list of publications
Do we spend too much time with Nellie the Elephant?
2010 January 1; 60(570): 55.
I need a note, doctor": dealing with requests for medical reports about patients
Towards an understanding of the Flourishing Practitioner J Postgrad Medicine 2009;85:399-401
Where are now your prophets...? 'Br J Gen Pract. 2007 Sep;57(542):758.
Personal Views: Projectitis? Supporting health reform. 2005 July 23; 331(7510): 243
Reflections from the GP surgery at the turn of the year J R Soc Med. 2005 May; 98(5): 193–194
Ethics Consultation: from Theory to Practice JR Soc Med. 2003 October; 96(10): 517.
Greenhalgh T, Toon P, Russell J, Wong G, Plumb L, Macfarlane F.
Transferability of principles of evidence based medicine to improve educational quality: systematic review and case study of an online course in primary health care. BMJ. 2003 Jan 18;326(7381):142-5. Review.
Wong G, Greenhalgh T, Russell J,Toon P
Putting your course on the Web:lessons from a case study and systematic literature review
Med Educ. 2003 Nov;37(11):1020-3.
Geoff Wong, Clinical Lecturer Trish Greenhalgh, Petra Boynton, Peter Toon, Will Coppola, and Jill Russell
Defining and cultivating the virtues.Br J Gen Pract. 2002 Sep;52(482):782-3.
The sovereignty of virtue.Br J Gen Pract. 2002 Aug;52(481):694-5.
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Using telephones in primary care. BMJ. 2002 May 25;324(7348):1230-1.
Towards a philosophy of general practice: a study of the virtuous practitioner.
Occas Pap R Coll Gen Pract. 1999 Apr;(78):iii-vii, 1-69.
Reforming the Russian health service. BMJ. 1998 Sep 12;317(7160):741-2.
Educating doctors, to improve patient care.BMJ. 1997 Aug 9;315(7104):326.
Quality in general practice.J R Soc Med. 1997 May;90(5):241-2.
Tasker P, Toon P, Banks I. Stress in a GP partner.Practitioner. 1996 Sep;240(1566):503-10.
Sturdy P, Naish J, Pereira F, Griffiths C, Dolan S, Toon P, Chambers M.
Characteristics of general practices that prescribe appropriately for asthma
BMJ. 1995 Dec 9;311(7019):1547-8.
Naish J, Sturdy P, Griffiths C, Toon P. Appropriate prescribing in asthma.
BMJ. 1995 Jun 3;310(6992):1472.
Health checks in general practice. BMJ. 1995 Apr 29;310(6987):1083-4.
Medical ethics: a brief response to Seedhouse. J Med Ethics. 1995 Feb;21(1):47-8.
Naish J, Sturdy P, Toon P. Appropriate prescribing in asthma and its related cost in east London.
BMJ. 1995 Jan 14;310(6972):97-100.
Toon P, Goodridge D, Larkin J. A joyrider with epilepsy.Practitioner. 1995 Jan;239(1546):13-6, 19.
Medical ethics. New technology will always pose dilemmas. BMJ. 1994 Sep 24;309(6957):810-1.
What is good general practice? A philosophical study of the concept of high
quality medical care. Occas Pap R Coll Gen Pract. 1994 Jul;(65):i-viii, 1-55.
Griffiths C, Cooke S, Toon P. Registration health checks: inverse care in the inner city?
Br J Gen Pract. 1994 May;44(382):201-4.
Justice for gatekeepers. Lancet. 1994 Mar 5;343(8897):585-7.
Christie A, Toon P. Safer sexual practices.
Practitioner. 1993 Dec;237(1533):901-4.
Daughters, doctors, and death: BBC 2 Assignment -- "Let Her Die," 28 Sep 1993.
BMJ. 1993 Oct 2;307(6908):875.
After bioethics and towards virtue? J Med Ethics. 1993 Mar;19(1):17-8.
Ethical aspects of medical certification by general practitioners.
Br J Gen Pract. 1992 Nov;42(364):486-8.
Brown P, Mitchell-Heggs N, Toon P. A question of unfair dismissal.
Practitioner. 1991 Sep;235(1506):629-32.
Rationing resources in the new NHS. Practitioner. 1991 Jun;235(1503):488-90.
What is truth in practice? Practitioner. 1991 May;235(1502):401-2.
Insurance forms. Practitioner. 1991 Apr;235(1501):308, 310.
Compiling legal reports.Practitioner. 1991 Mar;235(1500):220-3.
Certificate for benefit. Practitioner. 1991 Feb;235(1499):120, 122.
A doubtful certification request. Practitioner. 1991 Jan;235(1498):37-8.
Treasure E, Scott DL, Katona PM, Toon P. Arthritis in inner city general practices.
Br J Gen Pract. 1990 Feb;40(331):81-2.
Toon PD, Kirton J, Pilkington A. Sterilizing instruments.
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1989 Feb;39(319):78-9.
Boxing clever. J Med Ethics. 1988 Jun;14(2):69.
