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TUTOR-PHC 2024 | Building the Research Networks of the Future

Francesca Dakin, one of our SPCR Trainees, reflects on her TUTOR-PHC programme visit based at Western University in Canada.

Safety of COVID-19 vaccination in children

Using electronic health records from over 5.1 million children and young people in England, Emma Copeland assessed the safety of COVID-19 vaccination in this age group.

STanding blood pressure and its AssociatioN with cardiovascular Disease and aDverse events (STANDD)

Dr Sinead McDonagh shares details about the STANDD study which is funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research

Being a Clinical Academic Physiotherapist

Involving the public in electronic health record research: Medication reviews and polypharmacy in primary care

Ruth Jack, Senior Research Fellow at University of Nottingham shares more about how members of the public were involved in her project 'Medication reviews and polypharmacy in primary care' funded by the SPCR. This blog is part of our 'PPIE in Practice Series'.

Reaching and engaging people with long lasting pain: Experiences of a public contributor and research ambassador

In this blog post, John Alexander* reflects on his experience of being involved in a Public Involvement and Engagement project with Sarah Harrisson, Krysia Canvin and Mel Holden from Keele University alongside public co-applicant and expert by experience, Louise Trewern.

What’s new in Perinatal Anxiety?

Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham reflects on the recent webinar focussed on perinatal anxiety that was supported by the School for Primary Care Research.

Community Pharmacy and General Practice Collaboration and Integration: what works, when and why?

A short report aimed at practitioners and policy-makers about 'Collaborative and Integrated working between General Practice and Community Pharmacies' has been published

SPCR Trainee Blog Post: Reflections on a visit to Parliament

Francesca Dakin, one of our SPCR Trainees, reflects on her recent visit to UK Parliament presenting findings of the Remote by Default 2 study.

A journey into mental health research.

Dr Yu (Maggie) Fu, a NIHR Three Research Schools' Mental Health research programme project awardee and now an NIHR Advanced Fellow based at the University of Liverpool, shares her journey into mental health research.

PPIE in Practice - Nicotine reduction therapy for smoking reduction in pregnancy

In our new video blog series 'Public Involvement and Engagement in Practice', Halle Johnson (Public Involvement and Engagement Manager) speaks to Dr Sophie Orton, Senior Research Fellow from the University of Nottingham about her recent research focused on smoking reduction in pregnancy.

Reflecting on Organising the 2023 NIHR Post-Doctoral Career Development Event

SPCR member Dr Tom Kingstone shares his reflection on my role in organising the 2023 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Post-Doctoral Career Development Event.

Long-acting injectable Buprenorphine Evaluation Dissemination event at Lancaster Castle

Reflection on an event to disseminate the findings from our NIHR Three Schools’ Mental Health funded study into the outcomes of Buvidal use in Blackpool.

Ends and new beginnings: Research on the social prescribing link worker role

In recognition of Social Prescribing Day, Thursday 14 March 2024, Stephanie Tierney from the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Oxford reflects on a study that has recently finished on the implementation of the link worker role, and on another that is in progress on this topic

Five top tips for doing equitable and respectful health research with Black-led mental health community organisations

Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh shares five lessons learnt over the past 18 months working with Black-led community organisations focused on mental health and wellbeing in the UK.

Development of a ‘best practice’ guide on the safe use of medicines after discharge from mental health hospitals

Richard Keers discusses working in the new Improving Medication Safety theme as part of the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration.

How can Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals Support delivering research in General Practice?

A research delivery pilot utilising pharmacists across multiple practices within Dudley was set up to support GP practices to deliver research and increase capacity and capability.

Co-developing a theory of change to evaluate integrated working in two Locality Partnerships

Natalia Lewis, one of our NIHR SPCR Post doc award holders, has been co-developing a theory of change to evaluate integrated working in 2 Locality Partnerships.

Co-developing Long Covid information materials for, and with, children and young people

Members of the SPLaTToon project team share their reflections on involving children and young people to co-develop accessible information on Long Covid. This project was funded through the SPCR PPIE Fund.

Hosting a dementia workshop for health care professionals and caregivers - a reflection