Roger Jones (physician)

Last updated

Professor
Roger Jones
Born1948 (age 7576)
Nationality United Kingdom

Roger Hugh Jones OBE FRCP FRCGP FMedSci (born 1948) is a British general practitioner, a professor of general practice, and former editor of the British Journal of General Practice .

Contents

Career

Jones was trained at the University of Oxford and at St Thomas' Hospital. [1]

He practised as a GP in Hampshire from 1979. [1] He later worked in Lamberth, London and retired from clinical practice in 2010. [2] He was Wolfson Professor of General Practice at Guy's, King's, and St Thomas' School of Medicine, all in London. [1]

He was the editor of the British Journal of General Practice until April 2020. [2]

He served as the founding President of the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology and as the founding Chairman of the European Society for Primary Care Gastroenterology. [1]

In 2011, he gave evidence to the United Kingdom's Select Committee on Science and Technology, regarding peer review. [3]

Jones was Chair of the Trustees of the medical charity CORE, formerly the Digestive Disorders Foundation, from 2010–2013. He was Chair of the Trustees of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund from 2013–2017. [4]

Honours and awards

His is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. [1]

Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to general practice. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leslie Turnberg, Baron Turnberg</span> British physician and politician (born 1934)

Leslie Arnold Turnberg, Baron Turnberg, is a British medical professional and an author of many publications and books related to the medical and health services fields. His experience extends to areas of research in these fields, and maintaining a clinical practice. He has published five books and some 150 articles on medical and scientific research. He has written two books on the history of Israel: Beyond the Balfour Declaration; the 100 Year Quest for Israeli-Palestinian Peace was published in 2017, and Mandate: Britain's Palestinian Burden, 1919–1939 was published in 2021. In May 2024, Patients First: How to Save the NHS was published.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal College of General Practitioners</span> Professional body for doctors in the UK

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the professional body for general (medical) practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges, with over 54,000 members. The RCGP was founded in 1952 in London, England and is a registered charity. Its motto is Cum Scientia Caritas – "Compassion [empowered] with Knowledge."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Australian College of General Practitioners</span>

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is the professional body for general practitioners (GPs) in Australia. The RACGP is responsible for maintaining standards for quality clinical practice, education and training, and research in Australian general practice. The RACGP represents over 40,000 members across metropolitan, urban, rural and remote Australia.

Yvonne Helen Carter was a British general practitioner and Dean of the Warwick Medical School, a post she took up in 2004, after being the Vice-Dean. Warwick Medical School is Britain's first medical school to only accept applications from graduates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Dixon (doctor)</span> British general practitioner (born 1952)

Michael David Dixon, (Hon) is an English general practitioner and current Head of the Royal Medical Household. He is Chair of The College of Medicine and Integrated Health and Visiting Professor at the University of Westminster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clare Gerada</span> London based general practitioner

Dame Clare Mary Louise Francis Gerada, Lady Wessely, is a London-based general practitioner who is a former President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and a former chairperson of the RCGP Council (2010–2013). She has professional interests in mental health, substance misuse, and gambling problems.

Michael Richard Kidd is an Australian medical practitioner, academic and author. He is Professor of Global Primary Care and Future Health Systems at the University of Oxford and Director of the Centre for Future Health Systems at the University of New South Wales. He is a past president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) a past president of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and former Deputy Chief Medical Officer with the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.

Sir Denis John Pereira Gray is a retired British general practitioner. He worked for 38 years in the St Leonard's Medical Practice, Exeter, and continued as a research consultant until 2018, following his father and grandfather.

Michael Alexander Leary Pringle CBE is a British physician and academic. He is the emeritus professor of general practice (GP) at the University of Nottingham, a past president of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), best known for his primary care research on clinical audit, significant event audit, revalidation, quality improvement programmes and his contributions to health informatics services and health politics. He is a writer of medicine and fiction, with a number of publications including articles, books, chapters, forewords and guidelines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Everington</span> British physician and administrator

Sir Anthony Herbert Everington, known as Sam Everington, is a GP at a health centre within the Bromley by Bow Centre, in Tower Hamlets, an area of East London.

John Calum Macdonald Gillies FRSE is a medical doctor who worked as general practitioner (GP) and who is the Depute Director of the Scottish School of Primary Care. He was formerly the chair of the Scottish Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) from November 2010 to November 2014.

Miles Bradley Mack is a British medical doctor who was chair of the Scottish Academy 2019–2022 and was chair of the Scottish council of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2014–2017. He works as a general practitioner in Dingwall in the north of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayur Lakhani</span> British doctor (born 1960)

Sir Mayur Keshavji Lakhani is a British doctor who works as a general practitioner and is Chair of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM).

Amanda Caroline Howe is a British medical doctor who worked as a general practitioner and is an Emeritus Professor of Primary Care at the University of East Anglia. She is a former President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2019—2021 and a former President of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) 2016—2018.

Jeffrey Kenneth Aronson is a British physician and clinical pharmacologist, currently working in the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine in Oxford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Ahmedzai</span> British care specialist

Professor Emeritus Sam H Ahmedzai FRCP, FRCPGlas, FFPMRCoA is a British supportive and palliative care specialist and an Honorary Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine.

Sir Lewis Duthie Ritchie is a Scottish medical doctor who worked as a general practitioner (GP) and medical researcher. He is the James Mackenzie Professor of General Practice at the University of Aberdeen and holds honorary professorships at the University of Edinburgh and the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Godfrey Heath Fowler, OBE, FRCP, FRCGP, FFPH was a British academic, general practitioner and medical scientist. He was Professor of General Practice at the University of Oxford between 1996 and 1997.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Brian Haynes</span> Canadian physician, clinical epidemiologist

Robert Brian Haynes OC is a Canadian physician, clinical epidemiologist, researcher and an academic. He is professor emeritus at McMaster University and one of the founders of evidence-based medicine.

Kamila HawthorneMBE FAcadMEdFLSW is a Welsh medical academic and a general practitioner. She has been a clinical professor of Medical Education, and Associate Dean for Medicine.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2002). Peptic Ulcer: Rise and Fall. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. p. 117. ISBN   978-0-85484-084-7. OL   16407699M. Wikidata   Q29581663.
  2. 1 2 "From a career in GP academia to editing the BJGP". Pulse . 2 January 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. "Written evidence submitted by Professor Roger Jones (PR 23)". 3 March 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. "Good Practice October 2013. News in brief". Medical Defence Union. October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N12.