All the latest updates on research and events.
SPCR leveraged Study Reveals Wide Variation in Prostate Cancer Testing
2 April 2025
An SPCR-led study reveals wide disparities in prostate cancer testing across GP practices in England.
Supporting Young Parents: Building on a Mental Health Fellowship
31 March 2025
Dr Ruth Naughton-Doe, former Mental Health Fellowship, is launching a new study to improve mental health support for young parents under 25.
NIHR Alert: D-mannose does not prevent urinary tract infections
25 March 2025
A recent study has examined the effectiveness of D-mannose in preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs), providing new insights into its potential as a preventive treatment.
Thank You for Joining Our Bitesize Impact Showcase Series
21 March 2025
Watch all four episodes of our Bitesize Impact Showcase Series on our YouTube Channel.
SPCR Bitesize Impact Showcases
20 January 2025
Join us for a series of engaging webinars highlighting the successes and impact of our research.
Celebrating 2024: SPCR Highlights and Achievements
16 December 2024
As we wrap up 2024, the NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) is celebrating a year of achievements with two festive infographics.
SPCR Impact Case Studies: Showcasing Pioneering Primary Care Research
9 December 2024
The NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) presents its updated Case Studies collection, highlighting 21 transformative research projects that advance healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
Found poem gives voice to patients’ experiences of blood tests
19 November 2024
Jess Watson's NIHR SPCR funded project recently co-produced a poem that gives voice to patients' experiences of having blood tests and receiving blood test results.
Exploring co-production to tackle health inequalities through primary care services
8 October 2024
SPCR Study Bridging Gaps project and Liverpool’s Tackling Racial Inequalities in Health project are case studies in a new British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) paper.
Packing an emotional punch: Using theatre to raise awareness of doctors’ mental health
13 August 2019
Dr Ruth Riley's SPCR funded qualitative study to explore the barriers and facilitators to help-seeking by General Practitioners with mental health problems was added to the NIHR website as a case study earlier this month.
Let’s Talk About Weight
20 October 2017
SPCR doctoral student Charlotte Albury is a contributing author on the Public Health England's step-by-step guide to conversations about weight management with children and families for health and care professionals.
Identifying the GP practices prescribing “low priority” treatments
2 October 2017
A new tool by Oxford University researchers launched on OpenPrescribing.net identifies which individual GP practices are prescribing a range of ineffective and wasteful treatments that NHS England are spotlighting.
RCGP Research Paper of the Year Awards
22 September 2017
The Royal College of General Practitioners 2016 Research Paper of the Year Awards took place on Tuesday 19th September 2017. Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Keele were authors on three papers which went on to win their category.
£1.8 million funding for ambitious programme of systematic reviews
18 September 2017
A collaboration of nine member departments of the NIHR School of Primary Care Research has been awarded £1.8 million to undertake, develop the methods, and build capacity in systematic reviews covering priority areas in primary care.
Newcastle receives £1.7m from Alzheimer's Society
23 June 2017
Alzheimer’s Society has committed almost £1.7m to Newcastle University, as part of its biggest single investment in dementia care research.
Lack of evidence for steroids in treating symptoms of sore throat in primary care
18 April 2017
There is not enough evidence to recommend steroids as a treatment for symptoms of sore throat in patients seeing their GP according to researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Southampton and Bristol. In a trial funded by the National Institute of Health Research School for Primary Care Research.
Let's get digital
10 April 2017
The NIHR encourages you to “get digital” with the launch of the Let’s Get Digital Competition on 6 April 2017. The competition is designed to recognise those people involved in NIHR research using video, photography, websites, infographics and online communities to promote research.
Roads to Recovery
4 April 2017
The NIHR Dissemination Centre launched the 'Roads to Recovery: Organisation and Quality of Stroke Services' themed review in Manchester on 4 April.
GP Tutor's conference
21 March 2017
Ruth Riley (Bristol) and Marta Buszewicz (UCL) presented the results of a School funded study at a workshop for GP tutors who teach UCL Medical School undergraduates on 17 March.