Professor Ben Jackson

MBBS, MRCP, MMed, PhD, SFHEA, FRCGP

School of Medicine and Population Health

Professor of Clinical Education and Primary Care

Director of Undergraduate Primary Care Teaching

Co-chair SAPC National Heads of GP Teaching Group

Ben Jackson
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ben.jackson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2082
+44 7710 432362 (mobile)
Sam Fox House, Northern General Hospital

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Professor Ben Jackson
School of Medicine and Population Health
Sam Fox House
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
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For enquiries please contact - SMPH-West-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk

Ben Jackson is a part-time academic GP.  

He leads the UoS Academic Primary Care Education team working to better engage students with generalism and general practice as rewarding and challenging disciplines during their studies. 

Academic interests include clinical supervision and learning in healthcare settings, health equity in primary care, technology enhanced learning and changes in the structure and skill-mix of general practice teams. 

He is co-chair of the UK Heads of GP Teaching committee and co-editor of the Medical School Council Virtual Primary Care platform. He is a founding mamber and has been an active member of the Deep End GP Yorkshire and the Humber network.

Research interests
  • Medical Education
  • Longitudinal Integrated Clinical Placements
  • Health Inequities
  • Primary Care workforce development

Projects

  • 2015 - present: Establishment of Primary Care Workforce hub within the regional NHS integrated care system.
  • Masters research, 2015 - 17: Facilitating and barrier factors to the introduction of Physician Associated into the primary care workforce.
  • 2015 - present: Deep End Yorkshire and the Humber: founder member of the movement to help address health inequities where possible through Workforce, Education and training, Advocacy and Research
  • 2018: Project team, NHS England Scoping Report into Advanced Clinical Practice in General Practice.
  • 2021 - present: Principal investigator for FAIRSTEPS: Framework to Address Inequities in pRimary care using STakEholder PerspectiveS
Publications

Journal articles

  • Thomas C, Jackson B, Mitchell C, Reynolds J & Hind D (2025) . BJGP Open.
  • Thompson T, Jackson B & Protheroe J (2025) . British Journal of General Practice, 75(758), 392-393.
  • Emery LJ, Jackson B & Mitchell C (2025) . BJGP Open, 8(4).
  • Hook Z, Jackson B, Alberti H, Capper C, Hay F, Hire C, Randles H, Zachary J & Protheroe J (2024) . BJGP Open, 8(4).
  • Jackson B, Mitchell C, Coster J, Lawy T, Burton C, Reynolds J, Essat M, Cantrell A, Clowes M & Ariss S (2024) . Public Health, 237, 307-315.
  • Mitchell C, Fryer K, Guess N, Aminu H, Jackson B, Gordon A, Reynolds J, Huang Q, Jayasooriya S, Mawson R , Lawy T et al (2023) . British Journal of General Practice, 73(732), 326-329.
  • Richards E, Elliot L, Jackson B & Panesar A (2022) . Education for Primary Care, 33(3), 148-155.
  • Emery LJ, Jackson B, Oliver P & Mitchell C (2022) . BJGP Open, 6(2).
  • Gray J, Darling-Pomranz C & Jackson B (2021) . Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 32(3), 159-163.
  • Emery L, Jackson B & Herrick T (2021) . Medical Teacher, 43(6), 656-662.
  • Bansal A, Singh D, Thompson J, Kumra A & Jackson BE (2020) . Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 11, 493-494.
  • Bansal A, Singh D, Thompson J, Kumra A & Jackson BE (2020) . Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2020(11), 379-388.
  • Jackson B (2020) . British Journal of General Practice, 70(690), 32.1-32.
  • Jackson B, Gray J & Marshall M (2019) . Education for Primary Care, 30(3), 188-189.
  • Eley E, Jackson BE, Burton C & Walton E (2018) . British Journal of General Practice, 68(677), e819-e825.
  • Hawthorne K, Jackson BE & Fisher D (2018) . InnovAiT, 11(9), 506-512.
  • Jackson BE, Chandauka R & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2018) . Education for Primary Care , 29(4), 228-231.
  • Jackson BE, Marshall M & Schofield S (2017) . British Journal of General Practice, 67(664), e785-e791.
  • Jackson BE, Irvine H & Walton E (2017) . British Journal of General Practice , 67(658), 196-197.
  • Jackson BE (2017) . British Journal of General Practice, 67(656), 124-124.
  • Walton L, Ratcliffe T, Jackson BE & Patterson D (2017) . British Journal of General Practice, 67(654), 36-37.
  • Jackson B & Tomson M (2017) . Education for Primary Care, 28(1), 59-62.
  • Walton E, Torkington M, Markus K, Jackson BE & Milton B (2016) Re: General practice is making a leap in the dark. BMJ.
  • McDonald P, Jackson B, Alberti H & Rosenthal J (2016) . British Journal of General Practice, 66(647), 292-293.
  • Jackson BE & Godden A (2015) . Education for Primary Care, 26(6), 416-418.
  • Sandars J & Jackson BE (2015) . Medical Teacher, 37(6), 521-532.
  • Fowler I & Jackson BE (2015) A general practice taster programme for foundation doctors. BMJ Careers.
  • Bansal A, Buchanan J, Jackson B, Patterson D & Tomson M (2015) Helping international medical graduates adapt to the UK general practice context: A values-based course for developing patient-centred skills. Education for Primary Care, 26(2), 105-108.
  • Walton L, Torkington M, Markus K, Jackson B & Milton B () . BMJ, i6273-i6273.

