Dr Polly Duncan
GP
Dr Polly Duncan is a mixed-methods academic GP with research interests in multiple long-term conditions, vaccine-preventable respiratory infections, and research inclusion. She is in the final year of her PhD, which focuses on exploring the unmet health needs of older housebound patients. Dr. Duncan serves as Co-Principal Investigator for the AvonCAP GP2 study, a surveillance project on lower respiratory tract infections that has recruited over 4,000 participants, including underrepresented groups such as nursing home residents.
She leads and supports initiatives aimed at improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in primary care research. Dr Duncan is the founder of the UK-wide Primary Care Academic Collaborative (PACT), Research Lead for “GPs at the Deep End” Bristol, and Primary Care Settings Lead for her regional Research Delivery Network.
Speakers have declared that, except for the actual or potential conflicts of interest detailed below, their involvement in this educational activity does not involve any conflict of interest.
Dr Polly Duncan: I am an NIHR funded Doctoral Research Fellow (NIHR301824) and NIHR South West Central Regional Research Delivery Network (SWC RRDN) primary care settings lead. Any views expressed are my own and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
