Rebecca Glover
@rebeccaglover.bsky.social
PI, MRC Better Methods Better Research
joint PI, Pharmacy First Evaluation
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/pharmacy-first-evaluation#welcome
Deputy Director, Public Health Policy Research Unit
https://www.phpru.online/
joint PI, Pharmacy First Evaluation
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/pharmacy-first-evaluation#welcome
Deputy Director, Public Health Policy Research Unit
https://www.phpru.online/
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
£700k to evaluate the 2024–2029 AMR National Action Plan 💊
@lshtm.bsky.social and partners will evaluate its implementation from January.
Co-led by @rebeccaglover.bsky.social & Dr Mirza Lalani with experts from @royalvetcollege.bsky.social and @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
Read 👉 bit.ly/43eVTXv
@lshtm.bsky.social and partners will evaluate its implementation from January.
Co-led by @rebeccaglover.bsky.social & Dr Mirza Lalani with experts from @royalvetcollege.bsky.social and @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
Read 👉 bit.ly/43eVTXv
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
£700k to evaluate the 2024–2029 AMR National Action Plan 💊
@lshtm.bsky.social and partners will evaluate its implementation from January.
Co-led by @rebeccaglover.bsky.social & Dr Mirza Lalani with experts from @royalvetcollege.bsky.social and @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
Read 👉 bit.ly/43eVTXv
@lshtm.bsky.social and partners will evaluate its implementation from January.
Co-led by @rebeccaglover.bsky.social & Dr Mirza Lalani with experts from @royalvetcollege.bsky.social and @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
Read 👉 bit.ly/43eVTXv
Agata Pacho and I published an article on self care and UTIs/AMR this week! In Sociology of Health and Illness:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Agata Pacho and I published an article on self care and UTIs/AMR this week! In Sociology of Health and Illness:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
TODAY:
Find out how expanding antibiotic supply to pharmacies without a prescription is impacting #AMU, #AMR, antibiotics and patients in England!
12:45 online here:
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Find out how expanding antibiotic supply to pharmacies without a prescription is impacting #AMU, #AMR, antibiotics and patients in England!
12:45 online here:
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Impact and implementation of Pharmacy First: Interim findings | LSHTM
Do you wonder what the uptake and implementation of the Pharmacy First service has been like? Are you curious about the impact on AMU and AMR? Come along to the AMR centre's seminar where we present
www.lshtm.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
TODAY:
Find out how expanding antibiotic supply to pharmacies without a prescription is impacting #AMU, #AMR, antibiotics and patients in England!
12:45 online here:
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Find out how expanding antibiotic supply to pharmacies without a prescription is impacting #AMU, #AMR, antibiotics and patients in England!
12:45 online here:
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Interested in (interim) Pharmacy First findings? Come along to the @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social hybrid event where the team will be presenting all things AMU/AMR, and its impact on equity.
We're excited to discuss our work, its challenges, and hear from you as well!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
We're excited to discuss our work, its challenges, and hear from you as well!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Impact and implementation of Pharmacy First: Interim findings | LSHTM
Do you wonder what the uptake and implementation of the Pharmacy First service has been like? Are you curious about the impact on AMU and AMR? Come along to the AMR centre's seminar where we present
www.lshtm.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Interested in (interim) Pharmacy First findings? Come along to the @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social hybrid event where the team will be presenting all things AMU/AMR, and its impact on equity.
We're excited to discuss our work, its challenges, and hear from you as well!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
We're excited to discuss our work, its challenges, and hear from you as well!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Another #AMR article, out yesterday! Interested in #CRP testing in the UK and further afield? Want to know a bit more about the decade of CRP policy stagnation in primary care? Read more here:
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
C-reactive protein diagnostic test uptake in primary care: a qualitative study of the UK’s 2019–2024 AMR National Action Plan and lessons learnt from Sweden, the Netherlands and British Columbia
Objectives This study compares the implementation of C-reactive Protein (CRP) testing to distinguish between acute bacterial and viral infections in primary care in three WHO European region countries...
bmjopen.bmj.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Another #AMR article, out yesterday! Interested in #CRP testing in the UK and further afield? Want to know a bit more about the decade of CRP policy stagnation in primary care? Read more here:
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
@istanton.bsky.social it was SO great working with you and Holly on this article, out TODAY in Global Health Action! Well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 👌 😀 🙌 👏
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Stakeholder views on the implementation of the UK’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plan (2019–2024) in relation to AMR in the environment
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment is an important component of One Health AMR research and is increasingly incorporated into AMR National Action Plans (NAPs), including the UK’s AMR...
