Publications: Dr Kambiz Boomla

Fowler AJ, Trivedi B, Boomla K, Pearse R, Prowle J ( 2022 ) . Change in healthcare utilisation after surgical treatment: observational study of routinely collected patient data from primary and secondary care . British Journal of Anaesthesia vol. 129 , ( 6 ) 889 - 897 .

Hull SA, Williams C, Schofield P, Boomla K, Ashworth M ( 2022 ) . Measuring continuity of care in general practice: a comparison of two methods using routinely collected data . British Journal of General Practice vol. 72 , ( 724 )

Rison SCG, Dostal I, Ahmed Z, Raisi-Estabragh Z, Carvalho C, Lobo M, Patel R, Antoniou M et al. ( 2021 ) . Protocol design and preliminary evaluation of the REAL-Health Triple Aim, an open-cohort CVD-care optimisation initiative .

Hull SA, Boomla K, Dezateux C, Robson J ( 2021 ) . Editorials equity, a common goal for primary care . British Journal of General Practice vol. 71 , ( 706 ) 202 - 203 .

Firman N, Robson J, Ahmed Z, Boomla K, Dezateux C ( 2021 ) . Completeness and representativeness of body mass index in children's electronic general practice records: Linked cross‐sectional study in an ethnically‐diverse urban population in the United Kingdom . Pediatric Obesity vol. 16 , ( 8 )

Robson J, Miller A, Taylor J, Boomla K, Hull S, Dezateux C ( 2021 ) . Inequality is hidden in plain sight . BMJ vol. 372 , n169 - n169 .

Harper G, Boomla K, Robson J, Stables D, Ahmed Z, Fry R, Dezateux C ( 2020 ) . Allocating Unique Property Reference Numbers to Patient Addresses Using A Deterministic Address-Matching Algorithm: Evaluation of Accuracy, Match Rate and Bias . International Journal for Population Data Science . vol. 5 ,

Stiles CE, Lloyd G, Bhattacharyya S, Steeds RP, Boomla K, Bestwick JP, Drake WM ( 2020 ) . Incidence of Cabergoline-Associated Valvulopathy in Primary Care Patients With Prolactinoma Using Hard Cardiac Endpoints . The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism vol. 106 , ( 2 ) e711 - e720 .

Hull SA, Williams C, Ashworth M, Carvalho C, Boomla K ( 2020 ) . Prevalence of suspected COVID-19 infection in patients from ethnic minority populations: a cross-sectional study in primary care . British Journal of General Practice vol. 70 , ( 699 )

Firman N, Harper G, Ahmed Z, Robson J, BOOMLA K, Stables D, Dezateux C ( 2020 ) . What is the likelihood of overweight or obesity in younger children sharing a household with an older child who is obese or severely obese? Cross-sectional analysis of linked national child measurement programme data . Conference: Society for Social Medicine and Population Health

Applebee J, Boomla K ( 2020 ) . Ron Singer . The BMJ

Hull SA, Williams C, Ashworth M, Carvalho C, Boomla K ( 2020 ) . Suspected COVID-19 in primary care: how GP records contribute to understanding differences in prevalence by ethnicity .

Sohal AH, Feder G, Boomla K, Dowrick A, Hooper R, Howell A, Johnson M, Lewis N et al. ( 2020 ) . Improving the healthcare response to domestic violence and abuse in UK primary care: interrupted time series evaluation of a system-level training and support programme . BMC Medicine vol. 18 , ( 1 )

Robson J, Boomla K, Hull SA ( 2020 ) . Progress in using the electronic health record to improve primary care . British Journal of General Practice vol. 70 , ( 692 ) e215 - e220 .

Firman N, Boomla K, Hudda MT, Robson J, Whincup P, Dezateux C ( 2020 ) . Is child weight status correctly reported to parents? Cross-sectional analysis of National Child Measurement Programme data using ethnic-specific BMI adjustments . Journal of Public Health

Leber W, Panovska-Griffiths J, Martin P, Morris S, Capelas Barbosa E, Estcourt C, Hutchinson J, Shahmanesh M et al. ( 2020 ) . Evaluating the impact of post-trial implementation of RHIVA nurse-led HIV screening on HIV testing, diagnosis and earlier diagnosis in general practice in London, UK . EClinicalMedicine

Li W, Homer K, Hull S, Boomla K, Robson J, Alazawi W ( 2019 ) . Obesity Predicts Liver Function Testing and Abnormal Liver Results . Obesity vol. 28 , ( 1 ) 132 - 138 .

