New, events and blogs from the School of Primary Care Research
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| Primary Care Clinicians PhD programme The Primary Care Clinicians PhD programme has up to 5 PhD studentships per year available for clinicians of all disciplines working in UK primary care, for example: practice nurses; health visitors; dentists, pharmacists; optometrists working in primary care and general practitioners. These studentships can be hosted at one of the 10 primary care research departments who are part of this consortium. Closing Soon: 12noon, 20 December 2023 For full details visit the website |
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| NHS resources saved following GP practice changes based on inflammatory marker testing research |
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Jessica Watson, PPIE grant award holder, builds on the SPCR funded Test Talk Tools with changes in GP practices on inflammatory marker testing. |
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| RCGP Research Paper of the Year Award for Bristol-led childhood eczema study |
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Congratulations to SPCR researcher Matthew Ridd who was awarded the Winner of the Research Paper of the Year 2022. |
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| Blood Pressure Measurement paper highly commended in RCGP Research Paper of the Year awards
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Congratulations to the researchers of the INTERPRESS-IPD collaboration, following SPCR Bursary Funding, whose paper was highly commended in the recent RCGP 2022 Research Paper of the Year awards. |
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| One of England's most influential nurse researchers |
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Congratulations to Andrew Finney who has been named as one of the 75 most influential nurse researchers in England. Selected by the Chief Nursing Officer’s Team, as part of the celebrations surrounding the 75th anniversary of the NHS, Andrew works as Deputy Director of Research and Research Theme Lead in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Keele University. He shares his time with a role in the Medical School as a senior member of the Impact Accelerator Unit for health research and also works with the Chief Nursing Officer's research team through NHS England to strategically support clinical academic careers for nurses. |
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| NIHR Alert: Blood pressure treatment: the risks may be as great as the benefits in older people with frailty |
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High blood pressure increases the risk of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Medicines that reduce blood pressure (antihypertensives) protect against these diseases. But the negative effects of blood pressure medicines are less well-studied. This study was funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research; STRATIFY Project No. 418 PI: James Sheppard |
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| The SPCR CHOOSE study research team have worked with a young people’s group to produce a video to highlight how to get support for mental health problems. There are also a range of resources, including infographics for parents, that have been produced for this study - more details can be found at the link below. |
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| Impressions of the Fourteenth NIHR Doctoral Training Camp 2023
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Are you thinking about attending a research camp? In our latest guest blog we hear from Francesca Dakin and Saif Syed who are both School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) Trainees. They recently had the opportunity to attend the NIHR doctoral training camp.
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| Perspective of an SPCR Intern
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Read Loreta's experience as an NIHR School for Primary Care Research Intern: a pharmacy student's perspective on our website. Reblogged with permission from Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), University of Bristol |
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| Reflections on the SPCR Showcase
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| Embedding patient and public involvement at the heart of research
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Read the latest blog post from Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) who have been reflecting on the immense value in patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in research.Reblogged with permission from Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog, University of Exeter.
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| SAPC Mental Health Special Interest Group Primary Care Mental Health Conference 15 May 2024 at Keele Hall, Keele University, Staffordshire
Call for abstracts:We are interested in both completed, and ongoing, work. Submissions for oral presentations and posters are welcomed. The submission deadline is: 4pm on 16 February 2024. Find out more about the event.
Any queries contact [email protected] |
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| NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) FAST Call 3 i4i FAST Call 3 is aimed at innovators in need of a small amount of funding to answer a specific question to support the development of innovative healthcare technologies applying genomics, pharmacogenomics, phenomics or artificial intelligence for primary care settings. Proposals may request £15,000 to £50,000 for projects lasting 3 to 6 months. |
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| NIHR Academy member slide deck As you are aware, the NIHR Academy has recently introduced a number of new initiatives and pioneering programmes that will expand its provision of training and career development opportunities for health and social care professionals. In order to support you in your advocacy role they have created an NIHR Academy Member slide deck which details the career development opportunities offered and funded by NIHR, They hope it will be a valuable resource for any upcoming events or workshops to support the advancement of training and career development for your attendees. |
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| NIHR launches new national service to support researchers at every stage of their research journey
The NIHR has awarded £97.5 million over five years to fund its new Research Support Service. The RSS provides free and confidential support, advice and expertise for all researchers in England working across the remit of the NIHR. The NIHR RSS replaces the Research Design Service and support funding for Clinical Trials Units. |
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| University of Southampton study collaboration Do you have two or more health conditions? Or are you a health/social care professional who is involved in the care of people who have two or more health conditions? If yes, we are interested in hearing your views about a new approach to improving care! This study involves having a chat with our researcher on the telephone or online for up to 60 minutes, on a convenient date and time for you. You will get a £25 gift voucher to thank you for taking part. Our study is currently open until the end of February 2024. If you are interested, please email us at: [email protected] Or go to our study websites below:
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University of Bristol study collaboration My Knee Plan is a research study which aims to build a care plan to support patients having total knee replacement. We would like the views of General Practitioners on how the care plan could work. Taking part would involve an interview with a researcher, which will take about an hour. The deadline for taking part in the study is 24 December 2023. If you would like to be involved, please contact [email protected]. |
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| Details of publications and dissemination work, related to SPCR funded research, can be shared with the School by emailing Heather Gibbs: [email protected] |
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