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Staff Profile

Professor Hamde Nazar

Professor of Pharmacy Education and Primary Care Research

  • Telephone: 0191 2082361
  • Address: School of Pharmacy
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    King George VI building
    Victoria rd
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Background

I am a qualified pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. I am a team member for the GPhC accreditation panel and have contributed to the accreditation processes of UK pharmacy schools across the country.


I have worked in academia since graduating in 2007, as I undertook a 6-month community pharmacy/academia pre-registration split placement. I have avidly contributed to MPharm programmes in three different Schools of Pharmacy, held the role of MPharm Programme Director for the Â鶹´«Ã½ undergraduate pharmacy programme and the role of Director of Education. I have developed innovative work-based learning for undergraduate pharmacy students. In 2019, I piloted Â鶹´«Ã½'s undergraduate pharmacy student-led health clinic. The success of this pilot has led to the establishment and growth of the Young@Heart clinic where undergraduate pharmacy students provide a range of public health services to a wide range of populations around Â鶹´«Ã½ and Gateshead. I have provided advice and guidance to other Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine who have expressed interest to set up their own clinics.

My contribution and experience to pharmacy education has been recognised through the award of Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.


My experience of practicing pharmacy has been mainly gained from community pharmacy and in contributing to local professional groups such as the Local Professional Network and Local Pharmaceutical Committee. I also work closely with the Director of Pharmacy and colleagues at Â鶹´«Ã½ Hospital Trust, where I have a role as an Honorary Research Pharmacist.

I have also developed my knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical public health and health service research by undertaking a Masters in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

I have gained recognition for my contribution to the pharmacy profession via my educational, research and innovation through the award of Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. I have been invited as an expert to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee to contribute to the assessment of the government's commitments to community pharmacy.

Research

I have generally undertaken research that investigates the greater integration of pharmacy into the wider NHS. My engagement with local Trusts, as an Honorary Research Pharmacist for Â鶹´«Ã½-upon-Tyne Hospital Trust, with local professional networks and local pharmaceutical committees has resulted in key projects that are of national interest and have the potential to impact national health policy and practice.

I have nationally funded work focusing on safer integrated care environments for patients with multiple long-term conditions, and on the design and implementation of CVD preventative services.

I have a team of research associates and group of funded PhD students contributing across these projects.


As a committed educator of the next generation of pharmacists, I have keen interest in the development and implementation of engaging pharmacy education to prepare graduates for the diversifying professional world of pharmacy.

I actively research to capture and disseminate pedagogical lessons learnt in the journey to continually improve and optimise our MPharm programme provision and further inform the evidence in pharmacy education. 



Teaching

I am the Director of Education in the School. I lead on innovation and development of the MPharm programme and related programmes. Most recently, I have led on the review and development of our undergraduate clinical placement provision. We have innovated in developing and delivering placements where students are actively engaging in clinical practice. We have established student-led clinics that are delivered at various locations that are providing a valuable service to diverse populations and communities.


In the past, I have held the role of the Degree Programme Director and contributed to all aspects of the programme. My key areas of contribution are now reflective practice, clinical skills, interprofessional educational and work-based learning.




