In category: Primary Care Delivery

The 10 Year Health Plan for England was published in July 2025, as part of the government’s mission ‘to build a health service fit for the future’.  In the first of our collaborative blogs, members of the Primary Care Delivery theme at APEx reflect on aspects of the ‘3 radical shifts’ set out in the […]

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is about researchers and patients/public members working together in equal partnership to do research. PPI in health research is critical because it ensures that the research we do is relevant to and benefits those most impacted by the research. PPI for large programmes of work involving multiple studies […]

I recently had the chance to speak at the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) annual scientific meeting in Cardiff, a brilliant event that brings together researchers, clinicians, and academics from across the country.  I was part of a workshop focusing on some of the important and significant challenges Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) face when […]

I was recently moaning about the fact that a colleague of mine is presenting the economic evaluation of our recent IMPPP clinical trial at the International Health Economics Association congress later this month. In Bali. Meanwhile, yours truly had to make do with a trip to Cardiff for this year’s SAPC Annual Scientific Meeting. Clearly […]

From 7th-9th July, I attended the 3-day National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Doctoral Research Training Camp in Hinckley. I wasn’t too sure what I was letting myself in for in advance, I mean how “intensive” could training on grant writing and applying for further funding be? As it turns out, very! As […]

An academic primary care workforce often has common research or clinical interests. However, the membership of academic departments is diverse in many ways. By nurturing inclusivity in our academic primary care departments, we can ensure that people’s differences are seen as a benefit, and that their perspectives are shared. To do this, we need to […]

Authors: Serge Engamba, Nada Khan, Jane Smith Continuity of care is fundamental in medicine, especially in general practice. It involves the enduring engagement between a patient and their healthcare provider beyond specific episodes of illness, fostering a deep understanding, building trust, and enabling personalized healthcare. This continuity is crucial for improving health outcomes, enhancing patient […]

I’ve always enjoyed the regional SAPC conferences. Being very much at the smaller end of the conference spectrum, they are a great way to find out what’s going on in the local region, and offer an opportunity for early career researchers in particular to present work in a friendly and relaxed environment. The 2025 meeting […]

Wow, it has been an amazing year, and my first full year as Director of APEx (Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care). I wanted to take this opportunity to give an overview of the year in some numbers. And there have been so many achievements over the past 12 months, that I am not going […]

I’m Nada Khan, a GP and an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer based within APEx.  I have recently been awarded a Wellcome Accelerator Award, which is a personal development award open to researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage to allow them to build their career and achieve the next stage after their PhD.   The great […]