Dr Shukla is a Director of Health & Care Research, Interim Lead for Primary Care Research Delivery, West Midlands Regional Research Delivery Network with experience of research delivery within Primary Care settings including General Practice.

Dr Shukla is a GP Partner at Eve Hill Medical Practice, in Dudley, a CQC ‘outstanding’ rated practice.

Interests include prescribing, particularly related to antibiotics, use of near patient testing and self-limiting illnesses.

Dr Shukla joined the Institute of Applied Health Research in 2016 having previously worked for the NIHR CRN as a GP Research Champion and CCG Clinical Lead. He started delivering research studies in his practice in 2011 and has recruited patients into many other studies since then, including Commercial (Industry) C-TIMPS.

Dr Shukla has clinical oversight of research delivery for NIHR portfolio studies in the West Midlands.

He works closely with research teams and Clinical Trials Units across the UK, alongside the CRN team of Research Facilitators, Research Nurses, GP and Practice Manager Research Champions and administrators.