Cancer risk threshold 'too high' - Lancet Oncology publication
Patients have expressed an appetite for potential cancer symptoms to be checked out much sooner than current NHS thresholds guidelines suggest, new research has revealed.
News in 2013
Research Fellow in Primary Care
New post being advertised: Research Fellow - closing date: 5th January
CAPC staff progressions
Two members of CAPC have had their roles progressed
SWSAPC 2014: registration now open!
SWSAPC 2014: conference registration now open!
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Health Care
Applications are invited for the post of NIHR Clinical Lecturer
Academic Clinical Fellowships
The National School for Primary Care Research is inviting applications from second-year general practice specialty trainees (in ST2 year) who wish to undertake clinical academic training.
South West SAPC 2014 webpages go live
Details about the SWSAPC 2014 meeting are now available
RCGP/SAPC prize awarded
Lauren Robson wins RCGP/SAPC elective prize
Applying predictive risk modelling in practice
Predictive risk modelling conference. Dr Sarah Purdy and others discuss the use of such tools to aid the NHS.
Domestic violence "Weave" trial - published in The Lancet
Domestic violence paper published in The Lancet: "Screening and counselling in the primary care setting for women who have experienced intimate partner violence (WEAVE): a cluster randomised controlled trial"
£1.2m UK study to examine antibiotic effectiveness in treating eczema in children
The Children with Eczema Antibiotic Management (CREAM)-study is being led by scientists at the universities of Bristol, Cardiff and Dundee and is recruiting around 500 children to compare the effectiveness of antibiotic syrup to antibiotic cream and placebos in treating infected eczema.
New funding for eczema research
Dr Matt Ridd has been awarded separate funding for three eczema projects
Attacking GPs for A&E crisis ignores roots of the problem
Politicians and policy makers are blaming failures in out-of-hours GP care for the rising demand on accident and emergency (A&E) units....but the figures surrounding attendances at A&E departments in England don’t present the full picture. There is little research evidence to support the notion that GPs can reduce attendance at A&E by opening their practices for longer hours
School for Primary Care Research - 2013 Fellowships
The NIHR School for Primary Care Research launches 2013 fellowship opportunities
Multimorbidity: time for action rather than words
"The time has come to stop just describing the problem of multimorbidity, but to do something about it"
Physiotherapy advice via telephone reduces waiting times
A physiotherapy service based on initial telephone assessment has the ability to provide faster access to the service and cut waiting times, a study involving University of Bristol researchers published in the British Medical Journal suggests.
January teaching newsletter now available
The January teaching newsletter is now available to download and share