Dr Emma Pitchforth

About me:

Overview

Emma joined the University of Exeter and the Primary Care Research Group in October 2017. Prior to this she had been Associate Research Group Director at RAND Europe, a not-for-profit research organisation. Her previous university appointments include Lecturer in Social Science Applied to Health at the University of Leicester and Jamsetji Tata Senior Research Fellow at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). With a background in health services and global public health, her research interests include:

• Antimicrobial resistance
• Sexual and reproductive health
• Primary care: health systems and policy

She is co-Chair of the Women's Health Research Group in the Medical School and Training and Capacity Development co-Lead for the National School of Primary Care Research, Exeter. Emma leads and actively contributes to a range of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching including as Sociology Lead for the BMBS programme (years 1 and 2) and for the Masters in Public Health Programme. She supervises doctoral students undertaking research in diverse healthcare settings and regularly supervises MSc and undergraduate research projects.

She is NIHR Senior Journal Editor for Global Health Research and Executive Editor of Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters.

Selected grants/funding

Van der Windt, Panagioti M et al. Pitchforth E (Co-I). Wellbeing of the primary care workforce. NIHR SPCR, £265,883. Sep 22- Aug 24.

Stevenson F, Leydon G et al. Pitchforth E (Co-I). Qualitative data preservation and sharing (Q-DaPS). NIHR SPCR, £336,316. Oct 22 – Sep 24.

Dean S, Pitchforth (co PI) et al. Implementing a training package for primary care clinicians to support women to do their Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises for the prevention and management of incontinence: the Pflexi Study. NIHR SPCR, £45,561. Jan 22 – Aug 22.

Campbell J, Abel G, Pitchforth E (Co-I), Sussex J. Investigating Clinical Excellence Awards. NIHR PRP, £150,000. Apr 21-Apr22.

Campbell J, Abel G, Atherton H, Clark C, Cockcroft E, Pitchforth E (Co-I), Lambert J, Newbould J, Sheard L, Sussex J, Marriott C. Facilitating access to online NHS primary care services – current experience and future potential. NIHR HSDR, £800,833.40. Jun 20 – Jul 22.

Gaze W, Petroni A et al. Pitchforth E (Co-I). A conceptual framework to improve understanding of AMR in livestock systems for translation into policy and practice. BBSRC & CONICET, £1 million, 2019 – 2022.

Avison M et al. Pitchforth E (Co-I). One Health Drivers of AMR in Thailand. Medical Research Council, £1.9million, 2018-2021.

Pitchforth E (PI), Smith E, Rayner T. AMR Historical Foresight. Arts & Humanities Research Council, £249,000, Dec 17 – Aug 20.

Pitchforth E (PI), Exley J, Ghigha I. Protocol for evaluation of ECDC disease programmes, European Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, £31,676. Jan 17-May 17.

Ling T, Marjanovic M, Pitchforth E, Lewis R. Evaluation of Southern Cluster Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) vanguard. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group, £149,746. Oct 16 – Jul 17.

Pitchforth E (PI), Meads C, Cochrane G. Research hub for systematic review and evidence on community based social innovation for healthy ageing in middle and high income countries. WHO Kobe Centre, £234,217. Oct 16-Oct 17.

Ling T, Pitchforth E, Newbould J. Independent evaluation of the Improving Flow programme. The Health Foundation, £173,968. Feb 16 – Nov 18.

Roland M, Pitchforth E, Newbould N, Abel G, Wilson E. Tele-first: telephone triage as an alternative to face to face contact in general practice. NIHR HS&DR, £740,967, Sep 14 – Jun 17.

Nolte E, Roland M, Pitchforth E, van Teijlingen E. Advancing community hospitals and services in the NHS: learning from international experiences. NIHR HS&DR, £344,305.65, Mar 14 – Feb 16.

Okeke E, Glick P, Abubakar I, Onwujekwe O, Pitchforth E, Chari A, Setodji C. Better obstetrics in rural Nigeria (BORN study): Evaluation of Midwifery Service Scheme (MSS). 3ie, $450,000, 2013- 2015.

Roland M, Nolte E, Pitchforth E. Outpatient services and primary care: scoping review, case studies and international comparisons. NIHR HS&DR, £264,644, Apr 2013 - Sep 2014.

Nolte E, Ling T, Roland M, Newbould J, Pitchforth E, Lyratzopoulos G, Abel G, Barclay S. Evaluation of the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre. Macmillan Cancer Care, £259,797, Mar 2012 - Feb 2015.

