Dr Clare Davenport BSc, MBChB, MSC, PhD, FFPH

Clare Davenport

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Clinical Associate Professor
Joint Head of Education for the Department of Applied Health Sciences

Contact details

Address
Test and Prediction (TAP) team
Department of Applied Health Sciences
College of Medicine and Health
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT

Clare Davenport is an Associate Clinical Professor working in the Department of Applied Health Sciences. She is a member of the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis, Test Evaluation and Modelling team.

Clare collaborates on methodological and applied health research projects. Her research interests include methods for undertaking systematic reviews of test accuracy, methods for evaluating the impact of testing on patient outcomes and diagnostic decision making.

Clare has several scientific and advisory roles. She has an editorial role for the Cochrane Collaboration. 

Qualifications

  • SFHEA, Advance HE, 2024
  • PhD in Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, 2012
  • MSC Public Health, University of London, 1996
  • MBChB, University of Leicester, 1992
  • BSC, Medical Sciences 1st class Hons, University of Leicester, 1989
  • Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians, 2006

Teaching

  • MBChB
  • MPH
  • MSc Clinical oncology

Continuing Professional Development

  • Systematic Reviews and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy
  • Clinical Reasoning 

Other activities

  • External Examiner: Bristol University, MSc in Public Health

Scientific and Advisory Committees:

  • Member QUADAS-3 Steering group
  • Member, Cochrane Screening and Diagnostic Test Methods Group
  • Member QUADAS-2C Steering group

Editorial positions:

  • Editor, Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews

Publications

Recent publications

Article

the ROCkeTS collaborators, Sundar, S, Agarwal, R, Scandrett, K, Davenport, C, Van Calster, B, Johnson, S, Sengupta, P, Selvi-Vikram, R, Kwong, FL, Mallett, S, Rick, C, Kehoe, S, Timmerman, D, Bourne, T, Stobart, H, Neal, RD, Menon, U, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Sturdy, L, Ottridge, R & Deeks, JJ 2026, 'Diagnostic tests for ovarian cancer in premenopausal women with non-specific symptoms (ROCkeTS): prospective, multicentre, cohort study', BMJ, vol. 392, e083912. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-083912

Dinnes, J, Davenport, C, Harris, B, Ferrante di Ruffano, L, Mallett, S, Takwoingi, Y, Deeks, J & Hyde, C 2026, 'Methodological review reveals essential gaps and inconsistencies in clinical claims, effects and outcomes in HTA reviews of diagnostic tests', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112040

Whiting, PF, Davenport, C, Takwoingi, Y & Deeks, J 2026, 'QUADAS-3: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies', Annals of internal medicine.

Davenport, C, Takwoingi, Y & Deeks, J 2026, 'QUADAS-3 Explanation and Elaboration: Guidance for Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies', Annals of internal medicine.

Tomlinson, E, Holmes, J, Rutjes, A, Davenport, C, Leeflang, M, Yang, B, Mallet, S & Whiting, P 2025, 'Developing a framework for assessing the applicability of the target condition in diagnostic research', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112059

Davenport, C, Richter, A, Hillier, B, Scandrett, K, Agarwal, R, Baldwin, SW, Kale, AU, Alderman, J, Macdonald, T & Deeks, JJ 2025, 'Direct-to-consumer self-tests sold in the UK in 2023: cross sectional review of information on intended use, instructions for use, and post-test decision making', BMJ, vol. 390, e085546. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085546

Hillier, B, Deeks, JJ, Alderman, J, Kale, AU, Macdonald, T, Baldwin, SW, Scandrett, K, Agarwal, R, Richter, A & Davenport, C 2025, 'Direct-to-consumer self-tests sold in the UK in 2023: cross sectional review of regulation and evidence of performance', BMJ, vol. 390 , e085547. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085547

Tomlinson, E, Yang, B, Davenport, CF, Rutjes, AWS, Mallett, S & Whiting, PF 2025, 'Piloting QUADAS-3: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 188, 111983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111983

Jay, R, Davenport, C & Patel, R 2024, 'Clinical reasoning-the essentials for teaching medical students, trainees and non-medical healthcare professionals', British journal of hospital medicine. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2024.0052

Tomlinson, E, Cooper, C, Davenport, C, Rutjes, AWS, Leeflang, M, Mallett, S & Whiting, P 2024, 'Common challenges and suggestions for risk of bias tool development: a systematic review of methodological studies', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111370

Comment/debate

Sundar, S, Davenport, C, Scandrett, K, Timmerman, D, Bourne, T & Deeks, J 2025, 'Risk-prediction models and clinical challenges in the ROCkeTS study: Authors' reply', The Lancet Oncology, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. e4-e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00723-X

Sundar, S, Agarwal, R, Davenport, C, Scandrett, K, Johnson, S, Sengupta, P, Selvi-Vikram, R, Kwong, FL, Mallett, S, Rick, C, Kehoe, S, Timmerman, D, Bourne, T, Van Calster, B, Stobart, H, Neal, RD, Menon, U, Gentry‐Maharaj, A, Sturdy, L, Ottridge, R, Deeks, J & the ROCkeTS collaborators 2024, 'Correction to Lancet Oncol 2024; 25: 1371–86', The Lancet Oncology, vol. 25, no. 11, pp. e542-e542. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00561-8

Review article

Man, R, Vance, JL, Abdullahi, H, Davenport, C, Yuan, M, Ormesher, L, Usman, S, Castleman, J, Fox, C, Hudsmith, LE, Morris, RK & Morton, V 2025, 'Maternal and fetal outcomes in subsequent pregnancies after peripartum cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.15117

Dinnes, J, Berhane, S, Walsh, J, Reidy, P, Doherty, A, Hillier, B, Scandrett, K, Hettiarachchi, D, Islam, F, Mathangasinghe, Y, Nyaaba, N, Taylor, M, Weeratunga, P, Wickramasinghe, D, van Wyk, SS, Cunningham, J, Davenport, C, Dittrich, S, Emperador, D, Hooft, L, Leeflang, MMG, McInnes, MDF, Spijker, R, Verbakel, JY, Takwoingi, Y, Taylor-Phillips, S, Van den Bruel, A, Deeks, JJ & Cochrane COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Accuracy Group 2025, 'Rapid, point-of-care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection', The Cochrane Library, vol. 2025, no. 11, CD013705. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013705.pub4

Cochrane COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Accuracy Group, Dinnes, J, Berhane, S, Walsh, J, Reidy, P, Doherty, A, Hillier, B, Scandrett, K, Hettiarachchi, D, Islam, F, Mathangasinghe, Y, Nyaaba, N, Taylor, M, Weeratunga, P, Wickramasinghe, D, van Wyk, SS, Cunningham, J, Davenport, C, Dittrich, S, Emperador, D, Hooft, L, Leeflang, MMG, McInnes, MDF, Spijker, R, Verbakel, JY, Takwoingi, Y, Taylor-Phillips, S, Van den Bruel, A & Deeks, JJ 2025, 'Rapid, point-of-care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2025, no. 11, CD013705. https://doi.org/10.1002%2F14651858.CD013705.pub4

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