Zoe Edwards
@zoeed1.bsky.social
Pharmacist, ACP, PCN Research Lead, NIHR SCPRA holder - interested in promoting and enabling research
Thanks Sarah, good to hear your views resonate with the findings. I love your additions too which would make research in general practice much easier.
Fantastic work by Zoe Edwards & colleagues on the barriers & facilitators to primary care involvement in research. My thoughts on their helpful recommendations as both a primary care academic & practice research lead👇:
Thrilled that our survey on Barriers and Facilitators to primary care staff conducting research has been published.
The largest facilitator was clear patient benefit and the largest barrier was the inability to fit in extra work in. See paper for recommendations
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The largest facilitator was clear patient benefit and the largest barrier was the inability to fit in extra work in. See paper for recommendations
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Thanks Sarah, good to hear your views resonate with the findings. I love your additions too which would make research in general practice much easier.
Thrilled that our survey on Barriers and Facilitators to primary care staff conducting research has been published.
The largest facilitator was clear patient benefit and the largest barrier was the inability to fit in extra work in. See paper for recommendations
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The largest facilitator was clear patient benefit and the largest barrier was the inability to fit in extra work in. See paper for recommendations
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
A survey of barriers and facilitators to primary care staff conducting research
Background Research is essential to find ways of improving healthcare although is not established in primary care. This study aims to investigate the barriers and facilitators to primary care staff co...
journals.plos.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Thrilled that our survey on Barriers and Facilitators to primary care staff conducting research has been published.
The largest facilitator was clear patient benefit and the largest barrier was the inability to fit in extra work in. See paper for recommendations
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The largest facilitator was clear patient benefit and the largest barrier was the inability to fit in extra work in. See paper for recommendations
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
At the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine annual conference in Brighton presenting early findings from my NIHR Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Award. A really relevant conference for fibromyalgia research focusing on the six pillars @BSLM
September 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
At the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine annual conference in Brighton presenting early findings from my NIHR Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Award. A really relevant conference for fibromyalgia research focusing on the six pillars @BSLM
Primary care research is patchy. Find out why in our new review paper
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Barriers and facilitators to primary care staff conducting research – a qualitative systematic review
Research is vital for progress and development of healthcare and may help relieve current health service pressures through improvements and efficiencies. Research in primary care is not well establ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Primary care research is patchy. Find out why in our new review paper
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Demand for weight loss drugs is soaring but what does the future hold for these medicines and will demand outstrip supply?
@lizbreen.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social
theconversation.com/weight-loss-...
@lizbreen.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social
theconversation.com/weight-loss-...
Weight loss drug demand continues to grow in the UK – here’s what’s being done to keep supplies readily available
The development of new weight loss drugs is one way that patient access can be ensured in the future.
theconversation.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Demand for weight loss drugs is soaring but what does the future hold for these medicines and will demand outstrip supply?
@lizbreen.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social
theconversation.com/weight-loss-...
@lizbreen.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social
theconversation.com/weight-loss-...
Today GPs can prescribe Mounjaro for weight loss in England. In our article (Oct 2024), we discussed the supply & demand concerns, and the need for dedicated resources to support patients. @zoeed1.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social @theconversation.com theconversation.com/mounjaro-wil...
Mounjaro will soon be available as a weight loss treatment on the NHS – here’s what that means for patients
The weight loss drug is even more effective than Wegovy.
theconversation.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I absolutely loved this day and learned so much about lifestyle medicine. Hoping to attend the conference later in the year as fits in so well with my work on Fibromyalgia #BPSASM2025 #LifestyleMedicine
🚀 Workshop 2 Kicks Off!
Unlocking the future of pain management with Lifestyle Medicine.
A transformative day for clinicians begins now.
#BPSASM2025 #LifestyleMedicine #PainScience
Unlocking the future of pain management with Lifestyle Medicine.
A transformative day for clinicians begins now.
#BPSASM2025 #LifestyleMedicine #PainScience
June 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I absolutely loved this day and learned so much about lifestyle medicine. Hoping to attend the conference later in the year as fits in so well with my work on Fibromyalgia #BPSASM2025 #LifestyleMedicine
Brilliant education day on Lifestyle Medicine at the British Pain Society Conference culminating in Lee Vaughan talking about his pain journey. Great to learn about the importance of nutrition and exercise in pain management. #BPSASM2025 #painmanagement
June 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Brilliant education day on Lifestyle Medicine at the British Pain Society Conference culminating in Lee Vaughan talking about his pain journey. Great to learn about the importance of nutrition and exercise in pain management. #BPSASM2025 #painmanagement
Reviewer 2 must have really had a bad day. I’m trying not to take it personally. Reviewer 1 was as lovely as ever.
May 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Reviewer 2 must have really had a bad day. I’m trying not to take it personally. Reviewer 1 was as lovely as ever.
Great to present at Clinical Pharmacy Congress today and hopefully enable and motivate others to take part in research @rpharms.com @uniofbradford.bsky.social @wy-icb-research.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Great to present at Clinical Pharmacy Congress today and hopefully enable and motivate others to take part in research @rpharms.com @uniofbradford.bsky.social @wy-icb-research.bsky.social
Reposted by Zoe Edwards
Research has revealed that only two out of six point-of-care tests for cholesterol meet necessary standards for use in the NHS Health Check programme
#ukpharmacy #cholesterol #pointofcare
#ukpharmacy #cholesterol #pointofcare
Two-thirds of cholesterol point-of-care tests fail to meet standards, researchers warn
Research has revealed that only two out of six point-of-care tests (POCTs) for cholesterol meet necessary standards for use in the NHS Health Check programme. In a literature review, published in BMJ…
buff.ly
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Research has revealed that only two out of six point-of-care tests for cholesterol meet necessary standards for use in the NHS Health Check programme
#ukpharmacy #cholesterol #pointofcare
#ukpharmacy #cholesterol #pointofcare
Even more reason to consider anticholinergic burden of medication when prescribing, particularly in older people
www.bmj.com/content/382/...
www.bmj.com/content/382/...
