Dr Barbara Caddick
BA(Wolv.), PhD(Wolv.)
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Honorary Senior Research Associate
Department of History (Historical Studies)
Contact
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Research interests
Barbara is a researcher in primary care and a social and cultural historian. Currently she is combining these research interests in an interdisciplinary project with a focus on the history of the management of common infections in primary care.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Whispers from the Archive: Chronic Illness, Creative Responses and Community
Principal Investigator
Description
Background -
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long-term condition which affects the function of the kidneys. Progression to kidney failure, when the kidneys have stopped working, needs treatments such as…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2025 to 31/10/2025
Testing out digital methods to inform healthcare history
Principal Investigator
Description
Archives across the UK contain prescription books, from both pharmacy and general practice. These books could be a fantastic research resource, but are currently under used because this primary source…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2023 to 31/07/2025
Remembering everyday healthcare c.1940-1970: Testing a novel interdisciplinary methodology
Principal Investigator
Description
A project to test how to collect of older people's memories of healthcare from 1940-1970. This builds on previous work of using historical images of items and places to…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
12/05/2023 to 31/07/2023
Prevalence and risk factors for prescription medication sharing in the UK general population
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
What do we know about this topic area?
Prescription medication sharing means lending medication prescribed for you to someone else or borrowing medication that has been prescribed for someone else. Studies…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/06/2022 to 31/05/2024
Visualising the past: Exploring a data driven approach to investigate and view digitised historical archives.
Principal Investigator
Description
The aim of this project is to explore the use of data visualisation to improve interrogation and understanding of complex text-based historical data. This proposed project sits within a larger…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2022 to 04/07/2022
Publications
Recent publications
01/01/2025Building on the past
British Journal of General Practice
Collaborative discussions between GPs and pharmacists to optimise patient medication
British Journal of General Practice
How data visualisation using historical medical journals can contribute to current debates around antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in primary care
Remote consultations
Prescriber
Improving Medicines use in People with Polypharmacy in Primary Care (IMPPP): Protocol for a multicentre cluster randomised trial comparing a complex intervention for medication optimization against usual care [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]
NIHR Open Research
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