Dr Sam Burr, BA, MSc, PhD

Senior Research Associate

In 2009 I completed the BA in German and Linguistic Science at University of York and worked in Berlin and England, while I gathered volunteering experience with children and adults with speech, language and communication needs. In 2011 I began my professional training at University College London and completed the MSc Speech & Language Sciences in 2013. In September 2013 I accepted a NQP post with Solent NHS Trust as a community paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, and developed my specialist interest in speech sound disorders and research. In March 2016 I secured funding from Solent NHS Trust to complete a Clinical Academic Internship to support the preparation of my application for an HEE/NIHR ICA Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship. My application was successful, and the 4-year fellowship began in June 2017 and I was awarded my doctorate in November 2022. In February 2022 I took up a full-time role with BSLTRU as Senior Research Associate coordinating the NIHR RfPB funded MISLToe_SSD study and facilitating the SSLiC study. 

I am a passionate advocate of clinical academic roles through my work as a Research Champion for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and former role as Clinical Academic Lead for Solent NHS Trust. I am a Clinical Academic mentor through the RCSLT offering support to clinical colleagues looking to explore the clinical academic career pathway.

Selected publications

• Cleland, J., Burr, S., Harding, S., Stringer, H. & Wren, Y. [submitted]. Development of an Agreed Labelling System and Protocol for the Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorder Subtypes in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 
• Harding, S., Burr, S., Cleland, J., Stringer, H. & Wren, Y. (2023). Outcome measures for children with speech sound disorder: an umbrella review protocol. BMJ Open.
• Harding, S.  & Burr, S. (2022). How to? Methods: Working with Children and Parents. In Volkmer & Broomfield (Eds), Seldom Heard Voices in Service User involvement. J & R Pres, Guildford:UK.   
• Stewart, A. & Burr, S. (2021). Thickened liquids: do they still have a place in the paediatric dysphagia toolkit? Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. 
• Burr, S., Harding, S., Wren, Y., & Deave, T. (2020). The Relationship between Feeding and non-Nutritive Sucking Behaviours and Speech Sound Development: A Systematic Review. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedia. Doi: 10.1159/000505266  

Researchgate Profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samantha_Burr

A workshop was undertaken to identify and prioritise the research that clinicians need and want undertaking.

The attendees identified 58 research topics, sorted these into 10 initial coherent themes and prioritised them in terms of greatest need. Specifically, we asked them to independently identify and rank the five themes they considered most important. With these rankings, we assigned a score to each theme, with higher scores representing a higher ranking identifying the priority (table one).

The CSDRN further explored the workshop outcomes and validated the participant’s prioritisation.  Figure one shows the categorisation of the developed research questions.  The CSPRN will use the individual clinically relevant questions, as indicators of need and drivers for future research programmes.  Moreover, the attendees of the workshop, together with interested members of the CENs, are and will continue to be valued colleagues to the network, as we seek to involve practitioners in the process of research at all stages – from identifying research priorities and setting questions, through to data collection and analysis, and on to disseminating the results.

GMC Number: 6077269

Year of first qualification: 2003, London

Specialty: Anaesthesia

Secretary: Jean Moon

Telephone: 0117 414 5114

GMC Number: 6054795

Year of first qualification: 2002, Nottingham University

Specialty: Respiratory Medicine

Clinical interests: Interstitial lung disease

Secretary: Su Roberts

Telephone: 0117 414 2016

GMC Number: 6025672

Year of first qualification: 2001, University of Bristol

Specialty: Respiratory Medicine

Clinical interest: Adult respiratory Medicine, Lung Cancer

Secretary: Tracey Ayshford

Telephone: 0117 414 2016

Email: Respiratoryadmin@nbt.nhs.uk 

GMC Number: 6076946

Year of first qualification: 2003, University of Bristol

Specialty: Gastroenterology & General Internal Medicine

Clinical interest:  Inflammatory bowel disease,  General gastroenterology,  Endoscopy, Barrett’s oesophagus

Secretary: Sally Bale

Telephone: 0117 414 6353

Dr Leonard Griffiths is a Gastroenterologist with broad interests including general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and endoscopy.

He qualified in 2003 from the University of Bristol, trained in the South West region and became a Consultant at North Bristol NHS Trust in 2017. He previously held lead roles in Audit and Education and is now the Clinical Lead for Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

Dr Griffiths is an endoscopy trainer, and accredited as a Bowel Cancer Screening Programme endoscopist. He works with his colleagues including IBD nurses striving to increase standards in IBD care. Dr Griffiths has an interest in computers and IT systems, and how these might improve information availability and workflow, with several projects ongoing.

In terms of research, Dr Griffiths received a PhD from the University of Bath Department of Biochemistry for his research into Barrett’s oesophagus (a pre-cancerous condition of the food pipe). This work led to a research trial in Barrett’s oesophagus where he was the Principle Investigator.

Dr Leonard Griffiths is a member of:

• British Society of Gastroenterology
• Royal College of Physicians
• British Society for Developmental Biology

GMC Number: 6102273

Year of first qualification: 2001, Medical University of Warsaw

Specialty: Neurology

Clinical interests: Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, Botulinum injections for dystonia

Secretary: Laura Martin

Telephone: 0117 414 6690

Dr Konrad Szewczyk-Krolikowski joined the North Bristol NHS Trust as a Consultant Neurologist in September 2016.

His main interest is Movement Disorders, particularly parkinsonism, dystonias, including treatment with botulinum toxin injections and deep brain stimulation.

He completed his specialty training in Plymouth and Exeter and did a DPhil degree on functional imaging changes in Parkinson’s Disease in Oxford.

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• Gloucestershire
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Please be aware that the patients GP practice must be within the boundaries of one of the listed counties, in order for us to accept the referral.

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