{"id":26,"date":"2022-10-13T10:06:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T09:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:51:43","slug":"project-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/project-details\/","title":{"rendered":"About the project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our research started in October 2022 and finished in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Our study protocol is available via our <a href=\"https:\/\/fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk\/award\/NIHR134540c\">funders<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our team is based at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/lms\/\">Lancaster Medical School<\/a>, Lancaster UK<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-177\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2024\/10\/LMS-logo-300x76.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2024\/10\/LMS-logo-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2024\/10\/LMS-logo.png 447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihr.ac.uk\/\">National Institute for Health and Care Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-76\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/funded-by-nihr-logo-300x54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/funded-by-nihr-logo-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/funded-by-nihr-logo-1024x183.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/funded-by-nihr-logo-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/funded-by-nihr-logo-1536x275.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/funded-by-nihr-logo-1568x281.png 1568w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/funded-by-nihr-logo.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also read more about our study on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isrctn.com\/ISRCTN95452848\">ISRCTN registry\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Project acknowledgements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the interview participants who contributed to the study, without whom the study would not be possible.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks also to our contacts at NIHR Clinical Research Networks, practice managers at GP surgeries, and contacts at R&amp;D departments in our case study hospital sites for support in promoting the research and identifying participants.<\/p>\n<p>We thank the NIHR for funding, external reviewers and HSDR board members for encouragement and helpful comments while developing the grant, and our programme manager, <strong>Hannah Sainsbury <\/strong>for support throughout.<\/p>\n<p>We thank the members of the Study Steering Committee for their valued contribution and oversight of the study and for their attendance at Study Steering Committee meetings. The independent members of the committee were:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li><strong>Colin Melville<\/strong>, Medical Director and Director of Education and Standards, General Medical Council and Honorary Professor of Medical Education, Manchester University [Chair]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Catherine Gerrard<\/strong>, independent public representative<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jenny Johnston<\/strong>, GP and Professor of Medical Education, Queen\u2019s University Belfast<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Johnston<\/strong>, Consultant Pathologist, NHS Grampian; Vice President Workforce and Corporate Engagement, Royal College of Pathologists\u00a0and Interim Director, Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bob Kirk<\/strong>, Primary Care Dean &amp; Deputy Postgraduate Dean NHS England (North West) Workforce, Education &amp; Training Directorate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona<\/strong>, Professor of Medical Statistics, University of Liverpool<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asta Medisauskaite<\/strong>, Principal Research Fellow, Department of Medical Education, UCL<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steve Riley<\/strong>, Pro-Vice Chancellor, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Professor in Medical Education, Head of School of Medicine, Cardiff University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also thank the members of our local steering committees for case study sites for their valued contribution and local knowledge. Our thanks also go to <strong>Rebecca Anderson,<\/strong> <strong>Claire Cheetham,<\/strong> <strong>James Mawdesley, <\/strong>and others in the Research and Enterprise Services team at Lancaster University supporting the study at various stages.<\/p>\n<p>We thank <strong>Tony Pickering<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pick-art.co.uk\/\">Pick-Art<\/a>) for his ongoing contribution to creating the MapDoc identity, and our transcriber, <strong>Liz Dexter<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/libroediting.com\/\">Libro Editing<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful to <strong>Adam Troughton<\/strong>, UKMED Data Manager at the General Medical Council for support with access to UKMED data, and the team at the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdundee.ac.uk%2Fhic&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbrewstea%40live.lancs.ac.uk%7C6cb7323571b7407bd6b708dd1dd1a0da%7C9c9bcd11977a4e9ca9a0bc734090164a%7C0%7C0%7C638699508354870290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CQ0vxrIIHVoozfalOU8Jludqh6VeHYoyN1qIdAcrpYY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Health Informatics Centre, School of Medicine, University of Dundee <\/a>for support with the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dundee.ac.uk%2Ftre&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbrewstea%40live.lancs.ac.uk%7C6cb7323571b7407bd6b708dd1dd1a0da%7C9c9bcd11977a4e9ca9a0bc734090164a%7C0%7C0%7C638699508354886526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GunkRDq5S2SH99SICOHh22MOi6ipsG7mgQD5e0l9rUM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Trusted Research Environment.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, and importantly, we thank our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement group for their valued contribution, challenging questions and commitment to the research, and <strong>Rebecca Knagg<\/strong> for leading and supporting the group throughout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our research started in October 2022 and finished in March 2025. 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