Dr Alexandra L Creavin

I am an NIHR clinical lecturer at Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol and an acting Consultant in Public Health at UKHSA. My research interests are vaccination uptake and policy and health protection information including for the general public and for vulnerable migrant groups. I am leading the following research studies:

VACCiNE: A mixed methods realist evaluation of community-led initiatives to increase vaccine uptake across BNSSG
Role: Co-PI
Funder: NIHR 3-schools prevention grant
https://hpruebs.nihr.ac.uk/projects/the-bristol-vaccine-study-mmr/

The MMRV study: A qualitative co-production study to understand the opinions of communities with low MMR uptake, on the new MMRV vaccine and co-produce recommendations for information resources
Role: Co-PI
Funder: BNSSG ICB Research Capability Funding

Welcome Health: A qualitative study of health information needs of asylum seekers and refugees
Role: PI
Funder: Academy of Medical Sciences

CLEAR: A qualitative co-production study to generate diphtheria and other health protection resources for asylum seekers and refugees
Role: Co-PI
Funder: UKHSA pump priming grant 

StatinWISE: A mixed methods implementation study of novel methods for prescribing statins to reduce inequalities.
Role: Co-PI
Funder: NIHR Research for Patient Benefit grant

In my clinical time I am an acting Consultant in Public Health at the National UK Health Security Agency in the Evaluation and Epidemiological Sciences Division. Among other programmes, I lead a national department of health mixed methods evaluation of use of Community Pharmacies to deliver RSV vaccine:
https://hpruebs.nihr.ac.uk/projects/exploring-how-pharmacies-can-support-rsv-vaccination-for-people-75/

I am founding co-chair of the Vaccination Special Interest Group at the Faculty of Public Health.