The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research is a partnership between nine leading academic centres for primary care research in England. Our main aims are 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.

In response to the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the world since it emerged late last year, and the likely impact on patients and the NHS in the UK, the NIHR School for Primary Care Research launched a special rapid-response research call in February 2020.  

The SPCR launched a funding call earlier this year to encourage the development of engagement and dissemination activities. Here is what the successful award holders propose to do.

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Farmer, University of Oxford, on his appointment as Health Technology Assessmemt (HTA) Programme Director.

The systematic review 'The potential contribution of paramedics in primary and urgent care' provides an overview of the types of clinical roles paramedics are undertaking.

On 1 April, the NIHR opened it's new Centre for Engagement and Dissemination to make research representative, relevant and ready for use.

Researchers Ben Bowers, Kristian Pollock and Stephen Barclay have identified some key challenges, facing healthcare practitioners and caregivers, in the supply and administration of medications for patients dying of Covid-19 and other conditions.