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SAPC champions expertise in Academic Primary Care driving improvements in primary care provision.
The 2014 Research Excellence Framework review of University based academic work celebrated several examples of APC making a diference.
One example was this study from the Primary Care team at the University of Birmingham.
SAPC champions expertise in education and research driving constant improvement in primary care provision.
The impact of our work was celebrated in the latest University Research Excellence review.
Resistant superbugs and the potential of the microbiome
Our 2014 soapbox winners proposed that we address the global threat of antibiotic resistance with the Krapsule!
Health literacy describes the ability to access, understand and use health information, including being able to navigate health services. In this latest SAPC Hot Topic article, Dr Jo Protheroe and Professor Gill Rowlands outline why research in Health Literacy matters.
Academic primary care derives its strength from its multidisciplinary makeup, which provides the balance of methodological and topic expertise to support work which is relevant and timely. Diversity supports impact, but also creates a challenge to integrate and support the needs of a diverse group. This report describes the start of ongoing work by SAPC to identify and support the specific needs of Primary Health Care scientists (the PHoCuS group).
This SAPC Hot Topic article responded to the recent report by Professor Graham Watt calling for greater recognition of the importance of blue sky research in primary care.
The inaugural winner of the SAPC annual Dangerous Ideas soapbox competition offered an example of blue sky thinking making a difference in primary care. Scott Murray argued that since death is a fact of life, we need to spend more time talking about death. Research from the academic primary care community supports five reasons why “bringing death back to life” would be good for patients, practitioners, the NHS and wider society.
Second prize in the 2014 SAPC Dangerous Ideas soapbox went to Robert Fleetcroft and Amanda Howe, who gave us a role play to show us why they believe Significant Event reviews would be better if the patient was present.
Read their report of their idea in the British Journal of General Practice.
This qualitative scoping study exploring career paths of current members of the academic primary care community. The study spoke with staff at various career stages, including people with research and education roles. Both clinicians and Primary Healthcare scientists were included in the study. The report highlights some common problems experienced across the academic primary care community.
Academic primary care improves primary care. To maximise impact from academic primary care, we need a strong workforce. This report forms part of SAPC’s ongoing work to examine barriers and enablers to careers in academic primary care. It makes recommendations for work needed to maximise the potential for academic primary care to make a difference.