Research output per year
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Dr
Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research, Oxford Road
M13 9PL Manchester
United Kingdom
I’m an NIHR Advanced Fellow at the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research, a practising GP and a Registered Health Psychologist. My research interests include the application of digital technology and psychological theory to improving patients' experiences of primary care.
After qualifying with a BSSc in Psychology from Queen's University Belfast, I completed a PhD at the University of Leeds and worked there as a Research Fellow before returning to student life to study Medicine. I finished my medical degree in 2010, completed my academic foundation training in York, was a NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Sheffield during my GP training, and then moved to Manchester to take up a post as an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care.
I'm interested in how digital technology and psychological theory can be used to improve patients' experiences of primary care. I've examined the issue of quality assurance of mobile health apps, looked at how mobile technology can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, and explored what patients want from online access to their primary care record. My current projects include work on how patients' online access to their health records could be used as a tool to motivate health behaviour change.
- Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
- Registered Health Psychologist
- Chartered Psychologist
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
- Member of the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology
- Member of the Society for Academic Primary Care
- PhD supervision (3 current)
- Manchester Access Programme (MAP) tutor 2021, 2022, 2023
- Deputy Academic Lead for Assessment at Manchester Medical School 2020-2021
- MB ChB Personal Excellence Pathway supervisor 2020-2021
- MB ChB Academic Advisor - Personal and Professional Development 2017-2019
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Postgraduate Diploma, Digital Health Leadership, Imperial College London
Award Date: 1 Dec 2021
Bachelor of Medicine, Medicine, University of Leeds
Award Date: 15 Jun 2010
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology, University of Leeds
Award Date: 20 Mar 1998
Bachelor of Social Science, Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
Award Date: 9 Jul 1993
GP, Wincobank Medical Centre
6 Aug 2014 → …
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
McMillan, B., Bower, P., French, D., Sanders, C. & Van Staa, T.
1/04/21 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
Cotterill, S., Bower, P., Elliott, R., French, D., Giles, S., Kontopantelis, E., McMillan, B., Rutter, M., Sanders, C. & Wilson, P.
1/10/20 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
McMillan, Brian (Recipient), 12 Feb 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
McMillan, Brian (Recipient), 29 Mar 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
McMillan, Brian (Recipient), 6 Feb 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Brian McMillan (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Brian McMillan (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Brian McMillan (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Brian McMillan (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Brian McMillan (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk