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SAPC hosts and supports a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs). SIGs are an important part of our work to achieve impact through collaboration
Dr Rachel Spencer is our SIGs lead. Here she describes how we support our SIGs and how you can get involved.
To find out more about setting up a new SIG, click here
Click on each of the titles below to read more about the SIGs that we currently support
The genetics group was formed in 2012 to create a forum for sharing information and news in genetics in primary care. It was renamed Applied genetics in 2022.
To promote research incorporating health behaviour change in primary care.
Relational continuity, or the ongoing interpersonal and therapeutic relationship between a clinician and a patient built up over time, has been described as a ‘cornerstone of general practice’. Continuity is increasingly conceptualised beyond just relational continuity, and can include informational and episodic continuity, and distributed work across a multidisciplinary team.
The aims of this group are to bring together UK primary care researchers working on continuity of care its different conceptualisations in practice and to promote research on this topic.
To promote research into the prevention, diagnosis and management of the skin problems commonly seen in primary care
@DigitalTechPC Bringing together researchers and clinicians interested in the application of digital technologies in the delivery of primary care.
A community of people whose interests range across teaching and research expertise in primary care.
To raise the profile of Health Literacy in the UK; and to share skills, ideas and develop new research in the field of HL in the UK and internationally
Our group aims to create a ‘community of interest’ of primary care researchers doing work related to marginalised groups (Inclusion health) or in areas of concentrated socioeconomic disadvantage (Deep End).
Bringing together primary, secondary and public health researchers to develop evidence-based strategies for identifying and preventing progression of kidney disease.
We are a network of academics and clinicians with a common interest in supporting academic work linked to improving care for people with learning disabilities and or autism.