Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog

Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog

In category: Primary Care Delivery


Do medical schools’ cognitively based selection assessment scores predict doctors’ post-qualification clinical competency? by Dr Taha Khan

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 […]


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Better together? Group consultations in the NHS – Gary Abel, Claire Reidy, Chrysanthi Papoutsi, TOGETHER 2 team

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 […]


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PhD Journey Tips: From Start to Finish – by Dima Arafah

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 […]


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Q and A with Tom Kallis

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 […]


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Are home- and technology- supported modes of rehabilitation delivery as effective as traditional centre-based programmes for people with heart disease? Findings from a Cochrane review – Dr Sinead McDonagh

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 […]


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The challenge of improving relational continuity in general practice

Prof Philip Evans January 2024 As most of you will be aware I have been researching GP continuity for many years alongside Sir Denis Pereira Gray and Dr Kate Sidaway Lee in St Leonards Research Practice. It is a few years since my last APEx blog on this (“throwing out the baby with the bathwater”), […]


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