NIHR School for Primary Care Research  Funded Projects

The renewed and refreshed NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) commenced on 1st April 2021. This new phase enables the School to build on progress made in previous funding phases, and conduct research which responds to and meets the needs of local populations and local health and care systems, while addressing the nation’s changing demographics and corresponding impact on disease burdens and service demands.   

Distinctive to this new phase of the school, is the explicit aim to strengthen the primary care research sector more broadly, with a requirement for members of the school to share their expertise with non-member institutions.  There is a strong emphasis on engaging, collaborating and partnering with institutions beyond the school membership. 

We are pleased to announce that the first set of projects in this phase are underway. Over 30 projects have been funded and details can be found here 

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Primary Health Care Competition now open

The SPCR has now open the competition for post-doctoral fellowships, hosted at any of the School’s 9 members. These awards provide funding to cover the costs of a 24 month (if taken full time) fellowship at one of the SPCR members and successful applicants are expected to start their Fellowship in April 2022.  Applicants should have a strong academic record and wish to develop a career in primary care research. 

The aim of these fellowships is for the fellow to follow an independent research project, publish their research and prepare grant applications to secure future funding (e.g. an NIHR fellowship). The SPCR would particularly welcome applications from allied health professionals, and they will have the option for a part-time Fellowship, to combine it with clinical work. Distinctive to the current SPCR programme is the aim to work more broadly with the primary care research sector. 

The application deadline is Monday 1st November 2021 and full details can be found on our website.

Advanced Clinical Practitioners working in research

The NIHR announces £25 million funding for the NIHR School for Public Health Research

The NIHR has reaffirmed its commitment to public health research by awarding a third round of funding to the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR).

The next round of the school, which has been awarded £25 million from April 2022, will advance and extend the school’s current research themes of children, young people and families; public mental health; and places and communities.

The Three Schools Research Programmes

#YourPathInResearch

 Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) 

SPCR PPIE Grants Showcase Event

On the 30^th September 2021, the SPCR organised a virtual showcase event where three projects, who had previously received  patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) grants to enable researchers to identify creative and more inclusive approaches to PPIE, presented their work and shared their learnings. The event was a great success with over 46 attendees, including PhD students, early career researchers and public contributors, being inspired by the presentations.

Thank you to Jemima Dooley, Charlotte Albury, Angeli Vaid, Stephanie Tierney, Shoba Dawson and Opeyemi Babatunde for sharing your work.

You can read about the projects on our website.

Publications

Events and Training

Oxford Qualitative Courses 2021-2022

The University of Oxford's expert-led programme of short courses in qualitative research methods has now moved to an online format, and all course are now open for booking. Each course is led by research active expert tutors, who are approachable and keen to support you to develop news skills. Find out more about this year's courses here.

Introduction to academic leadership at NIHR Academy

Tuesday 2nd Nov 2021, 11am to 12pm

Hear from the new NIHR Academy Dean and Associate Deans by attending this webinar. They will share information about the work they are involved in, insight from their own academic careers, as well as current and future plans for academic career development across the NIHR.

Skin and Allergy Virtual Working Group Meeting

Friday 5th Nov 2021, 10am to 3pm

The main aim is to consolidate and extend existing collaborations (developed through the SAPC dermatology special interest group/NIHR SPCR allergy work group) and to prioritise and develop new research questions. 

If you would like to attend and/or present, please complete this brief MS Form

SAPC North

'Sustainability and success of primary care'

How to incorporate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)

Drugs and Mental Health Workshop

Wednesday 12th Jan 2022, 10am to 12pm
 

Medication plays an important role in the management of people with mental health problems. Drugs, however, also contribute to treatment burden.

In this workshop we will discuss key challenges of polypharmacy, impacts on physical health problems and withdrawing of medication and develop research ideas. It has been designed for clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience of a range of mental health problems.

To book your free place on this virtual workshop, please complete the registration form.

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