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Dr Clare Tolley

Lecturer

Background

Clare is a Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy at Â鶹´«Ã½. In this role, she teaches across a range of pharmacy practice modules. She previously worked on a large project spearheaded by Alzheimer’s Research UK to use commercially available digital tools in the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases. Prior to that she was the project manager of a large programme of work funded by an EU Horizon 2020 grant. She engages with patient and public involvement groups, has been involved in the implementation of a healthcare intervention on a large hospital Trust, performs data collection and analysis and evaluates digital tools for their usability in acceptability. Clare received her PhD from, Durham University in2018, entitled “An investigation of healthcare professionals’ experiences of training and using electronic prescribing systems” as part of which, she undertook four literature reviews and two qualitative studies in the UK hospital context. Clare is a Registered Pharmacist, Fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics, has a Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Clare's research interests include the use of healthcare information systems, clinical decision support and patient safety.
Research

Clare's research interests include the use of healthcare information systems, clinical decision support and patient safety

Teaching
Clare teaches on the MPharm degree and supports teaching on a CPD course ran by the Institute of Coding and Health Education England, that is accredited by the Faculty of Clinical Informatics. 
Publications

  • Articles

    • Hassan N, Mohamed L, Wilson S, Tolley C, Ahmed A, Baxter C, Slight R, Namdeo A, Slight SP. . Frontiers in Medicine 2026, 12, 1704117.
    • Stepanova E, Cooper M, Lawson L, Harris V, Rance A, Husband A, Lorencatto F, Tovey W, Crayton E, Tolley CL, Wong G, Nazar H. . BMJ Open 2026, 16(6), e112464.
    • Stepanova E, Cooper M, Robinson-Barella A, Harris V, Husband A, Wright D, Lorencatto F, Tolley C, Tovey W, Wong G, Cowie D, Parker K, Crayton E, Nazar H. . Health Expectations 2026, 29(1), e70544.
    • Wilson S, Beswick E, Popp Z, Rahman S, Bhogal S, Whitfield T, Low S, Khan R, Tolley C, Walker Z, Au R, Slight SP. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026, 28, e84004.
    • Lawson L, Cooper M, Tolley C, Hand A, Nazar H. . In: Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management ‐ PRIMM, 35th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2025, Manchester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
    • Akinyemi RO, Kunkle BW, Akinyemi JO, Kushch NA, Olalusi OV, Rajabli F, Ogunde GO, Martinez IM, Zaman AF, Sarfo FS, Akpalu A, Njamnshi AK, Damasceno A, Ayele BA, Zenebe Y, Adoukonou T, Ikanga JN, Boshe J, Ndetei D, Obiako R, Ogundele A, Wahab K, Osaigbovo G, Nwani P, Mlaki DA, Lwere K, Olowoyo P, Elugbadebo OO, Ogunronbi M, Arulogun O, Nichols M, Paddick S-M, Farombi TH, Okubadejo NU, Walker R, Baiyewu O, Owolabi MO, Byrd GS, Seixas AA, Guerchet M, Seshadri S, Cuccaro M, Vance JM, Reitz C, Bush WS, Haines JL, Kalaria RN, Pericak-Vance M, Ogunniyi A. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S6), e107688.
    • Mc Ardle R, Taylor L, Del Din S, Rochester L, Kerse N, Klenk J. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S4), e100784.
    • Scaramutti C, Seixas AA, Cai D, Rajabli F, Adams LD, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Cuccaro ML, Ayele BA, Griswold AJ, McInerney KF, Kunkle BW, Adams LD, Whitehead PG, Vance JM, Cuccaro ML, Griswold AJ, Blanton SH, Kunkle BW, Vance JM, Cuccaro ML, Dorfsman DA, Scott KM, Whitehead PG, Zaman AF, Griswold AJ, Blanton SH, McInerney KF, Mena PR, Martinez IM, Kunkle BW, Vance JM, Pericak-Vance M, Seixas AA, Akinyemi JO, Coker M, Diala S, Ogunronbi M, Baiyewu O, Ogunniyi A, African Dementia Consortium, Akinyemi RO, Akinyemi JO, Coker M, Akinwande K, Damasceno A, Ndetei D, Zewde YZ, Ayele BA, Byrd GS, Caban-Holt AM, Ndetei D, Ndetei D, Sarfo FS, Akpalu A, Wahab K, McInerney KF, Vance JM, Obiako R, Okubadejo NU, Owolabi MO, Kunkle BW, Reitz C, Reitz C, Tosto G, Bush WS, Williams SM, Haines JL, Kalaria R, Ogunniyi A, Pericak-Vance M. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S6), e107528.
