Dr Andrew Sturrock

Associate Professor

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

Andrew is an Associate Professor of Public Health and Primary Care in the Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, having joined Northumbria University in June 2022.

Andrew is an academic pharmacist with a background in primary care. He worked across a range of GP practices and community pharmacies in the North East of England before moving into academia. Andrew has previously held academic roles as a Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, and Master of Pharmacy Programme Leader at the Univeristy of Sunderland.

Andrew's research interests focus on mutlidisciplinery oral health care, osteoporosis, person-centred care, patient safety and workforce development. Andrew is currently leading programmes of work exploring the role of community pharmacy in the early identification of patients with head and neck cancer, and clinical pharmacists roles in osteoporosis in primary care. He is currently involved with a range of projects funded by the NIHR, Royal Osteoporosis Society and Health Education England.

Andrew is an Advance HE Senior Fellow and was awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in 2019. His teaching and learning focus is on interprofessional education, simulation-based learning and patient involvement in the education and training of health and social care professionals.

Andrew is a member of the General Pharmaceutical Council Accreditation and Recognition Team, responsible for the accreditation of pharmacy and independent prescribing programmes across the United Kingdom. He also holds roles as an external examiner and editoral board member of several journals.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Multidisciplinary oral health care; osteoporosis; person-centred care; shared decision making; patient safety; workforce development; health promotion; community pharmacy; primary care pharmacy; simulation-based learning; interprofessional education.

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
Qualitative interview study exploring the early identification and referral of patients with suspected head and neck cancer by community pharmacists in England, Sturrock, A., Bissett, S., Carrozzo, M., Lish, R., Howe, D., Mountain, S., Nugent, M., O'Hara, J., Preshaw, P., Todd, A., Wilkes, S. 7 Mar 2023, In: BMJ Open
Supporting patients to get the best from their osteoporosis treatment:: a rapid realist review of what works, for whom, and in what circumstance, Paskins, Z., Babatunde, O., Sturrock, A., Toh, L., Horne, R., Maidment, I. 1 Nov 2022, In: Osteoporosis International
Supporting patients to get the best from their osteoporosis treatment; what works for whom, why and in what circumstance: a rapid realist review, Paskins, Z., Babatunde, O., Sturrock, A., Toh, L., Horne, R., Maidment, I. 23 Apr 2022, In: Rheumatology
Exploring a collaborative approach to the involvement of patients, carers and the public in the initial education and training of healthcare professionals: A qualitative study of patient experiences., Scott, L., Hardisty, J., Cussons, H., Davison, K., Driscoll, H., Powell, S., Sturrock, A. 1 Dec 2021, In: Health Expectations : an International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy
A critical synthesis of the role of the pharmacist in oral healthcare and management of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, Sturrock, A., Preshaw, P., Hayes, C., Wilkes, S. 11 Aug 2020, In: BDJ Open
Designing and Implementing a Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy–Based Oral Health Intervention, Sturrock, A., Hayes, C. 2020, In: SAGE Research Methods Cases
GP2Pharmacy: A quantitative evaluation of a novel locally commissioned community pharmacy referral service in South Tyneside., Moore, A., Bullen, K., Sturrock, A. 31 Mar 2020, Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference
Multi-sector pre-registration training: qualitative analysis of pre-registration trainees’ perceptions of a pre-registration training programme in academia and community pharmacy, Davison, K., Sturrock, A., Bullen, K. 31 Mar 2020
The Challenge of Implementing a Grounded Theory Approach in a Qualitative Study of General Practitioners and Pharmacists in the Prevention of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, Sturrock, A., Hayes, C. 2020, In: SAGE Research Methods Cases
'We do not seem to engage with dentists': A qualitative study of primary healthcare staff and patients in the North East of England on the role of pharmacists in oral healthcare, Sturrock, A., Preshaw, P., Hayes, C., Wilkes, S. 28 Feb 2020, In: BMJ Open

Further Information

Andrew is keen to hear from prospective postgraduate research students with aligned research interests.

Qualifications

PhD
MSc
PGCHE
Other Qualification
National Teaching Fellow NTF
Senior Fellow SFHEA

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