Professor Una Macleod

Professor Una Macleod

Dean / Professor of Primary Care Medicine

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Hull York Medical School

Summary

Professor Una Macleod is Dean and Professor of Primary Care Medicine at Hull York Medical School.

She is a national leader in the area of cancer and early diagnosis research, and her work has contributed significantly to policy development.

Una currently holds grants from Cancer Research UK, Yorkshire Cancer Research and the Department of Health Policy Research Unit.

Before joining the School in 2010, she worked in Glasgow, where she trained in medicine, as Senior Lecturer in General Practice and Primary Care. Una also worked half-time as a GP principal in the east end of the city, and continues to practise medicine in Hull.

Recent outputs

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Dataset

The PEOPLE-HULL Study: improving help-seeking for lung symptoms in Hull. Trial registration.

Mitchell, L., Macleod, U., & Walabyeki, J. (2021). The PEOPLE-HULL Study: improving help-seeking for lung symptoms in Hull. Trial registration. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN28517662

Journal Article

A qualitative exploration of women's perspectives and acceptability of including new cancer awareness information in all‐clear breast or cervical screening results

Bamidele, O. O., Green, T., Tookey, S., Walabyeki, J., & Macleod, U. (2022). A qualitative exploration of women's perspectives and acceptability of including new cancer awareness information in all‐clear breast or cervical screening results. European Journal of Cancer Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13574

Geographical distance and reduced access to palliative radiotherapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Chand, C. P., Greenley, S., Macleod, U., Lind, M., Barton, R., & Kelly, C. (2022). Geographical distance and reduced access to palliative radiotherapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003356

A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study

Clark, J., Amoakwa, E., Wright-Hughes, A., Blenkinsopp, J., Currow, D. C., Meads, D., …Johnson, M. (2021). A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study. PLoS ONE, 16(1), Article e0245647. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245647

Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate invitation to community-based low-dose CT screening for lung cancer versus usual care in a targeted population at risk

Crosbie, P. A., Gabe, R., Simmonds, I., Kennedy, M., Rogerson, S., Ahmed, N., …Callister, M. E. (2020). Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate invitation to community-based low-dose CT screening for lung cancer versus usual care in a targeted population at risk. BMJ open, 10(9), Article e037075. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037075

Research interests

Cancer and primary care, health inequalities

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

TRANSFORM: Reducing Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes in Yorkshire: Realising our potential for innovation in Diagnosis, Patient Management, Survivorship and Palliative Care Research

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£1,806,650.00

Started

1 September 2017

Status

Ongoing

Project

INTERACT: Integrated therapist and online CBT for depression in primary care

Funder

NIHR National Institute for Health Research

Grant

£33,180.00

Started

1 April 2016

Status

Ongoing

Project

Catch up HPV screening project

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£239,816.00

Started

1 April 2022

Status

Ongoing

Project

TRANSFORM: Clinical research fellows

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£864,837.00

Started

1 September 2018

Status

Ongoing

Project

PROMS: CPR Cancer outcomes: The use of comprehensive patient records (CPR) to define the impact of cancer, co-morbidities and late effects on individuals and the health service

Funder

Macmillan Cancer Support

Grant

£12,565.00

Started

30 September 2015

Status

Complete

Project

PEOPLE: Primary care and community Engagement to Optimise time to Presentation with Lung cancEr symptoms in HULL

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£712,502.00

Started

1 June 2017

Status

Complete

Project

REDUCE: REviewing long term anti-Depressant Use by Careful monitoring in Everyday practice programme

Funder

NIHR National Institute for Health Research

Grant

£251,516.00

Started

1 October 2016

Status

Complete

Project

Empress: NAEDI Cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation: a case control study (colorectal and lung cancer)

Funder

CRUK Cancer Research UK

Grant

£259,346.00

Started

1 October 2015

Status

Complete

Project

CS-Y Studies: Understanding and reducing inequalities for people with cancer: A programme of work based in Yorkshire

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£749,827.00

Started

1 August 2013

Status

Complete

Project

MIR: A double blind placebo-controlled randomised trial of the addition of the antidepressant mirtazapine

Funder

NIHR National Institute for Health Research

Grant

£240,318.00

Started

1 April 2013

Status

Complete

Project

Living with Long Term Illness project: Group work in Primary Care

Funder

Royal College of General Practitioners

Grant

£19,860.00

Started

1 December 2013

Status

Complete

Project

C-Screening: Cervical cancer screening in older women aged 55 – 64 years old

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£137,247.00

Started

1 March 2016

Status

Complete

Project

TRANSFORM: YCR Cancercare: Experiences of diagnostic pathways and cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£125,927.00

Started

1 April 2021

Status

Complete

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of free door to door transport to increase the uptake of breast screening appointments in Yorkshire: A cluster randomised GP pilot trial

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£293,513.00

Started

1 June 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

TRANSFORM: Effects of physical activity during the cancer journey

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£385,894.00

Started

1 June 2018

Status

Ongoing

Project

TRANSFORM: Exploring the impact of a cancer patient’s journey to healthcare on their journey through the healthcare system

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£426,459.00

Started

1 May 2019

Status

Ongoing

Project

TRANSFORM: Coproducing community-based cancer screening interventions to improve uptake rates in Yorkshire

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£398,303.00

Started

9 September 2019

Status

Ongoing

Project

CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£277,985.00

Started

1 September 2016

Status

Complete

Project

Public Involvement Funds

Funder

NIHR National Institute for Health Research

Grant

£500.00

Started

1 April 2021

Status

Complete

Project

TRANSFORM: AT RISK BOWEL SCREENING

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£17,900.00

Started

1 October 2021

Status

Complete

Project

TRANSFORM: The development of a mobile phone app to capture the journey time and patient experience throughout a day in the life of cancer patient attending hospital.

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£25,088.00

Started

1 October 2021

Status

Complete

Project

Publication Costs Award: PC/38

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£3,000.00

Started

28 November 2018

Status

Complete

Project

Exploring GP referral behavior for serious non-specific symptoms where cancer is suspected

Funder

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Grant

£19,178.00

Started

1 April 2023

Status

Complete

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