Professor Paul Coulter
Consultant Palliative medicine and General Practitioner
MBChB, DRCOG, DCH, DFFP, MRCGP (MERIT), DIP. PAL. MED., FRCP (Edin) (Palliative Medicine)
IBA Development
In 2015, Consultant Physician and General Practitioner, Doctor Paul Coulter developed the Roundabout Theory which was embedded as a core component into the IBA framework. More about the Roundabout Theory is covered in a 2020 TEDx talk. Since then, Paul has continued to be involved in the ongoing development of the IBA framework.
More about Paul
Paul is a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University. He is the Medical Director at Hillcroft House Research Hub CIC, and a Consultant in Palliative Medicine for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. He is dual trained and maintains his General Practice skills by working for the North East Ambulance Service.
In addition to these roles he is trained as a medical expert witness, a Royal College of Physicians PACES examiner and a medical examiner. As well as being the youngest ever President of the Highland Medical Society, he represented the North of Scotland Royal College of GPs on the end-of-life care bill.
Paul was awarded runner up for the prestigious RCGP Scottish GP of the year in 2011/12. In 2021 he was nominated for Inverclyde Dr of the year for his support to training Drs on the frontline in COVID. Finally he contributed to the Palliative care COVID guidelines in Scotland.