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Dr Orla Whitehead

Post CCT GP Fellowship

Background

I am an academic GP, researching spiritual health in primary care. I work in beautiful Weardale, a research active practice, balancing this with my own research into how, when, and why GPs should be interested in spiritual health for the benefit of their patients, and themselves.

I am a committee member of PACT, an exciting new venture to widen participation in primary care research. Please see Primary care Academic CollaboraTive and join in.

Qualifications:

Masters in Public Health and Health Services Research, Newcastle University

Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners examination MRCGP (2018)

Bachelors in Medicine and Bachelors in Surgery, University of Sheffield

Research

Discussing Spiritual Health in Primary Care- a survey of English GPs looking at definitions of spiritual health, and use of the HOPE tool.

What is the link between GP burnout, and their spiritual health?

Should patients with mild cognitive impairment consider their spiritual health?