A GP has been awarded a National Doctoral Fellowship.

Northumbria Primary Care announced Ponteland Medical Group GP Dr Lily Lamb has been awarded a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Doctoral Fellowship.

This will not impact her clinical role as an NPC GP.

The NIHR Fellowship Programme supports individuals to become future leaders in health and social care NIHR research.

The Department of Health set up NIHR to improve the nation's health through research.

Dr Lamb has shown continued commitment to improving the field of medical education research, taking interest in role modelling in primary care medical education and in securing the future GP workforce.

She teaches year three Newcastle University Medicine students, chairs the North East England Faculty of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) and co-convenes the leadership strand of the Changing Face of Medicine project, under the Academy of the Medical Royal Colleges.

Dr Lily Lamb said: “The application process for NIHR Doctoral Fellowships is challenging and highly competitive. It’s a real honour to be recognised by the NIHR and to receive this funding.

"I’m incredibly excited to begin my research and feel very grateful to my supervisory team at Newcastle University that I am in this position. Medical education and the GP workforce are subject areas that I’ve long been interested in and I look forward to contributing to the body of research on such an incredibly important topic for patients and the wider NHS.”