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Patterns of patient interactions with primary care in Wales: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Hoda Abbasizanjani, Stuart Bedston, Matthew Curds, Lucy Robinson, Ashley Akbari · 2025

ObjectivesWe aim to investigate changes in primary care activities and patient-practice interactions (e.g., face-to-face vs. remote consultations) in Wales during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to pre-pandemic trends. Additional…

Wellbeing and retainment of healthcare workers in Wales from 2020 to 2023 Open

Stuart Bedston, Hoda Abbasizanjani, Lucy Robinson, Matthew Curds, Ashley Akbari · 2024

ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the wellbeing of healthcare workers (HCWs) due to stress, longer hours, and risks of infection during an uncertain time. Post-pandemic, we need to understand the extent of the lasting impact…

Inequalities in severe COVID-19 outcomes in Wales, UK Open

Lucy Robinson, Matthew Curds, Ashley Akbari, Hoda Abbasizanjani, Stuart Bedston · 2024

ObjectiveResearch evidence shows that COVID-19 has disproportionately affected people from more deprived backgrounds. In Wales (UK), there is strong evidence of a socioeconomic gradient in total hospitalisations, critical care admissions a…

Identifying patterns of Long-COVID diagnosis pathways: a Latent Class Analysis of Welsh clinical data Open

Hoda Abbasizanjani, Stuart Bedston, Lucy Robinson, Matthew Curds, Ashley Akbari · 2024

ObjectivesLong-COVID (LC) diagnosis remains challenging due to its variable, multisystem, episodic symptoms, and lack of uniformity in the critical time points. We aim to classify diagnosis pathways and associated demographic and health de…

The European Union Settlement Scheme Data Linkage Project in Wales: Findings relating to mental health and education Open

Ffion Lloyd‐Williams, Matthew Curds, Stephen Drinkwater · 2024

Objective Following the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) a settlement scheme was introduced for EU nationals currently living in the UK to apply to continue living in the UK. The European Union (EU) Settlement Scheme project compares…

Clinical coding of long Covid in Wales: A cohort study of 3.5 million people using linked health and demographic data Open

Hoda Abbasizanjani, Stuart Bedston, Lucy Robinson, Matthew Curds, Ashley Akbari · 2023

Objectives‘Long COVID’ (LC) is broadly defined as signs and symptoms that continue or develop after the acute phase of COVID-19, and can affect cardiovascular, respiratory and other organ systems. Using electronic health records, we invest…

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