Dr Adam Mackridge

Health and Care Research Wales Faculty award:

Award: NHS Research Time Award (2019 - 2022)

Project title: Develop skills, expertise and network to help expand research capacity in BCUHB and drive an evidence based approach to practice development, locally and nationally

Biography

Dr Adam Mackridge has been practicing as a pharmacist since 2002 and has extensive experience of working in community pharmacies, primary care, and prisons. Adam was an academic pharmacist for 15 years, initially completing a PhD at Aston University then working at Liverpool John Moores University, where he was Reader in Public Health Pharmacy.

In 2017, Adam returned to the NHS, taking up a role as Deputy Head of Pharmacy for Primary Care and Community (East), before taking on his current role as Strategic Lead for Community Pharmacy. He is actively involved in applied health research and education, working with colleagues in Cardiff, Bangor, Keele and Liverpool John Moores universities.