Projects per year
Personal profile
Areas of Expertise
Medication adherence, chemical sciences, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy, therapeutics, medication review, development of pharmacist consultation skills, health services research in primary and secondary care involving medicines management.
Biography
Interests
James is part of the Medicines Management Team, his research focuses on medicines management for older people and the developing the role of the pharmacist. More specifically, he has evaluated services designed to improve patient medication adherence and investigated the concept of concordance. He is interested in developing novel methods to support medicines management in care homes and developing pharmacist communication skills.
Career
2008-date Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia
2004-date Locum Community Pharmacist
2004-2008 Norfolk Primary Care Trust
2004-2008 PhD, School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia
2003-2004 Pharmacy Manager, Superdrug PLC
1999-2003 MPharm, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford
PhD Positions
Click here for current PhD opportunities in PHA. But feel free to email me to discuss projects outside these areas and alternative sources of funding.
Postdocs & Fellows
I am always happy to discuss possibilities for postdoctoral work and collaborations.
Research Group or Lab Membership
Ahmed Al-Nagar
Development of pharmacist consultation skills
I am a UK qualified pharmacist who graduated in 2009 from a pharmacy programme run jointly by both Kingston University and St George's, University of London. I am currently studying my PhD with a topic of “Development of pharmacist consultation skills”. This PhD will explore the current provision of pharmacists’ consultations and look to develop and evaluate new techniques to improve their consultation skills. My other research interests include human memory formation, anticoagulation therapy, and dispensing robots.
Emma Kirkham
What is the role of lithium monitoring?
I am a clinical pharmacist who graduated from the University of Bath in 2007 and qualified in 2008 before going on to work in hospital pharmacy specialising in mental health. I have over three years’ experience in this field working in London in a range of specialist services including eating disorders, addiction services, rehab, forensic and child and adolescent mental health services.
I joined the medicines management group at UEA in April 2012 in order to study for my PhD which focuses on a unique lithium database held by NSFT. I will be looking at the data held on the database to review the role of lithium monitoring as well as expanding into a service evaluation to determine patient perceptions of their lithium management.
Previous members:
Khaled Al-Motlaq (2009-2012)
Michael Twigg (2009-2012)
Julie Houghton (2010-2013)
Jeremy Sokhi (2010-2014)
Administrative Posts
- Director of Learning and Teaching
- Director of Employability
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, Ph.D., Health Services Research, University of East Anglia
… → 2008
Master of Pharmacy, University of Bradford
… → 2003
Keywords
- Pharmacy
- Medicines Management
- Pharmacist
- Care Homes
- Health Services Research
- Adherence
- Consultations Skills
- Medication review
Media Expertise
- Pharmacy
- Chemistry
- Medicine
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 9 Finished
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Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Service (CHIPPS): Development and delivery of a cluster randomised controlled trial to determine both its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
Wright, D., Arthur, A., Barton, G., Bond, C., Desborough, J., Ford, J., Holland, R., Hughes, C., Norris, N., Poland, F., Shepstone, L., Small, I., Turner, D., Colles, A., Dyer, A., Swart, A. M., Blyth, A., Irvine, L. & Maskrey, V.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/05/15 → 31/10/20
Project: Research
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New practice standards for community pharmacy consultation skills: an exploration of the impact on practice
Twigg, M. & Desborough, J.
Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education
1/04/15 → 30/06/17
Project: Training
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What is the role of Lithium Monitoring?
Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
1/04/12 → 31/03/15
Project: Training
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PhD Research Award - Development of Pharmacists Consulatation Skills
Harold and Marjorie Moss Charitable Trust
1/09/11 → 30/09/14
Project: Research
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Data resource profile: the virtual international care homes trials archive (VICHTA)
Irvine, L., Burton, J., Ali, M., Booth, J., Desborough, J., Logan, P., Moniz-Cook, E., Surr, C., Wright, D. & Goodman, C., 15 Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 8, 6, 04.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of effectiveness and safety of pharmacist independent prescribers in care homes: Cluster randomised controlled trial
Holland, R., Bond, C., Alldred, D., Arthur, A., Barton, G., Birt, L., Blacklock, J., Blyth, A., Cheilari, S., Daffu-O’Reilly, A., Dalgarno, L., Desborough, J., Ford, J. C., Grant, K., Harry, B., Hill, H. J., Hughes, C., Inch, J., Maskrey, V., Myint, P., & 8 others , 14 Feb 2023, In: BMJ-British Medical Journal. 380, e071883.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)25 Downloads (Pure) -
The Care Home Independent Pharmacist Prescriber Study (CHIPPS): development and implementation of an RCT to estimate safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
Wright, D., Holland, R., Alldred, D. P., Bond, C., Hughes, C., Barton, G., Poland, F., Shepstone, L., Arthur, A., Birt, L., Blacklock, J., Blyth, A., Cheilari, S., Daffu-O’Reilly, A., Dalgarno, L., Desborough, J., Ford, J., Grant, K., Gray, J., Handford, C., & 10 others , 1 Dec 2023, In: Programme Grants for Applied Research. 11, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)6 Downloads (Pure) -
The ‘Care homes independent prescriber study’: lessons learned for practitioners and researchers: A summary of the learnings from CHIPPS, a study in which pharmacist independent prescribers were placed into care homes to improve medicines management.
Wright, D., Holland, R., Alldred, D., Bond, C., Desborough, J., Hughes, C., Blacklock, J. & Birt, L., 15 Feb 2023, In: The Pharmaceutical Journal. 310, 7970Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Patient feedback on hospital pharmacists' consultation skills: A feasibility study using the interpersonal skills Questionnaire (ISQ)
Al-Jabr, H., Twigg, M., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Saadvand, R. & Desborough, J., 14 Jul 2022, In: PLoS One. 17, 7, e0268544.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile7 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Program (External organisation)
James Desborough (Referee)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Peer review panel
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International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (Journal)
James Desborough (Referee)
2009 → …Activity: Editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Health Services Research in Pharmacy Practice Conference Organising Committee (External organisation)
James Desborough (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Committee
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Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics (Journal)
James Desborough (Referee)
2009 → …Activity: Editorial work › Publication peer-review
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UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (External organisation)
James Desborough (Member)
2005 → …Activity: Membership › Network, Working Group or Professional Association