GP (West Walk Surgery) and Academic Clinical Lecturer (University of Bristol)

Jess is a GP in Bristol and Academic Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. In her academic role she uses research to explore the rational use of blood tests and blood test communication in primary care. Jess is leading the Why Test study and is excited to help others to use the PACT network to undertake innovative research that makes a difference to patients. Outside of work Jess is a busy mum of four and enjoys outdoor swimming and playing the violin.

GP and PCN Research Lead (Norwich), Commercial Research Mentor (East of England RDN), and NIHR SPCR GP Commercial Research Fellow (Clinical Senior Lecturer) at the University of Exeter, and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham.

Serge’s academic work focuses on improving relational continuity of care, particularly for patients with complex multimorbidity and mental ill health. His leadership focuses on capacity and capability building for life science research in UK primary care.

GP (Thurleigh Road Practice), PACT Researcher (University of Bristol), and Honorary Research Fellow (City St George’s, University of London)

Stephen is an academic GP based in South West London. He previously completed an Academic Foundation Programme at the University of Southampton and an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship in General Practice at City St George’s, University of London. Stephen was the Co-chief Investigator for PACT’s most recent project, The Hidden Workload Study, exploring unrecorded work in general practice.

Stephen’s research interests focus on how general practice workflows and organisational structures can support better population health and more sustainable primary care, with a particular interest in translating evidence into policy and system change. He is also a Digital Health Clinician at Abtrace, a population health medtech company.

Administrator (University of Bristol)

Thom joined the PACT team as administrator for the Why Test project. He also supported data collection for the CHiP project and The Hidden Workload Study. Thom has experience supporting a variety of research projects at University of Bristol and Imperial College London. In his free time, he enjoys travelling, hiking, cycling and dancing salsa.

GP (North London) and SPCR Career Development Fellow in Primary Care (Queen Mary University of London)

Dipesh is a London-based GP and researcher at the Queen Mary, University of London in East London. He researches how to improve the lives of people with a cancer diagnosis (living with and beyond cancer, cancer survivorship) and health inequalities. He was one of the founding members of the PACT committee and continues to excited to be part of an innovative primary care research initiative that powers projects, utilising existing masses of data to improve patients’ lives.

GP (Acute Rural Fellow, Stranraer) and Hon Senior Lecturer (University of Dundee)

Anna is a General Practitioner and biostatistician working in Scotland, with interests in urgent and out-of-hours care, stroke, rural and remote medicine, women’s health, and evidence synthesis. She brings end-to-end experience in clinical research, from study design and analysis to dissemination, supporting collaborative and evidence-based primary care research.

Doctor

Following an academic Foundation Programme (leadership), Emma has completed the FMLM National Medical Director's Clinical Fellow scheme at the NIHR Clinical Research Network coordinating centre, working primarily to increase research delivery in Primary Care and in particular for underserved communities. She also worked as a Clinical Policy Fellow at the Department for Health and Social Care in the clinical trials policy team during the governments response to the O'Shaughnessy review. Emma is keen to share her extensive clinical leadership and systems knowledge to develop research in Primary Care as she continues to develop her academic career.

GP (Sherburn Group Practice) and NIHR In Practice Fellow (Hull York Medical School)

James is a salaried GP in North Yorkshire and a clinical academic based at the Hull York Medical School. His research interests are in medical education, both for undergraduates and GP trainees. He has also worked in polypharmacy and safe prescribing as well as an evolving interest in how educational interventions can help address the recruitment and retention crisis in primary care. He has recently started an NIHR In Practice Fellowship to further develop his research skills and interest in these research areas.

GPST3 (Norwich VTS) and Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice (University of East Anglia)

Ian is an Academic Clinical Fellow in General practice and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia. Ian’s research interests are around opportunistic behaviour change interventions and advance care planning. Ian previously co-led the NIHR funded Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department and is currently undertaking a PhD by publication around smoking cessation in the emergency department setting.

First Contact Physiotherapist and NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow

Kirsten is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who has worked in various GP practices in Leeds as a First Contact Physiotherapist since 2017.  She is currently undertaking an NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship focussing on developing a consultation model for FCPs.  In her pre-Doctoral fellowship she completed three studies around patient access to FCP.  She is also currently involved in national research studies investigating treatments for plantar heel pain, a self-management app for people with elbow/wrist/hand pain, and a feasibility trial of Physio vs surgical management of Tennis Elbow.  Outside of work Kirsten enjoys dance classes, running, and spending time with her family (dog walks, films and board games are the top three activities!).

