Graeme Docherty

Biography

Graeme Docherty is Research Co-ordinator for the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies at the University of Nottingham and is involved in assisting and facilitating research within the UKCTCS. Prior to 2008, he worked for NHS Research and Development at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. He holds MA and MSc degrees from the University of Glasgow.

Research Interest

Graeme is research coordinator for the UK Centre for Tobacco Control studies and has assisted in the initiation/set up of many projects, in particular dealing with Ethics and NHS permissions for research. He has had substantial involvement in the following projects, working with other UKCTCS researchers: A randomised control trial of a telephone 'quitline' investigating two types of cessation support and the option of 'no cost' nicotine replacement therapy (the PORTSSS trial). An action research project using qualitative methods to explore smoking in a deprived community in Nottingham with a view to implementing interventions to decrease smoking prevalence in the area. Future research is likely to include quantitative analysis of existing datasets to explore the concept of 'hardening' in smokers who cannot or do not want to quit.