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.
Latest news and blogs
Maternal Background Plays Key Role in Adult Outcomes for Preterm and Low Birthweight Babies
18 July 2025
New research, funded by NIHR School for Primary Care Research, suggests maternal age and level of education at time of birth play a significant part in the quality of adult life for preterm and low birthweight babies.
Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme Impact Report Published
15 July 2025
The Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme has published its Impact Report 2021–2025, highlighting three years of collaborative research achievements supported by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR).
Challenges of ‘Imposter participants’ in patient and public involvement
10 July 2025
Imposter participants in Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Our latest blog post looks at the risks of tokenism, authenticity, and how we can ensure real public voices are heard in research.
Upcoming Events and Latest Publications
Women’s prisons: how can we engage lived experience to improve primary care for women with severe mental illness?
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 12pm to 1pm
SPCR Masterclass | An introduction to open publishing and peer review with NIHR Open Research
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 11am to 12pm
Latest publications
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Violence and Abuse towards General Practice Staff by Patients and the Public: A Scoping Review
Journal article
Shihning Chou, Luke Sawyers, Giulia Cianci, Edward Tyrrell and Denise Kendrick, (2025), British Journal of General Practice 7 October 2024; BJGP.2024.0338, British Journal of General Practice 23 June 2025; BJGP.2024.0535
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Associations between burnout and career disengagement factors among general practitioners: a path analysis
Christos Grigoroglou, et al, (2025), Front. Public Health, 18 June 2025 Sec. Occupational Health and Safety Volume 13 - 2025
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Arm Based on LEg blood pressures (ABLE-BP): can systolic ankle blood pressure measurements predict systolic arm blood pressure? An individual participant data meta-analysis from the INTERPRESS-IPD Collaboration
Journal article
Sinead T J McDonagh et al, (2025), BMJ Open, BMJ Open 2025;15:e094389, 15
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.