Toon PD, Southgate LJ. The doctor, the patient and the relative: an exploratory survey of
doctor-relative relationships. Fam Pract. 1987 Sep;4(3):207-11
Southgate LJ, Heard SR, Toon PD, Salkind MR.
Teaching medical ethics symposium. A student-led approach to teaching.
J Med Ethics. 1987 Sep;13(3):139-43.
Promoting prevention and patient autonomy: discussion paper.
J R Soc Med. 1987 Aug;80(8):502-4.
Toon PD, Dawson LJ, Elliott K. Unexpected problems raised in prevention clinics.
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1987 Apr;37(297):178.
Toon PD, Thomas K, Doherty M. Audit of work at a medical centre for the homeless over one year.
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1987 Mar;37(296):120-2.
Toon PD., Johnston DW. Bergel DH The need to respond and cardiac cycle effects: an alternative hypothesis.
Biol Psychol. 1986 Dec;23(3):235-45.
Toon PD, Jones EJ. Serving two masters: a dilemma in general practice.
Lancet. 1986 May 24;1(8491):1196-8.
Acts and omissions doctrine and abortion. J Med Ethics. 1985 Dec;11(4):217.
Toon PD, Bergel DH, Johnston DW. The effect of modification of baroreceptor activity on reaction time.
Psychophysiology. 1984 Sep;21(5):487-93.
Defining "disease"--classification must be distinguished from evaluation.
J Med Ethics. 1981 Dec;7(4):197-201.
Letter: Psychiatry and the concept of disease.
Br J Psychiatry. 1976 Jan;128:99-100.
Publications Not In Medline
APOLLO Educational CD-Roms
The Human Face of Medicine vol 1 &2 (with Greenhalgh P , Rigby R, Wong G, Coppola A & Sarsfield M) BMJ publishing Group 2001
Managing Change (with Greenhalgh P & Sarsfield M) BMJ publishing Group 2001
Understanding and Meeting your Learning Needs (with Russell, Wong and others) BMJ publishing Group 2003
Books, book chapters and reports
Medical practice in a multicultural society (with Fuller J) publ. Heinemann Medical, June 1988
Inverse care in the inner city - the targeting of GP health promotion resources - in “Health information and the consumer” Ed J Griffin pub. OHE London 1995
Legal Reports from General Practice in “Medical Records in Practice” Ed B Lervy publ RCGP. 1996
The organisation of family medicine (published in Russian) Samara Health Committee 1998
Health Promotion in the medical undergraduate curriculum (with B Jolly and S Kilminster publ HEA 1999
The Republic of Macedonia - Continuous Medical Education for Primary Care Doctors - the strategy publ BIS Healthcare Group (restricted circulation) 2000
Managing Diversity and inequality in Health Care – ed Carol Baxter Contributions to Ch 6 – The diverse team – making it work and Ch 7 diversity and service quality publ Bailliere Tindall 2001
Medicine and the Internet - chapter on “ Continuing Professional Development and the Internet” publ. OUP 2002.
European Textbook of Family Medicine. chapter 8 Ethics in primary care publ Passoni Editore Milan: 2007
Reader in Primary Care ethics Bowman D & Spicer J (2007) publ Radcliffe Press
Chapter 6 Setting boundaries: a virtue approach to the clinician-patient relationship in general practice
Journal articles
Physiology and psychology; towards a practical philosophy - Medical Hypotheses, 1975; 1,167
Psychology and the medical curriculum - Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 1979; 30,422
The Sutcliffe trial - some philosophical implications for psychology - Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 1982; 35,265-6
Criminal responsibility and psychiatric diagnosis - Prison Service Journal, 1984; 54,3-5
Warts and all - embracing our illnesses - Journal of Holistic Medicine, 1986; 1,115-121
Video-taping of consulations -(with Salkind M, Southgate LJ & Colvin D) Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners May 1987
Prescribers Forum - Eczema, Asthma I, Asthma II, Hayfever MIMS Magazine editions 9 March p24-6; , April 1, p 24-6; April 15 9 32-34; April ,29 p 32-34 1990
How to limit the contract's likely damage Pulse Jan 1990 p 65
GPs Upwardly Immoral - Physician 1990, 9 p 229
Health education in the consultation (with Kathy Elliott) Pulse Oct 1991
Achieving immunisation targets in an inner city practice Mat & child health Feb 1992
Formative assessment of GP trainees in Hospital posts - Post-graduate Education for General Practice (1992) 3, 209-212
Money should follow the patient editorial, Good Practice May 1992
Teaching telephone consultation skills - Postgraduate Education for General Practice (1995)
What is the half-day release for? (With H Suckling & J Lawrie) - Post graduate Education for General Practice May 1995 p 171-174
In the footsteps of Peter the Great (with LJ Southgate, Y Gubachov & S Simbertsev) European Journal of Family Medicine 1996
Quality in General Practice (editorial) Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine May 1997 vol 90 p241-2
Organisation of general practice in the UK (published in Russian) Russian Family Practitioner 1997 p55-58
Seven years in St Petersburg BJGP July 1999
