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SPCR Newsletter

July 2026

Research Highlights

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Celebrating 20 Years of Research Impact on Research Appreciation Day

For Research Appreciation Day 2026, we're celebrating the people, partnerships, and research that have driven 20 years of innovation and impact at the School for Primary Care Research.

Research highlights what drives successful digital health implementation in primary care

New SPCR-funded research published in The Lancet Primary Care has identified the key factors that influence whether digital health interventions are successfully implemented in primary care, offering valuable insights to support future adoption and delivery.

SPCR-funded fellowship research highlights challenges with digital end-of-life planning

An NIHR SPCR GP Career Progression Fellowship has supported new research into digital end-of-life planning in primary care.

Current Funding Opportunities

As part of the SPCR 20th Anniversary celebrations, we are launching a new award for Outstanding Contribution to Public and Community Involvement.

SPCR Studentships in Primary Health Care

Blog Posts

TUTOR-PHC 2026 Research Symposium | Out of the research silo, into a global primary care village

Parkrun and Active Practice Charter

New research highlights how initiatives such as the parkrun Practice initiative and the Active Practice Charter could help GP practices promote physical activity while supporting improvements in the quality of patient care

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The Future of Primary Care: My Experience as a Peer Researcher

Public contributor Sadir Mir reflects on their experience as a peer researcher in an NIHR SPCR-funded primary care research project.

Involvement and Inclusion

As part of the SPCR 20th Anniversary celebrations, we are launching a new award for Outstanding Contribution to Public and Community Involvement.

SPCR Studentships in Primary Health Care

NIHR Three Schools' Outputs

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Supporting Young People at Risk of Suicide

Findings from the Three Schools’ ATTUNE study have informed new policy recommendations aimed at strengthening cross-sector collaboration and improving suicide prevention support for young people across the UK.

From Research to Practice: Developing a Toolkit for Peer Support Workers

New Lived Experience Research Toolkit

Research funded through the Three Schools' Mental Health Programme has led to the launch of a new lived experience research toolkit for health and justice.

Latest Publications

Patients’ and Primary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives of Primary Care Consultations Relating to Menstrual Problems: A Meta-Ethnography.

The association between COVID-19 vaccines and bullous pemphigoid risk: A UK population-based study. Sonia Gran et al writes for Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology.


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SPCR Members News

Matthew Ridd, University of Bristol, GP and Professor of Primary Health Care

Many congratulations to our SPCR colleague Matthew Ridd, GP and Professor of Primary Health Care from the University of Bristol. He was recently the Society for Academic Primary Care: Advancing Academic (SAPC) Senior Investigator Research Prize. The prize was for the ATHENA study which investigated whether taking amitriptyline could stop long-term pain from shingles.

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