Michael Innes
GP Principal, Stirchley Medical Practice. Clinical Chair, Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group

As a GP, Michael Innes works in a large urban practice in Telford that has a strong tradition of training at all levels of medicine.

Until 2011, Dr Innes worked as a Senior Lecturer in the department of Primary Care at the University of Birmingham. Both his MSc and PhD concentrated on telephone consultations in primary care. He has published both on telephone consultations and on electronic records.

Dr Innes has been involved in further training for doctors with specific communication needs. He has facilitated training on organisational aspects of primary care as well as on telephone use for all practice staff. He has also been an author, actor and editor for the RCGP communication skills DVD.

In 2011 he swapped his Academic role for a commissioning one and he now is the Clinical Chair of Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group.