Harper G, Stables D, Boomla K, Robson J, Fry R, Ahmed Z, Dezateux C ( 2019 ) . Allocating Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) to general practitioner-recorded patient addresses using a deterministic address-matching algorithm: evaluation of representativeness and bias in an ethnically-diverse inner city population . International Journal of Population Data Science vol. 4 , ( 3 )

Firman N, Robson J, Ahmed Z, Boomla K, Dezateux C ( 2019 ) . How complete, representative and accurate is recording of child BMI in electronic general practice records? A record linkage study . International Journal for Population Data Science . vol. 4 ,

Watt GCM ( 2018 ) . Learning health systems . The Exceptional Potential of General Practice , Taylor & Francis

Firman N, Dezateux C, Miller A, Twite S, Tyrie M, Hudda MT, Whincup P, Robson J et al. ( 2018 ) . HOW DOES ETHNIC ADJUSTMENT OF CHILDHOOD BMI CHANGE OBESITY PREVALENCE IN INNER LONDON BOROUGHS WITH HIGH ETHNIC DIVERSITY: ANALYSIS USING NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME DATA FOR 2015-2017 . JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH . Conference: Society for Social Medicine vol. 72 , A81 - A81 .

SOHAL HA, Feder G, Barbosa E, BERESFORD L, DOWRICK S, El-Shogri F, Howell A, LEWIS N et al. ( 2018 ) . Improving the healthcare response to domestic violence and abuse in primary care: protocol for a mixed method evaluation of the implementation of a complex intervention . BMC Public Health vol. 18 , ( 1 ) 971 - 971 .

Leber W, Beresford L, Nightingale C, El-Shogri F, McMullen H, Boomla K, Anderson J, Creighton S et al. ( 2018 ) . Promotion of HIV testing in primary care in east London through a research programme: an MRC phase IV implementation study . British Journal of General Practice . vol. 68 ,

Li W, Homer K, Boomla K, Robson J, Hull S, Alazawi W ( 2018 ) . PS-062 Prevalence and explanatory factors for liver function testing and abnormality in a population-based study of children and young people . Journal of Hepatology . vol. 68 , s34 - s35 .

Hull SA, Homer K, Boomla K, Robson J, Ashworth M ( 2018 ) . Population and patient factors affecting emergency department attendance in London: retrospective cohort analysis of linked primary and secondary care records . British Journal of General Practice vol. 68 , ( 668 ) e157 - e167 .

Leber W, Beresford L, Nightingale C, Barbosa EC, Morris S, El-Shogri F, McMullen H, Boomla K et al. ( 2017 ) . Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of implementing HIV testing in primary care in East London: protocol for an interrupted time series analysis . BMJ Open vol. 7 , ( 12 ) e018163 - e018163 .

Robson J, Boomla K ( 2017 ) . Quality and Outcomes Framework could be a unique new national information resource . BMJ vol. 359 , j5502 - j5502 .

Dezateux C, Foster N, Ahmed Z, Homer K, Miller A, Priebe M, Robson J, Boomla K ( 2017 ) . General practice consultations with obese children-a missed opportunity? Cross-sectional study using linked national child measurement and primary care data . LANCET . Conference: 2017 Lancet Public Health Science Conference vol. 390 , S37 - S37 .

Homer K, Robson J, Solaiman S, Davis A, Khan SZ, McCoy D, Mathur R, Hull S et al. ( 2017 ) . Reducing liver function tests for statin monitoring: an observational comparison of two clinical commissioning groups . British Journal of General Practice vol. 67 , ( 656 ) e194 - e200 .

Levene LS, Baker R, Wilson A, Walker N, Boomla K, Bankart MJG ( 2017 ) . Population health needs as predictors of variations in NHS practice payments: a cross-sectional study of English general practices in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 . British Journal of General Practice vol. 67 , ( 654 ) e10 - e19 .

Robson J, Dostal I, Madurasinghe V, Sheikh A, Hull S, Boomla K, Griffiths C, Eldridge S ( 2016 ) . NHS Health Check comorbidity and management: an observational matched study in primary care . British Journal of General Practice vol. 67 , ( 655 ) e86 - e93 .

