Projects per year
Personal profile
Career
Statistician, Norwich Clinical Trials Unit 2015 - ongoing
Research Adviser with NIHR RDS, Norwich Medical School 2013 – ongoing
Research Associate, Norwich Medical School 2012 (analysis of MINAP study data)
Distance Learning Tutor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 1998 - ongoing
Statistician, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 1994 – 2000
Statistician, University College, London 1988 – 1993
Key Research Interests
I am involved in several Norwich CTU trials including:
Arrisa-UK
EME Tipac
SYMBAD
Prepare ABC
Academic Background
MSc Medical Statistics & Information technology, Leicester University, 1988
BSc(Hons) Combined Studies in Science, Trent Polytechnic Nottingham, 1987
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Investigation of clinical outcomes associated with use of rapid molecular diagnostics to guide antimicrobial prescribing in HAP/VAP – an INHALE pre-implementation study
High, J., Russell, C., Stirling, S., Turner, D. & Wagner, A.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/08/23 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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FluCare: Evaluating a Complex Intervention to Increase Care Home Staff Influenza Vaccination Rates
Patel, A., Birt, L., Clark, A., Jones, A., Wright, D., Goodall, K., Hammond, M., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Stirling, S., Wagner, A., Wright, A., Blacklock, J., Blyth, A. & Sims, E.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/09/21 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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The efficacy of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in people with aspirin exacerbated airways disease and uncontrolled asthma
Wilson, A., Fraser, W., Minihane, A., Clark, A., Felgate, M., Grant, K., High, J., Mcalister, C., Pond, M., Stirling, S., Swart, A. M., West, C. & Tang, J.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/01/21 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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BabyBreathe Trial (A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent return to smoking postpartum)
Notley, C., Brown, T., Hardeman, W., Naughton, F., Smith, D., Clark, A., Colles, A., Goodall, K., Hojas Garcia, E., Irvine, L., Pond, M., Sims, E., Stirling, S., Swart, A. M., Turner, D., Brown, T., Guillard, C., Howard, G., Reynolds, K., Man, M. & Richmond, G.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/20 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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NORAPS
Hammond, M., Swart, A. M., Alibert, L., Colles, A., Goodall, K., High, J., Pond, M., Russell, C., Shepstone, L., Sims, E., Stirling, S. & West, C.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/09/19 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Cost-effectiveness of rapid, ICU-based, syndromic PCR in hospital-acquired pneumonia: analysis of the INHALE WP3 multi-centre RCT
INHALE WP3 study group, 22 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Critical Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost-utility analysis of provision of e-cigarette starter kits for smoking cessation in emergency departments: An economic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial
Li, J., Wu, Q., Parrott, S., Pope, I., Clark, L. V., Clark, A., Ward, E., Belderson, P., Stirling, S., Coats, T. J., Bauld, L., Holland, R., Gentry, S., Agrawal, S., Bloom, B. M., Boyle, A., Gray, A., Morris, M. G., Livingstone-Banks, J. & Notley, C., Feb 2025, In: Addiction. 120, 2, p. 368-379 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Wright, D., Blacklock, J., Bion, V., Birt, L., Clark, A., Griffiths, A. W., Guillard, C., Stirling, S., Jones, A., Holland, R., Jones, L., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Seeley, C., Pitcher, J., Risebro, H., Scott, S., Wagner, A., Sims, E., Ahmed, S., Cook, L., & 1 others, 30 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Public Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Engagement with stop smoking services after referral or signposting: A mixed methods study
Pope, I., Rashid, S., Iqbal, H., Belderson, P., Ward, E., Clark, L., Conway, T., Stirling, S., Clark, A., Agrawal, S., Bauld, L. & Notley, C., Feb 2025, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 27, 2, p. 360–363 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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INHALE WP3, a multicentre, open-label, pragmatic randomised controlled trial assessing the impact of rapid, ICU-based, syndromic PCR, versus standard-of-care on antibiotic stewardship and clinical outcomes in hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Enne, V. I., Stirling, S., Barber, J. A., High, J., Russell, C., Brealey, D., Dhesi, Z., Colles, A., Singh, S., Parker, R., Peters, M., Cherian, B. P., Riley, P., Dryden, M., Simpson, R., Patel, N., Cassidy, J., Martin, D., Welters, I. D., Page, V., & 9 others, Feb 2025, In: Intensive Care Medicine. 51, p. 272–286 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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