Dr Sarah Hillman MBChB PhD MRCOG MRCGP

Dr Sarah Hillman

School of Health Sciences
Clinical Associate Professor in Women’s Health and Primary Care
125 Anniversary Fellow

Contact details

Address
Murray Learning Centre
School of Health Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Dr Sarah Hillman is a GP and Clinical Associate Professor in Women’s health and Primary Care at the University of Birmingham. Sarah is a mixed methodologist and her research interests are in community Women’s health having previously trained for some years in Obstetrics and Gynaecology before becoming a GP. She is a member of both the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal college of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Sarah is a reviewer for MBRRACE and has co-led the NIHR studies “GRACE” and “Menopause Gap”.

Sarah has recently been awarded an NIHR advanced fellowship to look at experience of HRT. She has been a committee member for NICE, a member of the Clinical advisory group for NHSE (menopause) and a steering group member for the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership on menopause. Sarah has experience in dissemination having spoken on Radio 4’s women’s hour and having done a TEDx talk.

Qualifications

  • MRCGP 2020
  • PhD University of Birmingham 2014
  • MRCOG 2009
  • MBChB University of Birmingham 2004
  • BMedSci University of Birmingham 2001 

Postgraduate supervision

women's health
primary care

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Eccles, A, Keating, S, Mann, C, Shah, L, Dale, J, Apenteng, P, Heera, N, Kuypers, N, Tatnell, L & Hillman, S 2025, 'Accessing Equitable Menopause Care in the Contemporary NHS - Women's Experiences', The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0781

CHAPTER Group, Armstrong, H, Whitehurst, J, Morris, RK, Morton, V & Man, R 2025, 'Antibiotic prophylaxis for childbirth-related perineal trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis', PLOS ONE, vol. 20, no. 5, e0323267. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323267

Macgregor, B, Leach, H, Court, R, Grove, A, Heazell, AE, Hillman, S & Staniszewska, S 2025, 'Determining the key elements of community-based care for women and partners following a stillbirth or second trimester miscarriage: Protocol for a realist synthesis', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 5, e093581. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093581

Jones, L, Delicate, A, Waigwa, S, Hodgetts Morton, V, Morris, RK, Whitehurst, J, Hillman, S & Chapter Collaborative Group 2025, 'Exploring views and experiences of childbirth-related perineal trauma: a qualitative study protocol for developing a wound management tool and care pathway', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 4, e088248. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088248

Davies, R, Goyal, A, Nash, Z, Hillman, S, Davies, M, Panay, N, Daniels, J, Hillard, T, Grant, B, Briggs, P, Robinson, L, Hamoda, H & Jayasena, CN 2025, 'Factors Associated With Non-Vasomotor Menopause Symptoms Experienced by 7285 Women: A UK-Wide National Survey', BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.18353

Parsons, J, Grimley, C, Clarke, L & Hillman, S 2025, 'How can the Illness Risk Representation Framework be used to explain flu, whooping cough and Covid-19 vaccination uptake amongst pregnant women? A qualitative study', Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251329680

Hirst, JA, Mtika, WM, Coupland, C, Dixon, S, Hippisley-Cox, J & Hillman, S 2025, 'Inequalities in hormone replacement therapy prescribing in UK primary care: population based cohort study', BMJ Medicine, vol. 4, no. 1, e001349. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmed-2025-001349

Mann, C, Shah, L, Eccles, A, Keating, S, Dale, J, Apenteng, P & Hillman, S 2025, 'Menopause care for diverse communities: a qualitative study of GP clinician experiences', British Journal of General Practice . https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0780

Grimley, C, Atherton, H, Bick, D, Clarke, L, Hillman, S & Parsons, J 2025, 'Midwives’ perceptions and experiences of recommending and delivering vaccinations to pregnant women following the Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study', Midwifery, vol. 140, 104206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.104206

Grumitt, G, Man, R, Vance, JL, Turner, A, Morris, RK, Morton, VH & CHAPTER Group 2025, 'Outcomes of suture material, suture technique and tissue adhesives for repair of childbirth-related perineal trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis', European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, vol. 312, 114086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114086

Chapter Collaborative Group, Delicate, A, Hillman, S, Morton, V, Morris, RK, Man, R & Jones, L 2025, 'Postnatal care and pathways for childbirth-related perineal trauma in England: A qualitative study of healthcare professionals' experiences and perspectives on future development', Women and Birth, vol. 38, no. 6, 102106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102106

Abstract

Shah, L & Hillman, S 2025, 'An action research approach to imposter participants in qualitative research: implications for our practice', The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, vol. 75, no. suppl 1, bjgp25X741717. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp25X741717

Comment/debate

Hirst, J & Hillman, S 2025, 'Menopause care is neglected and inequitable', British Medical Journal, vol. 390, r2038. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r2038

Review article

MacGregor, B, Madejowski, S, Leach, H, Macdonald, C, Dale, J, Grove, A, Heazell, AEP, Parsons, J, Staniszewska, S & Hillman, S 2025, 'Interventions to Improve Outcomes After Pregnancy Loss: A Systematic Review', BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70043

CHAPTER Group, Man, R, Bhatia, T, Sitch, A, Morris, RK & Hodgetts-Morton, V 2025, 'Prognostic factors for wound complications after childbirth-related perineal trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70041

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