Professor Debbie Sharp
M.A., B.M.,B.Ch.(Oxon.), Ph.D.(Lond.), F.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G.
Current positions
Professor of Primary Health Care
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
Press and media
Many of our academics speak to the media as experts in their field of research. If you are a journalist, please contact the University’s Media and PR Team:
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
The feasibility of a simple, low-cost, general practitioner delivered intervention to promote physical activity
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/12/2009 to 01/12/2011
Programme of Research On VIolence in diverse Domestic Environments (PROVIDE)
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
We aim to improve the quality of health care for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. For male patients in general practice we will accurately measure the size of the…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2009 to 31/03/2015
EXERCISE ON PRESCRIPTION FOR DEPRESSION
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
The main aim of the TREAD-UK trial was to investigate the effectiveness of facilitated physical activity as an adjunctive treatment for adults with depression who present in primary care.…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/11/2005 to 01/02/2011
Early Activity In Diabetes
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
This study was a Randomised Controlled Trial of diet and exercise in 539 people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes. Participants were randomised to control, diet or diet plus exercise…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/06/2004
A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION AND THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE FOR PATIENTS WITH BACK PAIN
Principal Investigator
Dates
01/10/2002 to 01/04/2005
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
20/01/2025Feasibility of engaging parents attending an adult weight management programme with child weight management support
BMJ Paediatrics Open
What do complementary and alternative medicines mean to UK dairy farmers and how do they use them?
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Cross-sectional survey of child weight management service provision by acute NHS trusts across England in 2020/2021
BMJ Open
A Patient Stratification Approach to Identifying the Likelihood of Continued Chronic Depression and Relapse Following Treatment for Depression
Journal of Personalized Medicine
The contribution of depressive 'disorder characteristics' to determinations of prognosis for adults with depression
Psychological Medicine
Related people
Professor Gene Feder
Professor of Primary Care
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Tim Peters
Professor
Bristol Dental School
Professor Nicola Wiles
Professor of Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Julian Hamilton-Shield
Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Endocrinology
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Professor Katrina Turner
Professor of Primary Care Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)