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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 University College London about their recent project exploring support for Pakistani carers through social prescribing.

Study suggests care gaps in people seeking help for self-harm

A study, led by Mental Health Fellow Dr Sarah Steeg, set out to understand the types of services people were in contact with after self-harm, and which groups of people were experiencing possible gaps in care.

George Lewith Prize Winner 2024 | Reflections of the SAPC Conference

Sam Rolfe, the winner of the George Lewith Prize 2024, reflects on his visit to the 52nd Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Annual Scientific Meeting.

NIHR SPCR Internship at the University of Manchester

Chloe-Nicole Low, one of our SPCR Interns, reflects on how her internship expanded her understanding of research, and left her with skills, connections, and a newfound interest in academic primary care.

Co-production, equality, diversity & inclusion at the NIHR School for Primary Care Research Trainee Event 2024

Kerstin Nothnagel, one of our SPCR Trainees, reflects on her time at the 2024 Trainees event in Manchester.

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.