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Dr Liz Seston PhD.

Research Fellow

Centre for Pharmacy Workforce Studies
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Manchester
Room 1.136, 1st floor, Stopford Building
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PT
 

 

Role

As a Research Fellow working in the Centre for Pharmacy Workforce Studies (CPWS), Liz has been involved in a number of research projects on workforce issues. These include:

  • analysis of pharmacy workforce census data collected by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB)
  • longitudinal analysis of RPSGB datasets and census data to explore working patterns since 2002
  • an evaluation of the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) learning @ lunch programme for hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Liz is currently working on several commissioned projects, including:

  • A project exploring the identification and management of poor performance in the pharmacy profession for the National Clinical Assessment Service
  • An analysis of work/life balance in the pharmacy profession for Pharmacist Support
  • A pilot pharmacy technician census similar to that already completed with pharmacists for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Liz is also involved in the supervision of undergraduate student projects.

 

Biography

Liz graduated with a MA(Econ) in Applied Social Research in 1997. She joined the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1998 as a Research Assistant, working on a number of projects including a systematic review of the impact of pharmacist-run prescription monitoring and review services, a study on the uptake of CPD activities by newly registered pharmacists (in conjunction with CPPE), an agenda setting exercise on pharmacy workforce and a study of pharmacists' concerns and support needs in the period prior to the deregulation of emergency hormonal contraception. In 2001, Liz was awarded an NHS North West Training Fellowship to undertake a PhD exploring women's preferences for the supply of emergency hormonal contraception. After completing her PhD in 2005, she worked on a study using stated preference discrete choice modelling techniques to explore how patients with psoriasis trade off the risks and benefits of treatment. Liz has been working for the Centre for Pharmacy Workforce Studies, within the School of Pharmacy since 2006.

 

Qualifications

  • 2005 - PhD in Pharmacy Practice, University of Manchester.
  • 1997 - MA (Econ)in Applied Social Research, University of Manchester
  • 1992 - BA (Hons) in Combined Studies - First Class, University of Newcastle
 

Selected publications

2012

  • Seston L, Hassell K. (2012). First census of pharmacy technicians: 1. Demographics and working patterns. The Pharmaceutical Journal, 288, 140-142. eScholarID:155627

2011

  • Thorneloe R, Knopp J, Bundy C, Seston E, Ashcroft D, Griffiths C, Cordingley E. (2011). Understanding treatment decision-making in people with psoriasis using the necessity-concerns framework. Presented at Psoriasis: from gene to clinic. 6th International Congress. London. eScholarID:138981
  • Thornloe R, Knopp J, Bundy C, Seston L, Ashcroft D, Griffiths CEM, Cordingley L. (2011). Treatment decision-making in people with psoriasis: an analysis using the Necessity-Concerns Framework. British Journal of Dermatology; 165 [suppl 1]: P77. eScholarID:132286
  • Hassell, K., Seston, E., Schafheutle, E., Wagner, A. & Eden, M (2011). Workload in community pharmacies in the UK and its impact on patient safety and pharmacists' well-being: a review of the evidence. Health Soc Care Community, eScholarID:125311 | PMID:21623986 | DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.00997.x
  • Liz Seston, Karen Hassell, Sally Jacobs, Helen Potter, Julie Prescott, Ellen Schafheutle. (2011). Managing performance concerns in pharmacists: results from surveys of primary care and hospital trusts in England. The Pharmaceutical Journal, eScholarID:130962 | DOI:http://www.pjonline.com/files/rps-pjonline/pdf/PJ030911_1-5.pdf
  • Schafheutle EI, Seston E, Hassell K. (2011). Factors influencing pharmacist performance: a review of the peer-reviewed literature. Health Policy, 102, 178-192. eScholarID:133719 | DOI:10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.06.004

