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PPIE in Practice | Support for Pakistani carers through social prescribing

In our latest episode of ‘Public Involvement and Engagement in Practice’, Halle Johnson (Public Involvement and Engagement Manager) speaks to Dr Abi Woodward, NIHR SPCR Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London and Sarah McMullen, Research Assistant in the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at…

June 29, 2026

PPIE in Practice | Understanding the measurement of postural hypotension in primary care

In our latest episode of Public Involvement in Practice, we speak to Dr Rosina Cross, NIHR SPCR Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at University of Exeter about public involvement in research exploring postural hypotension measurement in primary care settings. Acknowledgements & Further information: The project ‘Understanding the measurement of…

June 29, 2026

PPIE in Practice | Systematic review of weight loss on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) symptoms

In our latest episode of Public Involvement in Practice, we speak to Dr Jadine Scragg, Researcher at Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford to tell us about how they involved the public in their project exploring the impact of weight loss on PCOS symptoms.

June 29, 2026

PPIE In Practice | Using creative approaches to enable patient and public involvement in a realist review: lessons from the SHADOW study

With SPCR PPIE funding, researchers and public contributors at Keele University came together to co-produce insights into improving help-seeking for mental health problems in older adults. Dr Tamsin Fisher (Researcher), Anna Hough (User Support Worker), Jane Southam (Public contributor), Dr Tom Kingstone (Researcher) at Keele University An overview of your project Around one in…

June 29, 2026

PPIE In Practice | Reflections on Community Involvement and Creativity in the GLASS Study

In our latest episode of Public Involvement in Practice, we speak to Dr Jadine Scragg, Researcher at Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford to tell us about how they involved the public in their project exploring the impact of weight loss on PCOS symptoms.

June 29, 2026

PPIE in Practice | Inequalities in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of Genitourinary Symptoms of the Menopause

In our latest episode of Public Involvement in Practice, we speak to Dr Jo Burgin, Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol to tell us about how they involved the public in their project exploring inequalities in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of Genitourinary Symptoms of the Menopause…

June 29, 2026

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

Dr Hassan Awan reflects on the in-person symposium of the 2026/2027 TUTOR-PHC cohort at Western University, London, Ontario.

June 11, 2026

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

Drawing on doctoral research, Sophie Wilson explores the challenges and opportunities of implementing Peer Support Worker roles and introduces the PEERS in Practice toolkit to support organisations in embedding lived experience effectively.

June 3, 2026

News | Do you serve a farming community? Do you ‘make every contact count’?

Written by a Three Schools’ Mental Health Award holder and colleagues, this article highlights the unique mental health challenges experienced within farming communities and the importance of making every healthcare contact count.

May 29, 2026

Blog | Five things I wasn’t expecting to learn since beginning my PhD

SPCR studentship award holder Hassanat Mojirola Lawal from the University of Exeter reflects on the lessons she has learned during her PhD journey and shares her top tips for fellow researchers.

May 21, 2026