Dr Alex Burrell
MRCGP, BMedSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons)
Current positions
NIHR In-Practice Clinical Research Fellow
Applied Health Research
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Research interests
GP & NIHR In-Practice Fellow
Interests in urgent primary & community care and medical publishing
Publications
Selected publications
31/07/2026GP roles in emergency ambulance services in the United Kingdom: a qualitative realist study
British Journal of General Practice
GP roles in emergency medical services: a systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis
British Journal of General Practice Open
Patient safety in actioning and communicating blood test results in primary care.: A UK wide audit using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT)
BMJ Open Quality
Recent publications
31/07/2026GP roles in emergency ambulance services in the United Kingdom: a qualitative realist study
British Journal of General Practice
Predictors of traumatic brain injury amongst secondary school students in England: A retrospective cohort study using electronic health records
Injury
Yonder: Talking to a GP about suicide, GP–minister networks, practice managers as partners, and Welsh as first language
British Journal of General Practice
Yonder: Working rurally, pain-related distress, access and experience, and tailored public health messaging
British Journal of General Practice
Yonder: Pattern disruption, health inequalities in GP training, waiting for mental health treatment, and shared decision making
British Journal of General Practice
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Dr Matthew Booker
Associate Professor in Urgent Care and Primary Care
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Dr Jessica Watson
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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
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Dr Sam Merriel
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