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Primary care is the first point of contact for, and manages the vast majority of, patients with infectious disease. Primary care is also responsible for over 80% of all health service antibiotic use. Antimicrobial resistance is at the top of the international public health agenda and is responsible for over 30,000 premature deaths in Europe annually. The CAPC infection group conducts internationally recognised research to improve the management of acute infections and the use of antibiotics in primary care. We use mixed methods and collaborate with a wide range of disciplinary experts to conduct research in five areas:
1. To develop and evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of interventions promoting self-care of infections at home
2. To improve the targeting and effective use of antibiotics
3. To investigate the relationship between primary care prescribed antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance
4. To develop and evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of interventions to reduce the severity of infection associated symptoms
5. To understand the social and cultural influences on the management of infections by clinicians, patients and carers, including health care utilisation, prescribing practices, and clinician-patient/carer communication.
I lead a 15 strong group, who include two Research Fellows, a Trial Manager, three Research Associates/Assistants, a Research Nurse, a PhD student, an Executive Assistant and five Research Administrators. Together, our success is built on the talent and commitment of our staff; our focus on impactful applied health research with high quality publications; our inter-disciplinary links within the School of Social and Community Medicine and across the University of Bristol; and our collaborative links with like-minded researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Southampton and Cardiff. With these three centres, we have an active multicentre research portfolio of nine studies valued at £14M, three of which are led by Bristol and valued at £4.4M, with a further £1.4M of Bristol-only led research.
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Can the past inform the present? Exploring attitudes and approaches to the management of common infections
Caddick, B. A., Hay, A. D., Dawson, S. & Lasseter, G.
1/03/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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Rapid diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Primary Healthcare
Drake, M. J., Micciche, A., Lovering, A., Hayward, G., Jeays-Ward, K., Jacobson, S. K., Hay, A. D., Kiely, J., Luxton, R., Langley, J., McCarthy, A., Skews, R. & Yang, Y.
2/04/18 → 2/04/21
Project: Research
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Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Stuart, B., Hay, A. D., Little, P. & al., E., 15 Mar 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: BMJ.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Does cranberry extract reduce antibiotic use for symptoms of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections (CUTI)? A feasibility randomised trial
Gbinigie, O. A., Allen, J., Williams, N., Moore, M., Hay, A. D., Heneghan, C. J., Boylan, A-M. & Butler, C. C., 22 Feb 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 2, 18 p., e046791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Novel multi-virus rapid respiratory microbiological point-of-care testing in primary care: a mixed methods feasibility evaluation
Khalid, T. Y., Duncan, L. J., Thornton, H. V., Lasseter, G., Muir, P., Toney, Z. A. & Hay, A. D., 4 Mar 2021, In: Family Practice. 8 p., cmab002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Data from TARGET cohort study (subset)
Hay, A. D. (Creator), University of Bristol, 2 Apr 2020
DOI: 10.5523/bris.2if1hyn6u9bdx2wh70yqv24ifv, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/2if1hyn6u9bdx2wh70yqv24ifv
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- 1 Fellowship awarded competitively
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NIHR Research Professorship - Reducing the burden of paediatric respiratory tract infections to the NHS.
Alastair D Hay (Recipient)
1 Jul 2013 → 1 Jul 2018Activity: Other activity types › Fellowship awarded competitively