Dr David Blane

  • Clinical Research Fellow (General Practice & Primary Care)

telephone: 0141 330 5765
email: David.Blane@glasgow.ac.uk

General Practice & Primary Care, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow, G12 9LX

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3872-3621

Biography

I am an academic GP with expertise in mixed methods research.  I am the Academic Lead for the Deep End GP project in Scotland.  Within the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, I am Deputy Lead for the Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities (DHHI) theme.  I am also the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) representative for Obesity Action Scotland and I am on the RCGP Health Inequalities Standing Group. 

Education

  • BSc in International Health, University College London (2003)
  • MBChB, University of Dundee (2005) 
  • MRCGP (2010)
  • MPH, University of Glasgow (2012)
  • PhD, University of Glasgow (2018)

I joined General Practice and Primary Care in August 2011 as a clinical academic fellow and, in 2013, was awarded a CSO Clinical Academic Training Fellowship to undertake a PhD on "understanding the role of primary care in the management of co-morbid obesity: a mixed methods programme".

I have been involved in undergraduate teaching at the University of Glasgow Medical School since 2012, including leading a module on the Global Health Intercalated BSc and running the Student Selected Component (SSC) in Social Determinants of Health for three years.

Since 2010 I have been involved in the Deep End project, which represents GPs working in the most socio-economically deprived practices in Scotland, and is co-author of Deep End Report 16 (austerity), Deep End Report 19 (access to specialists), Deep End Report 28 (GP recruitment and retention in deprived areas), Deep End Report 32 (8 years of Deep End), Deep End Report 33 (undergraduate education in primary care in areas of socio-economic deprivation), Deep End Report 34 (planning for 2019-2022).

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Research interests

I am interested in the interface between general practice and public health and in the role of primary care in mitigating health inequalities.

As such, I use mixed methods and realist research methods to explore issues related to:

  • Impact of food insecurity and other social risk factors on health
  • Access to health care
  • Supporting health behaviour change
  • Organisation and delivery of care for people with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity)
  • Implementation of new practices and technologies in primary care

Publications

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Number of items: 54.

2021

Patterson, D. and Blane, D. N. (2021) Training for purpose - a blueprint for social accountability and health equity focused GP training. Education for Primary Care, (Accepted for Publication)

Albanese, A., Blane, D. N. and Williamson, A. E. (2021) Mental health in context: structural vulnerability and support in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, (Accepted for Publication)

Parker, R., Figures, E., Paddison, C., Matheson, J., Blane, D. and Ford, J. (2021) Inequalities in general practice remote consultations: a systematic review. BJGP Open, 5(3), (doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0040) (PMID:33712502)

Taylor, A. K., Kingstone, T., Briggs, T. A., O'Donnell, C. A. , Atherton, H., Blane, D. N. and Chew‐Graham, C. A. (2021) 'Reluctant pioneer’: a qualitative study of doctors’ experiences as patients with long-COVID. Health Expectations, 24(3), pp. 833-842. (doi: 10.1111/hex.13223) (PMID:33749957) (PMCID:PMC8235894)

Hanlon, P. , Blane, D. N. , Macdonald, S. , Mair, F. S. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2021) Our response to rising frailty in younger people must address prevention burden. Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2(5), e245. (doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00052-0)

Nunan, D., Blane, D. and McCartney, M. (2021) Exemplary medical care or Trojan horse? An analysis of the ‘Lifestyle Medicine’ movement. British Journal of General Practice, 71(706), pp. 229-232. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X715721) (PMID:33926883)

Blane, D. , McMahon, A., Lunan, C., Montgomery, J. and Richardson, H. (2021) GPs at the Deep End Report 37: COVID-19 vaccine deployment for marginalised groups in Scotland. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Bouttell, J. et al. (2021) Assessment of COVID-19 in primary care: the identification of symptoms, signs, characteristics, comorbidities and clinical signs in adults which may indicate a higher risk of progression to severe disease. Other. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Edinburgh.

2020

Kingstone, T., Taylor, A. K., O'Donnell, C. A. , Atherton, H., Blane, D. N. and Chew-Graham, C. A. (2020) Finding the 'right' GP: a qualitative study of the experiences of people with long-COVID. BJGP Open, 4(5), bjgpopen20X101143. (doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen20X101143) (PMID:33051223) (PMCID:PMC7880173)

Ashwell, G., Blane, D. , Lunan, C. and Matheson, J. (2020) General practice post-COVID-19: time to put equity at the heart of health systems? British Journal of General Practice, 70(697), p. 400. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp20X712001) (PMID:32732207)

Blane, D. N. , Williamson, A. E. , MacDonald, S. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2020) Prevention in the 2020s: where is primary care? British Journal of General Practice, 70(697), pp. 376-377. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp20x711809) (PMID:32732193)

Watt, G., Mullin, A. and Blane, D. (2020) GPs at the Deep End Report 36: General Practice in the time of COVID-19. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Bouttell, J. et al. (2020) Evidence Review: Assessment of COVID-19 in Primary Care: the Identification of Symptoms, Signs, Characteristics, Comorbidities and Clinical Signs in Adults which may Indicate a Higher Risk of Progression to Severe Disease. Documentation. SIGN, Edinburgh.

Blane, D. , Macdonald, S. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2020) What works and why in the identification and referral of adults with comorbid obesity in primary care: a realist review. Obesity Reviews, 21(4), e12979. (doi: 10.1111/obr.12979) (PMID:31867842) (PMCID:PMC7078935)

Mullin, A. and Blane, D. (2020) GPs at the Deep End Report 35: Plans for advocacy and engagement by the Scottish Deep End Project. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Blane, D. (2020) What more could we have done? In: Alma, D. and Amiel, K. (eds.) These Are The Hands – Poems from the Heart of the NHS. Fair Acre Press, p. 135. ISBN 9781911048404

2019

Blane, D. and Lewandowska, M. (2019) Living with cancer and multi-morbidity: the role of primary care. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 13(3), pp. 213-219. (doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000454) (PMID:31348011)

Blane, D. (2019) Cardiovascular problems. In: Staten, A. and Staten, P. (eds.) Practical General Practice. Elsevier. ISBN 9780702055522

Mullin, A. and Blane, D. (2019) GPs at the Deep End Report 34: The Deep End Project for 2019-2022. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Brooksbank, K. et al. (2019) Discussing weight management with type 2 diabetes patients in primary care using the Small Talk Big Difference intervention: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(2), e12162. (doi: 10.2196/12162) (PMID:30767902)

Blane, D. N. (2019) Commentary: Supporting GP training in areas of socio-economic deprivation. Education for Primary Care, 30(3), pp. 165-166. (doi: 10.1080/14739879.2019.1600047) (PMID:30961452)

2018

Blane, D. (2018) The Deep End GP Pioneer Scheme. In: Watt, G. (ed.) The Exceptional Potential of General Practice: Making a Difference in Primary Care. CRC Press. ISBN 9781785231582

Blane, D. (2018) GP training in the Deep End. In: Watt, G. (ed.) The Exceptional Potential of General Practice: Making a Difference in Primary Care. CRC Press. ISBN 9781785231582

Blane, D. (2018) Poverty Safari: Understanding the Anger of Britain's Underclass. British Journal of General Practice, 68(674), p. 435. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X698753)[Book Review]

Blane, D. , Budd, J., Burley, A., Langridge, S., Melville, C., Mullin, A. and Sambale, P. (2018) GPs at the Deep End Report 33: Increasing undergraduate education in primary care in areas of socio-economic deprivation (the Deep End). Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Blane, D. N. (2018) Medical education in (and for) areas of socio-economic deprivation in the UK. Education for Primary Care, 29(5), pp. 255-258. (doi: 10.1080/14739879.2018.1512056) (PMID:30383516)

