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".
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PhD studentship available
Applications are invited for a NIHR School for Primary Care Research (NSPCR) PhD studentship in the Centre for Academic Primary Care.
November teaching newsletter now available
The November teaching newsletter is now available to download and share.
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.
Primary care telephone triage does not save money or reduce practice workload
Demand for general practice appointments is rising rapidly, and in an attempt to deal with this, many practices have introduced systems of telephone triage. Patients are phoned by a doctor or nurse who either manages the problem on the phone, or agrees with the patient whether and how urgently they need to be seen. A new large study, published in The Lancet today and funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has investigated the potential value of telephone triage for patients and for the NHS.
Fran Carroll awarded best Faculty PhD thesis
Congratulations to Fran Carroll won has the prize in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
Academic Clinical Fellow posts 2013
Applications for 2 Academic Clinical Fellow posts in the Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol, are invited.
New research to tackle treatment for lung disease
A team of researchers, led by CAPC's Dr Sarah Purdy, have received new funding to examine how to improve hospital care and treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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.