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Research interests
Professor Liz Sapey is the Director of the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, a multidisciplinary research institute which brings together fundamental scientists and clinicians to translate understanding of the process of inflammation in to new treatments for chronic age-related inflammatory disease and the consequences of major trauma. She is an Honorary Acute Medicine and Respiratory Consultant Physician at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Her research interests focus on inflammatory and infectious diseases associated with ageing, and the impact of inflammation in an ageing host during hospitalization. As Director of PIONEER, the Health Data Hub in Acute Care, Liz supports the transparent, ethical and publicly endorsed use of health data for research and innovation, working with the NHS and reserachers to link health and health-related data from different organisations.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Can assessment of small airway dysfunction support the diagnosis or management of asthma exacerbations in children? A systematic review
Alshehri, A., Alshahrani, M. I., Sapey, E., Stockley, R. & Almeshari, M., 13 Jan 2026, In: BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 26, 1, 22 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Enhancing the Health of NHS Staff: eTHOS - a randomised controlled pilot trial of an employee health screening clinic for NHS staff compared with usual care to reduce absenteeism and presenteeism
Adams, R., Jordan, R. E., Maher, A., Adab, P., Barrett, T., Bevan, S., Cooper, L., DuRand, I., Edwards, F., Hardy, P., Harris, C., Heneghan, N., Rowland, N., Jolly, K., Jowett, S., Marshall, T., O'Hara, M., Poyner, C., Rai, K. & Rickards, H. & 4 others, , 22 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Making clinical guidelines work for people with multiple long term conditions: analysis and recommendations from review of single condition guidelines
Pretorius, S., Bartle, V., Bellass, S., Blackburn, E.-R., Bold, H., Cooper, R., Cordell, H., Evison, F., Holding, R., Howe, N., Lam, E., Marshall, T., Matthews, F., Missier, P., Pearson, E. R., Plummer, C., Richards, G., Robinson, S. M., Sapey, E. & Scharf, T. & 6 others, , 23 Feb 2026, In: BMJ Medicine. 5, 1, 15 p., e001495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What is the evidence for virtual wards or hospital-at-home care pathways for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Alenazi, B., Hatton, C. & Sapey, E., 10 Apr 2026, In: BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 13, 1, 11 p., e003611.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Availability of Pharmacy services within Acute Medicine: Analysis from the Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2022
Punj, E., Atkin, C., Subbe, C. P. & Sapey, E., 11 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 7 p., riaf036.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-induced inflammation worsens type-2 myocardial infarction
Elawaisi, J. (Principal Investigator) & Sapey, E. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/25 → 20/07/26
Project: Research
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Public Health Genomics HPRU (Stage 2)
Quick, J. (Co-Investigator), Wheeler, N. (Co-Investigator), van Schaik, W. (Co-Investigator), Sapey, E. (Co-Investigator), Loman, N. (Principal Investigator), Hall, L. (Co-Investigator) & McNally, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/30
Project: Other Government Departments
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HDRUK health driver programme for QQ2: medicines in acute and chronic care
Sapey, E. (Principal Investigator), Nirantharakumar, K. (Researcher), Upthegrove, R. (Researcher), Parekh, D. (Researcher) & Atkin, C. (Researcher)
1/04/23 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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the establishment/continuation of an NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaboration (“NIHR PSRCâ€)
Mannion, R. (Co-Investigator), Lilford, R. (Co-Investigator), Gkoutos, G. (Co-Investigator), Turner, A. (Principal Investigator), Nirantharakumar, K. (Co-Investigator), Gillett, C. (Researcher), Rockey, J. (Co-Investigator), Bion, J. (Co-Investigator), Allotey, J. (Co-Investigator), Waring, J. (Co-Investigator), Watson, S. (Co-Investigator), Sapey, E. (Co-Investigator), Harper, L. (Co-Investigator), Takwoingi, Y. (Co-Investigator), Thangaratinam, S. (Co-Investigator), Aunger, J. (Researcher), Sobhy, S. (Researcher), Waring, J. (Co-Investigator) & Scantlebury, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/23 → 31/03/28
Project: Other Government Departments
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HDRUK midlands regional community project [QQ2]
Denniston, A. (Principal Investigator), Gkoutos, G. (Co-Investigator), Nirantharakumar, K. (Co-Investigator), Sapey, E. (Co-Investigator) & Arvanitis, T. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/23 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
Datasets
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Treatment of lung disease in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: a systematic review - Supplementary Material
Edgar, R. (Creator), Bayliss, S. (Creator), Crossley, D. (Creator), Sapey, E. (Creator) & Turner, A. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 2017
DOI: 10.25500/eData.bham.00000030
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