Blane, D. N. , Gillies, J. C.M., Mercer, S. W. and Smith, G. I. (2018) 'Learning together': Sharing international experience on new models of primary care. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 36(1), pp. 3-4. (doi: 10.1080/02813432.2018.1426152) (PMID:29385879)

2017

Blane, D. N. , Macdonald, S. , Morrison, D. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2017) The role of primary care in adult weight management: qualitative interviews with key stakeholders in weight management services. BMC Health Services Research, 17, 764. (doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2729-7) (PMID:29162111) (PMCID:PMC5698950)

Blane, D. N. , McLoone, P. , Morrison, D., Macdonald, S. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2017) Patient and practice characteristics predicting attendance and completion at a specialist weight management service in the UK: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 7(11), e018286. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018286) (PMID:29162575) (PMCID:PMC5719278)

Blane, D. N. , Sambale, P., Williamson, A. E. and Watt, G. C.M. (2017) A change model for GPs serving deprived areas. Annals of Family Medicine, 15(3), p. 277. (doi: 10.1370/afm.2064) (PMID:28483897)

Blane, D. N. , Mackay, D. , Guthrie, B. and Mercer, S. W. (2017) Smoking cessation interventions for patients with coronary heart disease and comorbidities: an observational cross-sectional study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 67(655), e118-e129. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X688405) (PMID:27919936)

2016

Macdonald, S. , Blane, D. , Browne, S. , Conway, E., Macleod, U., May, C. and Mair, F. (2016) Illness identity as an important component of candidacy: Contrasting experiences of help-seeking and access to care in cancer and heart disease. Social Science and Medicine, 168, pp. 101-110. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.022) (PMID:27643844)

Chetty, U. J., O’Donnell, P., Blane, D. and Willems, S. (2016) The role of primary care in improving health equity: report of a workshop held by the WONCA health equity special interest group at the 2015 WONCA Europe conference in Istanbul, Turkey. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15, 128. (doi: 10.1186/s12939-016-0415-8) (PMID:27496027) (PMCID:PMC4975904)

Blane, D. , Babbel, B. and Watt, G. (2016) GPs at the Deep End Report 28: GP recruitment and retention in deprived areas. Discussion Paper. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

2015

Blane, D.N. , McLean, G. and Watt, G. (2015) Distribution of GPs in Scotland by age, gender and deprivation. Scottish Medical Journal, 60(4), pp. 214-219. (doi: 10.1177/0036933015606592) (PMID:26403569)

Blane, D. N. , Macdonald, S. , Morrison, D. and O'Donnell, C. (2015) Interventions targeted at primary care practitioners to improve the identification and referral of patients with co-morbid obesity: a realist review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 4, 61. (doi: 10.1186/s13643-015-0046-y) (PMID:25927993) (PMCID:PMC4426175)

2014

Blane, D. N. , Williams, C. , Morrison, J. , Wilson, A. and Mercer, S. (2014) Psychological therapies in primary care: a progress report. British Journal of General Practice, 64(628), pp. 556-557. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X682117)

McLean, G., Gunn, J., Wyke, S. , Guthrie, B., Watt, G. C.M., Blane, D. N. and Mercer, S. W. (2014) The influence of socioeconomic deprivation on multimorbidity at different ages: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of General Practice, 64(624), e440-e447. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X680545) (PMID:24982497) (PMCID:PMC4073730)

Ramsay, R., Sharma, V. and Blane, D. (2014) RCGP Junior International Committee: a global approach to primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 64(623), p. 297. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X680197)

Blane, D. (2014) Jack Vettriano: a retrospective. British Journal of General Practice, 64(618), p. 41.

