Helen Curtis
Researcher
Helen is a researcher at the Bennett Institute, focusing on the OpenPrescribing project.
She has three years of NHS Data Analysis experience, working in a Commissioning Support Unit primarily with secondary care data. She has a DPhil in Genetics from here at Oxford and a Natural Sciences (Cell Biology and Maths) degree from the University of Durham.
Papers by Helen Curtis
(PRE-PRINT) Group A streptococcal cases and treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic and 2022 outbreak: a retrospective cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP
(PRE-PRINT) The impact of COVID-19 on medication reviews in English primary care. An OpenSAFELY-TPP analysis of 20 million adult electronic health records.
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
[PRE-PRINT] Data-driven identification of potentially successful intervention implementations: a proof of concept using five years of opioid prescribing data from over 7000 practices in England
Changes in medication safety indicators in England throughout the covid-19 pandemic using OpenSAFELY: population based, retrospective cohort study of 57 million patients using federated analytics
Challenges in Estimating the Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination Using Observational Data
Data-Driven Identification of Unusual Prescribing Behavior: Analysis and Use of an Interactive Data Tool Using 6 Months of Primary Care Data From 6500 Practices in England
Comparative effectiveness of BNT162b2 versus mRNA-1273 covid-19 vaccine boosting in England: matched cohort study in OpenSAFELY-TPP
First dose COVID-19 vaccine coverage amongst adolescents and children in England: an analysis of 3.21 million patients' primary care records in situ using OpenSAFELY
Identifying Patterns of Clinical Interest in Clinicians' Treatment Preferences: Hypothesis-free Data Science Approach to Prioritizing Prescribing Outliers for Clinical Review
Impact of Electronic Health Record Interface Design on Unsafe Prescribing of Ciclosporin, Tacrolimus, and Diltiazem: Cohort Study in English National Health Service Primary Care
Suboptimal prescribing behaviour associated with clinical software design features: a retrospective cohort study in English NHS primary care
(PRE-PRINT) OpenSAFELY: Do adults prescribed Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have an increased risk of death from COVID-19?
Prescription of suboptimal statin treatment regimens: a retrospective cohort study of trends and variation in English primary care
Trends and variation in unsafe prescribing of methotrexate: a cohort study in English NHS primary care.
Impact of Chief Medical Officer activity on prescribing of antibiotics in England: an interrupted time series analysis
Is Use of Homeopathy Associated With Poor Prescribing in English Primary Care? A Cross-Sectional Study
Measuring the Impact of an Open Web-Based Prescribing Data Analysis Service on Clinical Practice: Cohort Study on NHS England Data
Six months on – NHS England needs to focus on dissemination, implementation and audit of its Low-Priority Initiative
Time trends and geographical variation in prescribing of antibiotics in England 1998–2017
Compliance with requirement to report results on the EU Clinical Trials Register: cohort study and web resource.
Reply to Comment on 'Impact of NICE guidance on tamoxifen prescribing in England 2011–2017: an interrupted time series analysis'
Trends and variation in prescribing of low-priority treatments identified by NHS England: a cross-sectional study and interactive data tool in English primary care
Time trends and geographical variation in prescribing of drugs for diabetes in England from 1998 to 2017
Trends, geographical variation and factors associated with prescribing of gluten-free foods in English primary care: a cross-sectional study
OpenPrescribing: normalised data and software tool to research trends in English NHS primary care prescribing 1998–2016
New mechanism to identify cost savings in English NHS prescribing: minimising 'price per unit', a cross-sectional study
Blogs by Helen Curtis
OpenSAFELY Service Restoration Observatory: Key Measures
NHS Service Restoration Observatory 2: changes in primary care clinical activity in England during the COVID-19 pandemic
OpenPathology: fake seasonality in potassium results — dangerous and avoidable
OpenPathology: Seasonality in Haemoglobin test results
New measures for latest "Do Not Prescribe" list under consultation
