Roger Jones (physician)
Professor Roger Jones | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
Roger Hugh Jones OBE FRCP FRCGP FMedSci (born 1948) is a British general practitioner, a professor of general practice, and editor of the British Journal of General Practice.
Career[]
Jones was trained at the University of Oxford and at St Thomas' Hospital.[1]
He practised as a GP in Hampshire from 1979.[1] He later worked in Lamberth, London and retired from clinical practice in 2010.[2] He was Wolfson Professor of General Practice at Guy's, King's, and St Thomas' School of Medicine, all in London.[1]
He is the editor of the British Journal of General Practice.[2]
He served as the founding President of the and as the founding Chairman of the .[1]
In 2011, he gave evidence to the United Kingdom's Select Committee on Science and Technology, regarding peer review.[3]
Jones was Chair of the Trustees of the medical charity CORE, formerly the Digestive Disorders Foundation, from 2010–2013. He was Chair of the Trustees of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund from 2013–2017.[4]
Honours and awards[]
His is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.[1]
Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to general practice.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2002). Peptic Ulcer: Rise and Fall. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-85484-084-7. Wikidata Q29581663.
- ^ a b "From a career in GP academia to editing the BJGP". Pulse. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Written evidence submitted by Professor Roger Jones (PR 23)". 3 March 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Good Practice October 2013. News in brief". Medical Defence Union. October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N12.
External links[]
- Roger Jones on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
- "My Life as an Editor – Roger Jones" (PDF). European Science Editing. 37 (3): 92. August 2011.
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