Community pharmacies can play a key role in early cancer detection, especially in deprived areas. Dr Judit Konya, from Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) , Exeter, shares an update on her research.
\n \n\n \n \nThis blog and the associated guidance was produced by Aston University and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC).
\n \n\n \n \nWe are pleased to share the first edition of our SPCR Researcher Spotlight series, featuring two of our researchers, Dr. Ben Bowers from the University of Cambridge and Dr. Ralph Kwame Akyea from the University of Nottingham. This series highlights the impact of continued SPCR research capacity and development funding since it's introduction in 2010.
\n \n\n \n \nAs part of the Q-DaPS project (SPCR Project no. 596) University College London hosted two In2Research Placement participants over the summer to work on the project. Kimberly McBride has written a blog about her experience.
\n \n\n \n \nMultimorbidity is one of the biggest challenges facing healthcare. In recent years, a succession of research studies have shown that people with multiple health problems are more likely to have a worse quality of life, worse mental health and reduced life expectancy.
\n \n\n \n \nA partnership and panel event to support School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) FR15/16 applications.
\n \n\n \n \nFor 25 years, I have been a frustrated researcher. Like many, I came into the field of research to make a difference. But as the years passed, I realised that research had little influence on healthcare policymaking or practice.
\n \n\n \n \nThe SPCR recently hosted 6 workshops to promote patient and public involvement in the early stages of study design, to support potential FR15 and 16 funding bids. One such workshop titled 'Clinical trials- online recruitment and electronic health records' was attended by public contributor Eric Deeson, who has written about his experiences on the day.
\n \n\n \n \nIncreasing multimorbidity and the rising numbers of guidelines focussing on how to treat specific medical conditions have led to widespread polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications in one individual).
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