Albor C, du Sautoy T, Vanan NK, Turner BP, Boomla K, Schmierer K ( 2016 ) . Ethnicity and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in east London . Multiple Sclerosis Journal vol. 23 , ( 1 ) 36 - 42 .

Albor C, du Sautoy T, Vanan NK, Boomla K, Schmierer K ( 2015 ) . ETHNICITY AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PREVALENCE IN EAST LONDON . Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry . vol. 86 ,

Wellesley R, Whittle A, Figueroa J, Anderson J, Castles R, Boomla K, Griffiths C, Leber W ( 2015 ) . Does general practice deliver safe primary care to people living with HIV? A case-notes review . British Journal of General Practice vol. 65 , ( 639 ) e655 - e661 .

Homer K, Boomla K, Hull S, Dostal I, Mathur R, Robson J ( 2015 ) . Statin prescribing for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional, observational study . British Journal of General Practice vol. 65 , ( 637 ) e538 - e544 .

Leber W, McMullen H, Marlin N, Bremner S, Boomla K, Kerry S, Martineau A, Griffi C et al. ( 2015 ) . Promotion of rapid testing for HIV in primary care (RHIVA2): A cluster-randomised controlled trial . The Lancet HIV vol. 2 , ( 6 ) e229 - e235 .

Leber W, McMullen H, Anderson J, Marlin N, Santos AC, Bremner S, Boomla K, Kerry S et al. ( 2015 ) . Promotion of rapid testing for HIV in primary care (RHIVA2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial . The Lancet HIV vol. 2 , ( 6 ) e229 - e235 .

Robson J, Smithers H, Chowdhury T, Bennett-Richards P, Keene D, Dostal I, Mathur R, Dunne J et al. ( 2015 ) . Reduction in self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes: an observational controlled study in east London . British Journal of General Practice vol. 65 , ( 633 ) e256 - e263 .

Robson J, Dostal I, Madurasinghe V, Sheikh A, Hull S, Boomla K, Page H, Griffiths C et al. ( 2015 ) . The NHS Health Check programme: implementation in east London 2009-2011 . BMJ open vol. 5 , ( 4 )

Robson J, Hull, S, Boomla K ( 2014 ) . GP funding formula masks major inequalities for practices in deprived areas . BMJ vol. 349 ,

Hull S, Mathur R, Boomla K, Chowdhury TA, Dreyer G, Alazawi W, Robson J ( 2014 ) . Research into practice: understanding ethnic differences in healthcare usage and outcomes in general practice . British Journal of General Practice vol. 64 , ( 629 ) 653 - 655 .

Alazawi W, Mathur R, Abeysekera K, Hull S, Boomla K, Robson J, Foster GR ( 2014 ) . Ethnicity and the diagnosis gap in liver disease: a population-based study . Br J Gen Pract vol. 64 , ( 628 ) e694 - e702 .

Boomla SBK ( 2014 ) . Roointon Faridoon Boomla . The BMJ vol. 348 , ( jun02 5 )

Alazawi W, Mathur R, Abeysekera K, Hull S, Boomla K, Robson J, Foster G ( 2014 ) . PTU-138 Population-based Study Of Ethnicity And The Diagnosis Gap In Liver Disease . Gut vol. 63 Suppl 1 ,

Robson J, Dostal I, Mathur R, Sohanpal R, Hull S, Antoniou S, Maccallum P, Schilling R et al. ( 2014 ) . Improving anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: observational study in three primary care trusts . Br J Gen Pract vol. 64 , ( 622 ) e275 - e281 .

Robson J, Hull S, Mathur R, Boomla K ( 2014 ) . Improving cardiovascular disease using managed networks in general practice: an observational study in inner London . Br J Gen Pract vol. 64 , ( 622 ) e268 - e274 .

Badrick E, Hull S, Mathur R, Shajahan S, Boomla K, Bremner S, Robson J ( 2014 ) . Health equity audits in general practice: a strategy to reduce health inequalities . Prim Health Care Res Dev vol. 15 , ( 1 ) 80 - 95 .