Nolte E, Roland M, Pitchforth E, McGuire A, Abel G. Evaluation of the Lambeth and Southwark Integrated Care Pilot. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust,£200,383. Aug 2012 - Aug 2016.

Nolte E, Pitchforth E, Miani C. Evidence response mechanisms for RMNCH in Asia and the Pacific. Partnership for Maternal and Child Health and Implementation Research Board, WHO Geneva. 2012-13. $115,000.

Pitchforth E, Development of conceptual framework and indicators as part of Quality Facility Births and Kits Project, sub contact from University of Aberdeen funded by Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, 2009-2010, £30,000.

Murray SF, Baru R, Pitchforth E, India’s challenge in a globalizing health care economy: social science directions. ESRC Rising Powers Network Grant, Feb 2010 – 2011, £71,985.

Coast E, Leone T, Knapp M, Pitchforth E, Mental health and poverty in low income countries, LSE Seed Fund, from June 2010, £22,944.

Coast E, Leone T, McDaid D, Pitchforth E, What are the effective models of delivery of maternal and child health outcomes for poor people in urban areas in low-income countries? Systematic review. Department for International Development, June 2010 – Aug 2011.

Mossialos EA, Pitchforth E, Mladovosky P. Transferring health policy knowledge from Europe to the English context. Higher Education Innovation Fund 4, 2008 – 2010. £50,000.

Beck V, Dunn A, Edmunds-Otter M, Pitchforth E, Quinn M, Hammer N. Economics of Health. East Midlands Development Agency (EmDA), Nov 2007 – Mar 2008. £30,000.

Pitchforth E, Lilford R, Kebede Y. Understanding patient safety: obstetric care in Ethiopia. The British Academy Small Grant Scheme, May 2007 – Dec 2007, £5,264.

Pitchforth E, Wawrzkowicz E, Luyt D, Dixon-Woods M. A qualitative study to explore the experiences of children and their families living with nut allergy. Midlands Asthma and Allergy Research Association (MAARA), May 2007-May2009, £11,550.

Heller S, Davies MJ, Campbell MJ, Carey ME, Dallosso HM, Dixon S, Khunti K, Pitchforth E, Skinner C. Does self-monitoring of blood glucose as opposed to urinalysis provide additional benefit to newly diagnosed individuals with Type 2 diabetes receiving structured education? Diabetes UK, Sep 2007 – Feb 2010, £351,495.

Van Teijlingen E, Tucker J, Poobablan A, Philip K, Spratt J, Imamura M, Pitchforth E, Astin M. Sex and Relationship Education: Review of Programmes. NHS Scotland, Apr 2006-Dec 2006, £59,872.

Harris H, Pitchforth E, Mayne CJ, Terry T, Tincello DG. A study to explore the expectations of women having prolapse surgery. Johnson & Johnson Medical, Nov 2006 – Dec 2007. $41,388.

O’Callaghan C, Williams C, Pitchforth E. Developing multimedia learning resources for health workers in the developing world: an exploration. David Baum Foundation, Nov 2006 – Dec 2007, £19,971.

Van Teijlingen E, Yakubu B, Simkhada P, Pitchforth E, Eboh W, Bhattacharya S. Systematic review of sexual health interventions with young people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities. NHS Scotland, May 2005-Aug 2005, £15,000.

Van Teijlingen E, Tucker J, Poobablan A, Philip K, Spratt J, Imamura M, Pitchforth E, Astin M. Sex and Relationship Education: Review of Programmes. NHS Scotland, Apr 2006-Dec 2006, £59,872.

Tucker J, Farmer J, Byers H, Kiger A, van Teijlingen E, Ryan M, Pitchforth E. Sustainable Maternity Serivce Provision in Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland: developing, implementing and evaluating appropriate maternity care models for remote and rural Scotland. Funder NHS Scotland RARARI, January 2004-March 2005, £107, 876.

Interests:

Emma’s research interests are in health services and policy research. Her main interests include:

• Women's health
• Antimicrobial resistance
• International healthcare comparisons
• Organisation and delivery of primary care

Emma has experience in evaluation of complex interventions, policy analysis and qualitative and mixed methods research. She has worked in diverse healthcare settings including England, remote and rural Scotland, Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia and Nigeria. Her research commonly involves working in multi-disciplinary teams of researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, public and patient representatives and wider stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• PhD Public Health, University of Aberdeen
• BSc Hons (first class) Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen