How do the working lives of general practitioners in rural areas compare with elsewhere in Scotland? Cross-sectional analysis of the Scottish School of Primary Care National GP Survey

Mr Jonathan Eaton-Hart

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Medical Student

Jonathan ("Jonty") Eaton-Hart is a medical student at Edinburgh Medical School. Jonty has a special interest in rural General Practice and expedition medicine. During his Primary Care BMedSci, he researched how the working lives of GPs in Scotland compare between rural and non-rural areas working with Professors Stewart Mercer and John Gillies. He was the secretary of the Edinburgh University Remote and Rural Medicine Society from 2021-22.

Prof John Gillies

qualifications: OBE, FRSE

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Critical revision

position: Honorary Professor of General Practice

Rural GP 28 years now Hon Professor of general practice, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh Honorary Professor of general practice, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews. Senior Adviser, Global Health Academy Co-Director University of Edinburgh Compassion initiative https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-health/compassion https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John_Gillies4 Twitter: @JohnGillies6

Prof Stewart Mercer

qualifications: FRCGP, FFPHM, FRSE

contribution: Study conception and design, Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Critical revision

position: Professor of Primary Care and Multimorbidity

Stewart Mercer is Professor of Primary Care and Multimorbidity at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a GP. He is internationally recognised for his work in the inverse care law, multimorbidity, and the importance of empathy in primary care consultations.