Leber W, McMullen H, Marlin N, Bremner S, Santos A, Terris-Prestholt F, Boomla K, Ashcroft R et al. ( 2013 ) . Point-of-care HIV testing in primary care and early detection of HIV (RHIVA2): a cluster randomised controlled trial . The Lancet . vol. 382 ,

Albor C, Richards O, Ramagopalan S, Boomla K, Schmierer K ( 2013 ) . Using routine point-of-care data for research: the East london multiple sclerosis cohort . J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry vol. 84 , ( 11 )

Davis J, Banks I, Wrigley D, Peedell C, Pollock A, McPherson K, McKee M, Irving WL et al. ( 2013 ) . Act now against new NHS competition regulations: an open letter to the BMA and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges calls on them to make a joint public statement of opposition to the amended section 75 regulations . BMJ vol. 346 ,

Alazawi W, Abeysekera K, Boomla K, Foster GR ( 2013 ) . POPULATION BASED STUDY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD) SHOWS DISEASE IS MORE COMMON AMONG BANGLADESHIS IN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE BOROUGHS OF LONDON . JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY . vol. 58 , S530 - S530 .

Mathur R, Hull SA, Boomla K, Robson J ( 2012 ) . Ethnic differences in primary care management of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in people with serious mental illness . Br J Gen Pract vol. 62 , ( 601 ) e582 - e588 .

Boomla K, Livingstone A ( 2012 ) . Defending the UK's National Health Service . Lancet vol. 380 , ( 9836 )

Sturdy P, Bremner S, Harper G, Mayhew L, Eldridge S, Eversley J, Sheikh A, Hunter S et al. ( 2012 ) . Impact of asthma on educational attainment in a socioeconomically deprived population: a study linking health, education and social care datasets . PLoS One vol. 7 , ( 11 )

Boomla K ( 2011 ) . Article misreports BMA vote on health bill . BMJ vol. 343 ,

Boomla K ( 2011 ) . BMA and the health bill Article misreports BMA vote on health bill . BRIT MED J vol. 343 , Article d4556 ,

Arden K, Black J, Boomla K, Haines A, Smeeth L, Hunter DJ, Lawrence S, Lindeck J et al. ( 2011 ) . NHS REFORMS NHS rethink: charade or cause for new hope? . BRIT MED J vol. 342 , Article d3995 ,

Hull SA, Mathur R, Badrick E, Robson J, Boomla K ( 2011 ) . Recording ethnicity in primary care: assessing the methods and impact . Br J Gen Pract vol. 61 , ( 586 ) e290 - e294 .

Mathur R, Badrick E, Boomla K, Bremner S, Hull S, Robson J ( 2011 ) . Prescribing in general practice for people with coronary heart disease; equity by age, sex, ethnic group and deprivation . Ethn Health vol. 16 , ( 2 ) 107 - 123 .

Uprichard J, Boomla K, Mills S, Gutteridge C, MacCallum PK ( 2011 ) . The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in East London . BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY . vol. 153 , 81 - 81 .

Livingstone AE, Boomla K ( 2010 ) . GP haemoglobinopathy screening Coding issues at the coalface . BRIT MED J vol. 341 , Article c6663 ,

Livingstone AE, Boomla K ( 2010 ) . GP haemoglobinopathy screening. Coding issues at the coalface . BMJ vol. 341 ,

Hull S, Boomla K ( 2010 ) . Vitamin D deficiency. New vitamin D preparations needed . BMJ vol. 340 ,

Hull SA, Rivas C, Bobby J, Boomla K, Robson J ( 2009 ) . Hospital data may be more accurate than census data in estimating the ethnic composition of general practice populations . Inform Prim Care vol. 17 , ( 2 ) 67 - 78 .

Hull SA, Boomla K ( 2006 ) . Primary care for refugees and asylum seekers . BMJ vol. 332 , ( 7533 ) 62 - 63 .

Boomla K ( 2000 ) . The NHS plan. Plan represents considerable privatisation . BMJ vol. 321 , ( 7267 )

Robson J, Boomla K, Hart B, Feder G ( 2000 ) . Estimating cardiovascular risk for primary prevention: outstanding questions for primary care . BMJ vol. 320 , ( 7236 ) 702 - 704 .

Boomla K, Shanmugadasan S, Highton C, Tobias G, Kohli B ( 2000 ) . Private finance initiative. The initiative puts strain on primary care groups in east London . BMJ vol. 320 , ( 7229 )

Falshaw ME, Boomla K, McFarlane L, Robson J ( 1997 ) . Sharing quality in data (SQUID) . CURRENT PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTHCARE COMPUTING, CONFERENCE . 270 - 274 .

