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Professor Peter Murchie

Professor Peter Murchie
Professor Peter Murchie
Professor Peter Murchie

MB ChB, BSc (MedSci), MSc, FRCGP, PhD, AFHEA, P CertMgmt (OU)

Personal Chair (Clinical)

About
Email Address
p.murchie@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 437222
Office Address

Room 1:024 Division of Applied Health Sciences Section of Academic Primary Care Polwarth Building Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
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Biography

Peter Murchie trained in medicine at the University of Aberdeen, graduating in 1994. He completed vocational training in general practice in Northeast Scotland before embarking upon a career in academic general practice through a Cancer Research UK Primary Care Oncology Fellowship. He is currently Professor of Primary Care and lead of the Academic Primary Care Research Group, within the Institute of Applied Health Sciences University of Aberdeen.  He leads a research programme which uses clinical data to pursue two main aims: first to better understand the cancer diagnostic pathway within primary care, and second, to improve community-based cancer survivorship care. He maintains a foothold in daytime and out-of-hours general practice in Northeast Scotland.

Qualifications

  • BSc (Med Sci) Medicine 
    1992 - University of Aberdeen 
  • MB ChB Medicine/Surgery 
    1994 - University of Aberdeen 
  • MRCGP General Practice 
    1998 - Royal College of General Practitioners 
  • P CertMgmt (OU) Management 
    2004 - The Open University 
    With distinction
  • MSc Primary Care 
    2005 - University of Aberdeen 
    With distinction
  • PhD Primary Care 
    2009 - University of Aberdeen 
  • FRCGP General Practice 
    2013 - Royal College of General Practitioners 
  • AFHEA Medical Education 
    2019 - Higher Education Academy 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

University of Aberdeen

2004-2018         Member of Research Governance and Quality Assurance Committee, DAHS

2015-2017         Deputy Convener of Monitoring and Audit Group, College of Life Sciences and Medicine

2016-2019         IAHS Athena SWAN co-Champion

2016-now           IAHS Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team member

2016-now           Member of School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nutrition Athena SWAN committee

2017-now           Lead of Primary Care Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences

2017-now           Member of Management Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences

2017-2020          Senatus Academicus, Senator for School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nutrition

External Memberships

Cancer Research UK

2012-2018          Member of Cancer Research UK Population Research Committee

2014-2018            Chairman of Cancer Research UK PRC Fellowships Panel

2014-date            Member of the National Cancer Diagnostic Audit (NCDA) Project Group

 

National Cancer Research Institute

2010-now            Member of PCG Early Diagnosis Subgroup, chair Dr F Walter

2015-now            Member of Primary Care Group, chair Prof R Neal

2015-now            Member of PCG Survivorship Subgroup, chair Prof E Watson

2015-2018            Member of Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis Advisory Group

 

Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)

2012-2015           Member of Northeast Scotland Faculty Board

2011-now            Member of the Editorial Board, British Journal of General Practice

 

Society of Academic Primary Care (SAPC)

2001-2007            Chair of Communications and Member of SAPC Executive

2007-2012            Primary Healthcare Research and Development Short Reports Editor

 

National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

2010-2015            Expert GP Advisor in Cancer to NICE Quality Outcome Framework

 

Scottish Government

2005-2006            Member of SMASAC Working Group on Regulating Cosmetic Surgery

2008-now            Member of Scottish School of Primary Care/NHS Advisory Group

2013-now            Member of Transforming Care After Cancer Treatment Evaluation Group

 

NHS Grampian

2013-now            Member of Grampian Cancer Care Network Primary Care Group

 

Yorkshire Cancer Research

2016-now            Member of Research Advisory Panel

 

Tenovus Cancer Care

2018-now            Member of Psychosocial Advisory Committee

 

Chief Scientist Office

2020-now            Member of Health Improvement, Protection and Service Research Committee   

 

Trial Steering Committees

 2014-now            ROCKetTS Trial Steering Committee Member

2018-now            Yorkshire Lung Cancer Screening Trial (YLCST) Trial Steering Committee Member

