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Biography
I am Professor of Primary Care Medicine at the University of Dundee Medical School where I carry out applied research to translate basic and clinical research into effective and reliable clinical practice. I am additionally an Honorary Consultant in NHS Fife and a General Practitioner in Cardenden in Fife. I was previously a Medical Research Council Health Services Research Fellow at University of Edinburgh, an National Institute for Health Research post-doctoral research fellow at University of Dundee, and a 2006/7 Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Healthcare Policy at University of California San Francisco where I was also a Visiting Professor in 2010. I regularly review for various grant-making bodies and journals, contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching, and supervise and examine MSc and PhD students in Dundee and other universities. As well as conducting research, I serve or have served on a number of National Health Service advisory bodies, including the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Quality and Outcomes Framework Indicators Advisory Committee (which recommended which quality indicators should be included in the UK primary care pay for performance programme) where I chaired the Thresholds, Review and Retiral Sub-committee, and the Scottish Government Polypharmacy Working Group. I was the chair of the guideline development group of the NICE Multimorbidity Clinical Guideline published in late 2016.
Research
My main research interests are the quality and safety of healthcare, particularly in primary care and currently focused on prescribing quality and safety, multimorbidity the organisation of healthcare. I am a mixed methods researcher and collaborate with researchers from a wide range of disciplines and institutions. The methods I use include quantitative analysis of large, routine datasets; cluster randomised trials with mixed methods parallel process evaluations; and qualitative analysis of interview and observational data. My recent and current work includes development and evaluation of interventions to improve polypharmacy, examination of the implications of competing mortality risk for single disease risk prediction, and examination of the applicability of trial evidence to clinical populations.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Master of Science, Epidemiology (distinction), University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 1988
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 1985
Keywords
- R Medicine (General)
- Primary Care Medicine
- Prescribing Quality and Safety
- Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods
- Community based trials
- Quality of healthcare
- Organisation of healthcare
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Understanding the Impact of NHS Scotland Pharmacy Improvement
Grant, S. (Investigator), Guthrie, B. (Investigator) & Morales, D. (Investigator)
1/06/18 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Applicability of Clinical Trial Evidence to Real-world Patients
Guthrie, B. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Improving Medicines Use in People with Polypharmacy in Primary Care (IMPPP) (Health Services and Delivery Research Programme) (Joint with University of Bristol and University of Keele)
Dreischulte, T. (Investigator), Guthrie, B. (Investigator) & Morales, D. (Investigator)
1/05/18 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Multiple adverse outcomes associated with antipsychotic use in people with dementia: population based matched cohort study
Mok, P. L. H., Carr, M. J., Guthrie, B., Morales, D. R., Sheikh, A., Elliott, R. A., Camacho, E. M., Van Staa, T., Avery, A. J. & Ashcroft, D. M., 17 Apr 2024, In: BMJ. 385, 8426, 16 p., e076268.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The implications of competing risks and direct treatment disutility in cardiovascular disease and osteoporotic fracture: risk prediction and cost effectiveness analysis
Guthrie, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Rogers, G., Livingstone, S., Morales, D. R., Donnan, P., Davis, S., Youn, J. H., Hainsworth, R., Thompson, A. & Payne, K., Feb 2024, In: Health and Social Care Delivery Research. 12, 4, 308 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using Video-Reflexive Ethnography on an Acute Medical Unit: Methodological Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities within a Complex and Busy Clinical Setting
Dickson, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Messman, J., Guthrie, B. & Grant, S., 2024, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 23, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using Video-Reflexive Ethnography on an Acute Medical Unit: Methodological Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities within a Complex and Busy Healthcare Setting
Dickson, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Mesman, J., Guthrie, B. & Grant, S., 19 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 23, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Digital Tool for Clinical Evidence-Driven Guideline Development: Studying Properties of Trial Eligible and Ineligible Populations
Mumtaz, S., McMinn, M., Cole, C., Gao, C., Hall, C., Guignard-Duff, M., Huang, H., McAllister, D. A., Morales, D. R., Jefferson, E. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Guthrie, B., 1 Sept 2023, JMIR Publications.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
Press/Media
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Better guidelines needed for multimorbidity
Guthrie, B. & McMurdo, M. E. T.
9/10/12
1 item of Media coverage
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Study calls for reviews of psychotropic medication
McCowan, C., Guthrie, B. & Clark, S.
13/09/12
1 item of Media coverage
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New research on multiple medical conditions
Barnett, K., Guthrie, B. & Norbury, M.
18/05/12
1 item of Media coverage
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http://www.dundee.ac.uk/pressreleases/2012/september12/psychotropic.htm
13/09/12
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research