Professor Mark Ashworth
Professor of Primary Care
Biography
Mark Ashworth has combined an academic primary care research career with a clinical career in inner-city general practice. His main research interests are - multimorbidity and the pathways to multimorbidity - antibiotic prescribing and reducing the risk of antibiotic resistance - psychosis in ethnic minority communities - psychometrics and the development of PSYCHLOPS, a patient-generated mental health outcome measure - primary care quality indicators.
Research
CONSULT
Using wellness sensors to support patient decisions in managing their healthcare.
Project status: Ongoing
Primary Care Research Group
The Primary Care Research Group is a diverse team consisting of clinical and non-clinical primary care team researchers
eLIXIR, Born in South London
Addressing relationships between maternal and child physical health and investigating interactions with mental health
News
Switch to telephone GP consultations during pandemic widened inequalities among multimorbidity patients
Patients from ethnic minorities with multimorbidity switched to telephone consultations at a higher rate than white patients, new research has found.
Black women face the worst health inequalities in South London
Researchers have found that Black women have the most long-term health conditions of any ethnic group, in a study of South London patients.
Only half of patients regularly see the same GP
Joint research between King’s and QMUL found that only 52% of patients regularly have their appointments with the same GP, despite increasing evidence that...
Patient-level factors predominantly influence women's uptake of GP health checks
Non-uptake of health checks amongst women in ethnically diverse South London are more likely to result from patient level rather than GP practice level factors
Dr Brendon Stubbs receives NIHR Fellowship
Dr Stubbs was awarded the five year fellowship for research in persistent pain and serious mental illness.
King's to lead new collaboration to reduce health inequalities for people with learning disabilities and autistic people
King’s College London, working with the NHS England and NHS Improvement, will lead a collaboration of several academic, Trust and voluntary sector partners...
Five-year study finds increases in air pollution result in major increases in respiratory GP consultations
Conducted in the borough of Lambeth, South London, the study illustrates the impact diesel pollutant exposure has on all age groups, with particularly bad...
Three year focus on multimorbidity in South London highlights inequality
A three-year research programme on multiple long-term condition (mLTCs) in South London is shedding light on complex inequalities that put people at risk from...
One in five people in south London live with multiple long-term conditions
New research has found one in five people in the south London live with multi-morbidity.
Patient-led assessment proves more effective for evaluating mental health treatment
A mental health evaluation tool developed by King’s researchers puts those with mental health and drug dependency problems at forefront of treatment...
Events
Snakes: some I’ve met and some I prefer never to meet
Seminar with Professor Mark Ashworth
Please note: this event has passed.
Harold Moody Lecture 2022
Professor Stephani Hatch on 'Accelerating the Pace of Change in Tackling Social and Mental Health Inequalities and Inequities
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
CONSULT
Using wellness sensors to support patient decisions in managing their healthcare.
Project status: Ongoing
Primary Care Research Group
The Primary Care Research Group is a diverse team consisting of clinical and non-clinical primary care team researchers
eLIXIR, Born in South London
Addressing relationships between maternal and child physical health and investigating interactions with mental health
News
Switch to telephone GP consultations during pandemic widened inequalities among multimorbidity patients
Patients from ethnic minorities with multimorbidity switched to telephone consultations at a higher rate than white patients, new research has found.
Black women face the worst health inequalities in South London
Researchers have found that Black women have the most long-term health conditions of any ethnic group, in a study of South London patients.
Only half of patients regularly see the same GP
Joint research between King’s and QMUL found that only 52% of patients regularly have their appointments with the same GP, despite increasing evidence that...
Patient-level factors predominantly influence women's uptake of GP health checks
Non-uptake of health checks amongst women in ethnically diverse South London are more likely to result from patient level rather than GP practice level factors
Dr Brendon Stubbs receives NIHR Fellowship
Dr Stubbs was awarded the five year fellowship for research in persistent pain and serious mental illness.
King's to lead new collaboration to reduce health inequalities for people with learning disabilities and autistic people
King’s College London, working with the NHS England and NHS Improvement, will lead a collaboration of several academic, Trust and voluntary sector partners...
Five-year study finds increases in air pollution result in major increases in respiratory GP consultations
Conducted in the borough of Lambeth, South London, the study illustrates the impact diesel pollutant exposure has on all age groups, with particularly bad...
Three year focus on multimorbidity in South London highlights inequality
A three-year research programme on multiple long-term condition (mLTCs) in South London is shedding light on complex inequalities that put people at risk from...
One in five people in south London live with multiple long-term conditions
New research has found one in five people in the south London live with multi-morbidity.
Patient-led assessment proves more effective for evaluating mental health treatment
A mental health evaluation tool developed by King’s researchers puts those with mental health and drug dependency problems at forefront of treatment...
Events
Snakes: some I’ve met and some I prefer never to meet
Seminar with Professor Mark Ashworth
Please note: this event has passed.
Harold Moody Lecture 2022
Professor Stephani Hatch on 'Accelerating the Pace of Change in Tackling Social and Mental Health Inequalities and Inequities
Please note: this event has passed.