Latest Publications

  • Use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors and risk of gastrointestinal cancers in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a population-based cohort study

    Doherty, N., Cardwell, C. R., Murchie, P., Hill, C., Azoulay, L., Hicks, B.
    International Journal of Cancer
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Oral prednisolone and warfarin and risk of oesophageal cancer: a case-control study

    Cardwell, C. R., McDowell, R. D., Hughes, C. M., Busby, J., Murchie, P.
    Cancer Epidemiology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Total Patient Delay: A comparison of patient and clinician/health system delays in the diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome

    Swallow, D., Murchie, P., Counsell, C.
    Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Improving the patient-pharmacist interaction: A new approach to help patients make informed decisions

    Ryan, M., Loria Rebolledo, L., Adam, R., Bond, C., Murchie, P.
    University of Aberdeen. 27 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports

  • Vaginal Estrogen Therapy Use and Survival in Females With Breast Cancer

    McVicker, L., Labeit, A. M., Coupland, C. A., Hicks, B., Hughes, C., McMenamin, ?. C., McIntosh, S., Murchie, P., Cardwell, C. R.
    JAMA Oncology, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 103-108
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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Prizes and Awards

2014       RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2013- cancer category. The award ‘gives recognition to an                           individual or group of researchers who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of                         research relating to general practice or primary care’

2006       Member of the original cohort of The Brisbane Initiative - an international training programme for                   primary care research leadership

2003       Cancer Research UK Research Training Fellowship in Primary Care Oncology

2001       Higher Professional Training Fellowship, NHS Education for Scotland

1998       The Maclennan Award, Northeast Scotland Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners

1993       The Lockhart Bequest, University of Aberdeen

1989       Fife Jamieson Medal, University of Aberdeen

Research

Research Overview

My research focuses on managing cancer within primary care.

1. How is cancer diagnosed, what factors are influential, and how can the cancer diagnostic process in primary care be optimised.

2. How can primary care best support people living in the community after they have completed their primary cancer treatment.

Research Areas

Biomedical Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Healthcare Science
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Health Informatics
  • Oncology
  • Epidemiology

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Knowledge Exchange

Jun 2019: Cromar Future Group, MacRobert Hall, Tarland. How does living in a rural setting affect your experience of cancer services?

Sep 2017: University of Aberdeen Cancer Rally, Aberdeen. Stall - A digital vision for equitable cancer aftercare.

May 2015: Café Med and University of Aberdeen May Festival, Suttie Centre. The ASICA Intervention: digital follow-up for people that have had skin cancer.

Apr 2015: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Live demonstration of ASICA to Justine Martin, Head of Rural Evidence.

Jan 2012: Opening Public Engagement Lecture of the Cafe Med Series 2012, Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen. Signed off with Stress.

Teaching

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Co-ordinator of Epidemiology module (PU5538) for Online Postgraduate Certificate in Research Method

External Examiner for  MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert in Urgent Care/Rural Medicine, University of Central Lancashire

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

Phase II and phase III student teaching in general practice consultations

Selector for medical admissions

Annual supervision of Student Selected Module (SSM) in research evidence

OSCE examiner for MBChB undergraduates

Publications

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  • A randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones. (C-Gall trial)

    Malik, M., Murchie, P., Gillies, K., Brazzelli, M. G., Avenell, A., Hernandez, R., Norrie, J., Blazeby, J., Ramsay, C., Ahmed, I.
    International Surgical Congress of the Association-of-Surgeons-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland, pp. 195-196
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Resilience of primary healthcare professionals working in challenging environments: a focus group study

    Matheson, C., Robertson, H. D., Elliott, A. M., Iversen, L., Murchie, P.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 648, pp. e507-e515
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Resilience in Primary Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review

    Robertson, H. D., Elliott, A. M., Burton, C., Iversen, L., Murchie, P., Porteous, T., Matheson, C.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 647, pp. 423-433
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • BJGP Library: The Code of The Woosters: A Perfect Escape

