. A. (2020). Feasibility of a community pharmacy antimicrobial stewardship intervention (PAMSI): An innovative approach to improve patients' understanding of their antibiotics. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2(4), Article dlaa089. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaa089

Background: Community pharmacy staff have an opportunity to play a pivotal role in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) due to their expertise in medicines and accessibility to patients. Objectives: To develop and test the feasibility of a pharmacy AMS in... Read More about Feasibility of a community pharmacy antimicrobial stewardship intervention (PAMSI): An innovative approach to improve patients' understanding of their antibiotics.

Over-The-Counter Codeine: Can Community Pharmacy Staff Nudge Customers into Its Safe and Appropriate Use? (2020)
Journal Article
Mody, S., Kirkdale, C. L., Thornley, T., Dickinson, A., Avery, A. J., Knaggs, R., …Bastable, R. (2020). Over-The-Counter Codeine: Can Community Pharmacy Staff Nudge Customers into Its Safe and Appropriate Use?. Pharmacy, 8(4), Article 185. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8040185

The misuse of opioids, including codeine which is sold over-the-counter (OTC) in United Kingdom (UK) community pharmacies, is a growing public health concern. An educational Patient Safety Card was developed and piloted to see if it nudged customers... Read More about Over-The-Counter Codeine: Can Community Pharmacy Staff Nudge Customers into Its Safe and Appropriate Use?.

Improving Management of Respiratory Tract Infections in Community Pharmacies and Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial with a Self-Report Behavioural Questionnaire and Process Evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
Ashiru-Oredope, D., Doble, A., Thornley, T., Saei, A., Gold, N., Sallis, A., …Klinger, C. (2020). Improving Management of Respiratory Tract Infections in Community Pharmacies and Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial with a Self-Report Behavioural Questionnaire and Process Evaluation. Pharmacy, 8(1), Article 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8010044

In England, 81% of all antibiotic prescriptions originate in primary care/community settings, of which up to 20% are thought to be inappropriate. Community pharmacies are often the first point of community contact for patients with suspected infectio... Read More about Improving Management of Respiratory Tract Infections in Community Pharmacies and Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial with a Self-Report Behavioural Questionnaire and Process Evaluation.

Evaluation of a community pharmacy-led test-and-treat service for women with uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection in England (2020)
Journal Article
Thornley, T., Kirkdale, C. L., Beech, E., Howard, P., & Wilson, P. (2020). Evaluation of a community pharmacy-led test-and-treat service for women with uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection in England. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2(1), Article dlaa010. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaa010

Background: Uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in women consulting primary healthcare, taking up GP resources. Delayed consultation can increase the risk of serious infections such as pyelonephritis or bacteraemia. Objecti... Read More about Evaluation of a community pharmacy-led test-and-treat service for women with uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection in England.

Antimicrobial use in UK long-term care facilities: Results of a point prevalence survey (2019)
Journal Article
Thornley, T., Ashiru-Oredope, D., Beech, E., Howard, P., Kirkdale, C. L., Elliott, H., …Roberts, A. (2019). Antimicrobial use in UK long-term care facilities: Results of a point prevalence survey. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74(7), 2083-2090. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz135

Background: The majority of people in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are aged 65 years and older, and most of their care needs are provided by the LTCF staff. Provision of healthcare services for residents in LTCFs is variable and can result in di... Read More about Antimicrobial use in UK long-term care facilities: Results of a point prevalence survey.

Diabetes Screening Through Community Pharmacies in England: A Cost-Effectiveness Study (2019)
Journal Article
Wright, D., Little, R., Turner, D., & Thornley, T. (2019). Diabetes Screening Through Community Pharmacies in England: A Cost-Effectiveness Study. Pharmacy, 7(1), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7010030

Community pharmacies are commonly used to screen for patients with diabetes. The aim of this paper is to estimate the cost per test and cost per appropriately referred patient from a pharmacy perspective using a one-year decision tree model. One-way... Read More about Diabetes Screening Through Community Pharmacies in England: A Cost-Effectiveness Study.

Making medications stick: improving medication adherence by highlighting the personal health costs of non-compliance (2019)
Journal Article
Jachimowicz, J. M., Gladstone, J. J., Berry, D., Kirkdale, C. L., Thornley, T., & Galinsky, A. D. (2021). Making medications stick: improving medication adherence by highlighting the personal health costs of non-compliance. Behavioural Public Policy, 5(3), 396-416. https://doi.org/10.1017/bpp.2019.1

Poor compliance of prescription medication is an ongoing public health crisis. Nearly half of patients do not take their medication as prescribed, harming their own health while also increasing public health care costs. Despite these detrimental cons... Read More about Making medications stick: improving medication adherence by highlighting the personal health costs of non-compliance.

Antibiotic prescribing for residents in long-term-care facilities across the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Thornley, T., Ashiru-Oredope, D., Normington, A., Beech, E., & Howard, P. (2019). Antibiotic prescribing for residents in long-term-care facilities across the UK. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74(5), 1447-1451. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz008

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health problem. Elderly residents in long-term-care facilities (LTCFs) are frequently prescribed antibiotics, particularly for urinary tract infections. Optimizing appropriate antibiotic us... Read More about Antibiotic prescribing for residents in long-term-care facilities across the UK.

