Dangerous Ideas Soapbox winner 2014
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!
SAPC News & current events
Yvonne Carter Award 2016 now open for applications
An annual award of £1000 is offered to support the international development of promising researchers in primary care. It is intended to enable the award winner to have the opportunity to develop international networks and partnerships by meeting...
What to do when a journalist calls…
This new workshop at SAPC ASM 2015 led by Jeremy Horwood, SAPC Communications Officer from Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), University of Bristol and Nadya Anscombe, freelance journalist and Communications Officer for CAPC, aimed to provide...
SAPC Hot Topic: Supporting the diversity of the APC workforce - recognising Primary Health Care Scientists
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...
SAPC announces our new Chair for 2016-2019
SAPC is delighted to announce that our new Chair from July 2016 will be Professor Kate O’Donnell. Kate is Professor of Primary Care Research & Development in Glasgow. She leads research in to the organisation and delivery of primary care,...
The importance of Health Literacy in primary care
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...
Capacity for blue sky research in primary care?
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. Joanne Reeve and Christian Mallen discuss the challenges for the APC...
Investigating the sustainability of careers in UK academic primary care
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...
Understanding APC career pathways
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...
Improve the quality of Significant Event Audits: involve patients...
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...