    Murchie, P.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 646, pp. 265
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Increasing skin self-examination after melanoma: an intervention using text and tablet delivery

    Johnston, M., Allan, J. L., Brant, B., Dennis, M. G., Hall, S. J., Masthoff, J. F. M., Walker, F. M., Murchie, P.
    2nd Behaviour Change Conference
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Resilience of primary healthcare professionals: A systematic review

    Robertson, H. D., Elliott, A. M., Burton, C., Iversen, L., Murchie, P., Porteous, T., Matheson, C.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 647, pp. e423-e433
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug prescriptions and survival after the diagnosis of head and neck and oesophageal cancer

    MacFarlane, T., Murchie, P., Watson, M. C.
    Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 1015-1022
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Utilising out-of-hours primary care for assistance with cancer pain: A semi-structure interview study of patient and caregiver experiences

    Adam, R., Clausen, M., Hall, S., Murchie, P.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 65, no. 640, pp. e754-e760
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Developing a computerised search to help UK general practices identify more patients for palliative care planning: a feasibility study

    Murchie, P.
    European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, no. Supplement 2, pp. 20
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Is current GP referral practice for cancer in Scotland optimal?: A detailed exploration of cancer referral pathways using primary care records and a cancer care pathway database

    Murchie, P., Smith, S. M., Lee, A. J., Linden, D.
    European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, no. supplement 2, pp. 51
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Patient and caregiver experiences of utilising out of hours primary care for cancer pain

    Adam, R., Hall, S. J., Murchie, P.
    European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, no. Supplement 2, pp. 19
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • The impact of geography on the cancer journey: can we compare it?

    Murchie, P., Jones, A., Flytkjaer Jensen, L.
    European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, pp. 57
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • The signal and the noise in colorectal cancer diagnosis: exploring and explaining the relationship between diagnostic delays and stage at diagnosis using the Ca-PRI Colorectal Cancer Collaboration dataset

    Tørring, M. L., Murchie, P., Esteva, M., Hamilton, W., Djernes Lautrup, M., Terhaar, J., Vedsted, P., Winget, M., Rubin, G.
    European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, no. Suppl. 2, pp. 22
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Developing a computerised search to help UK General Practices identify more patients for palliative care planning: a feasibility study

    Mason, B., Boyd, K., Murray, S. A., Steyn, J., Comrie, P., Kendall, M., Munday, D., Murchie, P., Weller, D., Fife, S., Campbell, C.
    BMC Family Practice, vol. 16, 99
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Total skin self-examination at home for people treated for cutaneous melanoma: development and pilot of a digital intervention

    Murchie, P., Allan, J. L., Brant, W., Dennis, M., Hall, S., Masthoff, J., Walter, F. M., Johnston, M.
    BMJ Open, vol. 5, no. 8, e007993
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Should general practice give up the independent contractor status?

    Jones, R. (ed.), Majeed, A., Bhatti, N., Murchie, P., Vautrey, R., Rosen, R.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 65, no. 635, pp. 314-316
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • Effect of longer health service provider delays on stage at diagnosis and mortality in symptomatic breast cancer

    Murchie, P., Raja, E. A., Lee, A. J., Brewster, D. H., Campbell, N. C., Gray, N. M., Ritchie, L. D., Robertson, R., Samuel, L.
    Breast, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 248-255
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Smartphone applications for melanoma detection by community, patient and generalist clinician users: a review

    Kassianos, A. P., Emery, J. D., Murchie, P., Walter, F. M.
    British Journal of Dermatology, vol. 172, no. 6, pp. 1507-1518
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • General practice performance in referral for suspected cancer: influence of number of cases and case-mix on publically reported data

    Murchie, P., Chowdhury, A., Smith, S. M., Campbell, N., Lee, A. J., Linden, D., Burton, C. D.
    British Journal of Cancer, vol. 112, pp. 1791-1798
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Protocol for the CHEST Australia Trial: a phase II randomised controlled trial of an intervention to reduce time-to-consult with symptoms of lung cancer

