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Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog

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Understanding Uncertainty – Involving People with Lived Experience in Research into Medical Communication and Decision Making by Amy Chinner

Image by Arek Socha from Pixaby “Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability” – Sir William Osler (1849-1919) Uncertainty is common when making decisions about healthcare. It is recommended that healthcare providers talk about this uncertainty with patients experiencing multiple long-term health conditions (MLTCs) so decisions about healthcare can be made together. However, there is currently a lack of guidance for doctors on how to talk about uncertainty with their patients. There […]


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The NHS 10 year plan – perspectives from the APEx Primary Care Delivery research theme

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 […]


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