Professor Penny Whiting
B.A.(Oxon.), M.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(Amst.)
Current positions
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
NIHR Evidence Synthesis Group
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Bristol Evidence Synthesis Group (ESG) is one of nine, UK-based, research groups commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Evidence Synthesis Programme to identify, appraise, and combine…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2023 to 31/03/2028
Test Talk Tools: A mixed-methods systematic review to identify interventions to improve blood test communication in primary care
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Blood tests are commonly used in general practice. Understanding blood tests is important for patients to help them to become partners in their care and manage their health. It is…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2022 to 30/09/2024
Bristol TAG
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2022 to 31/03/2027
Including community pharmacies in responses to women with experience of domestic violence and abuse
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
Domestic violence and abuse is a major public health problem, with devastating consequences for women who experience it and great cost to the NHS.
Local domestic homicide review and rapid literature…Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/09/2016 to 01/04/2020
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
17/04/2025QbTest for ADHD assessment and medication management
BMJ Open
Risk of Bias in Network Meta-Analysis (RoB NMA) tool
BMJ
Accuracy and technical characteristics of CYP2C19 point of care tests
Pharmacogenomics
Evidence-based tests to monitor adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care
British Journal of General Practice
Evidence-based blood tests for monitoring adults with chronic kidney disease stage 3 in primary care
Evidence-based blood tests for monitoring adults with chronic kidney disease stage 3 in primary care
Related people
Dr Hayley Jones
Associate Professor in Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Alastair Hay
Professor of Primary Care
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Ms Sarah Dawson
Senior Research Associate in Information Retrieval
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Jessica Watson
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Martha Elwenspoek
Research Fellow in Test Evaluation
Bristol Medical School (PHS)