Brian McMillan
  • Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research, Oxford Road

    M13 9PL Manchester

    United Kingdom

Personal profile

Overview

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 time is split between clinical work and research. I'm also the GP Academic Programme Lead for the Integrated Clinical Academic Training (ICAT) programme at Manchester.  

Biography

I studied psychology at Queens University Belfast, completed a PhD at Leeds University, and worked as a Research Fellow before studying medicine and training as a GP. I was an Academic Foundation Trainee at York, an Academic Clinical Fellow in Primary Care at Sheffield, and an Academic Clinical Lecturer and then NIHR Advanced Fellow at Manchester. During my time here, I've completed a PGDip in Digital Health Leadership and have been advising NHS England on programmes relating to patient online health records access.  

Research interests

I'm interested in how digital technology and psychological theory can be used to improve patients' experiences of primary care. I've examined quality assurance of mobile health apps, looked at how digital technology can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, and explored what patients, carers and healthcare staff want from patient online health records access. My current projects include work on improving patients' and clinicians' experiences of records access and developing tools to enhance the impact of this practice.

Memberships of committees and professional bodies

- 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
- Deputy Chair QResearch Scientific Committee

Teaching

- PhD supervision (5 current)
- Manchester Access Programme (MAP) tutor 2021 - present
- MB ChB APEP supervisor 2024 - present
- MB ChB Academic Advisor - Personal and Professional Development 2017-2019
- Deputy Academic Lead for Assessment at Manchester Medical School 2020-2021
- MB ChB Personal Excellence Pathway supervisor 2020-2021

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

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

External positions

GP, Wincobank Medical Centre

6 Aug 2014 → …

Areas of expertise

  • R Medicine (General)
  • Primary Care
  • General Practice
  • Health Psychology
  • Behaviour change

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Digital Futures
  • Christabel Pankhurst Institute

Keywords

  • Primary Care
  • Health and lifestyle
  • Behaviour Change
  • Health Psychology

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