Dr Samuel Finnikin MBChB MA BSc MRCGP

• MSc(Hons) Clinical Primary and Community Care; University of Birmingham 2015
• MRCGP 2015
• DRCOG 2012
• MBChB with Honours; University of Birmingham 2007

1st Class Honours Degree in Natural Sciences (Physical); Downing College; University of Cambridge, 2003

Dr Finnikin did his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Birmingham and, after a few years as a military doctor, went on to train as a GP. During this training, he developed undertook a masters in primary care which involved a research project into the influence of childcare sickness exclusion policies on the prescribing of antibiotics in primary care.

On completion of his GP training, Dr Finnikin started working as a GP in Sutton Coldfield and continued his academic work as an NIHR In-Practice Fellow. He has used Big Data to explore the use of risk scoring to guide the prescribing of statins in primary care and he has also been involved in research in the out-of-hours setting.

Dr Finnikin is interested in how shared decision making can be harnessed to improve clinical care in general practice. 

Dr Finnikin is currently interested in the role of cardiovascular risk scoring in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, with a particular emphasis on QRISK, statins and shared decision making.

Previous research has been into the influence of childcare providers’ sickness policies on the prescribing of antibiotics for acute infective conjunctivitis in primary care.

Dr Finnikin sits on the executive board of the Centre for Patient Reported Outcomes in Research.  He is Honorary Secretary for the RCGP Midland Faculty and has a clinical fellowship with the RCGP.