Dr Robert Fleetcroft
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Lecturer in General Practice |
R dot Fleetcroft at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3311 |
Medical School 2.25 |
Career
- Mb ChB Sheffield 1981
- MRCP 1986
- MRCGP 1988
- DRCOG 1988
- ILTM 2002
- MSc (distinction) 2004
- FRCGP 2004
- FHEA 2007
- MD 2008
Research interests
- Quality and costs in primary care
- Patient safety
Career summary
I qualified from Sheffield Medical School in 1981 and trained both in general medicine and general practice. In 1997 I became clinical governance lead for Great Yarmouth PCT and developed a special interest in both the quality and costs of primary care provision. I was appointed honorary senior lecturer in primary care for the UEA School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice in 2001, where I was involved in establishing the primary care teaching. I was appointed as GPwSI in clinical education for Gt Yarmouth and Waveney teaching PCT in 2004. Latterly I have increased my academic interests and have been a clinical lecturer in general practice since 2010.
Key Research Interests
Selected publications
- Fleetcroft, R, Cookson, R, Steel, N and Howe, A (2011) Correlation between prescribing quality and pharmaceutical costs in English primary care: national cross-sectional analysis. British Journal of General Practice, 61 (590). pp. 556-564. ISSN 09601643
- Fleetcroft, R, Parekh-Bhurke, S, Howe, AC, Cookson, RA, Swift, L and Steel, N (2010) The UK pay-for-performance programme in primary care: estimation of population mortality reduction. British Journal of General Practice, 60 (578). pp. 649-654.
- Walker, S, Mason, A, Claxton, K, Cookson, R, Fenwick, E, Fleetcroft, R and Sculpher, M (2010) Value for Money and the Quality and Outcomes Framework in Primary Care in the UK NHS. British Journal of General Practice, 60 (574). e213-e220.
- Fleetcroft, R, Steel, N, Cookson, RA and Howe, AC (2008) Mind the gap! Evaluation of the performance gap attributable to exception reporting and target thresholds in the new GMS contract: national database analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 8. p. 131.
- Maisey, SP, Steel, N, Marsh, R, Gillam, S, Fleetcroft, R and Howe, AC (2008) Effects of payment for performance in primary care: qualitative interview study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 13 (3). pp. 133-139
Teaching Interests
I am coordinator for the Academic Clinical Fellows scheme for primary care, and also lead on the academic F2 scheme for primary care. I supervise a number of post graduate students, and support the undergraduate curriculum teaching and assessment programme.
Article
Fleetcroft, R, Cookson, R, Steel, N and Howe, A (2011) Correlation between prescribing quality and pharmaceutical costs in English primary care: national cross-sectional analysis. British Journal of General Practice, 61 (590). pp. 556-564. ISSN 09601643
Fleetcroft, R, Parekh-Bhurke, S, Howe, AC, Cookson, RA, Swift, L and Steel, N (2010) The UK pay-for-performance programme in primary care: estimation of population mortality reduction. British Journal of General Practice, 60 (578). pp. 649-654.
Walker, S, Mason, A, Claxton, K, Cookson, R, Fenwick, E, Fleetcroft, R and Sculpher, M (2010) Value for Money and the Quality and Outcomes Framework in Primary Care in the UK NHS. British Journal of General Practice, 60 (574). e213-e220.
Fleetcroft, R, Steel, N, Cookson, RA and Howe, AC (2008) Mind the gap! Evaluation of the performance gap attributable to exception reporting and target thresholds in the new GMS contract: national database analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 8. p. 131.
Maisey, SP, Steel, N, Marsh, R, Gillam, S, Fleetcroft, R and Howe, AC (2008) Effects of payment for performance in primary care: qualitative interview study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 13 (3). pp. 133-139.
Steel, N, Maisey, SP, Clark, AB, Fleetcroft, R and Howe, AC (2007) Quality of clinical primary care and targeted incentive payments: an observational study. British Journal of General Practice, 57. pp. 449-454.
Fleetcroft, R and Cookson, R (2006) The relationship between the quality and cost of prescribing: small-scale observational study of GP practices in East Anglia in 2002-3. British Journal of General Practice (529). pp. 613-619.
Fleetcroft, R and Cookson, RA (2006) Do the incentive payments in the new NHS contract for primary care reflect likely population health gains? Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 11 (1). pp. 27-31.
Fleetcroft, R (1998) The general physician - extinction or evolution? J R Soc Med, 91. p. 613.
Fleetcroft, R (1989) Indigestion or infection? Unusual presentations of malaria in general practice. J R Coll. Gen Pract., 39 (323). p. 253.
Fleetcroft, R and Maddocks, JL (1985) Headache due to ischaemic heart disease. J R Coll. Gen Pract., 78. p. 676.
Monograph
Fleetcroft, R, Parekh, S, Steel, N, Swift, L, Cookson, RA and Howe, AC (2008) Potential population health gain of the quality and outcomes framework: report to Department of Health. Research Report. Centre for Health Economics, York.
Fleetcroft, R and Cookson, R Do the Incentive payments in the new HS Contract for Primary Care Reflect Likely Population Health Gains? CHE research paper 3. Centre for Health Economics York. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED.
External Activities and Indicators of Esteem
- National Institute for Clinical Excellence; working party member
- General Practitioner
- Member of the RCGP ‘clinical advisors’ programme
Administrative Posts/Responsibilities
- I assist with the administration of the Academic Clinical Fellows and Academic F2 programmes for primary care.
