Qualifications
- BPharm
- MSc
- PhD / DPhil (University of Bradford)
- PGCert
Summary
Andrea is a pharmacist who has previously worked in primary care and in community pharmacy.
She gained her undergraduate degree (first class honours) in pharmacy from the University of Bradford in 1999, before completing an MSc in clinical pharmacy while working in secondary care.
Andrea completed her PhD in 2006 while working on the MRC-funded RESPECT trial. Her PhD was entitled Development and Validation of a UK Medication Appropriateness Index.
She has been chair of the local branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, as well as the chair of the Hull Pharmacy Association.
Projects and grants include (sample):
- Can a clinical medication review improve the pharmacological treatment of behaviours in dementia that challenge in care home residents: a pilot study (MEDREV-D) (2014), National Institute for Health Research: Research for patient benefit, £198,000 (co-applicant), lead Aston University
- A qualitative scoping study exploring the role of the community pharmacist in medication management in people with dementia dwelling in the community. (2014) Pharmacy Research UK, £54,000 (co-applicant)
- An exploratory study to establish how pharmacists can facilitate shared decision making which supports the personalised care agenda for patients. (2013) Hull Pharmacists Association, £10,000 (PI)
- Challenge Demcare: Management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes. (2007) National Institute for Health Research: Programme Grant, £1.9m (co-applicant)
Digital Artefact
HVs' role in providing alcohol advice to women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy
Walker, J., Smith, L., Hilton, A., Alfred, L., Scholin, L., & Ahankari, A. (2024). HVs’ role in providing alcohol advice to women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy
Journal Article
Exploring health and social care preferences for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of discrete choice experiments
Morrish, N., Fox, C., Reeve, J., Maidment, I., Livingston, G., Scott, S., Hilton, A., Allan, L., van Horik, J., Wong, G., Khondoker, M., Rook, G., & Medina-Lara, A. (in press). Exploring health and social care preferences for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of discrete choice experiments. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2468409
Biomarker Driven Antifungal Stewardship (BioDriveAFS) in acute leukaemia—a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess clinical and cost effectiveness: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Flett, L., Abdelatif, R., Akhtar Baz, S., Brady, S., Corbacho, B., Common, K., Cowling, A., Fairhurst, C., Fitzmaurice, E., Gandhi, S., Hilton, A., Hope, W., Howard, A., Laycock, J., Lillie, P., Mitchell, G., Parker, A., Peel, M., Sheard, L., Sneddon, J., …Barlow, G. (2024). Biomarker Driven Antifungal Stewardship (BioDriveAFS) in acute leukaemia—a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess clinical and cost effectiveness: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 25(1), Article 427. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08272-w
What really is nontokenistic fully inclusive patient and public involvement/engagement in research?
Hilton, A., Megson, M., Aryankhesal, A., Blake, J., Rook, G., Irvine, A., Um, J., Killett, A., Maidment, I., Loke, Y., van Horik, J., Fox, C., & TIMES programme team. (2024). What really is nontokenistic fully inclusive patient and public involvement/engagement in research?. Health Expectations, 27(2), Article e14012. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14012
Other
INdependenT prEscribinG in community phaRmAcy; whaT works for whom, why and in what circumstancEs (INTEGRATE): Realist review study protocol
Amr Abdelfatah, O., Hilton, A., Schafheutle, E., Wong, G., Holden, K., Scott, L., Roberts, N., Haddington, N., Kelly, T., Hibberd, V., Sturrock, A., & Maidment, I. (in press). INdependenT prEscribinG in community phaRmAcy; whaT works for whom, why and in what circumstancEs (INTEGRATE): Realist review study protocol
Research interests
- Primary Care/Medicines optimisation/Pharmaceutical care/ Prescribing/Pharmacy
- Dementia research
Lead investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
PPI for PBP research - Exploring the role, responsibilities and impact of pharmacists working in primary care (GP surgeries)
Funder
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
Grant
£470.00
Started
1 April 2019
Status
Complete
Project
A rapid realist synthesis of community pharmacy support for the public health agenda during the COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies
Funder
MRC Medical Research Council
Grant
£2,524.00
Started
20 July 2020
Status
Complete
Co-investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
The Biomarker Driven Antifungal Stewardship in AML: The BioDriveAFS Trial
Funder
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
Grant
£97,102.00
Started
1 September 2021
Status
Ongoing
Project
The clinical, social and cost effectiveness of a decision support tool to optimise tailored community-based tailored management of sleep (TIMES) for people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment and sleep disturbance TIMES - Tailored ManagEment of Sleep TIMES
Funder
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
Grant
£434,337.00
Started
1 February 2022
Status
Ongoing
Project
Determining how Health Visitors can be agents of change alongside parents in reducing the prevalence/mitigating the risk of alcohol related developmental disorders in England: exploratory mixed methods study
Funder
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
Grant
£173,361.00
Started
3 March 2025
Status
Ongoing
Postgraduate supervision
Andrea welcomes applications in
- Dementia research
- Medicines optimisation
- Pharmaceutical care
- Mixed methods research
Completed PhDs
November 2015 Yanhua Chen (2nd supervisor): 2015 - 2015
‘Developing and validating a scale to study mentors' behaviour in nursing education’
September 2020 Xiaolei Zhao (1st supervisor): 2017 – 2020
Development and feasibility testing of a web-based diabetes education I adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in China
February 2024 Khaldoon Obiedate (1st supervisor): 2019- 2024
A qualitative study using a constructivist grounded theory approach to investigate factors in Jordan that impact psychiatric medication-taking behaviour in schizophrenia, and Bipolar I disorder
(Full time with extension due to COVID)
May 2024 Rasmia Anabtawi (1st supervisor): 2020 – 2024
A Grounded Theory of Medication Administration Safety in Palestinian Critical Care Units.
(Full time with extension due to COVID)