Continuous, risk-based peer review of out-of-hours GP consultations may help identify and reduce unnecessary variation in how patients with the same problems are treated, a new study published in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) has found.
The Centre for Academic Primary Care has a very successful GP Academic Clinical Fellow (ACF) training programme. Two or three posts are funded by both National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Severn Postgraduate Medical Education (Severn PGME) each year. Applications are now open for ACF posts commencing in August 2020.
GPs need to be able to recognise the early stages of a psychotic illness and quickly refer to specialist mental health services for treatment.
Parents of young children with eczema are being asked to consider taking part in a major new food allergy study run by researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Manchester, and Southampton.
In a letter published in The Guardian today, Professor Gene Feder, a GP and domestic violence and abuse research lead at the Centre for Academic Primary Care, has highlighted the risks of local authorities using algorithms to predict child abuse risk in social care.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in the South West is driving forward groundbreaking research to understand the experiences and needs of children affected by domestic violence and abuse and looking at innovative ways of delivering support.
The University of Bristol has featured the work of the Domestic Violence and Health Research Group at the Centre for Academic Primary Care on its new multimedia platform showcasing research that has had significant social impact.
Researchers from the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre in Cardiff and the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care have looked to 9/11 and other mass death events for approaches to support people bereaved through COVID-19.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) INCLUDE project found that many groups in the UK are under-served by clinical trials. To help address this, Dr Shoba Dawson from the University of Bristol and Professor Shaun Treweek from the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with colleagues in other UK and Irish universities (for a full list, see below), have produced guidance on recruiting and retaining people from ethnic minority groups in randomised clinical trials.
Relationships between GPs and patients are changing. It is becoming more difficult for patients to see their preferred GP. In a study by researchers from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care, patients reported that, regardless of whether they were able to see the same GP or not, what they most wanted is to be trusted and respected by their GP.
