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I am a methodologist with expertise in inclusive research, evidence synthesis, and patient and public involvement and engagement. My work focuses on designing, conducting and evaluating inclusive research to address health inequities in primary care, clinical trials and applied health research.

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I lead the Trial Forge Inclusive Research Centre, which aims to strengthen the evidence base for methodological approaches to improve inclusivity in trials, thereby enhancing decision-making, relevance and generalisability. I co-lead the GPs at the Deep End Network, Bristol, which aims to reduce health inequalities through peer support, advocacy, training and research for primary care clinicians working in disadvantaged areas.

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My current work includes a World Health Organisation-funded project developing policy guidance to improve access for under-represented populations to clinical trials and research. Internationally, I contributed to the RECONSIDER advisory group (2022–2024), supporting the development of methodological and reporting guidance to improve ethnic diversity in trials globally. I am also a member of the Milken Institute FasterCures Health Equity Advisory Council.

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In 2025, I was elected to the Society for Academic Primary Care Executive Committee as the EDI Lead. I am also the Inclusive Research Lead for the NIHR Multiple Long-Term Conditions Cross-NIHR Collaboration Methodology Workstream.

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Prescription medication sharing means lending medication prescribed for you to someone else or borrowing medication that has been prescribed for someone else. Studies show that around 50% of adults have shared prescription medicines. Medications are often shared with friends or family for good reasons such as to help relieve symptoms, make people feel better or to save time visiting a healthcare professional. When people share prescription medication however, they bypass the safety checks that healthcare professionals perform. Medication sharing can cause serious and potentially long-lasting consequences including allergic reaction, interaction with other medication or serious side effects due to use of a higher than necessary dose of a treatment.

There has been no research in the UK on prescription medication sharing. This study aims to find out
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2.\twhat influences people’s decisions to share medication
3.\twhat we can do to help to raise awareness of the risks of medication sharing

This 3-part study will identify ways to help reduce the potential harms of medication sharing.

What are we doing?
1. We will conduct a telephone survey of 3000 people to identify the percentage of people in the UK who share medication prescribed by their doctor or given by a pharmacist. We will collect responses from people of different backgrounds, genders, age groups, ethnicities, and health. We will ask people if they have ever shared prescription medication (or would consider doing so in the future), how often and what medicines have been shared, and their reasons for doing so.
2. We will invite up to 25 survey participants to take part in an interview with a researcher. These participants will have a range of sharing and lending experiences be of different ages, ethnicity, and gender. We will interview up to 15 healthcare providers (for example, pharmacists, nurses, and GPs). The interviews will help us to better understand peoples’ reasons for sharing medication and their views of the risks of sharing medication.

3. We will hold workshops with patients, GPs, and community pharmacists to review the findings from projects 1 and 2. These workshops will be used to develop resources to reduce the risks of medication sharing.

What will be done with the findings?
We will work with patients and members of the public to make sure their views inform the research design, interpretation of findings, and how best to publicise results.
Findings and resources produced will be shared with patients, healthcare providers and policymakers (who decide how health services are provided) via the study website, social media, and blogs and through publication in journals and presentations at conferences and meetings.
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