Jones was trained at the University of Oxford and at St Thomas' Hospital.
[2] He was Wolfson Professor of General Practice at Guy's, King's, and St Thomas' School of Medicine, all in London.
[1] In 2011, he gave evidence to the United Kingdom's Select Committee on Science and Technology, regarding peer review.
[3] Jones was Chair of the Trustees of the medical charity CORE, formerly the Digestive Disorders Foundation, from 2010–2013.
[1] Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to general practice.