    • Zaman AF, Mena PR, Obiako R, McInerney KF, Okubadejo NU, Adams LD, Elugbadebo OO, Byrd GS, Caban-Holt AM, Reitz C, Ojo O, Tosto G, Ogrocki PK, Kunkle BW, Haines JL, Vance JM, Baiyewu O, Pericak-Vance M, Ogunniyi A, Paddick S-M, Cuccaro ML, Akinyemi RO. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S3), e106700.
    • Wilson S, Hassan N, Chan D, Slight S. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S6), e100753.
    • Jaramillo-Jimenez A, Mantilla-Ramos YJ, Tovar D, Lopera F, Nino DFA, Gomez JFO, Paquet C, Gaubert S, Pardini M, Arnaldi D, Taylor J-P, Fladby T, Bronnick K, Aarsland D, Bonanni L. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S2), e103714.
    • Wilson S, Tolley C, Ardle RM, Slight R, Slight S. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S6), e100787.
    • Wheeler NR, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Naj AC, Reitz C, Williams SM, Tosto G, Byrd GS, Akinyemi JO, Adams LD, Coker M, Akinwande K, Diala S, Whitehead PG, Ogunronbi M, Scott KM, Damasceno A, Zaman AF, Zewde YZ, Ayele BA, Caban-Holt AM, Ndetei D, Griswold AJ, Sarfo FS, Blanton SH, Akpalu A, Cuccaro ML, Wahab K, McInerney KF, Obiako R, Baiyewu O, Mena PR, Okubadejo NU, Owolabi MO, Martinez IM, Vance JM, Kalaria R, Ogunniyi A, Rajabli F, Haines JL, Akinyemi RO, Pericak-Vance M, Kunkle BW, Bush WS. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S1), e106790.
    • Wales JL, Hinchliffe C, Falck RS, Yarnall AJ, Del Din S, Mc Ardle R. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S4), e099653.
    • Greene L, Allan LM, Whale B, Harwood RH, Goodwin VM, Ukoumunne O, Connors J, Gordon A, Jackson T, Litherland R, Morgan-Trimmer S, Hulme CM, Hall A, Barber R, Parry S, Conroy S, Fox C, Sharma A, Bingham A. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S4), e099063.
    • Bhalerao GV, Markiewicz PJ, Thomas DL, de Vita E, Parkes L, Thompson G, MacKewn J, Krokos G, Wimberley C, Hallett W, Su L, Smith S, Malhotra P, Hoggard N, Taylor J-P, Ritchie C, Wardlaw JM, Matthews PM, Aigbirho FI, O'Brien JT, Hammers A, Fox NC, Herholz K, Barkhof F, Miller K, Matthews J, Griffanti L. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21, e097537.
    • Kaur L, Blackburn DJ, Griffiths A, Harrison JR. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S4), e09930.
    • Akinyemi JO, Scaramutti C, Cai D, Rajabli F, Ogunde GO, Adams LD, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Cuccaro ML, Dorfsman DA, Kunkle BW, Martinez IM, Zaman AF, Sarfo FS, Akpalu AK, Njamnshi AK, Damasceno A, Ayele BA, Zewde YZ, Adoukonou T, Ikanga JN, Boshe J, Ndetei D, Obiako R, Ogundele A, Wahab K, Osaigbovo G, Nwani P, Mlaki DA, Lwere K, Olowoyo P, Elugbadebo OO, Ogunronbi M, Arulogun O, Nichols M, Paddick SM, Farombi TH, Okubadejo NU, Walker R, Baiyewu O, Owolabi MO, Byrd GS, Vance JM, Reitz C, Bush WS, Haines JL, Kalaria RN, Pericak-Vance M, Akinyemi RO, Seixas AA, Ogunniyi A, African Dementia Consortium. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S6), e106892.
    • Hamilton CA, Wharton S, Thomas AJ. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S6), e100260.
    • Honig LS, Gomperts SN, Taylor J-P, Prins ND, Gardner A, Blackburn K, Alam JJ, Galvin JE. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S7), e108769.
    • Elugbadebo OO, Ogunronbi M, Ogunniyi A, Akinyemi RO, Ogunde GO, Akinyemi JO, Farombi TH, Kunkle BW, Adams LD, Inciute JD, Griswold AJ, Adams LD, Whitehead PG, Umuojine J-P, Ogundele A, Zewde YZ, Osaigbovo G, Mutiso V, Olowoyo P, Ibuchim A, Boshe J, Lwere K, Ndetei D, Akpalu A, Nichols M, Mlaki DA, Sarfo FS, Nwani P, Njamnshi AK, Damasceno A, Wahab K, Whitehead PG, Griswold AJ, McCauley JL, Vance JM, Pericak-Vance M, Obiako R, Logvinsky I, Okubadejo NU, Paddick S-M, Kalaria RN, Arulogun O, Baiyewu O, Byrd GS, Pericak-Vance M. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S3), e106579.
    • Wilson S, Beswick E, Morrell R, Bhogal S, Tolley C, Whitfield T, Wing K, Mc Ardle R, Hassan N, Walker Z, Slight S. . BMC Digital Health 2025, 3, 55.
