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Professor John Campbell (Exeter), MD FRCGP

Professor of General Practice and Primary Care

Email: ku.ca.smp@llebpmac.nhoj

Alternative email: ku.ca.smp@rro.eiluJ

Telephone:01392 722740

Based: St Lukes, Smeall Building, St Lukes Campus, Magdalen Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU

Biography

Professor Campbell joined Peninsula Medical School in January 2002 having previously worked in both the Universities of Edinburgh and Guy's Kings and St Thomas' Medical School, London. Professor Campbell is an established Health Services Researcher with an interest in access to primary care. He had shared responsibility for the development and evaluation of the General Practice Assessment Questionnaire, currently recognised and used within the current general practice national contract. Current projects include development of a survey instrument to assess the views of users of out-of-hours primary care services, and several projects around the mental health needs of primary care patients. He is responsible for supervision of the primary care research team within Peninsula Medical School.

Publications

Wright C, Richards SH, Hill JJ, Roberts MJ, Norman GR, Greco M, Taylor MRS, Campbell JL. Multisourfe feedback in evaluating the performance of doctors: the example of the UK General Medical Council Patient and Colleague Questionnaires. Academic Medicine 2012;87(12):1668-78.

Aboulghate A, Abel G, Elliott MN, Parker RA, Campbell J, Lyratzopoulos G, Roland M. Do English patietns want continuity of care, and do they receive it? Br J Gen Pract 2012; 62:421-2. DOI:10.3399/bjgp12X653624.

Chalder M, Wiles NJ, Campbell J, Hollinghurst SP, Haase AM, Taylor AH, Fox KR, Costelloe C, Searle A, Baxter H, Winder R, Wright C, Turner K, Calnan M, Lawlor DA, Peters TJ, Sharp DJ, Montgomery AA, Lewis G. Facilitated physical activity as a treatment for depressed adults: randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2012;344:e2758.

James MA, Campbell JL. Better prevention of stroke through screening for atrial fibrillation. Editorial. BJGP 2012; 62(598):234-5.

Hill JJ, Asprey A, Richards SH, Campbell JL. Multisource feedback questionnaires in appraisal and for revalidation: a qualitative study in UK general practice. BJGP 2012:62(598):242-3.

Chalder M, Wiles NJ, Campbell J, Hollinghurst SP, Searle A, Haase AM, Taylor AH, Fox KR, Baxter H, Davis M, Thorp H, Winder R, Wright C, Calnan M, Lawlor DA, Peters TJ, Sharp DJ, Turner KM, Montgomery AA, Lewis G. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a physical activity intervention as a treatment for depression: the treating depression with physical activity (TREAD) trial. Health Technology Assessment 2012; 16(10): 10.3310/hta16100

Burt J, Roland M, Paddison C, Reeves D, Campbell J, Abel G, Bower P. Prevalence and benefits of care plans and care planning for people with long-term conditions in England. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 2012;17:64-71.

Clark CE, Taylor R, Shore A, Campbell J. The difference in blood presssure readings between arms and survival: primary care cohort study. BMJ 2012; 344:e1327 doi:10.1136/bmje.1327

Clark CE, Taylor RS, Shore AC, Ukoumunne OC, Campbell JL. Association of a difference in systolic blood pressure between arms with vascular disease and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet; published online ahead of print 30-1-12 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2811%2961710-8/abstract

Lyratzopoulos G, Elliott M, Barbiere JM, Henderson A,  Staestky L, Paddison C, Campbell J, Roland M. Understanding ethnic and other socio-demographic differences in patient experience of primary care: evidence from the English General Practice Patient Survey. BMJ Qual Health Care 2012; 21(1):21-29.

Clark CE, Smith LFP, Glynn LG, Taylor RS, Campbell J. Allied health professional-led interventions for improving control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension [Protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD009410. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD009410.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009410/full

Searle A, Calnan M, Turner KM, Lawlor DA, Campbell J, Chalder M, Lewis G. General practitioners' beliefs about physical activity for managing depression in primary care. Mental Health and Physical Activity2011 Epub

Pavey TG, Taylor AH, Fox KR, Hillsdon M,  Anokye N, Campbell JL, Foster C, Green C, Moxham T, Mutrie N, Searle J, Trueman P, Taylor RS. Effect of exercise referral schemes in primary care on physical act6ivity and improving health outcomes: systematic review and meta-anlaysis. BMJ2011:343:d6462 doi:10.1136/bmj.d6462

Campbell JL, Roberts M, Wright C, Greco M, Taylor M, Richards SH. Factors associated with variability in the assessment of UK doctors' professionalism: an analysis of survey results. British Medical Journal2011; 343:d6212 doi:10.1136/ bmj.d6212

Lyratzopoulos G, Barbiere J, Elliott M, Staestky L, Paddison C, Campbell J, Roland M. How can health care providers be reliably compared? Lessons from a national survey of patient experience. Medical Care 2011;49:724-33.

