Effects of access problems on transmission of STIs in the UK
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Unlisted
Abstract
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Publications
White PJ
(2005)
Vicious and virtuous circles in the dynamics of infectious disease and the provision of health care: gonorrhea in Britain as an example.
in The Journal of infectious diseases
Slater W
(2007)
What can be gained from comprehensive disaggregate surveillance? The Avon Surveillance System for Sexually Transmitted Infections.
in Sexually transmitted infections
Rutland E
(2008)
Measuring access: how accurate are patient-reported waiting times?
in Sexually transmitted infections
Olonilua O
(2008)
The limits of health-care seeking behaviour: how long will patients travel for STI care? Evidence from England's 'Patient Access and the Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections' ('PATSI') study.
in International journal of STD & AIDS
Nicholson A
(2010)
Management of first-episode pelvic inflammatory disease in primary care: results from a large UK primary care database.
in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Nicholson A
(2010)
Management of epididymo-orchitis in primary care: results from a large UK primary care database.
in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Mercer CH
(2007)
How much do delayed healthcare seeking, delayed care provision, and diversion from primary care contribute to the transmission of STIs?
in Sexually transmitted infections
Mercer CH
(2012)
Building the bypass--implications of improved access to sexual healthcare: evidence from surveys of patients attending contrasting genitourinary medicine clinics across England in 2004/2005 and 2009.
in Sexually transmitted infections
Gerressu M
(2012)
The importance of distinguishing between black Caribbeans and Africans in understanding sexual risk and care-seeking behaviours for sexually transmitted infections: evidence from a large survey of people attending genitourinary medicine clinics in England.
in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
Dhar J
(2010)
How and why do South Asians attend GUM clinics? Evidence from contrasting GUM clinics across England.
in Sexually transmitted infections
| Description | Committee for Common Dataset for Sexual Health |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Demonstrated feasibility and utility of measures of delay in STI care, which contributed to the development of real time waiting time measures in the GUM clinic setting. |
| Description | MRC Sexual Health Research Strategy Committee |
| Amount | £220,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2006 |
| End | 08/2008 |
| Description | MRC Sxual Health Research Strategy Commitee SECOND GRANT |
| Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2007 |
| End | 12/2010 |
| Title | PATSI dataset |
| Description | Dataset of >3000 individuals describing patterns of delay and of accessing care for suspected STI. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of Data/Biological Samples |
| Year Produced | 2006 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Contribution to epidemiological and modelling work in other studies (ongoing, publication expected 2010 |
| Description | MSTIC |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of research building on and enhancing the use of the datasets collected and analysed for this study. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of mathematical modelling expertise to exploit the dataset collected in this study. |
| Impact | New MRC funded grant (G0601685) whcih is currently in progress. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Primary care testing diagnosis and management STI |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Department | School of Social and Community Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint protocol development, data analysis and subsequent use of findings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint development of MRC grant G0300708 led by Dr Nicola Low |
| Impact | HTA funded trial in partner notification, and NIHR funded trial in partner notification (in progress as at December 2010). |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | BASHH conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of data to clinician audience Further work undertaken with Southampton group in collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006 |
| Description | MRC press meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press briefing and Question/Answer session Publication in newspaper "Metro" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |