Dr Jacqueline Buchanan

Gender: Female

I am an highly experienced GP of over 20 years as well as a GP trainer, with a longstanding commitment to providing thoughtful, evidence-based care. Alongside my NHS work, I hold Core Accreditation with the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, reflecting my additional qualification in Lifestyle Medicine. I also hold MRCGP (Membership of Royal College of General Practitioners) and have also completed a Diploma in Child Health, Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Medicine and a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Leadership and Education.

I completed my medical degree in 2001 at the University of Birmingham and worked in a variety of hospital medicine posts prior to commencing GP Training in 2004.

Over the course of my career, I have increasingly recognised that so much of the ill health I see every day is driven by lifestyle factors. While the NHS provides extraordinary care, there is currently no clear pathway as a doctor within general practice that allows me to fully practice lifestyle medicine, particularly when it comes to preventing illness before it develops. I undertook further training because I wanted to be able to help more people in a deeper and more proactive way.

This work is in addition to, not instead of my NHS role, which remains a central and valued part of my professional life.
My passion for lifestyle medicine is also personal. Through making changes to my own lifestyle, I have been able to reverse my own chronic condition, which has strengthened my belief in what is possible with the right knowledge and support.

Outside of medicine, I love running, going to the gym, and spending time on long countryside walks with my family.