Publications

  • Articles

    • Cooper M, Trotter V, Hand A, Nazar H. . BMJ Open Quality 2025, 14(4), e003491.
    • Nygard T, Wright D, Kjome RLS, Nazar H, Raddum A. . BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25(1), 899.
    • Yahya F, Bartlett S, Paudyal V, Hadi MA, Nazar H, Maidment I. . BMC Research Notes 2025, 18(1), 181.
    • Yahya F, Cooper M, Nazar H. . BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25(1), 714.
    • Alhmoud E, Barazi R, Zakaria A, Andraous L, El Enany R, Thomas B, Abdulrouf PV, Pathan SA, Nazar H, Ibrahim MIM, Hadi MA. . BMJ Open 2025, 15(8), e106073.
    • Alamer S, Robinson-Barellla A, Cooper M, Nazar H, Husband A. . PLoS ONE 2025, 20(2), e0318709.
    • Nygard T, Wright D, Kjome RLS, Nazar H, Aarli B, Raddum A. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2025, 47, 775-783.
    • Fynn J, Lamptey M, Coote G, Twigg MJ, Newman J, Lingard S, Cooper M, Nazar H. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2026, 48, 148-159.
    • Abdul-Salam P, Richardson C, Nazar H. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2024, 32(4), 316-321.
    • Chin S, Richardson CL, Gardner A, Nazar H. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2024, 32(3), 237-243.
    • Cooper M, Atkinson O, Black D, Lindsey L, Cooper C, Nazar H, Wong G, Hughes C, Richardson CL. . BMJ Open 2024, 14(9), e091005.
    • Ashcroft N, Cooper M, Nazar H. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2024, 32(5), 340-346.
    • 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.
    • Maughan E, Richardson C, Nazar H. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2024, 46, 1546–1551.
    • Meaadi J, Obara I, Eldabe S, Nazar H. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2023, 45, 556-565.
    • Maddison R, Nazar H, Obara I, Vuong QC. . British Journal of Pain 2023, 17(2), 126-141.
    • Khayyat SM, Nazar H. . PLoS One 2023, 18(3), e0283836.
    • Richardson CL, Filan J, Lindsey L, Mundell A, Rathbone AP, Nazar H. . American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2023, 87(7), 100050.
    • Alamer S, Robinson-Barella A, Nazar H, Husband A. . ERJ Open Research 2023, 9(6), 00421-2023.
    • Nygard T, Wright D, Nazar H, Haavik S. . BMC Health Services Research 2023, 23(1), 684.
    • Kandiah J, Nazar H, Blacklock J, Robinson A, Wright D. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2023, 45, 26-37.
    • Richardson CL, Black D, Lindsey L, Nazar H. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2023, 45, 1302-1306.
    • Tolley C, Seymour H, Watson N, Nazar H, Heed J, Belshaw D. . JMIR Medical Informatics 2023, 11, e42458.
    • Meaadi J, Obara I, Nazar H. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2023, 31(4), 396-402.
    • Almoghirah H, Illing J, Nazar H. . BMC Medical Education 2023, 23(1), 957.
    • Almoghirah H, Illing J, Nazar M, Nazar H. . BMC Medical Education 2023, 23(1), 589.
    • Yahya F, Nazar H, Hadi MA. . Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2022, 15, 75.
    • Kandiah J, Nazar H, Wright D. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2022, 30(4), 394-397.
    • Mills VG, Meaadi J, Nazar H, Obara I. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2022, 30(4), 305-314.
    • Nazar H, Rathbone AP, Richardson C, Livsey L, Husband AK. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2021, 29(3), 277-284.
    • Nazar H, Rathbone A, Husband AK. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2021, 29(3), 271–276.
    • Khayyat S, Walters P, Whittlesea C, Nazar H. . BMJ Open 2021, 11(3), e043344.
    • Rathbone AP, Richardson CL, Mundell A, Lau WM, Nazar H. . Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy 2021, 4, 100079.
    • Almoghirah H, Nazar H, Illing J. . Medical Education 2021, 55, 795-807.
    • Nazar H, Nazar Z. . Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2021, 17(4), 808-815.
    • Khayyat SM, Nazar Z, Nazar H. . PLoS ONE 2021, 16(12), e0260951.
    • Nazar H, Howard C, Nazar Z, Watson NW. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2021, 29(2), 96-105.
    • Nazar Z, Nazar H. . Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2020, 16(1), 90-95.
    • Nazar H, Evans C, Kyei N, Lindsey L, Nazar Z, Thomson K, Yeung A, Todd A. . PLoS ONE 2020, 15(3), e0230343.
    • Nazar H, Lindsey L, Fletcher J, Rook L, Todd A, Husband A. . American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2019, 83(7), 7106.
    • Rathbone AP, Nazar H, Harburn J, Todd A, Husband A. . American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2019, 83(8), 7103.
    • Nazar H, Nazar Z. . Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2019, 15(3), 292-302.
    • Nazar ZJ, Nazar H, White S, Rutter P. . PLoS ONE 2019, 14(3), e0213607.
    • Nazar H, Omer U, Nazar Z, Husband A. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2019, 27(3), 303-310.
    • Nazar H, Nazar Z, Yeung A, Maguire M, Connelly A, Slight SP. . Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2018, 14(11), 1027-1042.