    Murray, S. R., Murchie, P., Campbell, N., Walter, F. M., Mazza, D., Habgood, E., Kutzer, Y., Martin, A., Goodall, S., Barnes, D. J., Emery, J. D.
    BMJ Open, vol. 5, no. 5, e008046
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Designing a Tablet-based Intervention to Support Self-checking for Melanoma

    Dennis, M. G., Masthoff, J., Smith, K. A., Murchie, P., Hall, S.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Educational interventions for cancer pain: A systematic review of systematic reviews with nested narrative review of randomized controlled trials

    Adam, R., Bond, C., Murchie, P.
    Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 269-282
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Skin cancer excision performance in Scottish primary and secondary care

    Murchie, P.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 64, no. 627, pp. 501
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Why are we not controlling cancer pain adequately in the community?

    Adam, R., Murchie, P.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 64, no. 626, pp. 438-439
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • Developing a tablet-based intervention to prompt total skin self-examination in people treated for cutaneous melanoma: a practical demonstration of the ASICA intervention

    Hall, S. J., Masthoff, J. F. M., Murchie, P., Dennis, M. G.
    European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 23, no. Supplement 1, pp. 12
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Time from first presentation to treatment of symptomatic colorectal cancer: effect on disease stage and survival

    Murchie, P.
    European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 23, no. Supplement 1, pp. 31
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Time from first presentation in primary care to treatment of symptomatic colorectal cancer: effect on disease stage and survival

    Murchie, P., Raja, E. A., Brewster, D. H., Campbell, N. C., Ritchie, L. D., Robertson, R., Samuel, L., Gray, N., Lee, A. J.
    British Journal of Cancer, vol. 111, no. 3, pp. 461-469
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Can we use technology to encourage self-monitoring by people treated for melanoma? A qualitative exploration of the perceptions of potential recipients

    Hall, S., Murchie, P.
    Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 1663-1671
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Using technology to deliver cancer follow-up: a systematic review

    Dickinson, R., Hall, S., Sinclair, J. E., Bond, C., Murchie, P.
    BMC Cancer, vol. 14, 311
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Exploring patterns of recurrent melanoma in Northeast Scotland to inform the introduction a digital self-examination intervention

    Auckland, R., Wassell, P., Hall, S., Nicolson, M. C., Murchie, P.
    BMC Dermatology, vol. 14, 4
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Electronic Computer Searches in Primary Care Can Lead to Greater Identification of Non-malignant Patients for Palliative Care

    Mason, B. L., Boyd, K., Murray, S. A., Steyn, J., Cormie, P., Kendall, M., Munday, D., Weller, D., Fife, S., Murchie, P., Campbell, C.
    BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 109
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Why do patients with cancer access out-of-hours primary care?: A retrospective study

    Adam, R., Wassell, P., Murchie, P.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 64, no. 619, pp. 84-85
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Use of a structured palliative care summary in patients with established cancer is associated with reduced hospital admissions by out-of-hours general practitioners in Grampian

    Ali, A. A., Adam, R., Taylor, D., Murchie, P.
    BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 452-455
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Does patients' place of residence affect the type of physician performing primary excision of cutaneous melanoma in Northern Scotland?

    Green, J., Murchie, P., Lee, A. J.
    The Journal of Rural Health, vol. 29, no. s1, pp. s35-s42
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Chronic kidney disease, a useful trigger for proactive primary care?: Mortality results from large UK cohort

    Marks, A., MacLeod, C., McAteer, A., Murchie, P., Fluck, N., Smith, W. C. S., Prescott, G. J., Clark, L. E., Ali, T., Black, C.
    Family Practice, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 282-289
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Developing a community-based intervention to improve quality of life in people with colorectal cancer: A complex intervention development study

    Gray, N. M., Allan, J. L., Murchie, P., Browne, S., Hall, S., Hubbard, G., Johnston, M., Lee, A. J., McKinley, A., Una, M., Presseau, J., Samuel, L., Wyke, S., Campbell, N. C.
    BMJ Open, vol. 3, no. 4, e002596
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Cutaneous melanoma: does where you live affect how it is managed?

