Dr Mary Carter

About me:

Mary has worked in health research for over 20 years on a range of studies, which have mainly been based in general practices, and have involved clinicians and patients. As well as using her qualitative research skills, she has also conducted a ‘mystery shopper’ examination of the availability of GP appointments, applied mixed methods to investigate the acceptability of online GP consultations and was a researcher on MIR, a multi-centre randomised controlled trial which investigated the effectiveness of an additional anti-depressant in general practice patients. After working on the SPA pilot study of singing for people with aphasia, Mary left Exeter University in 2018 to study for a PhD which investigated pharmacists and prescribing in general practice at the University of Bath, which she has now completed. Mary has been back in the Medical School since January 2022 and is now working with Professor Louise Allan on a research project which concerns prescribing in general practice for patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's Disease.

Interests:

• Prescribing in general practice
• Patient experience
• Organisation and delivery of primary care
• Mental health

Qualifications:

BA History & Politics, University of York , 1981
MSc Information Technology, Bristol Polytechnic, 1990
PG Diploma Clinical Research, Peninsula Medical School, 2008
PhD, University of Bath, 2022