Dr Sarah Mills
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
Research areas
Lecturer in Academic General Practitice. My research uses a health data science approach to research topics in Out-of-Hours / Unscheduled Care, Multimorbidity, and Primary Palliative Care.
Selected publications
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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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Open access
Multimorbidity and the risk of post-tuberculosis lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hill, K. J., Mbabazi, I., Scopazzini, M. S., Warner, B., Sekaggya Wiltshire, C., Mills, S., Mpagama, S., Stagg, H. R. & Sloan, D. J., 1 Jun 2026, In: BMJ Global Health. 11, 6, p. 1-15 15 p., e020365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Open access
Urgent need for system reform in future care planning, access to palliative care and care coordination
Mills, S. E. E., Alexander, R., Bowden, J., Loynd, M. & McCowan, C., 26 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Early, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Open access
Abnormal plasma/serum magnesium, copper and zinc concentrations associate with the future development of cardiovascular diseases
Lin, B., Alexander, R., Fritzen, R., Mills, S., Stewart, A. J. & McCowan, C., 25 Apr 2025, In: Nutrients. 17, 9, p. 1-14 14 p., 1447.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
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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Open access
Barriers, enablers, benefits, and drawbacks to Point of Care Testing (POCT): a survey of the General Practice Out-of-Hours (GPOOH) Service in Scotland
Mills, S., Akbar, S. B. & Hernandez Santiago, V., 3 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BJGP Open. Latest Articles, 13 p., BJGPO.2023.0094.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Age and cancer type: associations with increased odds of receiving a late diagnosis in people with advanced cancer
Mills, S., Donnan, P., Buchanan, D. & Smith, B. H., 30 Nov 2023, In: BMC Cancer. 23, 7 p., 1174.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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Open access
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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Open access
Free-text analysis of general practice out-of-hours (GPOOH) use by people with advanced cancer: an analysis of coded and uncoded free-text data
Mills, S., Brown-Kerr, A., Buchanan, D., Donnan, P. T. & Smith, B. H., 1 Feb 2023, In: British Journal of General Practice. 73, 727, p. 124-132 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review