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Test for sore throat cuts antibiotic use by nearly a third
12 July 2024
A clinical scoring test developed by NIHR-funded researchers has cut the use of antibiotics prescribed for sore throats by nearly a third.
Impact Case study: Preventing early heart disease in high-risk patients
4 March 2024
Use of new software developed with NIHR SPCR funding is identifying more patients at high risk of early heart disease and heart attacks. Earlier diagnosis and treatment are saving lives and shaping healthcare policy.
Study ranked No. 2 in British Journal of General Practice Top10.
22 February 2024
Congratulations to former SPCR GP Career Progression Fellow (current NIHR Doctoral Fellow), Dr Faraz Mughal from Keele University, whose study researchers have praised as among the best research in the country by the British Journal of General Practice.
The Stoma Support Study
14 February 2024
The Stoma Support Study was recently carried out at Keele University, funded by an SPCR 1-IV grant.
NIHR Alert: Diabetes remission linked to lower risk of heart attach and stroke
13 February 2024
Researchers assessed whether diabetes remission, even for a short period, reduces people’s long-term risk of cardiovascular disease.
Packing an emotional punch: Using theatre to raise awareness of doctors’ mental health
13 August 2019
Dr Ruth Riley's SPCR funded qualitative study to explore the barriers and facilitators to help-seeking by General Practitioners with mental health problems was added to the NIHR website as a case study earlier this month.
Let’s Talk About Weight
20 October 2017
Engagement Impact Research Trainees
SPCR doctoral student Charlotte Albury is a contributing author on the Public Health England's step-by-step guide to conversations about weight management with children and families for health and care professionals.
Best Doctoral Research Thesis prize goes to SPCR trainee
19 October 2017
Congratulations to Dr Mairead Murphy who won £500 for Best Doctoral Research Thesis in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Bristol. She was awarded the prize for the exceptional quality of her research degree thesis.
World Mental Health Day 2017
11 October 2017
Organisations and individuals celebrated World Mental Health Day on 10 October to strengthen awareness of mental health issues affecting all, from young to old.
The GRIN conference puts a smile on the face of primary care researchers
11 October 2017
The University of Southampton's Professor Michael Moore recently presented findings from the SPCR funded ATAFUTI project at the annual General Practice Research on Infections (GRIN) meeting in Oslo.