    • Epstein B, Chadwick J, Carpenter M, Williams SA, Taheri S, Chagoury O, Taylor R, Sattar N, Lean M, Welsh P, Paterson C. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S7), e108444.
    • Mashael Alowais M, Rudd G, Besa V, Nazar H, Shah T, Tolley C. . Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 2024, 31(3), 732-745.
    • Alowais M, Nazar H, Tolley C. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2024, 32(5), 413-419.
    • Ahmed A, Hagos M, Bhatti I, Cartwright N, Chukwu-Etu O, Burini A, Dabiri L, Tolley C, Richardson CL, Doll A, Miah T, Rathbone AP. . Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy 2024, 15, 100461.
    • Wilson S, Tolley C, Mc Ardle R, Beswick E, Slight SP. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25, e46711.
    • Tolley C, Seymour H, Watson N, Nazar H, Heed J, Belshaw D. . JMIR Medical Informatics 2023, 11, e42458.
    • Brouat S, Tolley C, Bates DW, Jenson J, Slight SP. . Informatics in Medicine Unlocked 2022, 32, 101014.
    • Wilson S, McArdle R, Tolley C, Slight S. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 18(S2), e059820.
    • Tolley CL, Watson NW, Heed A, Einbeck J, Medows S, Wood L, Campbell L, Slight SP. . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2022, 22(1), 86.
    • Hill SR, Bhattarai N, Tolley CL, Slight SP, Vale L. . BMJ Open 2022, 12(2), e053115.
    • Bimpong KAA, Khan A, Slight R, Tolley CL, Slight SP. . BMJ Open 2020, 10(7), e034919.
    • Moore EC, Tolley CL, Bates DW, Slight SP. . Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2020, 27(5), 798-807.
    • Slight SP, Tolley CL, Bates DW, Fraser R, Bigirumurame T, Kasim A, Balaskonis K, Narrie S, Heed A, Orav EJ, Watson NW. . The Lancet Digital Health 2019, 1(8), E403-E412.
    • Tolley C, Forde N, Coffey KL, Sittig DF, Ash JS, Husband AK, Bates DW, Slight S. . Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 2018, 25(5), 575-584.
    • Brown CL, Reygate K, Slee A, Coleman JJ, Pontefract SK, Bates DW, Husband AK, Watson N, Slight SP. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2017, 25(3), 195-202.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Vella AS, Lin K, Lipnicki DM, Stephan BC, Thalamuthu A, Llibre-Rodriguez JJ, Guerchet M, Preux P-M, Shahar S, Ding D, Turana Y, Costa E, Xiao S, Walker R, Paddick S-M, Hendrie HC, Gao S, Krishna M, Scazufca M, D'Orsi E, Guerra RO, Gureje O, Mubangizi V, Sachdev PS, Jiang J. . In: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2025). 2025, Toronto, Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    • Stephan BC, Brain J, Buchanan T, Burley CV, Burton E, Dunne J, Myers B, Sabatini S, Stephan W, Tang EYH, Anstey KJ, Siervo M. . In: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2025). 2025, Toronto, Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    • Bajwa RK, Hanjari M, Al-Oraibi A, Akeya RK, Brar M, Robinson L, Stephan BC, Qureshi N, Bains M. . In: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2025). 2025, Toronto, Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    • Wilson S, Tolley C, Mc Ardle R, Beswick E, Lawson L, Slight R, Slight S, Hassan N. . In: Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2023). 2023, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: AAIC.

  • Editorial

    • Tolley C, Husband AK. . BMJ Quality and Safety 2025, 34(12), 785-787.

  • Reviews

    • Lawson L, Cooper M, Tolley C, Hand A, Nazar H. . BMC Geriatrics 2025, 25, 511.
    • Lawson L, Cooper M, Tolley C, Hand A, Nazar H. . Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21(S4), e097609.
    • Wilson S, Tolley C, Mc Ardle R, Lawson L, Beswick E, Hassan N, Slight R, Slight S. . npj Digital Medicine 2024, 7(1), 173.
    • Trotter NE, Slight SP, Karimi R, Bates DW, Sheikh A, Weir C, Tolley CL. . Informatics in Medicine Unlocked 2023, 37, 101183.
    • Tolley CL, Slight SP, Husband AK, Watson N, Bates DW. . American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 2018, 75(4), 239-246.
    • Brown CL, Mulcaster HL, Triffitt KL, Sittig DF, Ash JS, Reygate K, Husband AK, Bates DW, Slight SP. . Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 2017, 24(2), 432-440.