Research areas
Currently employed at the School of Medicine as a Multimorbidity PhD Fellow, supported by Wellcome Trust through the Multimorbidity Doctoral Training Programme. By background I am a Palliative Medicine and General Internal Medicine Registrar in NHS Tayside.
My key research areas are:
- Exploring the healthcare interactions of people living with advanced multimorbidity in the last year of life
- Understanding the lived experience of those with advanced multimorbidity and what matters to them
Other interests include: widening access to medical school, inclusive palliative care and supporting research engagement for palliative medicine trainees.
Selected publications
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Open access
Chitosan for arterial bleeding in advanced head and neck cancer
Bowers, S. P., Bateman, S. & Sutherland, A., 18 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Online First, spcare-2026-006268.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving unscheduled care for people in their last year of life: a mixed methods study protocol
O'Carroll, V., Mills, S., Alexander, R., Bowden, J., Bowers, S., Donnelly, P., Hall, P., Lemmon, E., Loynd, M., Maini, R., Sullivan, F., Raman, R., Taylor, R. A., McCowan, C. & Weir, M., 13 Jul 2026, (Submitted) In: BMC Health Services Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recommendations for conducting qualitative research on multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) from a qualitative methods community of practice
Bellass, S., Ellwood, A., Arakelyan, S., Bowers, S. P., Dewhurst, F., Hanley, S. J., Hayanga, B., Hopkins, S. A., Howe, N., Hunt, E., Lewis, G., Lippiett, K., McCloskey, E., Pretorius, S., Salonen, D., Shoemark-Sells, E. Z., Thompson, A., Thompson, F., Vowles, Z. & Walker, H. & 1 others, , 2026, In: Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity. 16, p. 1-11 11 p., 26335565261459508.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Descriptions of advanced multimorbidity: a scoping review with content analysis
Bowers, S. P., Black, P., McCheyne, L., Wilson, D., Penfold, R. S., Stapleton, L., Channer, P., Mills, S. E. E., Williams, L., Quirk, F. & Bowden, J., 2025, In: Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity. 15, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Palliative needs and models for care home residents with multiple long-term conditions: systematic review and narrative synthesis
Elliott-Smith, K., Dewhurst, F., Stenson, C., Bowers, S. P., Johnson, E. E., Robinson, L., Westhead, E. & Hanratty, B., 24 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Online First, 005645.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Current definitions of advanced multimorbidity: a protocol for a scoping review
Bowers, S., Black, P., McCheyne, L., Wilson, D., Mills, S., Agrawal, U., Williams, L., Quirk, F. H. & Bowden, J., Nov 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 11, 5 p., e076903.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Definitions of advanced multimorbidity: a scoping review
Bowers, S., McCheyne, L., Wilson, D., Agrawal, U., Mills, S., Williams, L., Bowden, J. & Quirk, F. H., 25 Oct 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Seeking Excellence in End of Life Care UK (SEECare UK): a UK multi-centred service evaluation
Tavabie, S., Ta, Y., Stewart, E., Tavabie, O., Bowers, S., White, N., Seton-Jones, C., Bass, S., Taubert, M., Berglund, A., Ford-Dunn, S., Cox, S. & Minton, O., 11 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Online FirstResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematic review: the role of frailty in advanced chronic liver disease
Bowers, S. P., Brennan, P. N. & Dillon, J. F., 1 Feb 2023, In: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 57, 3, p. 280-289 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Predicting 1-year mortality among patients with decompensated cirrhosis: results of a multicentre evaluation of the Bristol Prognostic Score
Bowers, S. P., Clare, K., Hagerty, L., McColl, K., Smith, E., Brown-Kerr, A., Ahmed, A., Finlay, F., Dillon, J. F. & Barclay, S., 22 Mar 2022, In: BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 9, 1, 6 p., e000822.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review