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Research interests
Dr. Norah Palmateer joined Glasgow Caledonian University as a Senior Research Fellow in January 2016. She also holds an honorary NHS contract with Public Health Scotland. Her main area of work relates to the epidemiology of infections among people who inject drugs - primarily hepatitis C - and the evaluation of interventions to prevent their transmission.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Projects
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Automating the approach to monitoring blood-borne virus test coverage among people in drug services in Scotland
Trayner, K. (PI), Palmateer, N. (PI), Hutchinson, S. (CoI) & Wilkinson, M. (CoI)
Project: Research Grant
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ENACT: Evaluating the impact of the UK’s first SaNctioned SAfer drug Consumption faciliTy
Hutchinson, S. (PI), McAuley, A. (CoI), Palmateer, N. (CoI), Katikireddi, V. (PI), Mitchell, K. (CoI), Craig, P. (CoI), Boyd, K. A. (CoI), Lewsey, J. (CoI), Horsburgh, K. (CoI), Hickman, M. (CoI), Vickerman, P. (CoI), Artenie, A. (CoI), Parkes, T. (CoI), Nicholls, J. (CoI), Wallace, J. (CoI) & Priyadarshi, S. (CoI)
Project: Research Grant
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COVID-19 vaccination uptake and risk of severe COVID-19 disease among those in, and released from, prison care in Scotland: a national cohort and case-control study
Wilkinson, M., Yeung, A., Bishop, J., Gribben, C., Taylor, B., Cameron, C., Stockton, D., Palmateer, N. & Hutchinson, S., Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 147, 8 p., 105080.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating incidence rates of primary infection and reinfection with hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Scotland: a model-based analysis of repeated cross sectional survey data
McDonald, S. A., Palmateer, N., McAuley, A., Gunson, R. N., Barclay, S. T., Dillon, J. F., Hickman, M. & Hutchinson, S. J., Jan 2026, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 60, 101505.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the effect of direct-acting antiviral agent treatment scale-up on Hepatitis C virus prevalence among people who inject drugs in UK
Samartsidis, P., Harris, R., Dillon, J., Desai, M., Foster, G. R., Gunson, R., Ijaz, S., Mandal, S., McAuley, A., Palmateer, N., Presanis, A. M., Simmons, R., Smith, S., Thorne, B., Yeung, A., Zaouche, M., Hutchinson, S., Hickman, M. & De Angelis, D., Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 144, Part 1, 10 p., 104429.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining trends in the incidence of HIV infection among people with a history of drug use to inform an outbreak investigation and response: a retrospective cohort study
Trayner, K. M. A., Palmateer, N. E., McAuley, A., Yeung, A., Cullen, B. L., Wallace, L. A., Roy, K., Metcalfe, R., Peters, E., Craik, J., Carter, D., Campbell, J., Ritchie, T., Shepherd, S. J., Gunson, R. N. & Hutchinson, S. J., Jan 2025, In: HIV Medicine. 26, 1, p. 97-114 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increased risk of non-fatal overdose associated with non-prescribed benzodiazepine use in Scotland, UK
McAuley, A., Palmateer, N., Goldberg, D. J., Shivaji, T., Ritchie, T., Licence, K., Carter, D. & Hutchinson, S. J., Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 144, 104236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus)