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.

Anna Gilbertson and researchers at the University of Bristol conducted an engagement activity during National Eczema Week to draw attention to childhood eczema

The study investigated what attributes patients most valued in a GP and how important they felt it was to see the same GP over time (continuity of care).

With SPCR funding, the University of Bristol's Mairead Murphy and Jeremy Horwood monitored changes in general practice during the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

"I feel like a lot of the critical thinking I was able to do this summer will, in the long run, influence the way I approach medicine in the future" SPCR intern 2018

In light of the recent Black Lives Matter protests, the disproportionate number of BAME healthworkers dying from Covid-19, and the long-standing systemic inequalities in the health sector and broader society, the NIHR have issued a piece in recognition of Black Lives Matter.