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. Find out more
- Call 2 for Pre and Post-Doc Fellowships and Career Development Awards
Deadline of noon on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. Find out more
NIHR Three Schools' Mental Health Research Programme Funding Calls
The NIHR Three Schools' Mental Health Research Programme has new funding opportunities.
- 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
How can schools be more inclusive for the most marginalised children?
2 December 2024
Dr Rhiannon Barker, Mental Health Fellow, writes about the recent qualitative study she led, reflecting on the team’s findings and actions schools should take to improve practices.
SPCR Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference 2025
2 December 2024
Abstracts welcome for the next School of Primary Care Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference, Monday 10 February 2025 - deadline Friday 10 January 2025.
New Perspectives: Reflections on Cultural Competency Training
28 November 2024
Funded by SPCR Alice Burnand and Sarah Griffiths reflect on their attendance to an online Cultural Competency course by Centre for Ethnic Health Research (CEHR).
Upcoming Events and Latest Publications
CAPC Webinar: Ending new HIV cases by 2030? Novel interventions from Bristol research
Wednesday, 04 December 2024, 10.30am to 11.30am
SPCR Masterclass | Improving inclusivity and diversity in clinical trials
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 11am to 12pm
Online Seminar | Care gaps among people presenting to the hospital following self-harm
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 12pm to 1pm
Latest publications
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Healthcare professionals’ priorities for training to identify and manage distress experienced by young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease: a consensus study using online nominal group technique
Journal article
Benjamin Saunders et al, (2024), BMJ Open
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Risk of dementia associated with anticholinergic drugs for overactive bladder in adults aged ≥55 years: nested case-control study
Journal article
Barbara Iyen et al, (2024), The BMJ, BMJ Medicine 2024;3:e000799.
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The Impact of Different Types of Social Media Use on the Mental Health of UK Adults: Longitudinal Observational Study
Journal article
Yue Yu et al, (2024), Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26
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.
