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Born in London and arrived in the Potteries in 1982 via Oxford. Undertook hospital training in Stoke-on-Trent before obtaining my current clinical post as a Principal in General Practice within the Potteries in Wolstanton in 1987.
My research career began in 1991 with my appointment as a research fellow at Keele University.
Current research activities
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Chief investigator for PRIMROSE (The incidences and predictors of the spontaneous resolution of menstrual disturbances in the perimenopausal years)
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Principal investigator for N-PRESS (North Staffordshire Presenting Symptom Study)
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Lead partner in a general medical practice participating in research projects and providing routinely collected data to Weekly Returns Service of Royal College of General Practitioners; Keele GP Research Partnership of Primary Care Sciences, Keele University; General Practice Research Database of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; Medical Research Council; andThe Health Improvement Network of In Practice Systems.
Selected Publications
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2006. A systematic review of postcoital bleeding and risk of cervical cancer. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 56(527), 453-460. link>
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Journal Articles
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2006. A systematic review of postcoital bleeding and risk of cervical cancer. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 56(527), 453-460. link>
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2004. An epidemiological survey of symptoms of menstrual loss in the community. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 54(502), 359-363. link>
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2004. An epidemiological survey of symptoms of menstrual loss in the community. Br J Gen Pract.
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2004. Patterns of consent in epidemiologic research: evidence from over 25,000 responders. American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 159(11), 1087-1094. doi>
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2003. Increased vaginal bleeding: the reasons women give for consulting primary care. J Obstet Gynaecol, vol. 23(1), 48-50. link>
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2002. Why women consult with increased vaginal bleeding: a case-control study. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 52(475), 108-113. link>
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2000. Does psychological status predict the presentation in primary care of women with a menstrual disturbance?. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, vol. 50(455), 491-492. link>
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1997. Endometrial sampling and general practice. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, vol. 47(419), 387-391. link>
Trainer for General Practice Vocational Training from 1995
Teaching partner in a general medical practice undertaking advanced training of general practice vocational trainees from 2001
Teaching partner in a general medical practice training medical students from 2003
Teacher Evidence Based Medicine workshops (MMedSci) from 2006
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