Robson J, Falshaw M ( 1995 ) . Audit of preventive activities in 16 inner London practices using a validated measure of patient population, the 'active patient' denominator. Healthy Eastenders Project . British Journal of General Practice vol. 45 , ( 398 ) 463 - 466 .

Boomla K, Moser K, Naish J ( 1995 ) . Uptake of breast screening. Accurate addresses will improve uptake rates . BMJ vol. 310 , ( 6985 )

Elliott P, Diggle P, Hills M, Bithell J, Staines A, Openshaw S, Reading R, Dolk H et al. ( 1995 ) . Use of deprivation indices in small area studies of environment and health - General discussion . JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH vol. 49 , S81 - S88 .

ROBSON J, BOOMLA K, LIVINGSTONE A ( 1994 ) . HEALTH PROMOTION IN GENERAL-PRACTICE - DOCTORS HAVE A DUTY TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY . BRIT MED J vol. 308 , ( 6932 ) 852 - 852 .

BEROYZ G, CASALE R, FARREIROS A, PALERMO M, MARGULIES M, VOTO L, FABREGUES G, RAMALINGAM R et al. ( 1994 ) . CLASP - A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA AMONG 9364 PREGNANT-WOMEN . LANCET vol. 343 , ( 8898 ) 619 - 629 .

BOOMLA K ( 1992 ) . WIDGERY,D.J.T. - OBITUARY . BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL vol. 305 , ( 6863 ) 1219 - 1219 .

Jolly R, Seaman J, Poore P, Guillebaud J, Haran D, Carr-Hill R, Nuura A, Varherisser C et al. ( 1990 ) . Overpopulation and death in childhood . The Lancet vol. 336 , ( 8720 ) 936 - 938 .

BOOMLA K ( 1990 ) . OVERPOPULATION AND DEATH IN CHILDHOOD . LANCET vol. 336 , ( 8720 ) 938 - 938 .

Boomla K, Robson J, Fitzpatrick S ( 1989 ) . Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in general practice . BMJ vol. 299 , ( 6711 )

Robson J, Boomla K, Fitzpatrick S, Jewell AJ, Taylor J, Self J, Colyer M ( 1989 ) . Using nurses for preventive activities with computer assisted follow up: a randomised controlled trial . BMJ vol. 298 , ( 6671 ) 433 - 436 .

BOOMLA K ( 1989 ) . CORRECTION . BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL vol. 299 , ( 6714 ) 1531 - 1531 .

BOOMLA K, JEWELL T, ROBSON J, SELF J, TAYLOR J ( 1987 ) . DEVELOPING A COMPUTERIZED PREVENTIVE PROGRAM . PRACTITIONER vol. 231 , ( 1440 ) 1634 - & .

Robson J, Boomla K, Savage W ( 1986 ) . Reducing delay in booking for antenatal care . J R Coll Gen Pract vol. 36 , ( 287 ) 274 - 275 .

ROBSON J, BOOMLA K, JEWELL A, SELF J, TAYLOR J ( 1986 ) . BUYING AND SELLING PRACTICES . JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS vol. 36 , ( 290 ) 431 - 431 .

Boomla K, Livingstone A ( 1985 ) . Limited NHS drugs list . Lancet vol. 1 , ( 8422 ) 224 - 225 .

DEZATEUX C, LIVINGSTONE A, JEWELL T, TAYLOR J, HICKS D, TAYLOR V, ROBSON J, SAVAGE W et al. ( 1982 ) . NHS PAY DISPUTE . BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL vol. 285 , ( 6345 ) 888 - 888 .

Boomla K, Quilliam RP ( 1981 ) . Haemophilus influenzae endophthalmitis . Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) vol. 282 , ( 6268 ) 989 - 990 .

Boomla K, Aherne GW, Greaves MW, Quinton M ( 1979 ) . Radioimmunoassayable methotrexate concentrations in plasma and skin exudate of patients with psoriasis . Clin Exp Dermatol vol. 4 , ( 4 ) 457 - 463 .

BOOMLA K, AHERNE W, GREAVES MW, DAVEY R, QUINTON M ( 1979 ) . RADIOIMMUNOASSAYABLE METHOTREXATE CONCENTRATIONS IN PLASMA AND SKIN EXUDATE OF PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS . BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY vol. 101 , ( 1 ) 109 - 110 .