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    Dr Victoria Silverwood

    Dr Victoria Silverwood

    Title
    Clinical PhD Fellow
    Location
    Keele University
    Role
    Salaried GP

    Biography

    Victoria studied medicine at Keele University, graduating in 2012. She completed both her foundation training and GP training in North Staffordshire. During her training she completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education and a Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Sciences.

    She works clinically as a salaried GP two days a week at Cumberland House Surgery, in Macclesfield Cheshire. She teaches undergraduate medical students in clinical practice and is a committee member of General Practitioners Championing Perinatal Care (GPCPC) which aims to improve perinatal care in primary care.

    Research and scholarship

    The aim of Victoria’s PhD is to define optimal interventions for Perinatal Anxiety (PNA). This study is a natural continuation from previous work where she investigated healthcare professionals perspectives of PNA for her MPhil. The PhD comprises of several parts: the first is a systematic review of interventions designed and implemented for PNA, the second is to conduct qualitative interviews with PNA stakeholders and in the final part she aims to co-develop a blueprint for the important elements of intervention for PNA.

    Publications

    • Winn E., Kissane M., Merriel S., Brain T., Silverwood V., Whitehead O., Howe L., Payne R., Duncan P., on behalf of the Primary Care Academic Collaborative (PACT). CHiP study protocol: using the primary care academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England. BJGP Open. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0114
    • Silverwood V., Bullock L., Jordan J., Turner K., Chew-Graham C.A., Kingstone T., Dawson S. Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: a meta-review of systematic reviews. BJGP Open. 2023. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0022
    • Silverwood V., Bullock L., Turner K., Chew-Graham C.A., Kingstone, T. The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review. Front. Psychiatry. 2022; 13:1022459. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1022459
    • Ridge D., Bullock L., Causer H., Fisher T., Hider S., Kingstone T., Gray L., Riley R., Smyth N., Silverwood V., Spiers J., Southam J. 'Imposter participants’ in online qualitative research, a new and increasing threat to data integrity? HEX. 2022. DOI: 10.1111/hex.13724
    • Gopal D., Waqar S., Silverwood V., Mulla E., Dada O. Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort? BJGP Open 2020; 4 (5): BJGPO.2020.0143.
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0143
    • Oh S., Chew-Graham C.A., Silverwood V., Shaheen S., Walsh-House J., Sumathipala A., Kingstone T. Exploring women’s experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020;10:e040731. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040731
    • Silverwood V., Nash A., Chew-Graham C.A., Walsh-House J., Bartlam B.,Sumathipala A., Kingstone T. ‘Healthcare professionals perspectives of identifying and managing Perinatal Anxiety: a qualitative study.’ BJGP. 2019; 69: 688 e768-e776.
    • Silverwood V., Shiers D., Chew-Graham C.A. ‘Improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness: don’t just screen, intervene’ InnovAIT. 2019; 12(4), 203-210.
    • Silverwood V., Chew-Graham C.A., Raybould I., Thomas B., Peters S. ‘If it’s a medical issue I would have covered it by now’: learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education. 2017; 17:160. DOI 10.1186/s12909-017-0972-6.
    • Silverwood V., Broad J. Poisoning and Overdose. InnovAiT. December 2015 vol. 8 no. 12 725-735.
    • Silverwood V., Blagojevic-Bucknall M., Jinks C., Jordan J. L., Protheroe J., Jordan K.P. Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2015 (Apr); 23(4): 507-15.
    • Silverwood V., Higgins A., Swift C., Bridgen D.: Medical Students and Lifelong Learning: The Journey Starts Here! The Higher Education Academy 2009 (Summer): 19(1): 28-29.

    Collaborations and grants awards

    • NIHR Academic Foundation Programme Training post – 2012-2014
    • NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice post - 2014-2019
    • RCGP Scientific Foundation Board Grant – 2017-2019
    • Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellowship – commenced October 2019