Dr Jessica Watson
BSc(Bristol), MBChB(Bristol), MRCGP(RCGP)
Expertise
I am a GP and researcher. I study the way doctors use blood tests in primary care and how they share test results with patients.
Current positions
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Biography
I studied medicine at Bristol University from 1999-2005 and qualified as a General Practitioner in 2016. I am currently funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) as an Academic Clinical Lecturer. I spend 3 days a week at the University doing research and teaching and 2 days a week as an NHS General Practitioner.
My research uses a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods to answer questions about when doctors should use blood tests, how they should interpret results, and how to share information about tests with patients. My recent work has focussed on the use of blood tests called inflammatory markers.
Research interests
I am a GP and NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer with an interest in how GPs use tests in primary care. My research uses a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods to answer questions about when doctors should use blood tests, how they should interpret results, and how to share information about tests with patients. My recent work has focussed on the use of blood tests called inflammatory markers.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Chair of the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT)
Principal Investigator
Description
PACT is a collaborative research network of enthusiastic Primary Care team members who want to participate in high impact projects and learn more about research. Established in 2019, PACT now…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/02/2023 to 31/01/2026
Test Talk Tools: A mixed-methods systematic review to identify interventions to improve blood test communication in primary care
Principal Investigator
Description
Blood tests are commonly used in general practice. Understanding blood tests is important for patients to help them to become partners in their care and manage their health. It is…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2022 to 30/09/2024
Publications
Selected publications
12/05/2020Practice pointer
BMJ
Use of multiple inflammatory marker tests in primary care
British Journal of General Practice
Blood tests in primary care
Health Expectations
Recent publications
05/07/2023Can I have blood tests to check everything is alright?
BMJ
Clinical effectiveness of point of care tests for diagnosing urinary tract infection: a systematic review
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Exploration of reasons for primary care testing (the Why Test study)
British Journal of General Practice
Great expectations? GPs’ estimations of time required to deliver BMJ’s ‘10 minute consultations’
BMJ Open
Gut feeling for the diagnosis of cancer in general practice: a diagnostic accuracy review
BMJ Open
Thesis
The diagnostic utility of inflammatory markers in primary care
Supervisors
Award date
28/09/2021
Related people
Dr Hayley Jones
Associate Professor in Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Jonathan Banks
Senior Research Fellow (Qualitative Research)
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Chris Salisbury
Professor in Primary Health Care
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Penny Whiting
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Martha Elwenspoek
Research Fellow in Test Evaluation
Bristol Medical School (PHS)