    • Nazar H, Obara I, Paterson A, Nazar Z, Portlock JC, Husband AK. . American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2017, 81(2), 1-16.
    • Nazar H, Nazar Z, Yeung A, Simpson J, Whittlesea C. . BMJ Open 2016, 6, e011269.
    • Nazar H, Brice S, Akhter N, Kasim A, Gunning A, Slight SP, Watson NW. . BMJ Open 2016, 6(10), e012532.
    • Kontogiannidou E, Andreadis D, Zografos A, Nazar H, Klepetsanis P, vanderMerwe S, Fatouros D. Ex vivo buccal delivery of ropinirole hydrochloride in the presence of permeation enhancers: the effect of charge. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 2016.
    • Nazar H, Nazar M, Rothwell C, Portlock J, Chaytor A, Husband A. . Advances in Medical Education and Practice 2015, 2015(6), 279-295.
    • Nazar H, Nazar Z, Yeung A, Simpson J, Whittlesea C. Summative service and stakeholder evaluation of an NHS-funded community Pharmacy Emergency Repeat Medication Supply Service (PERMSS). BMJ Open 2015, 6, e009736.
    • Lindsey L, Husband A, Nazar H, Todd A. . Cancer Epidemiology 2015, 39(5), 673-681.
    • Nazar M, Kendall K, Day L, Nazar H. Decolonising medical curricula through diversity education. Medical Teacher 26, 1-9. Medical Teacher 2014, 26, 1-9.
    • Nazar H, Nazar Z, Portlock J, Todd A, Slight SP. . British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2015, 80(5), 936-948.
    • Karavasili C, Katsamenis O, Bouropoulos N, Nazar H, Thurner P, vanderMerwe S, Fatouros D. Preparation and characterisation of bioadhesive microparticles comprised of low degree of quaternization trimethylated chitosan for nasal administration: effect of concentration and molecular weight. ACS Langmuir 2014, 30, 12337-12344.
    • Todd A, Nazar H, Pearson S, Andrew I, Baker L, Husband A. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2014, 36(3), 535-543.
    • Nazar H, Caliceti P, Carpenter B, El-Mallah A, Fatouros D, vanderMerwe S, Roldo M, Tsibouklis J. A simple, once-a-day dosage form for the delivery of insulin through the nasal route: formulation, in vitro assessment and in vivo evaluation. Biomaterials Science 2013, 1(3), 306-314.
    • Nazar H, Roldo M, Fatouros D, vanderMerwe S, Tsibouklis J. Hydrogels in mucosal delivery. Therapeutic Delivery 2012, 3, 535-555.
    • Nazar H, Fatouros D, vanderMerwe S, Bouropolous N, Avgouropoulos G, Tsibouklis J, Roldo M. Thermosensitive hydrogels for nasal drug delivery: the formulation and characterisation of systems based on N-trimethyl chitosan chloride. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 2011, 77, 225-232.
    • Fatouros D, Douroumis D, Nikolakis V, Ntais S, Moschovi S, Trivedi V, Khima B, Roldo M, Nazar H, Cox P. In vitro and in silico investigations of drug delivery via zeolite BEA, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21 (21) 7789-7794. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2011, 21, 7789-7794.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Iannetti A, Nazar H. . In: 10th Pharmacy Education Symposium. 2019, Prato, Italy: Monash University.
    • Nazar M, Husband A, Nazar H. Medical education in the press: Read all about it!. In: Pharmacy Education Symposium. 2017, Prato, Italy. In Preparation.
    • Nazar H, Akhter N, Husband A. . In: Pharmacy Education Symposium. 2017, Prato, Italy.
    • Nazar H, Watson N, Akhter N, Slight S. A formative service evaluation of transfer of care initiative from hospital to community pharmacy demonstrates an association with lower patient hospital readmissions. In: International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQuA). 2017, London, UK. In Preparation.
    • Ferguson J, Seston E, Nazar H, Ashcroft D. Implementing seamless transfer of care from hospital to community: lessons from two case studies. In: International Social Pharmacy Workshop. 2016, Aberdeen, Scotland.

  • Editorials

    • Hazen A, Pouls B, Nazar H, Fialova D, Alraisi F, van den Bemt B. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2024, 46(6), 1245-1246.
    • Nazar H, Tsibouklis J. Towards the nasal delivery of insulin, Therapeutic Delivery 3, 1241-1243. Therapeutic Delivery 2012, 3, 1241-1243.

  • Note

    • Almoghirah H, Nazar H, Illing J. . Medical Education 2021, 55(10), 1112-1114.

  • Reviews

    • Richardson CL, Cooper M, Atkinson O, Black D, Lindsey L, Cooper C, Nazar H, Wong G, Hughes C. . BMJ Open 2025, 15(11), e107826.
    • Yahya F, Cooper M, Kassem M, Nazar H. . BMJ Open 2025, 15(6), e093418.
    • Lawson L, Cooper M, Tolley C, Hand A, Nazar H. . BMC Geriatrics 2025, 25, 511.
    • Yahya F, Cooper M, Saif W, Kassem M, Nazar H. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2025, 27, e81510.
    • Yahya F, Nazar H, Huckerby C, Hadi MA. . International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2023, 45, 587-603.
    • Khayyat SM, Walters PA, Whittlesea C, Nazar H. . The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2022, 30(2), 116-128.