Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog

Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog

In category: Primary Care Delivery


Croeso i Gaerdydd: better than Bali? by Rupert Payne

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 […]


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NIHR Doctoral Research Training Camp 2025: A lesson in how to PREVAIL. by Amy Chinner

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 ā€œintensiveā€ could training on grant writing and applying for further funding be? As it turns out, very! As […]


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Enhancing equality, diversity and inclusivity in the academic primary care workforce by Jo Butterworth, Judit Konya, Emma Pitchforth, Tani Martins, Umesh Kadam

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 […]


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Introducing CORE: Continuity Of care Research at Exeter

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 […]


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South-West SAPC by Professor Rupert Payne

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 […]


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APEx End of Year Report by Professor Richard Neal – Director of APEx (Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care).

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 […]


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Accelerating my career – and a focus on continuity of care by Dr Nada Khan

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 […]


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Introducing Dr Serge Engamba

Integrating Clinical Practice, Research, and Leadership in Primary Care Hello, my name is Dr. Serge Engamba, and I am delighted to join the APEx community. My career as an Academic GP spans clinical practice, research, and leadership, with a focus on advancing evidence-based care in primary care settings. Currently, I am a GP at Oak Street Medical Practice in Norwich […]


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ā€œGo Team Science!ā€ by Dr Jo Butterworth

On behalf of the ā€˜Multiple Long-Term Conditions Cross-NIHR Collaboration | NIHR – Models of Care workstream’, I have recently been granted ~Ā£100,000 of funding from the Team Science Award | NIHR. As a new Clinical Lecturer, I was recruited to the CNC through a competitive application and interview process at the end of 2023. I […]


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SPCR Trainee Event Blog post – Dr Rosina Cross

Attending my first School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) Trainee event marked a significant milestone in my Post Doctoral Fellowship, researching physical activity promotion in Primary Care. Fresh from the excitement of being awarded a SPCR Funded fellowship, I arrived at the Manchester Marriott Piccadilly Hotel, eager to immerse myself in the programme of events. […]


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