www.tandfonline.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
@istanton.bsky.social it was SO great working with you and Holly on this article, out TODAY in Global Health Action! Well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 👌 😀 🙌 👏
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
Vaping in childhood ‘gateway to cannabis and cigarettes’
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discusses findings from the largest review of research studies on #vaping to date.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discusses findings from the largest review of research studies on #vaping to date.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
Vaping in childhood ‘gateway to cannabis and cigarettes’
‘Striking’ evidence linking habit to smoking in future strengthens long-held suspicions of health danger
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Vaping in childhood ‘gateway to cannabis and cigarettes’
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discusses findings from the largest review of research studies on #vaping to date.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discusses findings from the largest review of research studies on #vaping to date.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
#Vaping at a young age may act as a gateway to smoking, study suggests
@rebeccaglover.bsky.social explains that young people globally face a serious range of physical & psychological harms from vaping, as evidence indicates higher risk of transitioning to #smoking.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
@rebeccaglover.bsky.social explains that young people globally face a serious range of physical & psychological harms from vaping, as evidence indicates higher risk of transitioning to #smoking.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
August 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
#Vaping at a young age may act as a gateway to smoking, study suggests
@rebeccaglover.bsky.social explains that young people globally face a serious range of physical & psychological harms from vaping, as evidence indicates higher risk of transitioning to #smoking.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
@rebeccaglover.bsky.social explains that young people globally face a serious range of physical & psychological harms from vaping, as evidence indicates higher risk of transitioning to #smoking.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
I'm so proud of our study, out today. Young vapers (under 25s) approx 3 times more likely to go on to smoke.
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
Vaping and harm in young people: umbrella review
Objective To appraise and synthesise the evidence on short and longer term harms of vaping in young people.
Data sources KSR Evidence (systematic reviews); Medline, Embase, and PsycInfo (umbrella rev...
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I'm so proud of our study, out today. Young vapers (under 25s) approx 3 times more likely to go on to smoke.
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
New article alert! Interested in crisis narratives in public health? (Including in AMR...?)
Find our work HERE:
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
Find our work HERE:
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
(Re)Acting (to) the crisis: A comparative analysis of crisis framing in obesity, climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and the UK cost-of-living crisis
| Journal of Critical Public Healt...
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca
July 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New article alert! Interested in crisis narratives in public health? (Including in AMR...?)
Find our work HERE:
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
Find our work HERE:
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
Very excited for this event on the 9th July!
It's part of our #AMR short course but open to everyone as it's online. Do join in and here what the amazing Prof Dame Sally Davies has to stay on the current status of global action on #AMR! @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
It's part of our #AMR short course but open to everyone as it's online. Do join in and here what the amazing Prof Dame Sally Davies has to stay on the current status of global action on #AMR! @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
🎙️ Join Prof Dame Sally Davies, for an insightful seminar on global action against AMR.
In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.
📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP
In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.
📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP
June 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Very excited for this event on the 9th July!
It's part of our #AMR short course but open to everyone as it's online. Do join in and here what the amazing Prof Dame Sally Davies has to stay on the current status of global action on #AMR! @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
It's part of our #AMR short course but open to everyone as it's online. Do join in and here what the amazing Prof Dame Sally Davies has to stay on the current status of global action on #AMR! @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
I really enjoyed contributing to this perspective on how to use routine clinical data for AMR surveillance, with @katholt.bsky.social, @gmknght.bsky.social, and the @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social management team!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Tools and challenges in the use of routine clinical data for antimicrobial resistance surveillance - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Tools and challenges in the use of routine clinical data for antimicrobial resistance surveillance
www.nature.com
May 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I really enjoyed contributing to this perspective on how to use routine clinical data for AMR surveillance, with @katholt.bsky.social, @gmknght.bsky.social, and the @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social management team!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
“But what can we possibly do given everything that’s happening??”
Well, stop posting on X for a start…
Well, stop posting on X for a start…
March 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
“But what can we possibly do given everything that’s happening??”
Well, stop posting on X for a start…
Well, stop posting on X for a start…
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
Major differences in pharmacies´ antibiotics use for sore throats
In Mail Online @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social & @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discuss study with Cardiff University that found pharmacies in #England twice as likely to supply #antibiotics than #Wales.
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
In Mail Online @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social & @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discuss study with Cardiff University that found pharmacies in #England twice as likely to supply #antibiotics than #Wales.
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
Major differences in pharmacies´ antibiotics use for sore throats...
Analysis found the antibiotic supply rate from pharmacies in England was 72.7%, compared to 29.9% in Wales.
www.dailymail.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Major differences in pharmacies´ antibiotics use for sore throats
In Mail Online @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social & @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discuss study with Cardiff University that found pharmacies in #England twice as likely to supply #antibiotics than #Wales.
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
In Mail Online @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social & @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discuss study with Cardiff University that found pharmacies in #England twice as likely to supply #antibiotics than #Wales.
