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Missed opportunities: unnecessary medicine use in patients with lung cancer at the end of life: an international cohort study (2018)
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Todd, A., Al-Khafaji, J., Akhter, N., Kasim, A., Quibell, R., Merriman, K., & Holmes, H. (2018). Missed opportunities: unnecessary medicine use in patients with lung cancer at the end of life: an international cohort study. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 84(12), 2802-2810. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.13735

Aims The aims of the current study were: (i) to examine the prescribing of preventative medication in a cohort of people with advanced lung cancer on hospital admission and discharge across different healthcare systems; and (ii) to explore the factor... Read More about Missed opportunities: unnecessary medicine use in patients with lung cancer at the end of life: an international cohort study.

The Pain Divide: a cross-sectional analysis of chronic pain prevalence, pain intensity and opioid utilisation in England (2018)
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Todd, A., Akhter, N., Cairns, J.-M., Kasim, A., Walton, N., Ellison, A., Chazot, P., Eldabe, S., & Bambra, C. (2018). The Pain Divide: a cross-sectional analysis of chronic pain prevalence, pain intensity and opioid utilisation in England. BMJ Open, 8(7), Article e023391. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023391

Objectives: Our central research question was, in England, are geographical inequalities in opioid use driven by health need (pain)? To answer this question, our study examined: (1) if there are regional inequalities in rates of chronic pain prevalen... Read More about The Pain Divide: a cross-sectional analysis of chronic pain prevalence, pain intensity and opioid utilisation in England.

Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Follow-up findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study (2018)
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Akhter, N., Bambra, C., Mattheys, K., Warren, J., & Kasim, A. (2018). Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Follow-up findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study. SSM - Population Health, 6, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.08.004

In response to the 2007/8 financial crisis and the subsequent ‘Great Recession’, the UK government pursued a policy of austerity, characterised by public spending cuts and reductions in working-age welfare benefits. This paper reports on a case study... Read More about Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Follow-up findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study.

Change in cost and affordability of a typical and nutritionally adequate diet among socio-economic groups in rural Nepal after the 2008 food price crisis (2018)
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Akhter, N., Saville, N., Shrestha, B., Manandhar, D. S., Osrin, D., Costello, A., & Seal, A. (2018). Change in cost and affordability of a typical and nutritionally adequate diet among socio-economic groups in rural Nepal after the 2008 food price crisis. Food Security, 10(3), 615-629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0799-y

Diet quality is an important determinant of nutrition and food security and access can be constrained by changes in food prices and affordability. Poverty, malnutrition, and food insecurity are high in Nepal and may have been aggravated by the 2008 f... Read More about Change in cost and affordability of a typical and nutritionally adequate diet among socio-economic groups in rural Nepal after the 2008 food price crisis.

Geographical inequalities in health in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study (2017)
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Bhandari, R., Kasim, A., Warren, J., Akhter, N., & Bambra, C. (2017). Geographical inequalities in health in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study. Health & Place, 48, 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.10.002

Stockton-on-Tees has the highest geographical inequalities in health in England with the life expectancy at birth gap between the most and deprived neighbourhoods standing at over 17 years for men and 11 years for women. In this study, we provide the... Read More about Geographical inequalities in health in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study.

Regional inequalities in self-reported conditions and non-communicable diseases in European countries: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health (2017)
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Thomson, K. H., Renneberg, A., McNamara, C. L., Akhter, N., Reibling, N., & Bambra, C. (2017). Regional inequalities in self-reported conditions and non-communicable diseases in European countries: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health. European Journal of Public Health, 27(Supplement 1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw227

Background: Within the European Union (EU), substantial efforts are being made to achieve economic and social cohesion, and the reduction of health inequalities between EU regions is integral to this process. This paper is the first to examine how se... Read More about Regional inequalities in self-reported conditions and non-communicable diseases in European countries: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.

Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions (2017)
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Mawn, L., Oliver, E. J., Akhtar, N., Bambra, C., Torgerson, C., Bridle, C., & Stain, H. J. (2017). Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions. Systematic Reviews, 6, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0394-2

Background: Youth comprise 40% of the world’s unemployed, a status associated with adverse wellbeing and social, health, and economic costs. This systematic review and meta-analysis review synthesises the literature on the effectiveness of interventi... Read More about Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions.

New transfer of care initiative of electronic referral from hospital to community pharmacy in England: a formative service evaluation (2016)
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Nazar, H., Brice, S., Akhter, N., Kasim, A., Gunning, A., Slight, S., & Watson, N. (2016). New transfer of care initiative of electronic referral from hospital to community pharmacy in England: a formative service evaluation. BMJ Open, 6(10), Article e012532. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012532

Objectives To evaluate an electronic patient referral system from one UK hospital Trust to community pharmacies across the North East of England. Setting Two hospital sites in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 207 community pharmacies. Participants Inpatients... Read More about New transfer of care initiative of electronic referral from hospital to community pharmacy in England: a formative service evaluation.

Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study (2016)
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Mattheys, K., Bambra, C., Warren, J., Kasim, A., & Akhter, N. (2016). Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study. SSM - Population Health, 2, 350-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.04.006

Since 2010, the UK has pursued a policy of austerity characterised by public spending cuts and welfare changes. There has been speculation – but little actual research – about the effects of this policy on health inequalities. This paper reports on a... Read More about Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study.

Person-centred pharmaceutical care reduces emergency readmissions (2015)
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Blagburn, J., Kelly-Fatemi, B., Akhter, N., & Husband, A. (2016). Person-centred pharmaceutical care reduces emergency readmissions. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 23(2), 80-85. https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2015-000736

Background Unplanned readmissions to hospital are used in many healthcare systems as a quality indicator of care. Identifying patients at risk of readmission is difficult; existing prediction tools are only moderately sensitive. Correlations exist be... Read More about Person-centred pharmaceutical care reduces emergency readmissions.

Predictors of maternal and child double burden of malnutrition in rural Indonesia and Bangladesh. (2012)
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Oddo, V., Rah, J., Semba, R., Sun, K., Akhter, N., Sari, M., …Kraemer, K. (2012). Predictors of maternal and child double burden of malnutrition in rural Indonesia and Bangladesh. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 95(4), 951-958. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.026070

Background: Many developing countries now face the double burden of malnutrition, defined as the coexistence of a stunted child and overweight mother within the same household. Objective: This study sought to estimate the prevalence of the double bur... Read More about Predictors of maternal and child double burden of malnutrition in rural Indonesia and Bangladesh..

Relationship of household food insecurity to anaemia in children aged 6-59 months among families in rural Indonesia. (2011)
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Campbell, A., Akhter, N., Sun, K., De Pee, S., Kraemer, K., Moench-Pfanner, R., …Semba, R. (2011). Relationship of household food insecurity to anaemia in children aged 6-59 months among families in rural Indonesia. Annals of tropical paediatrics, 31(4), 321-330. https://doi.org/10.1179/1465328111y.0000000038

Background: Anaemia is a significant global public health problem in developing countries with adverse health effects on young children. Household food insecurity, which reflects a household’s access, availability and utilisation of food, has not bee... Read More about Relationship of household food insecurity to anaemia in children aged 6-59 months among families in rural Indonesia..