Job Title
Associate Professor (Clinical)
Department
WMS - Health Sciences
Email
Research Interests
Research interests relate to; GP training and workforce Genetics in primary and community care Women's health in Primary and community care including pregnancy and postpartum period, polycystic ovarian syndrome, menopause and female incontinence.
Biography
Dr Sarah Hillman graduated from Birmingham medical school in 2004 (Intercalated BMedSci 1st class Hons 2001). She went on to gain her Membership of the Royal college of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. She was awarded a PhD in 2014 (Chromosomal microarrays when a structural fetal anomaly is detected on antenatal ultrasound scan). She trained in General Practice on the Coventry and Warwickshire VTS before gaining her membership of the Royal college of General Practice in 2020. She is now a Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care.
- Parsons, Joanne, Grimley, Catherine, Atherton, Helen, Hillman, Sarah C., Bick, Debra, 2024. What factors influence the uptake of vaccinations amongst pregnant women following the Covid-19 pandemic : a qualitative study. Midwifery
- Macdonald, Clare, MacGregor, Becky, Hillman, Sarah C., MacArthur, Christine, Bick, Debra, Taylor, Beck, 2023. Qualitative systematic review of general practitioners? (GPs?) views and experiences of providing postnatal care. BMJ Open, 13 (4)
- Parsons, Joanne, Eccles, Abi, Bick, Debra, Keighley, Michael R. B., Clements, Anna, Cornish, Julie, Embleton, Sarah, McNiven, Abigail, Seers, Kate, Hillman, Sarah C., 2023. Women's experiences of anal incontinence following vaginal birth : a qualitative study of missed opportunities in routine care contacts. PLoS One, 18 (6)
- Rees, Sophie, Owen, Caroline, Baumhauer, Clare, Hillman, Sarah C., 2023. Vulval lichen sclerosus in primary care : thinking beyond thrush and genitourinary symptoms of the menopause. British Journal of General Practice, 73 (730), pp. 234-236
- 'Afuwape, Ibidolapo, 'Parsons, Joanne, 'Bick, Debra, 'Dale, Jeremy, 'Hillman, Sarah C, 2022. 'Vaccines and pregnancy. InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 15 (1), pp. 14-18
- Mooney, Jessica, Yau, Roger, Moiz, Haseeb, Kidy, Farah, Evans, Andrew, Hillman, Sarah C., Todkill, Daniel, Shantikumar, Saran, 2022. Associations between socioeconomic deprivation and pharmaceutical prescribing in primary care in England. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 98 (1157), pp. 193-198
- Afuwape, Ibidolapo, Parsons, Joanne, Bick, Debra, Dale, Jeremy, Hillman, Sarah C, Afuwape, Ibidolapo, Parsons, Joanne, Bick, Debra, Dale, Jeremy, Hillman, Sarah C, 2021. Vaccines and pregnancy. InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice
- Reichel, Hannah, Stanbrook, Rhian, Johnson, Hans, Proto, William, Shantikumar, Mary, Bakhshi, Pooja, Hillman, Sarah C., Todkill, Dan, Shantikumar, Saran, 2021. Guidance impact on primary care prescribing rates of simple analgesia: an interrupted time series analysis in England. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (704), pp. e201-e208
- Hillman, Sarah C., Shantikumar, Saran, Ridha, Ali, Todkill, Daniel, Dale, Jeremy, 2020. Socioeconomic status and HRT prescribing : a study of practice-level data in England. British Journal of General Practice, 70 (700)
- Hillman, Sarah C, Bryce, Carol, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Dale, Jeremy, 2020. Women's experiences of diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome : a mixed-methods study in general practice.. The British Journal of General Practice, 70 (694), pp. e322-e329
- Kidy, Farah, Shehata, Mishkat, Stanbrook, Rhian, Proto, William, Hillman, Sarah C, Coupe, Caroline, Todkill, Daniel, Shantikumar, Saran, 2020. Potential excess spend in primary care due to NHS drug tariff variability in vitamin D preparations. JRSM Open, 11 (3)
- Hillman, Sarah C, Dale, Jeremy, 2018. Epigenetics. InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 11 (12), pp. 689-692
- Quinlan-Jones, Elizabeth, Hillman, Sarah C, Kilby, Mark D., Greenfield, Sheila M., 2017. Parental experiences of prenatal whole exome sequencing (WES) in cases of ultrasound diagnosed fetal structural anomaly. Prenatal Diagnosis, 37 (12), pp. 1225-1231
- Hillman, Sarah C, Dale, Jeremy, 2017. Genomics in general practice : Generation Genome. British Journal of General Practice, 67 (665), pp. 540-541
- Quinlan-Jones, Elizabeth, Kilby, Mark D., Greenfield, Sheila, Parker, Michael, McMullan, Dominic, Hurles, Matthew E., Hillman, Sarah C, 2016. Prenatal whole exome sequencing : the views of clinicians, scientists, genetic counsellors and patient representatives. Prenatal Diagnosis, 36 (10), pp. 935-941
- Afuwape, Ibidolapo, MacGregor, Becky, Kotnis, Rohit, Knight, Marian, Parsons, Joanne, Santhanam, Louise, Shakespeare, Judy, Hillman, Sarah C, Afuwape, Ibidolapo, MacGregor, Becky, Kotnis, Rohit, Knight, Marian, Parsons, Joanne, Santhanam, Louise, Shakespeare, Judy, Hillman, Sarah C, 2021. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of General Practice, Royal College of General Practitioners
- Afuwape, Ibidolapo, MacGregor, Becky, Kotnis, Rohit, Knight, Marian, Parsons, Joanne, Santhanam, Louise, Shakespeare, Judy, Hillman, Sarah C, 2021. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of General Practice, Royal College of General Practitioners
- Shakespeare, Judy, Adams, Cheryll, deGiorgio, Stephanie, Duff, Elizabeth, Hillman, Sarah C, Stephenson, Judith, 2020. We need to improve postnatal care, starting with the maternal six week postnatal check. BMJ, BMJ Publishing
- Hillman, Sarah C, Dale, Jeremy, 2018. Polycystic ovarian syndrome : an under-recognised problem?. British Journal of General Practice, Royal College of General Practitioners
- Hillman, Sarah C, 2016. Taking a step sideways : switching specialty and revitalising my enthusiasm for medicine. BMJ, BMJ Publishing
- Hillman, Sarah C, Stokes-Lampard, Helen, Kilby, Mark D, 2016. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. BMJ, BMJ Publishing
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNECT: CO-productioN of an iNtervention using realist Evaluation to provide CommuniTy-based care for women and partners who have experienced a stillbirth or second trimester miscarriage (Fellowship for Becky MacGregor) | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Oct 2023 | 30 Sep 2028 |
| Stage 2 NIHR PGfAR: Optimising the care of women following childbirth related perineal trauma | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Feb 2022 | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Menopause GAP: exploring inequalities in menopause care in General Practice using qualitative methodology. | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Jul 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Pregnant women's perceptions and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination: a qualitative study (NIHR RfPB stage 2) | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 07 Jan 2023 | 06 Jan 2024 |
| Stillbirth and second trimester loss; community support for women | NIHR CRN West Midlands | 01 May 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 |
| LearninG from Women's ExpeRiences of Anal InContinencE after Vaginal Birth (GRACE) (outline: 66560) | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 22 Sep 2021 | 21 Mar 2023 |