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
Better late than never...our evaluation website is now live!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
@dianeashiru.bsky.social @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
@dianeashiru.bsky.social @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social
Pharmacy First Evaluation | LSHTM
An independent evaluation of England's Pharmacy First service. Launched in 2024, we will study implementation and impact of the new scheme which enables pharmacies to supply prescription-only
www.lshtm.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Better late than never...our evaluation website is now live!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
@dianeashiru.bsky.social @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
@dianeashiru.bsky.social @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
Our Deputy Director, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social , and @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social uncover that pharmacies in England 🏴 may be twice as likely to supply antibiotics for sore throats compared to Wales 🏴 , highlighting key regional differences in antibiotic use. 💊
Pharmacies in England may be twice as likely to supply #antibiotics for sore throat than in Wales
@ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social says it's important to understand factors behind regional disparity such as variation in patient services, age & overall health 💊
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
@ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social says it's important to understand factors behind regional disparity such as variation in patient services, age & overall health 💊
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
March 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Our Deputy Director, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social , and @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social uncover that pharmacies in England 🏴 may be twice as likely to supply antibiotics for sore throats compared to Wales 🏴 , highlighting key regional differences in antibiotic use. 💊
New article now out! Comparing antibiotic supply for acute sore throat in pharmacies in England to those in Wales (spoiler alert: English antibiotic supply is much higher).
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
Comparison of antibiotic provision associated with acute sore throat symptom management in community pharmacies in Wales and England: a natural policy experiment
AbstractBackground. Acute sore throat is managed in community pharmacies in England and Wales under different clinical pathways: Acute Sore Throat Pharmacy
academic.oup.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
New article now out! Comparing antibiotic supply for acute sore throat in pharmacies in England to those in Wales (spoiler alert: English antibiotic supply is much higher).
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
"The real crisis is not that public health — which is fundamentally about policies dictating the distribution of
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
March 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"The real crisis is not that public health — which is fundamentally about policies dictating the distribution of
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
Join us tomorrow for a seminar on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low-prevalence settings.
Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.
📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95
Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.
📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95
Studies of AMR population dynamics in a low-prevalence setting | LSHTM
Scandinavian countries generally have a low level of antibiotic consumption, high infection control standards and low prevalences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). National surveillance systems,
bit.ly
March 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Join us tomorrow for a seminar on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low-prevalence settings.
Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.
📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95
Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.
📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95
Our #PharmacyFirst Evaluation protocol is out!
Read about what we're planning on doing (and how) here.
academic.oup.com/ijpp/advance...
Read about what we're planning on doing (and how) here.
academic.oup.com/ijpp/advance...
A mixed methods protocol for an impact and implementation evaluation of the Pharmacy First Services for management of common conditions in England
AbstractObjectives. In response to high levels of demand for primary medical services in England, characterized by longer appointment waiting times and del
academic.oup.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Our #PharmacyFirst Evaluation protocol is out!
Read about what we're planning on doing (and how) here.
academic.oup.com/ijpp/advance...
Read about what we're planning on doing (and how) here.
academic.oup.com/ijpp/advance...
Reposted by Rebecca Glover
Is #AMR’s biggest problem its name?
In this blog, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social challenges the idea that rebranding will fix public engagement—after all, HIV and Ebola caught on just fine.
So, is it really the terminology, or are we missing the bigger picture?
Read more 👉 bit.ly/40ObACC
In this blog, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social challenges the idea that rebranding will fix public engagement—after all, HIV and Ebola caught on just fine.
So, is it really the terminology, or are we missing the bigger picture?
Read more 👉 bit.ly/40ObACC
February 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Is #AMR’s biggest problem its name?
In this blog, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social challenges the idea that rebranding will fix public engagement—after all, HIV and Ebola caught on just fine.
So, is it really the terminology, or are we missing the bigger picture?
Read more 👉 bit.ly/40ObACC
In this blog, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social challenges the idea that rebranding will fix public engagement—after all, HIV and Ebola caught on just fine.
So, is it really the terminology, or are we missing the bigger picture?
Read more 👉 bit.ly/40ObACC
one of my favourite people in the WHOLE WORLD is on a research team that is hiring! Interested in #AMR, #epidemiology, #bigdata, #antibiotics and more?
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo...
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Antimicrobial Stewardship Research
Academic Job Category Faculty Non Bargaining Job Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Antimicrobial Stewardship Research Department Patrick Laboratory | School of Population and Public Health | Facult...
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
one of my favourite people in the WHOLE WORLD is on a research team that is hiring! Interested in #AMR, #epidemiology, #bigdata, #antibiotics and more?
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo...
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo...
Interested in UTIs, self-care, and the experiences of women from racialised minorities and low-income households? This study formed part of our UK #AMR National Arion Plan evaluation:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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January 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Interested in UTIs, self-care, and the experiences of women from racialised minorities and low-income households? This study formed part of our UK #AMR National Arion Plan evaluation:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Dr Deepshikha Batheja, a development economist colleague from @onehealthtrust.bsky.social is at @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social today!! Come and listen to her talk about the link between gender and antibiotic prescriptions at 12:45 in the John Snow A (or online here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...)
Gender gap in antibiotic prescriptions and consumption: quantitative evidence from India and the United States | LSHTM
Evidence of gender disparities in antibiotic use from India and the U.S.
www.lshtm.ac.uk
January 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Dr Deepshikha Batheja, a development economist colleague from @onehealthtrust.bsky.social is at @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social today!! Come and listen to her talk about the link between gender and antibiotic prescriptions at 12:45 in the John Snow A (or online here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...)
Happy Vitamin D, to all who celebrate.
December 22, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Happy Vitamin D, to all who celebrate.