Lead, Professor Bruce Guthrie
The twin aims of the QSI research group are to deliver internationally recognised academic research in this field, and to ensure that the quality and safety of clinical care is directly improved by our work. The group focuses on undertaking and subsequently translating clinical research evidence into reliable, high quality, safe clinical and organisational practice. The group includes a broad range of research disciplines, with skills and experience in rigorously applying quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. Our funding includes research and programme grants from the Wellcome Trust, MRC, Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Funding Council, National Institutes of Health Research and NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.
Group members also have central roles in the running and development of several College-wide core research support facilities, including the Health Informatics Centre (Deputy Director - Dr Colin McCowan, Executive members - Professor Frank Sullivan, Professor Bruce Guthrie, Dr Shaun Treweek), the Dundee Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (Director - Professor Peter Donnan), and the Dundee Clinical Trials Unit (Assistant Director – Dr Shaun Treweek).
Complementing our academic research, we also support and evaluate applied improvement work and the introduction of new technologies with our NHS partners, by working with NHS staff responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements within the health service, for example, in the Scottish Safety Improvement in Primary Care Collaborative
Morales DR, Guthrie B, Lipworth BJ, Donnan PT, Jackson C. Prescribing of B-adrenoceptor antagnoists in asthma: an observational study. Thorax 2011:66(6);502-506 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200067
Guthrie B, McCowan C, Davey P, Simpson CR, Dreischulte T, Barnett K. High risk prescribing in primary care patients particularly vulnerable to adverse drug events: corss sectional population database analysis in Scottish general practice. BMJ. 2011; 342:d3514
Torrance N, Smith BH, Elliot AM, Campbell SE, Chambers WA, Hannaford PC, Johnston M. Potential Pain Management Programmes in primary care. A UK-wide questionnaire and Delphi survey of experts. Fam Pract. 2011 Feb;28(1):41-8
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