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News | Well done to our Summer 2026 interns

The SPCR summer internship programme provided 23 under graduated with the opportunity to gain valuable experience across nine member organisations, working on a broad range of primary care research projects.

Promotional graphic announcing congratulations to NIHR School for Primary Care Research Summer 2026 SPCR interns, alongside a person using a laptop.

23 summer interns joined us from across 9 members over the summer. They undertook a diverse range of projects spanning a variety of research themes, as outlined below.

Name:Institution:Project:
Lauryn TaylorKeeleThe primary care pathways to healthcare access for people with axial spondyloarthritis and the disease understanding of healthcare professionals in this community
Yadhavi SutharshanKeele
Non-surgical and non-pharmacological interventions for osteoarthritis in joints other than the knee: an Evidence and Gap Map
Rishi YadavNottinghamUnderstanding the diagnostic referral activity and consequences in advanced practice physiotherapists working in community interface clinics
Martha LubczynskyjNottinghamUsing realist research approaches to understand the retention and support needs of first contact practitioner physiotherapists in primary care
Lorraine BrobbeyManchesterCommunity pharmacy as part of primary care and neighbourhoods
Ben HoldenManchesterUsing qualitive insights to improve the volitional help sheet mobile app for adolescent self harm prevention
Jasmine Taylor- GoslingQMULProstate cancer testing a review of media coverage
Zaynab AliQMULThe use of AI enabled scribed in general practice. Online forum analysis of differencing perspectives
Celine DouglasExeterA scoping review of community-based prevention and mitigation approaches to adverse childhood experiences
Haniyah RajaniExeterISPA-T1D: Improving support for physical activity in type 1 diabetes
Asheer KandhariUCLCo-designing a care planning resource for south Asian people with dementia and carers
Himanshi AggarwalUCLHow to support students to navigate moral injury in medical education: a scoping review
Talveen PawarSouthamptonFactors affecting uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in low to middle income countries: A systematic review of qualitative studies
Gregory PlacidiSouthamptonSafety and Effectiveness of Psidium guajava (guava) leaf preparations in the treatment of acute diarrhoea: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Oliver LearyBristolCreating a research dataset for sharing and re-use; the IMPPP trial quantitative dataset
Hayden ChambersBristolWeight cHange for people with sErious mEntal iLlness (WHEEL): a single-arm feasibility and acceptability study
Joanne OkonjiOxfordRealist evidence synthesis about primary care workforce and learning
Radu PolschiOxfordRealist evidence synthesis about primary care workforce and learning
Aaya ChamatOxfordAn evidence synthesis of publicly available risk prediction tools to complement cancer screening
Kamilya Yerenchinova-FisherOxfordGendered health experiences in primary care
Louisa BoultOxfordUnderstanding the acceptability of very bried advice for smoking cessation within routine financial advice services
Olga MingoOxfordAdvancing antibiotic stewardship for the management of respiratory infections
Manon RobertsOxfordAdvancing antibiotic stewardship for the management of respiratory infections

Keep an eye on our blog for upcoming news and insights from our summer interns.

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