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Mark has been a GP in North Staffordshire since 1984 and for the last 10 has developed an interest in the management of osteoarthritis in primary care. He is a GP Research Fellow at Keele University, working in the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, and is the GP Director of Primary Care Research West Midlands North. and Clinical Lead for Central England PCRN. He held an NIHR In-Practice Fellowship from 2008 to 2010 and is currently Royal College of General Practitioners Clinical Champion for Osteoarthritis.
- Data quality in electronic GP records
- Management of osteoarthritis in primary care
- The implementation of new innovations in clinical practice
- Epidemiology of common problems in general practice
Selected Publications
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2013. DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PACKAGE FOR PRACTICE NURSES TO SUPPORT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS CONSULTING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 39). link>
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2013. OSTEOARTHRITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 10). link>
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2012. WHAT MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS DOES THE AVERAGE GP SEE?. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 51, p. 10). link>
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Journal Articles
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2010. Annual consultation prevalence of regional musculoskeletal problems in primary care: an observational study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 11, 144. doi>
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2007. A guide to managing knee pain in older adults. JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE, vol. 56(6), 433. link>
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2007. Measuring disease prevalence: a comparison of musculoskeletal disease using four general practice consultation databases. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 57(534), 7-14. link>
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2004. Quality of morbidity coding in general practice computerized medical records: a systematic review. Family Practice, vol. 21(4), 396-412. doi>
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2001. Clinical history in older adults with knee pain: standardised interview questions from general practice and rheumatology perspectives for epidemiological research. RHEUMATOLOGY, vol. 40, 127. link>
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1988. TRIMETHOPRIM FOR URINARY-TRACT INFECTION. JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, vol. 38(315), 474. link>
Chapters
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2008. Monitoring in osteoarthritis. In Evidence-based Medical Monitoring: From Principles to Practice. Glasziou P, Inwig L, Aronson J (Eds.). Blackwell Publishing.
Other
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2013. DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PACKAGE FOR PRACTICE NURSES TO SUPPORT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS CONSULTING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 39). link>
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2013. OSTEOARTHRITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 10). link>
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2012. WHAT MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS DOES THE AVERAGE GP SEE?. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 51, p. 10). link>
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2010. A MODEL OSTEOARTHRITIS CONSULTATION FOR GENERAL PRACTICE: DEVELOPMENT BY CONSENSUS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 49, pp. I15-I16). link>
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2006. Measuring the prevalence of musculoskeletal disease: A comparison using four general practice databases. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, p. I117). link>
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2006. Primary care management of knee pain in people aged 50 years and over: A survey of current practice and comparison to published recommendations. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, p. I74). link>
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2003. The development of a hand survey questionnaire for an assessment of hand problems in older people. Rheumatology.
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Defining the content of an opportunistic osteoarthritis consultation with health care professionals:A Delphi consensus study. Annals of Rheumatic Disease (vol. 70, p. 756). doi>
Mark teaches evidence-based medicine to both undergraduate medical students and general practitioners in training. He runs a One-Day Evidence-Based Practice Workshop annually in September for local NHS clinicians and facilitates an Evidence-Based Practice Group for local GPs.

