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Contact information

Email
helen.curtis@phc.ox.ac.uk

Research Groups

Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science

Colleges

Helen Curtis

BSc DPhil

Researcher

I am a postdoctoral health data researcher in the Bennett Institute working on COVID-19-related research in OpenSAFELY, including vaccine coverage and disruption to primary care services. I previously coordinated the development of OpenPathology.net from 2019-2020. I have also worked extensively on the OpenPrescribing project, developing new tools and carrying out research into prescribing patterns in a number of clinical areas.

I previously worked with secondary care and community datasets in a Commissioning Support Unit. I have a DPhil in Genetics from here at Oxford and a Natural Sciences (Cell Biology and Maths) degree from the University of Durham.

For more information:

https://www.bennett.ox.ac.uk

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/BennettOxford

https://twitter.com/OpenSAFELY

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Key publications

OpenSAFELY NHS Service Restoration Observatory 2: changes in primary care activity across six clinical areas during the COVID-19 pandemic
Preprint

Curtis H. et al, (2022)
Recording of 'COVID-19 vaccine declined': a cohort study on 57.9 million National Health Service patients' records in situ using OpenSAFELY, England, 8 December 2020 to 25
Journal article

Curtis HJ. et al, (2022), EUROSURVEILLANCE, 27
Opioid prescribing trends and geographical variation in England, 1998–2018: a retrospective database study
Journal article

Curtis HJ. et al, (2019), The Lancet Psychiatry, 6, 140 - 150
OpenPrescribing: Normalised data and software tool to research trends in English NHS primary care prescribing 1998-2016
Journal article

Curtis HJ. and Goldacre B., (2018), BMJ Open, 8

Recent publications

Group A streptococcal cases and treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic and 2022 outbreak: a retrospective cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP
Preprint

Cunningham C. et al, (2023)
The impact of COVID-19 on medication reviews in English primary care. An OpenSAFELY-TPP analysis of 20 million adult electronic health records.
Preprint

Wood C. et al, (2023)
Impact of COVID-19 on recorded blood pressure screening and hypertension management in England: An analysis of monthly changes in Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators in OpenSAFELY
Preprint

Wiedemann M. et al, (2023)
Data-driven identification of potentially successful intervention implementations: a proof of concept using five years of opioid prescribing data from over 7000 practices in England
Preprint

Hopcroft LEM. et al, (2023)
Challenges in Estimating the Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination Using Observational Data
Journal article

Hulme WJ. et al, (2023), Annals of internal medicine, 176, 685 - 693

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