    Green, J., Murchie, P.
    Family Medicine, vol. 45 , no. Supplement 1, pp. P7
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Reducing the time before consulting with symptoms of lung cancer: randomised controlled trial in primary care

    Smith, S., Fielding, S., Murchie, P., Johnston, M., Wyke, S., Powell, R., Devereux, G. S., Nicolson, M., Macleod, U., Wilson, P., Ritchie, L., Lee, A. J., Campbell, N. C.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 63, no. 606, pp. e47-e45
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Reducing time before consulting with symptoms of lung cancer: randomised controlled trial

    Smith, S. M., Murchie, P., Fielding, S. A., Ritchie, L. D., Campbell, N. C., Lee, A. J., Johnston, M., Wyke, S., Powell, R., Devereux, G. S.
    Family Medicine, vol. 45 , no. Supplement 1, pp. P23
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Excising squamous cell carcinomas: comparing the performance of GPs, hospital skin specialists and other hospital specialists

    Delaney, E. K., Duckworth, L., Thompson, W. D., Lee, A. J., Murchie, P.
    Family Practice, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 541-546
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Introducing an electronic Palliative Care Summary (ePCS) in Scotland: Patient, carer and professional perspectives

    Hall, S. J., Murchie, P., Campbell, C., Murray, S. A.
    Family Practice, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 576-585
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Developing a complex intervention to reduce time to presentation with symptoms of lung cancer

    Smith, S. M., Murchie, P., Devereux, G. S., Johnston, M., Lee, A. J., Una, M., Nicolson, M. C., Powell, R., Ritchie, L. D., Wyke, S., Campbell, N.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 62, no. 602, pp. e605-e615
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Incidence and pharmacotherapeutic management of anxiety, depression and excessive alcohol use in cancer patients

    Desplenter, F., Bond, C. M., Watson, M., Burton, C. D., Murchie, P., Lee, A. J., Lefevre, K. E., Simeons, S., Laekeman, G.
    International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 20, no. Supp. 1, pp. 1-4
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Comparing diagnostic delay in cancer: a cross-sectional study in three European countries with primary care-led health care systems

    Murchie, P., Campbell, N. C., Delaney, E. K., Dinant, G., Hannaford, P. C., Johansson, L., Lee, A. J., Rollano, P., Spigt, M.
    Family Practice, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 69-78
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Toward shared care for people with cancer: developing the model with patients and GPs

    Hall, S. J., Samuel, L., Murchie, P.
    Family Practice, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1-11
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • New NICE guidelines for hypertension: Ambulatory monitoring is to become key

    Ritchie, L. D., Campbell, N. C., Murchie, P.
    British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.), vol. 343, pp. d5644
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • A questionnaire to measure melanoma risk, knowledge and protective behaviour: assessing content validity in a convenience sample of Scots and Australians

    Gillespie, H. S., Watson, T., Emery, J. D., Lee, A. J., Murchie, P.
    BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 11, 123
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Randomised controlled feasibility trial of an evidence-informed behavioural intervention for obese adults with additional risk factors

    Sniehotta, F. F., Dombrowski, S. U., Avenell, A., Johnston, M., McDonald, S., Murchie, P., Ramsay, C. R., Robertson, K., Araujo-Soares, V.
    PloS ONE, vol. 6, no. 8, e23040
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Comparing personal risk, melanoma knowledge and protective behaviour in people with and without melanoma: a postal survey to explore educational needs in Northeast Scotland

    Murchie, P., Iweuke, F.
    Journal of Cancer Education, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 341-347
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Primary excision of cutaneous melanoma: does the location of excision matter?

    Murchie, P., Sinclair, E., Lee, A. J.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 61, no. 583, pp. 131-134
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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