Book chapters

  • Jackson BE & Purvis M (2020) In Matheson J, Patterson J & Neilson L (Ed.), Tackling Causes and Consequences of Health Inequalities: A Practical Guide CRC Press
  • Watt GCM (2018) , The Exceptional Potential of General Practice (pp. 71-90). CRC Press

Reports

  • Jackson B, Best R, Rosen R & Jackson B (2025) Supervision of clinicians in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme: what more is needed to assure safety and quality?

Posters

  • Bansal A, Jackson BE, Paterson D & Buchanan J (2016) Exploring the value of patient-centred care and diversity issues at the start of training helps IMG’s apply these concepts in clinical settings.. Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference.
  • Nicholls G & Jackson BE (2016) Promoting a career in general practice: the work experience programme.. Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference.
  • Jackson BE (2016) Stakeholder opinion on the incorporation of physician associates into the primary care workforce. Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference.
  • Walton E, Jackson BE, Paterson D & Ratcliffe T (2016) Yorkshire and Humber GPs at the Deep End: Primary care tackling health inequity.. Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference.

Working papers

  • Jackson BE, Fisher D & Hawthorne K (2018) An RCGP position statement on the wider clinical team in general practice.

Presentations

  • Jackson BE Unpacking the P's : Physician Associates and the General Practice Workforce. Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference, Harrogate.
  • Jackson BE Barriers and Facilitators to the incorporation of Physician Associates to the General Practice Workforce. Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) annual scientific conference, 2016, Belfast.
Grants
  • 2015, NHS innovation/UoS £6000
  • Stakeholder contribution to the UoS development of a Postgraduate Certificate in Physician Associate curriculum
  • 2016, Educational project grant, two projects - £110,000
  • Development of General Practitioner input into hospital Longitudinal Integrated Placements
  • Development of undergraduate clinical placements in practices in deprived areas
Teaching interests

Our mission at the medical school has been to work with students to present General Practice as the engaging and demanding discipline, and to help them to develop the holistic approach that underpins our practice in the community.

We seek to expand the contribution and influence of this generalist approach where we can within the curriculum, and explore where we can through robust evaluation of our interventions.

More recently we have extended this work beyond undergraduate medical students through the establishment of a master’s programme for Physician Associates based on these principles.

Teaching activities

Leading the delivery and development of medical student community undergraduate placements outside NHS trusts.

Professional activities and memberships

Clinical roles

  • GP Principal, Conisbrough Group Practice (from 2002)
  • GP Clinical and Educational Supervisor, Conisbrough Group Practice (from 2004)

Other professional roles

  • Member - Health Equity Special Interest Group, RCGP

Links

  FAIRSTEPS framework for equitable primary care