Dr Melvyn Jones

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Name: Melvyn Jones Email: melvyn.jones@ucl.ac.uk
Title: Dr Tel: 0207 8302239
Department: Primary Care & Population Health Fax: 0207 7941224
Position: Senior Clinical Lecturer Address: DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY CARE & POPULATION HEALTH, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill St, London, NW3 2PF
Research Domain: Cardiometabolic Science, Population Health Web Page: Personal Web Page

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Research Description

Melvyn Jones has published in the fields of medical education, cardiovascular observational research and health services research. His current research interests are exploring angina prognosis in primary care and developing the educational research activity within the department. He has been the generalist GP on the NICE COPD 2010 update, advisor to NICE QOF on peripheral vascular disease adn is currently a member of the HTA disease prevention panel.

Research Activities

Education Description

I have 2 main roles in the undergraduate educational field. I have been involved in the UCL intercalated BSc in primary health care for 11 years, leading it for the first 7 years. This course is the first internationally and recruits students from across the UK and has produced over 100 graduates, who are GPs and hospital doctors (including MB PhD transfers, and doctoral students). The course has been evaluated, and the 3rd publication about the course focusing on student research projects in the community has been published.



My other role is Yr 3 UCL lead for community based teaching, with 380 students placed in 3 courses including medicine in the community component of the general medicine firm, primary care involvement in the clinical introductory course and care of the older person courses all based in local general practices. My role is overseeing these programmes. I am also actively involved in the firm management through the steering groups (MMG). 

UCL Collaborators

External Collaborators

Publications

    2013

    • Jones MM, Singh S (2013). BEME systematic review: Impact of an intercalated BSc on medical student performance & careers.

    2012

    • De Coster D, Jones MM (2012). Beclometasone for COPD (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, 2012(4), - . doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009769
    • Jones MM (2012). ACP Journal Club. Apixaban reduced stroke or systemic embolism more than warfarin in AF regardless of renal function.. Ann Intern Med, 157(12), JC6 - JC7. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-157-12-201212180-02007
    • Jones MM (2012). Apixaban reduced stroke or systemic embolism more than warfarin in AF regardless of renal function. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 157(12), - .
    • Amuzie R, Jones MM (2012). A systematic review: the role of spirituality in reducing depression in people living with HIV/AIDS. British Journal of General Practice, 62(595), 68 - 68. doi:10.3399/bjgp12X625049

    2011

    • Gruffydd- Jones K, Jones MM (2011). NICE Guidelines for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Implications for primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 61(583), 91 - 92. doi:10.3399/bjgp11X556182
    • Howman M, Jones MM (2011). Does undertaking an intercalated BSc influence first clinical year exam results at a London medical school?. BMC Medical Education, 11, - . doi:10.1186/1472-6920-11-6

    2010

    • Zaman MJ, Jones M (2010). Strategies to screen and reduce vascular risk - putting statins in the tap water is not the answer. Heart, 96(3), 177 - 178. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.183764
    • Jones M (2010). US health care does not deliver better quality diabetes care (in this study) [Response]. Family Practice, , - .
    • Jones M, Somerville C, Feder G, Foster G (2010). Patients’ descriptions of angina symptoms: a qualitative study of patients in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 60(579), 735 - 741. doi:10.3399/bjgp10X532378
    • Jones MM, Zaman J (2010). Authors' reply: Boyle R- Strategies for assessing cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic populations. Heart, 96, 901 - . doi:10.1136/hrt.2010.196121
    • Jones MM (2010). Change in UK government must not mean wide spread removal of GPs. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 103, 264 - 265. doi:10.1258/jrsm.2010.100187
    • O'Reilly J, Jones MM, Lovibond K, Parnham J, Rudolf M (2010). Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in primary and secondary care: summary of updated NICE guidance 2010. BMJ, 340, c3134 - . doi:10.1136/bmj.c3134
    • informatics S (2010). NHS clinical knowledge summary: scarlet fever.
    • JONES M (2010). Doctors and welfare reform And another thing. BMJ, , - . doi:10.1136/bmj.c6655

    2009

    • Jethwa S, Bryant P, Singh S, Jones M, Berlin A, Rosenthal J (2009). Your life in their pocket: students' behaviors regarding confidential patient information. Family Medicine, 41(5), 327 - 331.
    • Jones M, Hutt P, Eastwood S, Singh S (2009). ..that was the year I that I learnt to think and to question and to find out things for myself]...a qualitative review of the role of intercalated BScs in medical education.
    • Jones M, Brittain D (2009). Music in the waiting room. British Journal of General Practice, 59(565), 613 - 614. doi:10.3399/bjgp09X453864
    • Jones M, Singh S, Rosenthal J (2009). Student feedback: a herald of a doctors poor performance?.
    • Jones M, Mountain D (2009). Patient information sheets in emergency care. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 338, b35 - . doi:10.1136/bmj.b35
    • Howman M, Jones M (2009). Does undertaking a BSc improve subsequent results at a London Medical School?.
    • Howman M, Jones M (2009). Does undertaking a BSc improve subsequent results at a London Medical School?.

    2008

    • Heritage J, Jones M (2008). A study of young peoples' attitudes to opportunistic Chlamydia testing in UK general practice. Reproductive Health, 5, 11 - . doi:10.1186/1742-4755-5-11
    • Jones M, Singh S (2008). Systematic review of the role of intercalated BScs in medical education.
    • Jones M (2008). Methods to examine the prognosis of people with angina in primary care.
    • Jones M, Singh S, Meakin R (2008). Undergraduate research in primary care: is it sustainable?. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 9(1), 85 - 95. doi:10.1017/S1463423607000461
    • Bryant P, Berlin A, Coppola W, Jones M (2008). A comparison of clinical content between structured specialty teaching sessions and teaching in routine general practice consultations.. Education for Primary Care, 19(1), 43 - 53.

