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The NHS at 70: A GP's account of the start of the NHS
26 June 2018
Dr John Fry, one of the founding members of the RCGP, published a report for the Nuffield Trust in 1988, in which he describes what it was like to be a GP as the NHS was founded.
GP as a career?
25 June 2018
Dr John Benson and Cambridge medical students explain why they wouldn’t choose anything else.
Patients to set agenda for heart failure research
14 June 2018
People with advanced heart failure, their carers, families and friends are being asked to help set the priorities for future research into the condition.
SAPC 2018
8 June 2018
SAPC ASM is hosted by Queen Mary University from 10-12 July this year and promises to provide an extremely busy three days highlighting the latest research and education in academic primary care at London's Barbican Centre.
New study to help improve antibiotic prescribing in out-of-hours services
4 June 2018
A multidisciplinary research team from the Universities of Southampton, Bristol, University College London and University of Oxford have been funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research to undertake a 2.5 year study to explore antibiotic prescribing out of hours.
Local real-time surveillance of infectious disease could improve antibiotic prescribing
4 June 2018
Antimicrobial resistance is a significant threat to public health. Researchers from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care and NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation of Interventions have found promising evidence that local real-time surveillance of infectious disease, such as flu, could help GPs make better diagnostic and treatment decisions, reducing the amount of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing.
RCGP recognises achievements in general practice
21 May 2018
Professors Elaine Hay and Joanne Protheroe, from Keele University, and Peter Bower from the University of Manchester were presented with awards in recognition of their achievements in general practice at the RCGP's spring general meeting on 11 May.
NHS70 Excellence in primary care award - regional winners
21 May 2018
Professor Tony Avery and the research team at the University of Nottingham were chosen as the regional winners in the The Excellence in Primary Care Award category of the NHS70 Parliamentary Awards. They are part of the shortlist for the national award.
New £3m research investigates screening that could prevent one in ten strokes
16 May 2018
A new £3m research programme funded by an National Institute for Health Research Programme Grant for Applied Research (PGfAR) will investigate screening to detect undiagnosed atrial fibrillation, a heart condition responsible for one in ten strokes.
James Lind Alliance Advanced Heart Failure Priority Setting Partnership
15 May 2018
Researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Oxford, Cambridge and Lancaster are teaming up with health professionals, patients, carers and members of the public to identify the top ten research priorities for advanced heart failure.
Gout is not linked to increased risk of fractures
15 May 2018
New findings from School funded research on the fracture risk for gout patients contradicts earlier research about whether or not patients suffering from gout are more likely to experience fractures.
Review shows lack of evidence supporting use of antidepressants for insomnia
15 May 2018
Research led by the University of Southampton has found there is not enough evidence to support the current clinical practice of prescribing antidepressants for insomnia.
The Academy of Medical Sciences recognise leading biomedical and health scientists
10 May 2018
Professors Jonathan Mant, Susan Jebb and Simon Griffin are amongst the 48 elected to join the Fellowship of The Academy of Medical Sciences.
Research paper makes Pulse top five practice-changing papers of 2017
8 May 2018
A paper on the use of oral steroids for the treatment of acute lower respiratory tract infection by Professors Alastair Hay, Paul Little and Anthony Harnden, et.al., from research funded by the School, has been selected as one of Pulse magazine's top five practice-changing papers of 2017.
Britain's fat fight with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall
8 May 2018
The University of Oxford's Professor Paul Aveyard and SPCR doctoral student Charlotte Albury were involved in the filming of the BBC's 'Britain's fat fight with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in November 2017.
NIHR’s I Am Research and NHS70 campaign kicks off
3 May 2018
The NIHR launched the annual I Am Research campaign on 1 May, which aims to encourage patients, carers and the public to get involved in research. The campaign is also seeking to raise awareness and involvement in research among health and care professionals.
Ten years on: PRIMER is Making a Difference
2 May 2018
New study aims to better understand the role of food allergy testing in childhood eczema
25 April 2018
GPs and researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Southampton and Nottingham have been funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research to undertake a study to explore the role of food allergy testing in children with eczema.