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
- Impact of COVID-19 on recorded blood pressure screening and hypertension management in England
- Changes in opioid prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic in England
- Incidence and treatment of group A streptococcal infections during covid-19 pandemic and 2022 outbreak
- OpenSAFELY: Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Antidepressant Prescribing with a focus on people with learning disability and autism
- The impact of COVID-19 on azathioprine, leflunomide and methotrexate monitoring, and factors associated with change in monitoring rate
- The impact of COVID-19 on medication reviews in English primary care
- Comparative safety and effectiveness of Pfizer BA.4-5 versus Sanofi during the spring 2023 COVID-19 booster vaccination programme in England
- Eleven key measures for monitoring general practice clinical activity during COVID-19
Blog posts by Chris Wood
- Help us improve research into COVID-19 Vaccination
- Sign up for our free OpenPrescribing Antimicrobial Stewardship webinar
- Sign up for our free OpenPrescribing webinars
- 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