Extended GP Registrarships - the LIZEI experiment (with N Jackson, P Pietroni, R Hornung, T Boyd, G Norris and A Ruben) Education for General Practice 1999 vol 10 p 437-442
Last autumn I was in Macedonia... BJGP March 2000 p 241
Computer-based interactive learning in Education for General Practice vol 11 no 4 Nov 2000 p505 supplement – Self directed learning for primary care
Telephone surgeries-editorial Update 15th August 2002
Taxonomy, ethics and epistemology of medical reports – BMJ under review
Book and Video Reviews
Multicultural Medicine (Medicine & the Media) BMJ 1993; 306, p1003
Daughters, doctors and death (Medicine & the Media) BMJ 1993;306 p875
Homeless, health care and welfare provision (Fisher & Collins) BMJ 1993;306 p 811
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and interventions (Poulter,Sever & Thom) BJGP 1993;43 p 538
Psychiatry in General Practice - Lancet 1994
Medicine and the Media - review of "Don't lose heart" (video) - British Medical Journal 1987;294 no 6577 p 958 1/4/87
Tough Decisions (Freeman JM & McDowell K) review - Journal of Medical Ethics, 1988;14 p 107-8
What is to be done about illness and health - Crisis in the Eighties - Journal of Medical Ethics, 1985;
Ethical issues in Caring (Fairburn) BMJ 1989 vol 290 p 1463-4
Preventing heart disease (Longfield) - BJGP1991,41p 523
Preventative medicine between obligation and aspiration Family Practice vol 18 p 650 2001
What is Death? Family Practice vol 19 p715 2002
The resourceful patient JRSM vol 95 p469 2002
The clinical experience: the construction and reconstruction of medical reality Family Practice vol 17 p576 2000
Clinical Judgement – evidence in practice – Medical Humanities vol 27 p 55 2001
Writing for non-medical audiences
Healthy and Happy - (book chapter) in 'Mancare' publ. Quarto, 1986
Your Heart and Lungs (with Brown H ,Jarrett P & Tripp P) publ Harrap 1990
You and Your Mind (book,with P Tripp & M Evans) publ. Harrap 1990
Camping Afloat Thames User Sept 1991 p 29-30
Conference Presentations
Baroreceptors and performance - a direct test of the Lacey Hypothesis (with Bergel DH & Johnston DW) - Paper given at the Psychophysiology Society Conference 1981; abstract in Biological Psychology 1982;15,286
Cognitive modulation of time dependant primary bradycardia - reality or artifact? (With Johnston DW & Bergel DH) paper given at the Psychophysiology Society Conference, 1982; abstract in Biological Psychology, 1984; 18, 286
An evaluation of a course for community nurses in coronary prevention (with Elliott K & Dawson L) - paper given at the ACT conference, York 1987
A mobile screening clinic; an alternative approach to risk-factor screening (with Rice E) - given at the ACT conference York 1987
Men's health education in general practice - given at the ACT conference York 1987
Prevention and autonomy - a dilemma in general practices - Paper given at the International Conference on Health Education, Oxford 1986
Clinical and forensic concepts of psychological abnormality -Paper given at the Philosphy of Psychology Section of the British Psyhological Society, Ilkley, Yorkshire 1987
What sort of doctor are you? - Given at the European Society of Philosophy of Medicine & Health Care, Aarhus, Denmark 1988
Responsibility and mental illness in general practice. Given at the HELP conference, Aberdeen, 1989
Justice and the Gatekeeper role in General Practice - Paper given at the European Society of Philosophy of Medicine & Health Care, Budapest 1992 Justice and the Gatekeeper role in General Practice - given at the European Society of Philosophy of Medicine & Health Care, Budapest 1992
Which way forward for general practice? - Paper given at the RCGP annual Scientific Meeting, London November 1992
Hermeneutic and Hedonic aspects of general practice -given at WONCA/SIMG conference Den Haague, 1993
The need for a Virtue ethic in the selection and training of doctors. Given to the Human Values in Health Care Forum, London May 1994
When is depression an illness? - Given at ESPMHC Conference Paris 1994
Eradication of H pylori in general practice - an audited pilot. Given at the RCGP Spring meeting, Portsmouth, April 1994
The LIZEI programme - given at the RCGP Spring Meeting Aberdeen 1996
The LIZEI programme- paper given at the WONCA European meeting, Stockholm 1996
Virtues and the Bristol Case - workshop given at the RCGP Spring meeting 1999 Cambridge.
Developing a web-based MSc in Primary Care – paper given at the ALT conference, Manchester 2000
CME in Macedonia – paper given at the AMEE conference Berlin 2001
Getting your course on the web - workshop with P Greenhalgh at WONCA 2002 London
Telephone consulting in general practice – paper given at WONCA 2002 London
Evidence based practice in primary care – key note address at the Annual meeting of GP Association of Finland, Helsinki 2002
Do We Spend too Much Time with Nellie the Elephant?
Br J Gen Pract. 2010 January 1; 60(570): 55.
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