Teaching workshop dates
Dates for the teaching workshops in the first half of 2011 have now been finalised.
News in 2010
Staying healthy at Christmas
‘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?
New 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.
Primary Health Care has moved
The Academic Unit of Primary Health Care is now based in Canynge Hall.
PHC December seminar cancelled
The PHC seminar planned for 7 December has been cancelled.
November teaching newsletter published
The November edition of the teaching newsletter has been published and can be downloaded from the teaching area of the website.
Marie Curie award
Drs Lesey Wye and Sarah Purdy have been commissioned by Marie Curie to undertake an evaluation in Somerset.
Teaching evening for North Bristol GPs
GP Teachers and GPs in the Bristol North Academy are invited to a free informal teaching evening on 17 November.
October teaching newsletter published
The 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 award
Dr 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?
To 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 five
More GP Teachers needed for the new year five, particularly in the Bath, South Bristol and North Somerset Academies.
Primary care core teaching practices
We are delighted to announce that five established teaching practices in the Bristol area have taken on "Core Teaching Practice" status this year.
September teaching newsletter published
The September edition of the teaching newsletter has been published.
SDO award to investigate knowledge exchange in public private partnerships
Dr Lesley Wye has been awarded an NIHR SDO grant to investigate "Knowledge exchange in public private partnerships in healthcare".
GP Teacher Education day 24 September
The programme for the forthcoming teaching day is now available to download from the teaching part of the website.
August teaching newsletter published
The August edition of the teaching newsletter has been published.
Research for Patient Benefit award to look at variation in outcomes for patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome
Helen Cramer and Maggie Evans have been awarded a Research for Patient Benefit grant to undertake a qualitative study examining variation in outcomes for patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome.
Autumn Primary Health Care Seminar programme announced
The Primary Health Care Seminar programme for the autumn term has been announced.
New School of Social and Community Medicine
Community Based Medicine and Social Medicine merge to form the School of Social and Community Medicine.
Programme for September Teaching Workshop announced
The programme for the next teaching workshop on 24 September 2010 has been announced.
July Teaching newsletter
The teaching newsletter for July is now available.
Two NIHR School for Primary Care Research Fellowship awards
Congratulations to Helen Cramer and Alison Gregory who have both been awarded NIHR School for Primary Care Research Fellowship in Primary Health Care.
Appointments and promotions
Congratulations to Dr Purdy and Dr Kessler on their recent appointments.
Research Paper of the Year Award
Breakthrough study on early symptoms of ovarian cancer wins RCGP research paper of the year award
Changes in undergraduate primary care teaching in year five
'Preparing for Professional Practice' will be expanding to a 12 week course.
Appointments and promotions
Professor Tim Peters appointed to Head of the School of Clinical Sciences
New Head of PHC
Professor Chris Salisbury to be Head of Primary Health Care from 1 August 2010
Honorary GP teacher contract
A new honorary GP teacher contract will help to raise the standard of undergraduate teaching.
Visiting Professor Award
Professor Feder is to host one of the highly prestigious IAS Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professorships
SAPC awards
Sandra Hollinghurst and Alison Gregory from PHC win awards at the South West meeting of SAPC.
Innovative SSC gets recognition
An 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.