Chris Wood
Clinical informatician (Pharmacist)
Chris is a qualified pharmacist working at the Bennett Institute as a clinical informatician. Following a Master of Pharmacy degree from the University of Nottingham he worked as a clinical pharmacist for 11 years in an NHS hospital, in particular specialising in antimicrobial stewardship. He currently works as a prescribing pharmacist within a GP surgery alongside the Bennett Institute role.
Papers by Chris Wood
- Comparative safety and effectiveness of Pfizer BA.4-5 versus Sanofi during the spring 2023 COVID-19 booster vaccination programme in England: a matched cohort study in OpenSAFELY-TPP
- Changes in opioid prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: cohort study of 20 million patients in OpenSAFELY-TPP
- Group A streptococcal cases and treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic and 2022 outbreak: a retrospective cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP
- The impact of COVID-19 on medication reviews in English primary care. An OpenSAFELY-TPP analysis of 20 million adult electronic health records.
- Impact of COVID-19 on recorded blood pressure screening and hypertension management in England: An analysis of monthly changes in Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators in OpenSAFELY
- Eleven key measures for monitoring general practice clinical activity during COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study using 48 million adults’ primary care records in England through OpenSAFELY
- DMARD monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic
Blog posts by Chris Wood
- The impact of COVID-19 on medication reviews in English primary care. An OpenSAFELY analysis. Part 2: Results
- The impact of COVID-19 on medication reviews in English primary care. An OpenSAFELY analysis. Part 1: Analysis Design
- STAR-PUs - should we still be using them?
- Lifting the Lid on Special Container Changes
- What Are Codelists and How Are They Constructed?
- NHS England Medicines Optimisation Opportunities - A new dashboard on OpenPrescribing
- An Introduction to Clinical Codes and Terminology Systems
- Introduction to the Clinical Informatics Team