
Dr Richard Ma
MSc, MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, Dip GUM, DFSRH, MBChB, PGCert Med Ed, DrPH, PhD
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Current positions
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
I am a general practitioner with a clinical interest in sexual and reproductive healthcare and public health. My research interests focus on how these can be delivered effectively in primary care.
I was awarded a PhD from Imperial College London in June 2023. My thesis was on "Improving the effectiveness and equity of contraceptive provision in general practice". This PhD was part of a Doctoral Research Fellowship (DRF grant number DRF-2017-10-181) funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). I conducted some feasibility work through an In-Practice Fellowship (grant number IPF-2014-08-11) also funded by the NIHR. My supervisors were Professor Sonia Saxena, Professor Alex Bottle and Professor Helen Ward throughout my doctoral fellowship.
During my Fellowship, I also collaborated with other research teams within Imperial College London and externally with teams from Cardiff University and Oxford University on topics such as child health in primary care, PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men in Wales and experience of gender non-conforming young people.
As an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at CAPC, I will continue with my research interest in sexual and reproductive healthcare. I will also be exploring HIV care and PrEP delivery in general practice.
Publications
Recent publications
01/02/2025Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families
Health and Social Care Delivery Research
Understanding women from ethnic minorities’ perspectives about contraception in the UK
BMJ Sexual and Reproductive health
Influences on ethnic minority women’s experiences and access to contraception in the UK
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
Improving the effectiveness and equity of contraceptive provision in general practice
Spotlight on drug-resistantShigella: raising awareness within general practice
British Journal of General Practice