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Professor Richard Byng is a leading academic at the University of Plymouth's Peninsula Medical School, serving as Professor in Primary Care Research and Deputy Director of the Peninsula Applied Research Collaboration (PenARC). He leads the Community and Primary Care Research Group (CPCRG), focusing on transforming mental healthcare delivery and complex patient management systems.
His research examines:
- Systems approaches for mental distress and multi-morbidity care
- Primary care consultations for mental illness
- Innovative care models for offenders and homeless populations
- Organizational healthcare redesign
- Implementation of dementia interventions like D-PACT
- Digital transformation in general practice
Recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on complex intervention evaluations (particularly D-PACT and PARTNERS trials), health equity research, digital service implementation, and longitudinal studies of vulnerable populations. Methodologically, his work prioritizes realist evaluations, mixed-methods designs, and health economic analyses.
Professor Byng maintains active teaching commitments including:
- Substance misuse education at Adelaide St Surgery
- Complex Clinical Reasoning workshops
- Undergraduate Psycho-Immuno-Neuro-Endocrine (PINE) curriculum
- Supervision of PhD candidates in mental health services research
