Congratulations to the Winner of this year's Medical Student Essay, 2025, Shirin Massroor. Congratulations to Highly Commended entries, from Daya Sumra and Shreeya Mehta. Thank you to all of you who submitted an entry; you should be extremely proud...

Congratulations to this year's winner, Rachel Johnson, of Bristol University.

Calling Early Career Researchers Are you looking for editorial opportunities to advance your career? The basic criteria are: A real interest in PHC research A track record of publishing in PHC (preferably a minimum of 10 papers) Some experience of...

Congratulations to SAPC 2025 Doctoral Winner, Lily Taylor, Cambridge University Dr Lily Taylor is a Research Associate in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge. She recently completed her PhD on risk...

Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT) Impact Report Published PACT is a collaborative research network of over 1,200 primary care clinicians who take part in collaborative research and quality improvement projects. We are delighted to announce...

Please come join the new Continuity of Care SIG at it’s launch at SAPC 2025! We will be meeting in the Caerleon suite, 2nd floor of the conference venue from 10-11am on Tuesday 8 July. We have also started a register of researchers and clinicians...

Academics at Aston University in collaboration with colleagues from the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Community Connexions programme have written a blog for the NIHR School of Primary Care Research entitled: Developing...

National Institute for Health and Care Research School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) General Practice Commercial Research Fellows Up to eleven fellowships are available, one in each of our members: Bristol, Exeter, Keele, Manchester, Nottingham,...

Due to the high number of successful abstract acceptances, the SAPC NIGH Primary Care Mental Health Conference on the 14th May 2025 will now conclude at 4:30 PM instead of 3:30 PM. This extension ensures all presentations receive adequate time...

We are saddened to hear of the death of David Metcalfe. Our thoughts go out to his colleagues, family and friends. Please see the tribute written by John Howie below. Professor David Metcalfe With the passing of David Metcalfe on 26th February, the...