Glanville J, Kendrick T, McNally R, Campbell J, Hobbs FDR. Research output on primary care in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States: bibliometric analysis. BMJ 2011;342:d1028.

Goodwin VA, Richards SH, Henley W, Ewings P, Taylor AH, Campbell JL. An exercise intervention to prevent falls in people with Parkinson's disease: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2011. Online

Richards SH,  Winder R, Seamark C, Seamark D, Avery S, Gilbert J, Barwick A, Campbell JL. The experiences and needs of people seeking palliative health care out-of-hours: a qualitative study. Primary Health Care Research & Development 2011:12(2):165-78.

Dickens A, Richards SH, Greaves C, Campbell JL. Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2011;11:647.

Allison R, Shelling L, Dennett R, Ayers T, Evans PH, Campbell JL. The effectiveness of various models of primary care based follow-up after stroke: A systematic review. Primary Care Research & Development 2011;12:214-222

Searle A, Calnan M, Lewis G, Campbell J, Taylor A, Turner K. Patients' views of physical activity as treatment for depression: a qualitative study. Br J Gen Pract 2011;61(585): 254-255.

Clark CE, Smith LFP, Taylor RS, Campbell JL. Nurse-led interventions used to improve control of high blood pressure in people with diabetes: a systematic review and meta analysis. Diabetic Medicine 2011; 28(3):250-261.

Hawton A, Green C, Dickens A, Richards S, Taylor R, Edwards R, Greaves C, Campbell JL. The impact of social isolation on the health status and health-related quality of life of older people. Quality of Life Research 2011;20:57-67. 

Richards SH, Campbell JL, Dickens A. Does the method of administration influence the UK GMC Patient Questionnaire ratings? Primary Health Care Research & Development 2011:12:68-78.

White AR, Rampes H, Liu JP, Stead LP, Campbell J. Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 1. Art.No@:CD0000009. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD0000009.pub3

Lyratzopoulos G, Elliott MN, Barbiere J, Staestky L, Paddison CA, Campbell J, Roland M. How can health care organizations be reliably compared? Lessons from a national survey of patient experience. Medical Care 2011;49(8):724-33.

Baxter H, Winder R, Chalder M, Wright C, Sherlock S, Haase A, Wiles NJ, Montgomery AA, Taylor AH, Fox KR, Lawlor DA, Peters TJ, Sharp DJ, Campbell J, Lewis G. Physical activity as a treatment for depression: the TREAD randomised trial protocol. Trials2010 11:105.

Clark CE, Smith LFP, Taylor R, Campbell JL. Nurse led interventions to improve control of blood pressure in people with hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis. Br Med J 2010:341: c3995

Faulkner J, Walshaw E, Campbell J, Jones R, Taylor R, Price D, Taylor A. The feasibility of recruiting patients with early COPD to a pilot trial assessing the effects of a physical activity intervention. Primary Care Respiratory Journal 2010;19:124-30.

Narayanan A, Greco M, Campbell JL. Generalisability in unbalanced, uncrossed and fully nested studies. Medical Education  2010; 44:367-378.

Harding G, Campbell J, Parsons S, Rahman A, Underwood M. British pain clinic practitioners' recognition and use of the bio-psychosocial pain management model for patients when physical interventions are ineffective or inappropriate: results of a qualitative study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2010; 11:51.

Roland M, Elliott M, Lyratzopoulos G, Barbiere J, Parker RA, Smith P, Bower P, Campbell J. Reliability of patient responses in pay for performance schemes: analysis of national General Practitioner Patient Survey data in England. Br Med J 2009; 339 (sep29_3):b3851.

Tough EA, White AR, Richards SH, Lord B, Campbell JL. Developing and validating a sham acupuncture needle. Acupunct Med 2009; 27 (3):118-122.

Croker J, Campbell JL. Satisfaction with access to healthcare: qualitative study of rural patients and practitioners. Primary Health Care Research & Development 2009;10(4):309-19.

Campbell J, Smith P, Nissen S, Bower P, Elliott M, Roland M. The GP Patient Survey for use in primary care in the National Health Service in the UK - development and psychometric characteristics. BMC Family Practice 2009, 10:57.

Richards SH, Campbell JL, Walshaw E, Dickens A, Greco M. A multi-method analysis of free-text comments from the UK General Medical Council Colleague Questionnaires. Medical Education 2009;43: 757-766.

Clark C, Greaves C, Evans PH, Dickens A, Campbell J. The interarm blood pressure difference in diabetes: a barrier to effective management? Brit J Gen Pract 2009;59:428-32.

