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Hire Bev G.

United Kingdom

Highly qualified registered public health professional with over 30 years of healthcare experience working across the UK

Profile Summary

As a Consultant in Health Protection my areas of interest include vaccine preventable diseases, health inequalities, tuberculosis, health literacy, quality improvement and audit, governance and multi professional training and education. I am committed to providing an excellent service to the population we serve, improving communications with the public and reducing health inequalities in relation to communicable diseases. Previous experience in Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing at Associate Director level providing commercial services to a large client base across a diverse range of industries. Developed interests and skills in service development, organisational psychology and mental health.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Infectious Disease
• ★ Public Health
• ★ Continuing Medical Education (CME) Training
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Leadership
• ☆ Viral Diseases
• ☆ Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• ☆ Ebola
• ☆ West Nile Virus
• ☆ COVID-19
• ☆ Chikungunya
• ☆ Bacterial Diseases
• ☆ Leprosy
• ☆ Yersinia Pestis
• ☆ Lyme Disease
• ☆ Antibiotic Stewardship
• ☆ Medical Education
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• ☆ Pulmonology/Respiratory Disease
• ☆ Tuberculosis
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Public Health and Sanitation
• ☆ Healthcare Administration & Management
• ☆ Healthcare Quality Improvement
• ☆ Nursing
• ☆ Community Health Nursing
• ☆ Evidence Based Nursing
• ☆ Nursing Administration & Management
• ☆ Nursing Education
• ☆ Public Health Nursing
• ☆ Occupational Health & Safety
• ☆ Workplace Safety Assessment
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME) Materials

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Consultant in Health Protection

Public Health Wales

November 2021 - Present

Specialty Registrar in Public Health

East of England Deanery

August 2017 - November 2021

Associate Director, Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Dorset HealthCare University Foundation NHS Trust

March 2013 - August 2017

Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Tuberculosis

Queen Mary University London

September 2023 - August 2024

Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

September 2019 - September 2020

MPhil in Public Health

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

September 2017 - July 2018

MSc in Mental Health Studies

King's College London, University of London - United Kingdom

September 2004 - July 2008

Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing

Ulster University

September 2002 - September 2003

BSc (Hons) Health Studies

The Queen's University Belfast - United Kingdom

September 1998 - July 2001

Certifications

• Fellow

  UK Faculty of Public Health

  April 2022 - Present

• Public Health Specialist

  United Kingdom Public Health Register (UKPHR)

  April 2022 - Present

• Certified Member

  Academy of Medical Educators

  September 2020 - Present

• Registered Specialist Community Health Nurse (Occupational Health)

  Nursing and Midwifery Council

  September 2003 - Present

• Registered Nurse

  Nursing and Midwifery Council

  March 1998 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Amy Plimmer, Laia Fina, Oghogho Orife, Beverley Griggs, Maria Saavedra-Campos, Donall Forde, Cerys Edwards, Louise Driscoll, Ananda Giri Shankar, Daniel Thomas (2025). Large Shigella flexneri outbreak linked to a takeaway, South Wales: a case–control study . Epidemiology and Infection.

Factors associated with wide variation in clinical litigation rates across acute NHS trusts in England: a cross-sectional analysis @article{Griggs_2020, title={Factors associated with wide variation in clinical litigation rates across acute NHS trusts in England: a cross-sectional analysis}, volume={33}, ISSN={1464-3677}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa141}, DOI={10.1093/intqhc/mzaa141}, number={1}, journal={International Journal for Quality in Health Care}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Griggs, Beverley and Childs, Tristan and Birkinshaw, Jamie and Badrinath, Padmanabhan}, year={2020}, month=nov } . International Journal for Quality in Health Care.

BOOK CHAPTER

Health Protection and Communicable Disease Control @inbook{Griggs_2023, title={Health Protection and Communicable Disease Control}, ISBN={9781009378291}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781009378260.013}, DOI={10.1017/9781009378260.013}, booktitle={Essential Public Health}, publisher={Cambridge University Press}, author={Griggs, Beverley and Badrinath, Padmanabhan}, year={2023}, month=dec, pages={183–202} } . Essential Public Health.