Selected Publications

• Adams Eike, Boulton Mary, Rose Peter, Lund Susi, Richardson Alison, Wilson Sue, and Watson Eila (2011) Views of cancer care reviews in primary care: a qualitative study. Br J Gen Pract, 61(585):173-82.

• Astin Margaret, Griffin Tom, Neal Richard D, Rose Peter, and Hamilton William (2011) The diagnostic value of symptoms for colorectal cancer in primary care: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract, 61(586):e231-43.

• Harrison Sian E, Watson Eila K, Ward Alison M, Khan Nada F, Turner Daniel, Adams Eike, Forman David, Roche Monica F, and Rose Peter W (2011) Primary health and supportive care needs of long-term cancer survivors: a questionnaire survey. J Clin Oncol, 29(15):2091-8.

• Khan Nada F, Watson Eila, and Rose Peter W (2011) Primary care consultation behaviours of long-term, adult survivors of cancer in the UK. Br J Gen Pract, 61(584):197-9.

• Rose Peter W, Watson Eila K, and Jenkins Lucy S (2011) Aspirin for prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Br J Gen Pract, 61(587):412-5.

Key Research Areas

Early diagnosis and follow up of cancers especially colorectal cancer, including a trial of different follow-up strategies for patients after treatment for colorectal cancer, a study of current follow up practice for prostate cancer and a study investigating th ehealth care needs of long term survivors of adult cancer.

Management of acute conjunctivitis in children including a trial of antibiotic treatment now published.

Peter graduated from Queens’ College, Cambridge and St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School and has been a GP Principal in Benson, Oxfordshire since 1982.
He is a member of the NCRI primary care clinical studies development group and a member of the National Cancer Survivors Initiative workstream for Research. He is co-author of Practical Genetics for Primary Care (winner of the BMA book award for primary care) and winner of the RCGP Research Paper of the Year in 2006.