Young, P., Smith, C., Pettigrew, L., Seo, H.-N. and Blane, D. (2014) International work and leadership in UK general practice. Leadership in Health Services, 27(2), pp. 87-103. (doi: 10.1108/LHS-01-2013-0003)

2013

Orr, R., Blane, D. , Budd, J., Williamson, A.E. , Sambale, P. and Watt, G. (2013) GPs at the Deep End Report 21: GP experience of welfare reform in very deprived areas. Discussion Paper. General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Welsh, V.K., Irving, G.J. and Blane, D.N. (2013) NAPCRG 2012: reflections from across the pond. British Journal of General Practice, 63(613), pp. 428-429. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X670778)

Blane, D.N. , Hesselgreaves, H., McLean, G., Lough, M. and Watt, G.C.M. (2013) Attitudes towards health inequalities amongst GP trainers in Glasgow, and their ideas for changes in training. Education for Primary Care, 24(2), pp. 97-104.

Blane, D. , Williams, C. , Morrison, J. , Wilson, A. and Mercer, S. (2013) Cognitive behavioural therapy: why primary care should have it all. British Journal of General Practice, 63(607), pp. 103-104. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X663235)

Watt, G. and Blane, D. (2013) GPs at the Deep End Report 19: Access to specialists. Discussion Paper. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Gallacher, K. et al. (2013) Qualitative systematic reviews of treatment burden in stroke, heart failure and diabetes: methodological challenges and solutions. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 13(10), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-10)

Jani, B. , Blane, D. , Browne, S. , Montori, V., May, C., Shippee, N. and Mair, F.S. (2013) Identifying treatment burden as an important concept for end of life care in those with advanced heart failure. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 7(1), pp. 3-7. (doi: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32835c071f.)

2012

Blane, D. and Watt, G. (2012) Altogether now? Austerity at the deep end. British Journal of General Practice, 62(600), pp. 374-375. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X652463)

Blane, D. and Watt, G. (2012) GP experience of the impact of austerity on patients and general practices in very deprived areas. Discussion Paper. University of Glasgow.

Jani, B. , Blane, D. and Mercer, S. (2012) The role of empathy in therapy and the physician-patient relationship. Forschende Komplementarmedizin / Research in Complementary Medicine, 19(5), pp. 252-257. (doi: 10.1159/000342998)

2011

Blane, D. and Mercer, S.W. (2011) Compassionate health care: is empathy the key? Journal of Holistic Healthcare, 8(3),

2008

Barr, D.A., Fenton, L. and Blane, D. (2008) The claim for patient choice and equity. Journal of Medical Ethics, 34(4), pp. 271-274. (doi: 10.1136/jme.2006.019570)

2004

Blane, D. (2004) In WHO's interest: the debate surrounding the 2003 election of the Director-General of WHO. Lancet, 364(9440), pp. 1188-1189. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17110-9)

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Articles

Patterson, D. and Blane, D. N. (2021) Training for purpose - a blueprint for social accountability and health equity focused GP training. Education for Primary Care, (Accepted for Publication)

Albanese, A., Blane, D. N. and Williamson, A. E. (2021) Mental health in context: structural vulnerability and support in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, (Accepted for Publication)

Parker, R., Figures, E., Paddison, C., Matheson, J., Blane, D. and Ford, J. (2021) Inequalities in general practice remote consultations: a systematic review. BJGP Open, 5(3), (doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0040) (PMID:33712502)

Taylor, A. K., Kingstone, T., Briggs, T. A., O'Donnell, C. A. , Atherton, H., Blane, D. N. and Chew‐Graham, C. A. (2021) 'Reluctant pioneer’: a qualitative study of doctors’ experiences as patients with long-COVID. Health Expectations, 24(3), pp. 833-842. (doi: 10.1111/hex.13223) (PMID:33749957) (PMCID:PMC8235894)

Hanlon, P. , Blane, D. N. , Macdonald, S. , Mair, F. S. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2021) Our response to rising frailty in younger people must address prevention burden. Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2(5), e245. (doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00052-0)

Nunan, D., Blane, D. and McCartney, M. (2021) Exemplary medical care or Trojan horse? An analysis of the ‘Lifestyle Medicine’ movement. British Journal of General Practice, 71(706), pp. 229-232. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X715721) (PMID:33926883)

Kingstone, T., Taylor, A. K., O'Donnell, C. A. , Atherton, H., Blane, D. N. and Chew-Graham, C. A. (2020) Finding the 'right' GP: a qualitative study of the experiences of people with long-COVID. BJGP Open, 4(5), bjgpopen20X101143. (doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen20X101143) (PMID:33051223) (PMCID:PMC7880173)

Ashwell, G., Blane, D. , Lunan, C. and Matheson, J. (2020) General practice post-COVID-19: time to put equity at the heart of health systems? British Journal of General Practice, 70(697), p. 400. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp20X712001) (PMID:32732207)

Blane, D. N. , Williamson, A. E. , MacDonald, S. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2020) Prevention in the 2020s: where is primary care? British Journal of General Practice, 70(697), pp. 376-377. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp20x711809) (PMID:32732193)

Blane, D. , Macdonald, S. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2020) What works and why in the identification and referral of adults with comorbid obesity in primary care: a realist review. Obesity Reviews, 21(4), e12979. (doi: 10.1111/obr.12979) (PMID:31867842) (PMCID:PMC7078935)

Blane, D. and Lewandowska, M. (2019) Living with cancer and multi-morbidity: the role of primary care. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 13(3), pp. 213-219. (doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000454) (PMID:31348011)

Brooksbank, K. et al. (2019) Discussing weight management with type 2 diabetes patients in primary care using the Small Talk Big Difference intervention: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(2), e12162. (doi: 10.2196/12162) (PMID:30767902)

Blane, D. N. (2019) Commentary: Supporting GP training in areas of socio-economic deprivation. Education for Primary Care, 30(3), pp. 165-166. (doi: 10.1080/14739879.2019.1600047) (PMID:30961452)

Blane, D. N. (2018) Medical education in (and for) areas of socio-economic deprivation in the UK. Education for Primary Care, 29(5), pp. 255-258. (doi: 10.1080/14739879.2018.1512056) (PMID:30383516)

Blane, D. N. , Gillies, J. C.M., Mercer, S. W. and Smith, G. I. (2018) 'Learning together': Sharing international experience on new models of primary care. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 36(1), pp. 3-4. (doi: 10.1080/02813432.2018.1426152) (PMID:29385879)

Blane, D. N. , Macdonald, S. , Morrison, D. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2017) The role of primary care in adult weight management: qualitative interviews with key stakeholders in weight management services. BMC Health Services Research, 17, 764. (doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2729-7) (PMID:29162111) (PMCID:PMC5698950)

Blane, D. N. , McLoone, P. , Morrison, D., Macdonald, S. and O'Donnell, C. A. (2017) Patient and practice characteristics predicting attendance and completion at a specialist weight management service in the UK: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 7(11), e018286. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018286) (PMID:29162575) (PMCID:PMC5719278)

Blane, D. N. , Sambale, P., Williamson, A. E. and Watt, G. C.M. (2017) A change model for GPs serving deprived areas. Annals of Family Medicine, 15(3), p. 277. (doi: 10.1370/afm.2064) (PMID:28483897)

Blane, D. N. , Mackay, D. , Guthrie, B. and Mercer, S. W. (2017) Smoking cessation interventions for patients with coronary heart disease and comorbidities: an observational cross-sectional study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 67(655), e118-e129. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X688405) (PMID:27919936)

Macdonald, S. , Blane, D. , Browne, S. , Conway, E., Macleod, U., May, C. and Mair, F. (2016) Illness identity as an important component of candidacy: Contrasting experiences of help-seeking and access to care in cancer and heart disease. Social Science and Medicine, 168, pp. 101-110. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.022) (PMID:27643844)

Chetty, U. J., O’Donnell, P., Blane, D. and Willems, S. (2016) The role of primary care in improving health equity: report of a workshop held by the WONCA health equity special interest group at the 2015 WONCA Europe conference in Istanbul, Turkey. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15, 128. (doi: 10.1186/s12939-016-0415-8) (PMID:27496027) (PMCID:PMC4975904)

Blane, D.N. , McLean, G. and Watt, G. (2015) Distribution of GPs in Scotland by age, gender and deprivation. Scottish Medical Journal, 60(4), pp. 214-219. (doi: 10.1177/0036933015606592) (PMID:26403569)

Blane, D. N. , Macdonald, S. , Morrison, D. and O'Donnell, C. (2015) Interventions targeted at primary care practitioners to improve the identification and referral of patients with co-morbid obesity: a realist review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 4, 61. (doi: 10.1186/s13643-015-0046-y) (PMID:25927993) (PMCID:PMC4426175)

Blane, D. N. , Williams, C. , Morrison, J. , Wilson, A. and Mercer, S. (2014) Psychological therapies in primary care: a progress report. British Journal of General Practice, 64(628), pp. 556-557. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X682117)

McLean, G., Gunn, J., Wyke, S. , Guthrie, B., Watt, G. C.M., Blane, D. N. and Mercer, S. W. (2014) The influence of socioeconomic deprivation on multimorbidity at different ages: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of General Practice, 64(624), e440-e447. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X680545) (PMID:24982497) (PMCID:PMC4073730)

Ramsay, R., Sharma, V. and Blane, D. (2014) RCGP Junior International Committee: a global approach to primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 64(623), p. 297. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X680197)

Blane, D. (2014) Jack Vettriano: a retrospective. British Journal of General Practice, 64(618), p. 41.

Young, P., Smith, C., Pettigrew, L., Seo, H.-N. and Blane, D. (2014) International work and leadership in UK general practice. Leadership in Health Services, 27(2), pp. 87-103. (doi: 10.1108/LHS-01-2013-0003)

Welsh, V.K., Irving, G.J. and Blane, D.N. (2013) NAPCRG 2012: reflections from across the pond. British Journal of General Practice, 63(613), pp. 428-429. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X670778)

Blane, D.N. , Hesselgreaves, H., McLean, G., Lough, M. and Watt, G.C.M. (2013) Attitudes towards health inequalities amongst GP trainers in Glasgow, and their ideas for changes in training. Education for Primary Care, 24(2), pp. 97-104.

Blane, D. , Williams, C. , Morrison, J. , Wilson, A. and Mercer, S. (2013) Cognitive behavioural therapy: why primary care should have it all. British Journal of General Practice, 63(607), pp. 103-104. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X663235)

Gallacher, K. et al. (2013) Qualitative systematic reviews of treatment burden in stroke, heart failure and diabetes: methodological challenges and solutions. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 13(10), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-10)

Jani, B. , Blane, D. , Browne, S. , Montori, V., May, C., Shippee, N. and Mair, F.S. (2013) Identifying treatment burden as an important concept for end of life care in those with advanced heart failure. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 7(1), pp. 3-7. (doi: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32835c071f.)

Blane, D. and Watt, G. (2012) Altogether now? Austerity at the deep end. British Journal of General Practice, 62(600), pp. 374-375. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X652463)

Jani, B. , Blane, D. and Mercer, S. (2012) The role of empathy in therapy and the physician-patient relationship. Forschende Komplementarmedizin / Research in Complementary Medicine, 19(5), pp. 252-257. (doi: 10.1159/000342998)

Blane, D. and Mercer, S.W. (2011) Compassionate health care: is empathy the key? Journal of Holistic Healthcare, 8(3),

Barr, D.A., Fenton, L. and Blane, D. (2008) The claim for patient choice and equity. Journal of Medical Ethics, 34(4), pp. 271-274. (doi: 10.1136/jme.2006.019570)

Blane, D. (2004) In WHO's interest: the debate surrounding the 2003 election of the Director-General of WHO. Lancet, 364(9440), pp. 1188-1189. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17110-9)

Book Sections

Blane, D. (2020) What more could we have done? In: Alma, D. and Amiel, K. (eds.) These Are The Hands – Poems from the Heart of the NHS. Fair Acre Press, p. 135. ISBN 9781911048404

Blane, D. (2019) Cardiovascular problems. In: Staten, A. and Staten, P. (eds.) Practical General Practice. Elsevier. ISBN 9780702055522

Blane, D. (2018) The Deep End GP Pioneer Scheme. In: Watt, G. (ed.) The Exceptional Potential of General Practice: Making a Difference in Primary Care. CRC Press. ISBN 9781785231582

Blane, D. (2018) GP training in the Deep End. In: Watt, G. (ed.) The Exceptional Potential of General Practice: Making a Difference in Primary Care. CRC Press. ISBN 9781785231582

Book Reviews

Blane, D. (2018) Poverty Safari: Understanding the Anger of Britain's Underclass. British Journal of General Practice, 68(674), p. 435. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X698753)[Book Review]

Research Reports or Papers

Blane, D. , McMahon, A., Lunan, C., Montgomery, J. and Richardson, H. (2021) GPs at the Deep End Report 37: COVID-19 vaccine deployment for marginalised groups in Scotland. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Bouttell, J. et al. (2021) Assessment of COVID-19 in primary care: the identification of symptoms, signs, characteristics, comorbidities and clinical signs in adults which may indicate a higher risk of progression to severe disease. Other. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Edinburgh.

Watt, G., Mullin, A. and Blane, D. (2020) GPs at the Deep End Report 36: General Practice in the time of COVID-19. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Bouttell, J. et al. (2020) Evidence Review: Assessment of COVID-19 in Primary Care: the Identification of Symptoms, Signs, Characteristics, Comorbidities and Clinical Signs in Adults which may Indicate a Higher Risk of Progression to Severe Disease. Documentation. SIGN, Edinburgh.

Mullin, A. and Blane, D. (2020) GPs at the Deep End Report 35: Plans for advocacy and engagement by the Scottish Deep End Project. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Mullin, A. and Blane, D. (2019) GPs at the Deep End Report 34: The Deep End Project for 2019-2022. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Blane, D. , Budd, J., Burley, A., Langridge, S., Melville, C., Mullin, A. and Sambale, P. (2018) GPs at the Deep End Report 33: Increasing undergraduate education in primary care in areas of socio-economic deprivation (the Deep End). Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Blane, D. , Babbel, B. and Watt, G. (2016) GPs at the Deep End Report 28: GP recruitment and retention in deprived areas. Discussion Paper. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Orr, R., Blane, D. , Budd, J., Williamson, A.E. , Sambale, P. and Watt, G. (2013) GPs at the Deep End Report 21: GP experience of welfare reform in very deprived areas. Discussion Paper. General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Watt, G. and Blane, D. (2013) GPs at the Deep End Report 19: Access to specialists. Discussion Paper. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Blane, D. and Watt, G. (2012) GP experience of the impact of austerity on patients and general practices in very deprived areas. Discussion Paper. University of Glasgow.

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Defining and understanding the longer-term effects of COVID-19: A mixed methods study exploring the frequency, nature, and impact of 'long COVID' in the Scottish population.
    Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser
    2021 - 2023
     
  • Making contacts count: how can we improve cancer prevention through primary care?
    Royal College of General Practitioners
    2018 - 2019
     
  • Improving sedentary behaviour and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: development
    Chief Scientist Office
    2017 - 2020
     

Supervision

I am keen to supervise students doing health services research in any of the areas outlined in my research interests above.  Please contact me by email to discuss your proposal.

Teaching

MSc in Primary Care

- Co-convenor of Non-Communicable Diseases and Multimorbidity course

Master of Public Health 

- Co-convenor of Social Determinants of health course

I have been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in relation to social determinants of health and health inequalities since 2010 and was the Academic Co-ordinator for the Deep End GP Pioneer Scheme between 2016 and 2020. 

Professional activities & recognition

Editorial boards

  • 2020: British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) Open

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