Increasing the evidence-base for Primary Care Practice.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research is a partnership between nine leading academic centres for primary care research in England.
Established in 2006, we work to increase the evidence base for primary care practice through high quality research and strategic leadership, and to build capacity in primary care with a well established training programme.
Latest news and blogs
Publication | Facilitators and barriers to the deprescribing of benzodiazepines
18 December 2025
A new academic paper authored by Sonia Filmer, a master’s student on the Mental Health Programme within the Three NIHR Research Schools, alongside her supervisor Professor Ian Maidment, has been published, shedding light on an important issue in adult mental health care.
Health and Social Care Committee's new inquiry report on Community Mental Health Services
15 December 2025
Three Schools’ Mental Health Programme–funded research is contributing to growing national consensus around more holistic, person-centred community mental health services.
New GP approach could boost HIV testing and prevention
10 December 2025
A new strategy called PATH-GP (Prevention and Testing for HIV in General Practice) aims to help more people get tested for HIV and access free preventative treatment (PrEP) via NHS sexual health clinics.
Upcoming Events and Latest Publications
University of Bristol Webinar | Improving mental health in primary care: novel psychological and pharmacological interventions
Monday, 26 January 2026, 1pm to 2pm
NIHR Three Research Schools Prevention Research Programme Showcase
Thursday, 05 February 2026, 9.30am to 4.30pm
SPCR Masterclass | Let’s talk dementia: Supporting communication in research partnerships involving people with dementia
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 12pm to 1pm
Latest publications
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Facilitators and barriers to the deprescribing of benzodiazepines and Z-drug hypnotics in patients under 65 on adult mental health wards
Journal article
Sonia Filmer and Ian Maidment , (2025), Scientific Reports, Sci Rep 15, 41420 (2025)
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Associations between gestational diabetes and cardiovascular disease largely operate independently of postpartum causal pathways: A population-based cohort study in England
Journal article
Nerys M. Astbury et al, (2025), Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
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Trauma-Informed Principles in Practice: A Mixed-Method Study of Co-Producing Systems Change With People Who Have Experienced Multiple Disadvantage
Journal article
Tracey Stone et al, (2025), Wiley Online Library, Health Expectations, Volume28, Issue6 December 2025 e70472
Members
The NIHR School for Primary Care Research is a research and capacity-building partnership between nine leading centres for academic primary care across England, with our Directorate hosted at the Keele University.
