Roger Neighbour
Roger Neighbour OBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Occupation | General Practitioner |
| Period | 1987-present |
| Subject | General practice Medical Education |
| Notable awards | OBE |
Roger Harvey Neighbour[1] (born 1947) is a British general practitioner and author. He was educated at King's College, Cambridge and St Thomas’ Hospital in London and was active as a GP in Hertfordshire from 1974 to 2003.[2] He is best known for The Inner Consultation (1987), described as "one of the very few contemporary medical classics" in general practice.[3]
Career
Neighbour was a practionioner at Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, from 1974 to 2003. He was programme director for the Watford Vocational Training Scheme, and later an examiner for MRCGP examination in 1984, serving for twenty years. He was appointed the title of Convenor of the Panel of Examiners from 1997 to 2002.[2][4]
In 2003 he became President of the Royal College of General Practitioners,[5] serving until 2006.[6] He has since held a position as a visiting professor of Medical Education at Brunel Medical School.[7]
In 2011 he was appointed OBE for significant services to Medical Education.[8]
Works
Books
- The Inner Consultation: How to Develop an Effective and Intuitive Consulting Style. Illustrated by Patrick Reade. MTP Press. 1987.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[3][9] - The Inner Apprentice: An Awareness-Centred Approach to Vocational Training for General Practice. Illustrated by Patrick Reade. Petroc Press. 1992.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[10] - I'm Too Hot Now: Writings at the Edge of Medicine. CRC Press. 2005. ISBN 9781315342559.
- The Inner Physician: Why and How to Practice 'Big Picture Medicine. Royal College of General Practitioners. 2016. ISBN 978-0850844115.[11]
- Consulting in a Nutshell. CRC Press. 2021. ISBN 9780367456955.[12]
References
- ^ Authors, Old (2011-06-16). "Four GPs on honours list". Pulse Today. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ a b "The Inner Physician". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ a b Fine, Michael (2005-10-28). "The Inner Consultation – how to develop an effective and intuitive consulting style (2e)". Health Expectations. 8 (4): 362–363. doi:10.1111/j.1369-7625.2005.00349.x. ISSN 1369-6513. PMC 5060308.
- ^ "Roger Neighbour - Past President, England, UK". eMedEvents. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ "Announcements". The Times. 2003-11-15. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ "Consulting in a Nutshell". World of Books. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ Neighbour, Roger (2019-09-01). "Yesterday's man?". British Journal of General Practice. 69 (686): 456–457. doi:10.3399/bjgp19X705401. ISSN 0960-1643. PMID 31467022.
- ^ "OBE the right prescription for village doctor". Watford Observer. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ "The inner consultation : how to develop an effective and intuitive consulting style". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ Ridsdale, Leone (18 July 1992). "The Inner Apprentice". British Medical Journal. 305 (6846): 201.
- ^ Davies, Peter (February 2017). "Books: The Inner Physician: Why and How to Practise 'Big Picture Medicine': The Whole Doctor". The British Journal of General Practice: The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 67 (655): 79. doi:10.3399/bjgp17X689245. ISSN 1478-5242. PMC 5308107. PMID 28126873.
- ^ Cunningham, David E. (2021-06-01). "Consulting in a nutshell by Roger Neighbour, Abingdon, Oxon, CRC Press, 2021, 190 pp., £22.45 (Paperback), ISBN 9780367456955". Education for Primary Care. 32 (5).