Tough E, White A, Cummings M, Richards SH, Campbell JL. Acupuncture and dry needling in the management of myofascial trigger point pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European Journal of Pain 2009; 13:3-10.

Kernick D, Campbell J. Measuring the impact of headache in children: a critical review of the literature. Cephalalgia 2009; 29 (1):3-16.

Wright C, Moseley A, Chilvers R, Stabb L, Campbell JL, Richards SH. Development of an early intervention to prevent long-term incapacity for work: using an online RAND/UCLA appropriateness method to obtain the views of general practitioners. Primary Health Care Research & Development 2009; 10:65-78.

Campbell J, Roland M, Richards S, Dickens A, Greco M, Bower P. Users' reports and evaluations of out-of-hours health care and the UK national quality requirements: a cross sectional study. British Journal of General Practice 2009; 59:18-23.

Allison R, Evans PH, Kilbride C, Campbell JL. Secondary prevention of stroke: using the experiences of patients and carers to inform the development of an educational resource. Family Practice 2008; 25 (5):355-361.

Robb KA, Miles A, Campbell J, Evans P, Wardle J. Impact of risk information on perceived colorectal cancer risk: a randomized trial. J Health Psychol 2008; 13 (6):744-753.

Randall C, Dickens A, White A, Sanders H, Fox M, Campbell J. Nettle sting for chronic knee pain: A randomised controlled pilot study. Complement Ther Med 2008; 16 (2):66-72.

Richards SH, Winder R, Seamark D, Seamark C, Ewings P, Barwick A, Gilbert J, Avery S, Human S, Campbell JL. Accessing out-of-hours care following implementation of the GMS contract: an observational study. Br J Gen Pract 2008; 58:331-8.

Goodwin VA, Richards SH, Taylor R, Taylor AH, Campbell JL. The effectiveness of exercise interventions for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Movement Disorders 2008;23(5):631-640.

Jones RCM, Chung MC, Berger Z, Campbell JL. Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with previous myocardial infarction consulting in general practice. Br J Gen Pract 2007;57(543):808-10.

Greaves C, Campbell J. Supporting self-care in general practice. Br J Gen Pract. 2007, 57: 814-821

Clark CE, Campbell JL, Powell RJ, Thompson J. The inter-arm blood pressure difference and peripheral vascular disease: cross sectional study. Fam Pract 2007, 34: 420-426

Clark CE, Campbell J, Powell RJ. The inter-arm blood pressure difference as predictor of cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension in primary care: cohort study. Journal of Human Hypertension 2007, 21(8): 625-632

Richards SH, Pound P, Dickens A, Greco M, Campbell JL. Exploring users’ experiences of accessing out-of-hours primary medical care services. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2007 16: 469-477.

Campbell JL, Dickens A, Richards SH, Pound P, Greco M, Bower, P. Capturing users’ experience of UK out-of hours primary medical care: piloting and psychometric properties of the Out-of-hours Patient Questionnaire. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2007; 16: 462-468.

Campbell J, Winder R, Richards SH, Hobart J. Exploring the relationships between provision of welfare benefits advice and the health of elderly people: a longitudinal observational study and discussion of methodological issues. Health and Social Care in the Community 2007; 15(5):454-463.

Saukko PM, Ellard S, Richards SH, Shepherd MH, Campbell JL. Patients’ understanding of genetic susceptibility testing in mainstream medicine: qualitative study on thrombophilia. BMC Health Services Research 2007; 7: 82.

White AR, Moody RC, Campbell JL. Acupressure for smoking cessation – a pilot study. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007; 7: 8.

Tough E, White A, Richards S, Campbell J. Variability of criteria used to diagnose myofascial trigger point pain syndrome - evidence from a review of the literature The Clinical Journal of Pain 2007; 23: 278-86.

Dalal H, Evans PH, Campbell J, Watt A, Read K, Taylor R, Mourant A, Thompson D, Pereira Gray DJ. Home based versus hospital based rehabilitation after myocardial infarction: a randomised trial with preference arms. International Journal of Cardiology 2007;119: 202-11.

Taylor RS, Watt A, Dalal HM, Campbell J, Read KLQ, Mourant AJ, Wingham J, Thompson DR, Pereira Gray DJ. Home based cardiac rehabilitation versus hospital based rehabilitation: a cost-effectiveness analysis. International Journal of Cardiology 2007; 119: 196-201.

Evans PH, Greaves CJ, Winder R, Fearn-Smith J, Campbell J. Development of an education ‘toolkit’ for health professionals and their patients with pre-diabetes: The WAKEUP study (Ways of Addressing Knowledge, Education and Understanding in Pre-Diabetes). Diabetic Medicine 2007: 24: 770-7. 

Keenan H, Campbell J, Evans PH. Influenza vaccination in patients with asthma: why is the uptake so low? BJGP 2007; 57:359-63.