Analog to Digital

Project 829 | SMART-AD: Screening for medication review applicability for people prescribed antidepressants

Project dates: 01/10/2026 - 31/10/2027 Phase: FR15 Project 829 Research Team Tomazo Kallis Lead Institution Funded amount £140,380 Funding round FR15 SMART-AD: Developing a screening tool for medication review applicability for people prescribed long-term antidepressants. Why People with mental health problems (like anxiety or depression) are often prescribed…

August 25, 2026

Project 826 | ACCESS-OC (Access to Care through Online Consultations)

Project dates: 01/09/2026 - 30/04/2028 Phase: FR15 Project 826 Research Team Dr Abir Ghorayeb Lead Institution Funded amount £149,995 Funding round FR15 Understanding Patient Experiences of Online Consultation Systems in General Practice: A Qualitative study GP practices in England now use online consultation (OC) systems as a main…

August 25, 2026

Project 825 | PUFFIN platform for respiratory diagnostics

Project dates: 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2028 Phase: FR14 Project 825 Research Team Dr Helen Ashdown Lead Institution Funded amount £1,079,270 Funding round FR14 Platform for UndiFferentiated respiratory symptoms – Fast-tracking INnovation in primary care (PUFFIN): Diagnostic accuracy platform study for evaluation of novel technologies for diagnosis of respiratory disease…

August 25, 2026

Project 824 | Optimising the use of online consultation; mixed methods co-production of actionable resources for general practice

Project dates: 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2028 Phase: FR14 Project 824 Research Team Dr Gary Abel Professor Helen Atherton Lead Institution Funded amount £883,088 Funding round FR14 Over recent years, the way that people contact GP services in England has changed dramatically.  Many practices now use online consultation as…

August 25, 2026

Project 806 | From Barriers to Enablers: Strengthening Public Partnership in Research in the Digital Age

Project dates: 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027 Phase: PPIE Project 806 Research Team Dr Jonathan Martin Lead Institution Funded amount 5,000 Funding round PPIE Aims This project aims to strengthen patient and public involvement and engagement in primary care research at University College London (UCL), at a time when research…

August 20, 2026

Project 784 | Community Conversations: Digital access and inclusion

Project dates: 02/02/2026 - 31/12/2026 Phase: PPIE Project 784 Research Team Francesca Dakin Lead Institution Funded amount £2082.50 Funding round PPIE This dissemination and engagement project will share key findings from previous SPCR-funded research on digital systems for patient access and triage in UK general practice. We will…

June 30, 2026

Project 779 | The parkrun practice podcast

Project dates: 05/01/2026 - 30/09/2026 Phase: PPIE Project 779 Research Team Rosina Cross Emma Cockcroft Lead Institution Funded amount £2,026 Funding round PPIE Our proposed activity is to co-produce and launch a short podcast series of approximately four 30-minute episodes to share findings from our parkrun practice…

June 30, 2026

Project 767 | Self-management toolkit for PESD with MLTCs

Project dates: 01/06/2025 - 30/11/2026 Phase: FR 13 Project 767 Research Team Megan Armstrong Lead Institution Funded amount £621,581 Funding round FR 13 Background More people are living with two or more long-term conditions (such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis). People who are poorer tend to experience…

June 30, 2026

Project 766 | A Digital Intervention To Reduce Diabetes Distress

Project dates: 01/06/2025 - 31/12/2026 Phase: FR 13 Project 766 Research Team Jamie Ross Lead Institution Funded amount £581,481 Funding round FR 13 What Is This Project About? This project is about helping people with type 2 diabetes who feel stressed or overwhelmed by managing their condition. This…

June 30, 2026

Project 760 | Enhancing fairness and accuracy in AI models by tackling bias in primary care electronic health records (EHR): a rapid scoping review

Project dates: 01/04/2025 - 31/12/2026 Phase: FR 12 Project 760 Research Team Hilda Hounkpatin Lead Institution Funded amount £18,310 Funding round FR 12 Background Researchers often use anonymised GP records to develop tools that can help detect and predict diseases. However, these tools do not always perform…

June 30, 2026