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Staff Profile

Professor Paul Paes

Head of School / Professor of Education & Palliative Care

  • Email: paul.paes@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8402
  • Address: School of Medicine
    Medical Student Office
    Faculty of Medical Sciences
    Â鶹´«Ã½
    Framlington Place
    Â鶹´«Ã½ Upon Tyne
    NE2 4HH
Background

Introduction

Paul took up the role of Head of the School of Medicine in April 2024. The School has a long and proud history of delivering innovative health professional education and research, working closely with NHS partners. Since 2018 Paul has led the medical degree as Director of Medical Studies, having previously led the admissions process.


He is Professor of Education and Palliative Care and his academic interests are around decision making, both from a clinical and educational perspective. This particularly focusses on end of life decision making: ethics, anticipatory planning and managing complexity. Educational research is focussed on the development of skills of clinical judgement. He has contributed to several international books in these areas.


Paul obtained his medical degree from Â鶹´«Ã½ before studying for Masters degrees at Kings College London and Dundee University before returning to Â鶹´«Ã½ to complete his doctorate. After initial training in the north east, he carried out his specialty training in Oxford before returning to the north east in 2005 as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine. He continues to enjoy a busy clinical role at Northumbria Healthcare Trust where he was Associate Medical Director until 2025.


Paul has been elected as Vice President of the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland from 2025-27 before becoming President 2027-29.



Qualifications

  • 1997 MB BS, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • 2000 MRCP
  • 2004 MSc, Kings College London
  • 2006 MMEd, Dundee University
  • 2009 FRCP
  • 2016 EdD, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • 2017 Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

 

Teaching

Paul teaches in years 3-5 of the MBBS programme in the fields of communication, ethics and palliative care.

Research

Research interests are around decision making, both from a clinical and educational perspective. This particularly focusses clinically on long term conditions and end of life decision making: ethics, anticipatory planning and managing complexity.


Educational research is focussed on the development of skills of clinical judgement and curriculum innovations.


He supervises clinical and educational doctoral projects.


Publications

  • Articles

    • Fisher J, Foggin J, Paes P. . Education for Primary Care 2024, 35(6), 211-219.
    • Dodsworth A, Alberti H, Hirsh DA, Paes P, Illing J. . Medical Teacher 2024, 47(8), 1344-1351.
    • Osbourne F, Paes P, Ellis J, Rothwell C. . Medical Teacher 2023, 45(2), 145-151.
    • Dodsworth A, Munro K, Alberti H, Hirsh DA, Paes P, Illing J. . Medical Education 2023, 57(9), 820-832.
    • Dodsworth A, Hirsh DA, Alberti H, Paes P, Illing J. . Medical Education 2023, 57(7), 600-603.
    • Churm D, Dickinson C, Robinson L, Paes P, Cronin T, Walker R. . Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 2022, 35(1), 168-175.
    • Standing H, Thomson R, Flynn D, Hughes J, Joyce K, Lobban T, Lord S, Matlock D, McComb J, Paes P, Wilkinson C, Exley C. . BMJ Open 2021, 11(7), e048024.
    • Paes P. . Medical Education 2019, 53(5), 428-429.
    • Paes P, Leat D, Stewart J. . Medical Education 2019, 53(2), 165-174.
    • MacCormick FMA, Emmett C, Paes P, Hughes JC. . Journal of Medical Ethics 2018, 44(6), 376-383.
    • Walker S, Gibbins J, Paes P, Barclay S, Adams A, Chandratilake M, Gishen F, Lodge P, Wee B. . BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2018, 8(3), 299-306.
    • Walker S, Gibbins J, Paes P, Adams A, Chandratilake M, Gishen F, Lodge P, Wee B, Barclay S. . Palliative Medicine 2017, 31(6), 575-581.
    • Walker S, Gibbins J, Barclay S, Adams A, Paes P, Chandratilake M, Gishen F, Lodge P, Wee B. . Palliative Medicine 2016, 30(9), 834-842.
    • Grogan E, Paes P, Peel T. . Clinical Medicine 2016, 16(1), 7-11.
    • Standing H, Exley C, Flynn D, Hughes J, Joyce K, Lobban T, Lord S, Matlock D, McComb JM, Paes P, Thomson RG. . Health Services and Delivery Research 2016, 4(32).
    • Paes P, Wee B. . Palliative Medicine 2008, 22(4), 360-364.
    • Paes P. A pilot study to assess the effectiveness of a palliative care clinic in improving the quality of life for patients with severe heart failure. Palliative Medicine 2005, 19(6), 505-506. In Preparation.

  • Book Chapter

    • Paes P, Grogan E. End of life care. In: Integrated Palliative Care of Respiratory Disease. Springer-Verlag London Ltd, 2013, pp.209-234.

  • Edited Book

    • Twycross R, Wilcock A, Barclay S, Charlesworth S, Hamlyn S, Keeling S, Knights D, Howard P, Lawrie I, Paes P, Stockley A, Toller C, Ward J, Wilkins P, ed. . Nottingham, UK: Palliativedrugs.com Ltd, 2016.

  • Report

    • Robinson L, Poole M, McLellan E, Lee R, Amador S, Bhattarai N, Bryant A, Coe D, Corbett A, Exley C, Goodman C, Gotts Z, Harrison-Dening K, Hill S, Howel D, Hrisos S, Hughes J, Kernohan A, Macdonald A, Mason H, Massey C, Neves S, Paes P, Rennie K, Rice S, Robinson T, Sampson E, Tucker S, Tzelis D, Vale L, Bamford C. . National Institute for Health Research, 2020. 8.

  • Review

    • Dewhurst F, Stow D, Paes P, Frew K, Hanratty B. . BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 2022, 12(3), 270-281.