Increasing the evidence-base for Primary Care Practice.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research is a partnership between nine leading academic centres for primary care research in England.
Established in 2006, we work to increase the evidence base for primary care practice through high quality research and strategic leadership, and to build capacity in primary care with a well established training programme.
Current Funding Opportunities
NIHR Three Schools' Prevention Research Programme Research Projects and Practice Evaluation Scheme Funding Call
The NIHR Three Schools' Prevention Research Programme has new funding opportunities.
- NIHR Three Research Schools' Prevention Programme – Research Projects Call. Slides from a recent webinar regarding this programme can be viewed here.
Deadline of 5pm on Friday 29 November 2024.
NIHR Three Schools' Mental Health Research Programme Funding Calls
The NIHR Three Schools' Mental Health Research Programme has new funding opportunities.
- Career Development Award - deadline 15:30 on Friday 15 November 2024.
- Projects to improve Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) - deadline 15:30 on Friday 13 December 2024
PhD Programme for Primary Care Clinicians
The Primary Care Clinicians PhD programme is now open for applications. Applications for the 2025 programme are welcomed from clinicians of all disciplines working in UK primary care, for example: practice nurses; health visitors; dentists, primary care pharmacists; optometrists working in primary care and general practitioners (NB this list is not exhaustive)
Closing date: 11.59pm Thursday 12th December 2024
Latest news and blogs
Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Funding Call - Projects to improve PPIE
5 November 2024
The NIHR Three Schools Mental Health Research Programme has launched a new funding call for Projects to improve PPIE.
Where is the village that was promised?
5 November 2024
Mental Health Fellowship award holder Ruth Naughton-Doe shares a video called 'Where is the village that was promised?' that focuses on perinatal loneliness.
Unearthing Our Joy - Utopia Creative Hub's Community Ensemble
4 November 2024
In collaboration with Utopia Creative Hub, the University of Sheffield's Festival of the Mind team Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh, Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Career Development Award holder, has created a video promoting Black mental health, wellbeing and joy.
Upcoming Events and Latest Publications
Online Seminar | Experiences of and outcomes for Blackpool adults treated with Buvidal opioid substitution therapy.
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1pm to 2pm
Three Schools' Early Career Event 2024
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Online Seminar | Making a Difference Through Your Research
Monday, 02 December 2024, 12pm to 1pm
Latest publications
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Is alcohol use disorder associated with higher rates of depression and anxiety among people with new onset type 2 diabetes? A cohort study using linked primary care data in England
Journal article
Sarah Cook, et al, (2024), SpringerLink
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Collaborative and integrated working between general practice and community pharmacies: A realist review of what works, for whom, and in which contexts
Journal article
Emily Owen-Boukra et al, (2024), SAGE Journals
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Care gaps among people presenting to the hospital following self-harm: observational study of three emergency departments in England
Journal article
Sarah Steeg et al, (2024), The BMJ, 2024
Members
The NIHR School for Primary Care Research is a research and capacity-building partnership between nine leading centres for academic primary care across England, with our Directorate hosted at the Keele University.
