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
New tool could help GPs predict and prevent serious falls
16 November 2022
APEx SPCR Spotlight: Catching up with Laura Warbrick
3 November 2022
Opportunities
SPCR Patient and Public Involvement and Public Engagement Grant
A funding call has been lauched to encourage researchers to trial novel and creative approaches to PPI and/ or public engagement or extend their work to reach new audiences.
This opportunity is open to all with SPCR Departements. Proposed projects need to have a strong link to primary care research
Closing Date: Thursday 15 December 2022, 1.00pm.
PhD Programme for Primary Care Clinicians
Applications are now invited for the PhD Programme for Primary Care Clinicans
5 PhD studentships will be awarded to clinicians of all disciplines working in UK primary care. Click the button below for more details, including available projects.
Closing Date: Tuesday 20 December 2022, 12noon
Upcoming events
How public involvement led the project to focus on the mental health needs of carers
Monday, 12 December 2022, 12pm to 1pm
Value of research for patients and community nursing
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 1pm to 2pm
Latest publications
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Combining timelining and storyboarding to create a novel method for INtervention DesIGn with stakehOlders: INDIGO
Journal article
Kelly Birtwell et al, (2022), International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21
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Development and external validation of a risk prediction model for falls in patients with an indication for antihypertensive treatment: retrospective cohort study
Journal article
Lucinda Archer et al, (2022), BMJ, 379
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Derivation and External Validation of a Clinical Model to Predict Heart Failure Onset in Patients With Incident Diabetes
Journal article
Louise Y. Sun et al, (2022), Diabetes Care, 45, Issue 11
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.
