Dr Jessica C Watson

DCH, DFSRH, DRCOG, BSc(Bristol), MBChB(Bristol), MRCGP(RCGP)

  • BS8 2PS

Personal profile

Research interests

I am a General Practitioner and NIHR Funded Academic Clinical Lecturer. I am also Chair of the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT) and a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

I have received three consecutive personal National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Fellowships including a Academic Clinical Fellowship, Doctoral Fellowship and Academic Clinical Lecturer awards, and have been involved in the delivery of >£2M of research funding. In 2022 I was awarded the Society for Academic Primary Care Doctoral Award and the North American Primary Care Research Group 'Distinguished Paper' prize. In 2024 I was Scientific Chair of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Annual Conference in Bristol.

My research uses a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods to answer questions about when doctors should use blood tests, how they should interpret results, and how to share information about tests with patients. Three of my publications have featured in the British Journal of General Practice 'Top 10' papers. My research has been featured on BBC Radio 4 'More or Less' and on ITV live national news, and I have done Podcasts with the BMJ, BJGP, NBMedical and the RCGP. 

External positions

Chair of the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive

1 Feb 202331 Jan 2026

Research Groups and Themes

  • Centre for Academic Primary Care
  • Diagnosis
  • Blood tests

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