Dr Jon Dickson
DFSRH, DRCOG, MRCGP, BSc (Hons), BMBCh, PhD
School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Clinical Lecturer
+44 114 222 2081
Full contact details
School of Medicine and Population Health
Sam Fox House
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
- Profile
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My first degree was a BSc in Biomedical Science from the University of Sheffield. After graduating in 1996, I undertook a PhD investigating the cognitive and motor consequences of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (2000). In 2001, I was awarded a Lectureship at the University of Sheffield, where I taught neuroanatomy and continued my research using neuroimaging and neuropsychological techniques to study neurological disorders.
In 2003 I began my medical studies at Magdalen College, Oxford. During this time I continued my research and scholarship into neurological disorders and medical education, and I was awarded the Apgar prize for teaching in 2006 by Magdalen College. After receiving my MBChB in 2007, I started foundation training in the South Yorkshire Deanery, followed by GP training.
In 2012, I became a member of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP). I took up a post as NIHR Clinical Lecturer in general practice at the University of Sheffield from 2012–2016, after which I became a Senior Clinical Lecturer within the Primary Care Research Group in the Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR).
- Research interests
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My research at the University of Sheffield focuses on primary care, neuroscience and neurology.
I am the author of 45 full-length papers in peer-reviewed journals, and 13 book chapters, reports, clinical practice guidelines and opinion pieces. I have also been an investigator on research grants worth over £5.5 million.
I am joint Chief Investigator on the NIHR funded RADOSS project. I am an investigator within the primary care theme of the Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaborative (ARC), and I am the primary care lead in the Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) (EDI theme).
My methodological expertise includes quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and evidence synthesis.
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Journal articles
Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
Reports
Posters
Theses / Dissertations
Presentations
Other
- Teaching activities
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As a PhD student, I was a neuroanatomy demonstrator in the anatomy laboratory using cadaveric dissection. I was awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCert) in 2000, and from 2001–2003 I was the lead for neuroanatomy teaching on both BSc and MBChB courses at the University of Sheffield. This involved delivering a BSc lecture module, leading cadaveric neuroanatomy classes for BSc students and Phase 1 medical students, and setting/marking examinations.
I have published innovative work on peer teaching, won the Apgar prize for teaching (Magdalen, Oxford), taught and supervised medical students, GP trainees, MSc students, PhD students, and clinical academics trainees.
I am the co-lead of Phase 2a Neurology of the MBChB course at the University of Sheffield, and I am working on the course wide curriculum review.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I work in the NHS as a GP and as Clinical Lead for Research at Primary Care Sheffield, where we work in partnership with academic and commercial organisations on research collaborations and research delivery projects. Since 2012 I have been Principal Investigator for over 30 studies, recruiting over 2,000 patients to research delivery projects including qualitative studies, interventional studies and randomised controlled trials.
My research delivery work has included membership of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) primary care steering group (2015-2021), membership of the CRN’s national primary care strategy working group, and I currently lead two NIHR RRDN Y&H funded research clusters (groups of research active GP practices) in Sheffield. This work builds capacity for NHS primary care research and develops the synergy between the NHS, Universities and the life sciences industry.
I have been involved in national NHS policy on epilepsy care for over 10 years. I was a member of the NICE epilepsy Guideline Development Group (2019-2022), I was the Chair of the Convulsions Guideline Development Group for the UK paramedics Clinical Guidelines (‘JRCALC’) in 2019 and a member of the group when the guidelines were revised in 2024. I was a member of Epilepsy Action’s Medical Advisory Board (2017-2023) and I have been a member of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) since 2018, an advisory group member for the NHS Right Care Epilepsy Toolkit (2019-2020), a member of Clinical Working Group for epilepsy which was part of the Specialised Adult Neuroscience Transformation programme at NHS England (2018-2019), a Neurology Intelligence Collaborative member at Public Health England in 2019 and a National Neurology Advisory Group (NNAG) member, hosted by the Neurological Alliance, in 2018.
I have also been a member of the NIHR RfPB Y&H funding panel (2019 – 2022), a Clinical Advisor to the RCGP (2018 – 2021), plus an advisor or Peer Reviewer for the following journals, publications, and organisations: NICE, The King’s Fund, Seizure, the British Journal of General Practice, HS&DR (Health Services and Delivery Research, Health Technology Assessment) of the NIHR, HTA (Health Technology Assessment programme) of the NIHR, the Palliative and Supportive Care journal, the Map of Medicine, RCGP e-learning package for motor neurone disease (in association with the MND association). I have been a member of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC), and was a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) since I qualified (2012-2024).