Association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events: nationwide case-case-time-control study
Objective To evaluate the association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events in older adults.
Design Case-case-time-control study (ie, incorporating a ...
www.bmj.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Even more reason to consider anticholinergic burden of medication when prescribing, particularly in older people
www.bmj.com/content/382/...
www.bmj.com/content/382/...
After a recent inpatient stay (as an adult) myself I can see the forced removal of responsibility from the patient. Awful to think about the risks of that for a child. Great paper Adam.
Published this week in Health Expectations, an exploration of how parents experience medicines and safety when they're in hospital. Conflict between their independence, and a system struggling to be "safe." Without parents there is no medicines safety.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
‘They Take the Mum Off You When You Come In’: An Ethnographic Study of Parent Experiences of Medicines Safety Systems in English Hospitals
Introduction
Medication safety in healthcare settings is a persistent problem, and children may be at greater risk of harm than adults. Most existing research examining medication safety for hospita.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
After a recent inpatient stay (as an adult) myself I can see the forced removal of responsibility from the patient. Awful to think about the risks of that for a child. Great paper Adam.
Delighted to be able to share the brilliant work of the Marie Curie REACT team along with that of a local community pharmacy who have worked together to improve palliative care in Bradford.
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opin...
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opin...
What we learned from the REACT palliative care service
The majority of people in the UK want to die at home. Results from a survey commissioned by Marie Curie in 2023 show that 56% of all 10,500 respondents and 42% of people with a terminal illness in the...
pharmaceutical-journal.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Delighted to be able to share the brilliant work of the Marie Curie REACT team along with that of a local community pharmacy who have worked together to improve palliative care in Bradford.
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opin...
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opin...
Reposted by Zoe Edwards
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“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year
After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
👏
“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
It’s taken so long but finally got through my 2756 papers on Covidence. Maybe just been lucky to have small systematic reviews in the past
January 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It’s taken so long but finally got through my 2756 papers on Covidence. Maybe just been lucky to have small systematic reviews in the past
Great to be a part of it
Excited to announce Affinity Care as the second site in the IMAB-Qi Study! 🎉
A huge thanks to @zoeed1.bsky.social for their outstanding leadership in making this collaboration a reality.
#IMABQI_Study #NIHR #Affinity_Care #MedicationAdherence #BehavioralScience
A huge thanks to @zoeed1.bsky.social for their outstanding leadership in making this collaboration a reality.
#IMABQI_Study #NIHR #Affinity_Care #MedicationAdherence #BehavioralScience
January 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Great to be a part of it
Our latest article for the conversation with info about the four viruses currently circulating widely @proflizbreen14.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social
The UK could be facing a ‘quad-demic’ this winter – here’s how to protect yourself
The UK could be facing a ‘quad-demic’ this winter – here’s how to protect yourself
Alongside COVID and the flu, cases of norovirus and RSV are already surging this year.
dlvr.it
December 9, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Our latest article for the conversation with info about the four viruses currently circulating widely @proflizbreen14.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social
Winter viruses are on the rise. Read about the combination of four, five or even six viruses in our latest article
@proflizbreen14.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/the-uk-could...
@proflizbreen14.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/the-uk-could...
The UK could be facing a ‘quad-demic’ this winter – here’s how to protect yourself
Alongside COVID and the flu, cases of norovirus and RSV are already surging this year.
theconversation.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Winter viruses are on the rise. Read about the combination of four, five or even six viruses in our latest article
@proflizbreen14.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/the-uk-could...
@proflizbreen14.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/the-uk-could...
Mounjaro - the new weight loss medicine soon to start being rolled out across the NHS. Here is a piece we did for The Conversation about it recently theconversation.com/mounjaro-wil...
@uniofbradford.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
@uniofbradford.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
Mounjaro will soon be available as a weight loss treatment on the NHS – here’s what that means for patients
The weight loss drug is even more effective than Wegovy.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Mounjaro - the new weight loss medicine soon to start being rolled out across the NHS. Here is a piece we did for The Conversation about it recently theconversation.com/mounjaro-wil...
@uniofbradford.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
@uniofbradford.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
Would really recommend applying or nominating for this award. I was shortlisted this year and it helped me in so many ways despite not being the ultimate winner
Nominations for the Outstanding Pharmacy Early-Career Researcher Award (OPERA) 2025 are now open. Find out more at pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opin... #PharmSky
Nominate an outstanding early-career pharmacy researcher for OPERA 2025
Established in 2023, the Outstanding Pharmacy Early-Career Researcher Award (OPERA) recognises researchers in the early stages of their careers who are making significant contributions to advance rese...
pharmaceutical-journal.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Would really recommend applying or nominating for this award. I was shortlisted this year and it helped me in so many ways despite not being the ultimate winner
Covidence is a revelation - how did I ever do systematic reviews before? Might take a while though - Screening…159 down, 2597 to go
December 4, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Covidence is a revelation - how did I ever do systematic reviews before? Might take a while though - Screening…159 down, 2597 to go