News in 2016
- Professor Gene Feder awarded an OBE in New Year Honours 30 December 2016 Professor Gene Feder has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for services to healthcare and victims of domestic abuse.
- Would you like to help improve the treatment of children with eczema? 20 December 2016 *This call is now closed. Thank you to all those who contacted us.*
- Supporting children exposed to domestic violence: call for stronger evidence base 12 December 2016 Services for children who are exposed to domestic violence and abuse are vital, but NIHR-funded researchers have found that there is little evidence for what support works best. While there is much good quality evidence for the support offered to adult survivors of domestic abuse, there is very little evidence for what might help children from these families.
- NIHR SPCR PhD Studentship in Primary Health Care 2017 1 November 2016 Applications are invited from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research based in the Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC) at the University of Bristol, one of the largest and most productive centres for primary care research in the UK.
- Thank you to parents for helping to shape future research on food allergy testing in children 12 October 2016
- TARGET Study Paper Published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine 21 September 2016
- External Partnership in Action Award 19 September 2016
- Prize winning poster: Why do patients go to A&E instead of seeing their GP? 8 September 2016 Research from Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care has won the UK Society for Academic Primary Care's annual conference poster prize. The winning poster presented stills from an animation created to engage GP practices with findings from an ethnographic study.
- Dr Matthew Ridd wins 2017 John Fry Award 22 July 2016 Dr Matthew Ridd, a practising GP and Consultant Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Academic Primary Care has been awarded the 2017 John Fry Award by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and Society of Academic Primary Care (SAPC). His work explores continuity of care and person-centred care, with a foundation in dermatological issues in general practice and wider primary care.
- Zoe Bush wins 2016 'Choosing General Practice' competition 11 July 2016 Zoe Bush, a fifth-year medical student at the University of Bristol has won the 2016 'Choosing General Practice' competition, run by GPOnline and supported by the Royal College of General Practice.
- Research will help GPs diagnose urinary tract infections in children and improve antibiotic use 11 July 2016 Urinary tract infections (UTI) in young children can lead to kidney damage, but are notoriously difficult to diagnose in primary care because symptoms can often be vague and unclear. A definitive diagnosis can only be achieved by a urine test, but collecting urine samples from babies and children under five is a challenge. After a three-year study involving more than 7,000 children, researchers have developed a technique to help GPs and nurses to decide from which children a urine sample should be collected.
- Hospital-at-home is a safe alternative to hospital admission for elderly patients 24 June 2016 When considering admitting patients over the age of 65 for acute hospital care, alternatives such as hospital at home, admission to a local community hospital or extended stays and treatment in A&E are a viable option say NIHR-funded researchers from the University of Bristol and the University for the West of England (UWE).
- Research project looking for mums-to-be with family history of eczema 21 June 2016 Researchers at the University of Bristol are looking for pregnant women to take part in a study into preventing babies developing eczema.
- Prof Debbie Sharp awarded OBE 11 June 2016 Professor Debbie Sharp, who founded the Centre for Academic Primary Care in the 1990s, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
- Telehealth interventions provide limited health benefits concludes study 2 June 2016 There is considerable optimism amongst policy-makers that greater use of digital health technologies (‘telehealth’) in combination with new ways of working could transform health care delivery, helping the NHS to be sustainable in the face of rising demand. But in a study published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), researchers conclude that, while telehealth could provide some benefit to some patients, it is not a simple answer to a complex problem.
- Survey reveals few GPs use alternatives to face-to-face consultations 24 May 2016 Despite policy pressure on GPs to offer consultations by email or internet video programmes such as Skype, few GPs do and most have no plans to introduce them in future, according to a new study.
- New undergraduate textbook now available to purchase 17 May 2016 Essential Primary Care, a new undergraduate textbook written by GPs and academics from the Centre for Academic Primary Care, is now available to purchase.
- New research could help would-be A&E attendees 9 May 2016 New research funded by the British Red Cross and carried out by researchers from the Centre for Academic Primary Care together with colleagues from the University of the West of England aims to discover what information will help people know what to do and where to go when a person is unwell.
- Medical records: We haven't fully considered the dangers of online access warns Prof Gene Feder 29 April 2016 While online access to medical records is seen as a good thing by many, Prof Gene Feder, a GP and an expert in domestic violence research, is worried about coercion. Patients may be forced to unwillingly give others access to their online record or GPs, worried about coercion or information leakage within households, may not record anything deemed to be sensitive, including early concerns about abuse or maltreatment.
- CAPC researchers help shape the development of a NHS England commissioned service 20 April 2016 Researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Keele and University College London have fed back early research findings to help shape the development of a NHS England commissioned service for GPs with mental health problems.
- IRIS Programme is shortlisted for BMJ Awards 13 April 2016 A domestic violence training and support programme developed by Professor Gene Feder and his colleagues has been shortlisted for the BMJ Awards in the category Innovation into Practice.
- General practice in England nearing ‘saturation point’ as study reveals extent of GP workload increase 5 April 2016 People in England are visiting their GP practices more often, and are having longer consultations than they were in 2007, resulting in a 16% rise in clinical workload - these are the main findings from a study involving researchers from CAPC.
- Researchers uncover the factors associated with hospital deaths in the oldest old 23 March 2016 Researchers from the University of Bristol and Public Health England have found that, although the rates of hospital deaths in England are declining, nearly two-thirds of people aged 85 and over, and more than half of people aged 95 and over, still die in hospital.
- Dr Rupert Payne joins CAPC 23 March 2016 Dr Rupert Payne has joined the Centre for Academic Primary Care as a senior clinical lecturer.
- New research programme aims to improve healthcare professionals' approach to domestic violence 23 March 2016 Researchers at the University of Bristol have received more than £2.5 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to carry out research that aims to increase the safety and well-being of victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA).
- Antibiotic resistance in children is high and associated with previous antibiotic use 16 March 2016 Antibiotic resistance in children with urinary infections is high and could render some antibiotics ineffective as first-line treatments, warns a study published by The BMJ today.
- Families needed for study into children's common illnesses 29 February 2016 CAPC researchers, led by Prof Alastair Hay, are asking families in the city to take part in a new study to find out how children’s common illnesses such as coughs, colds, chest and ear infections develop out in the community.
- CAPC researchers aim to improve the use of antibiotics in primary care 26 February 2016 New research led by Bristol NHS CCG and the University of Bristol, aimed at improving the quality of primary care for children with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) will be presented in London today (Feb 26th).
- Researchers uncover GPs’ dilemma over prescribing antibiotics for children with respiratory tract infections 24 February 2016 Researchers from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care have investigated the reasons behind GPs' antibiotic prescribing decisions for children with RTIs.
- CAPC academics publish new undergraduate textbook 9 February 2016 Essential Primary Care, a new undergraduate textbook written by GPs and academics from the Centre for Academic Primary Care, is now available for pre-order.
- Bristol researchers launch unique dataset of GP/patient consultations 25 January 2016 Researchers from the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol have created a unique dataset of 300 GP/patient consultations that will soon be made available for research and educational purposes.
- Research project looking for mums-to-be with family history of eczema 15 January 2016 Researchers at the Centre for Academic Primary Care are looking for pregnant women to take part in a study into preventing babies developing eczema.