Teaching workshop dates5 January 2011Dates for the teaching workshops in the first half of 2011 have now been finalised.
Staying healthy at Christmas23 December 2010‘Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry. However, keeping healthy at Christmas can be a challenge. Knut Schroeder, a GP and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Academic Unit of Primary Health Care at the University of Bristol, offers his tips for staying healthy and happy throughout the festivities.
Avoiding hospital admissions: what does the research say?17 December 2010New research into hospital admissions, which considers some of the research evidence for a range of interventions to avoid emergency or unplanned hospital admissions, has been published by The King's Fund.
November teaching newsletter published19 November 2010The November edition of the teaching newsletter has been published and can be downloaded from the teaching area of the website.
Marie Curie award15 November 2010Drs Lesey Wye and Sarah Purdy have been commissioned by Marie Curie to undertake an evaluation in Somerset.
Teaching evening for North Bristol GPs28 October 2010GP Teachers and GPs in the Bristol North Academy are invited to a free informal teaching evening on 17 November.
October teaching newsletter published28 October 2010The October edition of the teaching newsletter has been published and can be downloaded from the teaching area of the website.
Alastair Hay to be given John Fry award22 October 2010Dr Alastair Hay will be awarded the Royal College of General Practitioner's John Fry Award in May 2011.
Are patient surveys a reliable way to assess the performance of doctors and practices?15 October 2010To assess the performance of general practices, it is better to ask patients about their actual experiences of care rather than ask for satisfaction ratings, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in the British Medical Journal. The findings call into question the reliability of using surveys to evaluate practice performance.
GP tutors wanted for year five27 September 2010More GP Teachers needed for the new year five, particularly in the Bath, South Bristol and North Somerset Academies.
Primary care core teaching practices27 September 2010We are delighted to announce that five established teaching practices in the Bristol area have taken on "Core Teaching Practice" status this year.
GP Teacher Education day 24 September1 September 2010The programme for the forthcoming teaching day is now available to download from the teaching part of the website.
Appointments and promotions25 June 2010Professor Tim Peters appointed to Head of the School of Clinical Sciences
New Head of PHC25 June 2010Professor Chris Salisbury to be Head of Primary Health Care from 1 August 2010
Honorary GP teacher contract15 June 2010A new honorary GP teacher contract will help to raise the standard of undergraduate teaching.
Visiting Professor Award15 June 2010Professor Feder is to host one of the highly prestigious IAS Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professorships
SAPC awards1 June 2010Sandra Hollinghurst and Alison Gregory from PHC win awards at the South West meeting of SAPC.
Innovative SSC gets recognition1 June 2010An innovative SSC entitled the “Global Environment and Human Health”, designed and implemented by Dr Trevor Thompson, was selected as an example of best practice by the Public Health Educators in Medical Schools (PHEMS) group for presentation at the January 2010 meeting of the Academy of Medical Teachers.