The pharmacy care plan service: Evaluation and estimate of cost-effectiveness (2018)
Journal Article
Twigg, M. J., Wright, D., Barton, G., Kirkdale, C. L., & Thornley, T. (2019). The pharmacy care plan service: Evaluation and estimate of cost-effectiveness. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 15(1), 84-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.03.062

Background: The UK Community Pharmacy Future group developed the Pharmacy Care Plan (PCP) service with a focus on patient activation, goal setting and therapy management. Objective: To estimate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the PCP... Read More about The pharmacy care plan service: Evaluation and estimate of cost-effectiveness.

Qualitative study using interviews and focus groups to explore the current and potential for antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework (2018)
Journal Article
Jones, L. F., Owens, R., Sallis, A., Ashiru-Oredope, D., Thornley, T., Francis, N. A., …McNulty, C. A. (2018). Qualitative study using interviews and focus groups to explore the current and potential for antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework. BMJ Open, 8(12), Article e025101. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025101

Objectives Community pharmacists and their staff have the potential to contribute to antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). However, their barriers and opportunities are not well understood. The aim was to investigate the experiences and perceptions of com... Read More about Qualitative study using interviews and focus groups to explore the current and potential for antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Survivor perspectives on the role of the community pharmacist in breast cancer services (2018)
Journal Article
Tutt, L., Thornley, T., Chen, L., & Anderson, C. (2018). Survivor perspectives on the role of the community pharmacist in breast cancer services. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 14(8), e31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.05.042

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Due to advances in treatment and earlier diagnosis, people are surviving for longer and often require long-term medication. The increased demand for breast cancer-focused primary care ser... Read More about Survivor perspectives on the role of the community pharmacist in breast cancer services.

Moving anticoagulation initiation and monitoring services into the community: Evaluation of the Brighton and hove community pharmacy service (2018)
Journal Article
Ingram, S. J., Kirkdale, C. L., Williams, S., Hartley, E., Wintle, S., Sefton, V., & Thornley, T. (2018). Moving anticoagulation initiation and monitoring services into the community: Evaluation of the Brighton and hove community pharmacy service. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2901-8

Background: As part of the NHS desire to move services closer to where people live, and provide greater accessibility and convenience to patients, Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) underwent a review of their anticoagulation servic... Read More about Moving anticoagulation initiation and monitoring services into the community: Evaluation of the Brighton and hove community pharmacy service.

Demonstrating the patient benefit and value for the NHS of community pharmacy: Insight from the Community Pharmacy Future model (2017)
Journal Article
Thornley, T., Kirkdale, C., & Wright, D. (2017). Demonstrating the patient benefit and value for the NHS of community pharmacy: Insight from the Community Pharmacy Future model. Pharmaceutical Journal, https://doi.org/10.1211/CP.2017.20202334

In the face of funding and efficiency cuts to community pharmacy, the role of the sector is coming under increasing pressure. The importance of outcomes evidence (particularly health economic evidence) is being brought sharply into focus. The profess... Read More about Demonstrating the patient benefit and value for the NHS of community pharmacy: Insight from the Community Pharmacy Future model.

The UK Pharmacy Care Plan service: Description, recruitment and initial views on a new community pharmacy intervention (2017)
Journal Article
Twigg, M. J., Wright, D., Kirkdale, C. L., Desborough, J. A., & Thornley, T. (2017). The UK Pharmacy Care Plan service: Description, recruitment and initial views on a new community pharmacy intervention. PLoS ONE, 12(4), Article e0174500. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174500

Introduction The UK government advocates person-centred healthcare which is ideal for supporting patients to make appropriate lifestyle choices and to address non-adherence. The Community Pharmacy Future group, a collaboration between community pharm... Read More about The UK Pharmacy Care Plan service: Description, recruitment and initial views on a new community pharmacy intervention.

Benefits of pharmacist-led flu vaccination services in community pharmacy (2016)
Journal Article
Kirkdale, C. L., Nebout, G., Megerlin, F., & Thornley, T. (2017). Benefits of pharmacist-led flu vaccination services in community pharmacy. Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises, 75(1), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharma.2016.08.005

Seasonal influenza is a major cause of excess winter deaths and increased hospital admissions. There is a high level of economic burden associated with the infection. Although vaccination targets have been set to tackle this international issue, many... Read More about Benefits of pharmacist-led flu vaccination services in community pharmacy.

Implementation of flu vaccination in community pharmacies: Understanding the barriers and enablers (2016)
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Kirkdale, C. L., Nebout, G., Taitel, M., Rubin, J., Jacinto, I., Horta, R., …Thornley, T. (2017). Implementation of flu vaccination in community pharmacies: Understanding the barriers and enablers. Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises, 75(1), 9-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharma.2016.08.006

Improving influenza vaccination coverage has been, and still remains a challenge internationally. There are now many examples where countries have pursued a pharmacist-led influenza vaccination service in order to enhance vaccination coverage of at-r... Read More about Implementation of flu vaccination in community pharmacies: Understanding the barriers and enablers.

A feasibility service evaluation of screening and treatment of group A streptococcal pharyngitis in community pharmacies (2016)
Journal Article
Thornley, T., Marshall, G., Howard, P., & Wilson, A. P. (2016). A feasibility service evaluation of screening and treatment of group A streptococcal pharyngitis in community pharmacies. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71(11), 3293-3299. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw264

Objectives: The UK 5 year antimicrobial resistance strategy recognizes the role of point-of-care diagnostics to identify where antimicrobials are required, as well as to assess the appropriateness of the diagnosis and treatment. A sore throat test-an... Read More about A feasibility service evaluation of screening and treatment of group A streptococcal pharyngitis in community pharmacies.

Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in UK community pharmacy: an evaluation of a new service (2016)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.