2010

  • S. Jacobs, E. Seston, K. Hassell, H. Potter, J. Prescott, E.Schafheutle. (2010). Defining and identifying performance concerns in community pharmacy. Presented at Royal Pharmaceutical Society Conference. London. eScholarID:92636
  • Seston EM, Hassell K. (2010). Work-life balance by pharmacy type: does size matter?. Presented at Health Services Research & Pharmacy Practice Conference. University of Manchester. eScholarID:79056
  • Seston EM, Willis SC, Hassell K. (2010). Factors affecting job-related well-being amongst early career British pharmacists. Presented at Work, Employment and Society Conference. Brighton. eScholarID:107409
  • Thornloe R, Knopp J, Bundy C, Seston L, Ashcroft D, Griffiths G, Cordingley L. (2010). Treatment decision-making in people with psoriasis: an analysis using the Necessity-Concerns Framework. Presented at UKSBM 6th Scientific Meeting/NPRI Annual Scientific Meeting. Leedis. eScholarID:101253
  • Willis SC, Seston EM, Hassell K. (2010). Determining which British pharmacy students register to practise. eScholarID:107420
  • Willis SC, Seston EM, Hassell K. (2010). Determining which British pharmacy students register to practise. Presented at Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference. University of Manchester. eScholarID:79175
  • Seston E, Hassell K. (2010). Workforce update - joiners, leavers and practising and non-practising pharmacists on the 2009 Register. The Pharmaceutical Journal, 284, 80-82. eScholarID:107395
  • Hassell K, Jacobs S, Potter H, Prescott J, Schafheutle E, Seston L. (2010). Managing performance concerns about pharmacists. A report for the National Clinical Assessment Service. NCAS, London: www.ncas.npsa.nhs.uk/ncas-services/work-with-pharmacists/. eScholarID:84155
  • Seston L, Schafheutle E. (2010). A literature review on factors influencing pharmacist performance. A report for the National Clinical Assessment Service. NCAS, London: www.ncas.npsa.nhs.uk/ncas-services/work-with-pharmacists/. eScholarID:102870
  • Willis SC, Seston EM, Hassell K. (2010). Unpacking early career pharmacists' participation in, and commitment to, the pharmacy labour market. Pharmacy Practice Research Trust, London: eScholarID:119209
  • Willis SC, Seston EM, Hassell K. (2010). Work, employment and the early careers of cohort pharmacists. Pharmacy Practice Research Trust: London: eScholarID:119210

2009

  • E.M. Seston, K. Hassell. (2009). Balancing home and work life: findings from the 2008 Pharmacy Workforce Census. Presented at British Pharmaceutical Conference. Manchester. eScholarID:62198
  • S.E. Willis, E.M. Seston, K Hassell. (2009). Careerist or career drifter? Career commitment at the beginning of a pharmacy career. Presented at British Pharmaceutical Conference. Manchester. eScholarID:50841
  • Seston EM, Hassell K, Cutts C, Schafheutle EI. (2009). Learning at lunch with Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education: comparing uptake by strategic health authority and hospital type. eScholarID:2d2293
  • Seston EM, Hassell K, Ferguson J, Hann M. (2009). Exploring the relationship between pharmacists' job satisfaction, intention to quit the profession, and actual quitting. Res Social Adm Pharm, 5( 2), eScholarID:1d19290 | DOI:10.1016/j.sapharm.2008.08.002
  • Seston EM, Hassell K. (2009). Workforce update - joiners, leavers, and practising and non-practising pharmacists on the 2008 Register. The Pharmaceutical Journal, 282, eScholarID:1d28347

2008

  • Seston EM, Hassell K, Cutts C, Schafheutle EI. (2008). How useful is learing@lunch? Evaluation of a new vocational learning format. eScholarID:2d2089
  • Willis SC, Seston EM, Hassell K. (2008). Pre-registration trainees' quality of working life. eScholarID:2d2369

2007

  • Hassell K, Seston EM, Eden M, Willis SC. (2007). The UK pharmacy degree: Attrition rates and demographics of non-completers. Pharmacy Education, 7[3], 249-256. eScholarID:1d27998
  • Hassell K, Seston EM, Shann P. (2007). Measuring job satisfaction of UK pharmacists: A pilot study. International Journal Of Pharmacy Practice, 15, 259-264. eScholarID:1d27806
  • Seston EM, Elliott R.A, Noyce PR, Payne K. (2007). Women's preferences for the provision of emergency hormonal contraception services. Pharmacy World Science, 29, 183-189. eScholarID:1d27817

2006

  • Ashcroft DM, Seston EM, Griffiths CEM. (2006). Trade-offs between the benefits and risks of drug treatment for psoriasis: a discrete choice experiment with U.K. dermatologists. British Journal Of Dermatology, 155, 1236-1241. eScholarID:1d27328

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