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Brian MacKenna
Brian is Director of NHS Service Analytics at the Bennett Institute. He also works for NHS England as a pharmacist adviser and primary care medicines data clinical lead. Brian was previously Clinical Fellow to the English Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Dr. Keith Ridge, and Deputy Head of Medicines Optimisation at Islington Clinical Commissioning Group. Brian previously worked as a pharmacist in a variety of hospitals, in London and Australia. He has also completed his Masters in Public Health at King’s College.
Recent publications
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Opioid prescribing to people on orthopaedic waiting lists during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a study using OpenSAFELY-TPP
Preprint
Higgins R. et al, (2025)
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antidepressant prescribing with a focus on people with learning disability and autism: an interrupted time series analysis in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP
Journal article
Cunningham C. et al, (2025), BMJ mental health, 28
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Healthcare use in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A cohort study in three nations of the UK
Preprint
Costello RE. et al, (2025)
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Uptake of service specific codes for the COVID oximetry @Home Pulse Oximetry service: an analysis of 57 million patients' primary care records using OpenSAFELY (Preprint)
Preprint
Andrews CD. et al, (2025)
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Patterns of analgesic prescribing and high-risk prescribing in primary care in Ireland 2014-2022: a repeated cross-sectional study
Preprint
Mattsson M. et al, (2025)