Andrew Evans
Welsh Government
19 Papers
36 Citations
Andrew Evans is an academic researcher from Welsh Government. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Pharmacy. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 11 publications. Previous affiliations of Andrew Evans include Cardiff University.
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Papers
Real-world effectiveness of molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, and sotrovimab on preventing hospital admission among higher-risk patients with COVID-19 in Wales: A retrospective cohort study
Andrew Evans,Cathy Qi,Jubril Omololu Adebayo,Jonathan Underwood,James Coulson,Rowena Bailey,Ronan A Lyons,Adrian Richard Edwards,Alison Cooper,Gareth John,Ashley Akbari +10 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors compared the effectiveness of molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and sotrovimab with no treatment in preventing hospital admission or death in higher-risk patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the community.
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National community pharmacy NHS influenza vaccination service in Wales: a primary care mixed methods study
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored and verified the factors that influence the relative performance of pharmacies providing NHS influenza vaccinations in Wales, using qualitative, semi-structured interviews and quantitative analysis of predictors of vaccination numbers in community pharmacies.
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Exploring the association of the discharge medicines review with patient hospital readmissions through national routine data linkage in Wales: a retrospective cohort study.
Efi Mantzourani,Hamde Nazar,Catherine Phibben,Jessica Pang,Gareth John,Andrew Evans,Helen Thomas,Cheryl Way,Karen Hodson +8 more
TL;DR: DMR after a hospital discharge is associated with a reduction in risk of hospital readmission within 40 days and there is a significant value for integrated informatics to improve continuity and coherency of care.
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Public Attitudes towards Medicinal Waste and Medicines Reuse in a 'Free Prescription' Healthcare System.
David McRae,Abigail Gould,Rebecca Price-Davies,Jonathan Tagoe,Andrew Evans,Delyth H. James +5 more
- 08 Apr 2021
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated public attitudes towards medicinal waste and medicines reuse within a 'free prescription' healthcare system and found that 89.1% held strong concerns about medicinal waste.
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Characteristics of the sore throat test and treat service in community pharmacies (STREP) in Wales: cross-sectional analysis of 11 304 consultations using anonymized electronic pharmacy records
TL;DR: This is the largest description of a pharmacy-led STTT service to date and suggests it can be delivered at scale to align with a pre-specified pathway that promotes appropriate use of RADT and antibiotics.