Lead Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner and NIHR In-Practice Fellow

Kayleigh is a Lead Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner and the first pharmacist to be awarded an NIHR In‑Practice Fellowship. She combines clinical practice with embedded research, focusing on polypharmacy and health literacy. With a strong clinical background, Kayleigh is new to research and is committed to building research capability across the primary care workforce and supporting multidisciplinary collaboration.

GP Specialty Trainee (GPST1 Northumbria VTS)

Henil is a GP trainee based in Newcastle upon Tyne with prior experience working in clinical trials. He has a strong interest in reducing polypharmacy and tackling health inequalities affecting ethnic minority and socioeconomically deprived populations. Within PACT, Henil is committed towards creating an inclusive, collaborative, and accessible research environment for new researchers, especially medical students, resident doctors, and AHPs. Outside of work, Henil actively explores historical places across the Northeast.

ST3 Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice (Bristol)

Molly is a GP Registrar and Academic Clinical Fellow at the University of Bristol. Molly's research interest is around delivering continuity of care in general practice and she will be co-leading the Accessing Continuity study. Molly also has a passion for leadership, and is the current National RCGP GP Registrar Co-Chair. In her spare time Molly enjoys playing a whole variety of different sports.

GPST3 Trainee (Severn VTS) and Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice (University of Bristol)

Hannah is an Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice at the University of Bristol. In her academic time Hannah is co-leading the Accessing Continuity study where she is researching the associations between access systems and continuity of care in UK general practice. Hannah has lots of experience in medical education, previously working as a Clinical Teaching Fellow. Outside of work, she enjoys playing Tag Rugby and going on road-trips.

Urgent Care Practitioner / Research Paramedic (Pioneer Medical Group)

Rob is a Research Paramedic working in the Bristol area.  He leads a portfolio career within the disciplines of Primary, Urgent, Emergency and Unscheduled Care. Clinically, Rob works as an Urgent Care Practitioner with a special interest in Respiratory Long-Term Conditions for Pioneer Medical Group, an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner and Outgoing Employee Director for BrisDoc Healthcare Services Ltd and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.  

As an advocate and ambassador for progressing the Primary Care research space, Rob is part of a small community of dedicated AHPs helping to influence what is possible in research at a micro and macro level in the BNSSG area, championing patients from deprived and disadvantaged communities.  Rob has a Diploma in Management Studies from the CMI and is trained to mentor and supervise AHPs in Primary Care.

GP and NIHR Clinical Research Fellow 

Emily is a GP and Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, with experience working at the interface of clinical General Practice, academic research and the commercial sector. Her research focuses on antibiotic resistance, community antibiotic use and point-of-care testing in primary care to inform antibiotic usage. She holds a masters in epidemiology, with a thesis assessing the burden of antibiotic resistance in Malawi. She is currently completing a PhD on the topic of: “Can point-of-care tests improve the diagnosis and management of respiratory tract infections in primary care?”. Emily also works as the University of Bristol NIHR General Practice Commercial Research Fellow. She has worked in multiple healthcare settings globally. Outside of work she enjoys outdoors adventures, triathlon, cooking and traveling.

GP (Amicus Health) and Wellcome NIHR SPCR Doctoral Fellow (University of Exeter)

Deepthi is an academic GP based in Devon, currently pursuing her doctoral fellowship at the University of Exeter. Her PhD focuses on the intersectionality of sex and ethnicity on primary care management of symptoms of suspected colorectal cancer, which aligns with her research interest in early cancer diagnosis. Given her past training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, she is also passionate about research in Women’s Health and is a member of the RCGP Women’s health Special Interest Group.

GP and NIHR In-Practice Fellow

Nick is an NIHR In-Practice Fellow at the University of Nottingham, a Nottingham-based GP, and member of the Nottinghamshire Primary-Secondary Care Interface Partnership. His research interests centre on the safety and quality of care at hospital discharge and applying systems approaches to achieve improvement from an overall  perspective. He is passionate about collaborations within primary care and between different areas of the healthcare system.