    2007

    • Junghans C, Jones M (2007). Consent bias in research: how to avoid it. Heart, 93(9), 1024 - 1025. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.120113
    • Singh S, Jones M, Meakin R (2007). Can medical students undertake original research projects in primary care?.

    2006

    • Mannan R, Murphy J, Jones M (2006). Is primary care ready to embrace e-health? A qualitative study of staff in a London primary care trust. Informatics in Primary Care, 14(2), 121 - 131.
    • Jones M, Rait G, Falconer J, Feder G (2006). Systematic review: prognosis of angina in primary care. Family Practice, 23(5), 520 - 528. doi:10.1093/fampra/cml038

    2005

    • Jones M (2005). What's the point?. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 330(7481), 22 - . doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7481.22
    • Mannan R, Jones M (2005). What's the evidence that NICE guidance has been implemented? Maybe NICE needs to do more to ensure implementation of guidelines. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 330(7499), 1085 - . doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7499.1085
    • Hooper C, Meakin R, Jones M (2005). Where students go when they are ill: how medical students access health care. Medical Education, 39(6), 588 - 593. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02175.x
    • Jones M, Singh S, Lloyd M (2005). "It isn't just consultants that need a BSc": student experiences of an Intercalated BSc in primary health care. Medical Teacher, 27(2), 164 - 168. doi:10.1080/01421590400019567
    • O'Doherty C, Jones M (2005). Domestic violence in the Bengali community. British Journal of General Practice, 55(518), 715 - 716.
    • Junghans C, Feder GS, Hemingway H, Timmis AD, Jones MM (2005). Recruiting patients to medical research: double blind randomised trial of "opt-in" versus "opt-out" strategies. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 331(7522), 940 - 944. doi:10.1136/bmj.38583.625613.AE

    2004

    • Jones M, Ramsay J, Crook A, Hemingway H, Feder G (2004). Influence of practices' ethnicity and deprivation access to angiography: an ecological study. British Journal of General Practice, 54(503), 423 - 428.
    • Jones M (2004). A memorable patient: Caring for those who refuse help. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 328(7455), 1546 - 1546.
    • Ring F, Jones M (2004). NHS Direct usage in a GP population of children under 5: Is NHS being used by people with the greatest health need?. British Journal of General Practice, 54(500), 211 - 213.
    • Azad S, Singh S, Jones M (2004). What is the patient care pathway before and after a consultation at the NHS Soho walk in centre?. Epidemiology and Community Health, 58(SII), A18 - A18.
    • White S, Jones M (2004). Impact of Advanced Access. British Journal of General Practice, 54(505), 622 - 622.

    2003

    • Ali B, Jones M (2003). Do medical students want to become GPs?. British Journal of General Practice, 53(3), 241 - 241.

    2002

    • Allen R, Jones M (2002). What are general practices providing in terms of aid and access for the visually impaired?. British Journal of General Practice, 52(474), 58 - 59.
    • Ali B, Jones M (2002). Using electronic mail as a method of surveying medical students' opinions and attitudes. Medical Education, 36(4), 392 - . doi:10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.1178f.x
    • Jones M, Singh S, Lloyd M (2002). "It's not just consultants that need a BSc" - experiences of the students completing a BSc in Primary Health Care.
    • Jones M (2002). Walk in centres: lessons from Canada. National evaluation of walk in centres conference.

    2001

    • Jones M, Lloyd M, Meakin R (2001). An intercalated BSc in Primary Health Care - an outline of a new course. Medical Teacher, 23(1), 95 - 97. doi:10.1080/01421590150214663

    2000

    • Jones M (2000). Walk-in primary medical care centres: lessons from Canada. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 321(7266), 928 - 931. doi:10.1136/bmj.321.7266.928

    1999

    • Madge S, Jones M, Mocroft A, Wells H, Johnson MA (1999). Do people attending a same day testing clinic discuss their need for a HIV test with their GP?. British Journal of General Practice, 49(447), 813 - 815.

    1998

    • Jones M (1998). A preliminary audit of out-of-hours drug despensing in a GP co-operative. Audit trends, 6, 12 - 17.
    • Jones M (1998). Why the BMJ needs data on doctors. BMA must sometimes make uncommercial decisions. BMJ, 316(7127), 310 - 310.
    • Jones M (1998). Who are GP deputies and where do they get CME?. Education for General Practice, 9, 154 - 155.
    • Olaitan A, Madge S, Jones M, Johnson M (1998). Reducing the vertical transmission of HIV. Screening programme has not failed. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 316(7148), 1900 - 1901.
    • Jones M, Meakin RP, Stevens T, Biller L (1998). A Report of a Review of Barking & Havering Primary Care Centres Ltd.
    • Jones MM, Fraser K (1998). Misoprostol and attempted self-induction of abortion. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 91(4), 204 - 205.
    • Jones M (1998). GP Tomorrow. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 91(10), 556 - 557.

    1997

    • Jones M, Carter Y, Everington S (1997). Out of hours primary care. Patients in inner city east London like primary care centres. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 314(7088), 1198 - 1199.
    • Jones M (1997). Working as a deputy in general practice. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 315(7112), 2 - 3.