In category: Primary Care Delivery

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 […]

On behalf of the ‘Multiple Long-Term Conditions Cross-NIHR Collaboration | NIHR – Models of Care workstream’, I have recently been granted ~£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 […]

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. […]

In July I attended the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) conference in Bristol, my adopted home. This year the theme was “Sustainable Primary Care: healthy systems, healthy people”, which seemed fitting as Bristol is the UK’s first cycling city and has been voted the most environmentally friendly city in the UK. It also cannot […]

On Thursday 20 June 2024 the University of Exeter Department of Health and Community Sciences hosted the 8th National Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Research Conference. This year’s event was organised by Antoinette Davey, Jon Evans, and Ian Porter with a focus on the development and implementation of patient outcome measures across diverse clinical settings. […]

Background: The selection of students to study medicine at university is a high-stakes process with far-reaching implications as the gateway to the profession. To differentiate between the plethora of high-achieving candidates, there has been widespread adoption of cognitively based selection assessments, also known as ‘admission tests’ or ‘aptitude tests’. These are psychological tests that assess […]

The TOGETHER 2 study, run by researchers in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Universities of Exeter and York, aims to evaluate video and hybrid group consultations for chronic conditions. With a focus on digital inclusion and equity, the study is assessing the implementation, impact and […]

Starting a PhD is like going on a big adventure. It can be really exciting and sometimes tough, especially when things like COVID-19 change how we do everything, from talking to people to how we feel about being alone or getting our research done. I want to share some friendly tips for everyone doing a […]

I am a primary care clinical pharmacist and have worked for the past ten years in clinical practice in both community and general practice settings across Devon and Cornwall. I am an independent prescriber with an interest in mental health and deprescribing, and completed my MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice last year. As well as […]

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide. Cardiac rehabilitation aims to restore people with heart disease to health, through exercise, education and psychological support. Traditionally, centre-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes (typically based at hospital clinics, gyms or community centres) are offered to patients after cardiac events (such as heart attacks) or surgery to […]