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Medical Education, University of Southampton @mededsoton.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrating #AHPsDay and the vital role of Allied Health Professionals in healthcare. 🧡

We're recruiting a Teaching Fellow (with an AHP background) to join our Primary Care Education team
@unisouthampton.bsky.social

Find out more 👇
🔗 jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

#JoinUoS #MedEd #PrimaryCare

Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Teaching Fellow

Applications from Allied Healthcare Professional (AHP) backgrounds are invited to apply for the post of Teaching Fellow to join the primary care education team for 24 months. This is an exciting new o...

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 20d

Listen to the full audio interview with BJGP Editor, @euanlawson.social‬, for editorial insights into journal impact and real world applicability.
www.bjgplife.com/212
#ResearchMethods #PrimaryCare #GPsky #Medsky

Inside the BJGP and editorial insights: Euan Lawson on the future of publishing and how to get published

Quickly and easily listen to BJGP Interviews for free!

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 20d

YT: youtu.be/JyjXipWvm6E

BJGP Editor, @euanlawson.social‬, shares editorial insights. Read the linked editorial which demystifies key terms in metascience: P-hacking, HARKing, and QRPs.
doi.org/10.3399/bjgp... #ResearchMethods #PrimaryCare #GPsky #Medsky

Inside the BJGP and editorial insights

YouTube video by BJGP

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Primary Care Research Centre - University of Southampton @uos-primarycare.bsky.social · 28d

Will you be joining us in Southampton📍on 5–6 March 2026 🗓️ for the South West SAPC regional meeting?

Registration is now open ✅

Find details and sign up via the SW SAPC 2026 website 🌐

tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26

#sapcsw2026

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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · Sep 15

Milou Ottolini and Dhanush Ammineni, the winners of the George Lewith Prize 2025, reflect on their visit to the 53rd Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Annual Scientific Meeting.

#SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research @sapc.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 28d

If you're new to research, involving patients & the public in your work can seem daunting.

In this blog, CAPC PhD student Anna Pathmanathan shares how she overcame her nervousness & learned to appreciate the value of #PPIE.

Read the blog: tinyurl.com/y9wx6jv8

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

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Department of Public Health and Primary Care @dphpc.bsky.social · Sep 10

⏰Its time to submit your abstracts to the The Society for Academic Primary Care South East Conference 2026!

📆Deadline: 8 November 2025

Find out more here: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...

@sapc.ac.uk @pcucambridge.bsky.social
#PHPC #PCU #SAPC

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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · Sep 10

To mark Suicide Prevention Day 2025, the NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) is highlighting some projects that demonstrate the power of community in supporting mental health and wellbeing: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-in...

#SuicidePreventionDay #Suicide #PrimaryCare #MentalHealth

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Primary Care Research Centre - University of Southampton @uos-primarycare.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are excited to announce that abstract submission for the South West SAPC conference 2026 is now live!

The deadline for submissions is 9:00 GMT on Monday 3rd November 2025.

You can submit your abstract here: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

@sapc.ac.uk

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · Sep 9

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @healthinnowest.bsky.social @ebibristol.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @bristolcrf.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · Sep 9

How best to conduct personalised annual reviews for people with multiple long-term conditions in general practice?

Join Rachel Johnson & @chris-salisbury.bsky.social for this free Personalised Care Institute webinar to find out!

📆3 October 2025
⏰12-1pm

Register: tinyurl.com/53sy75sz

#GPSky

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SAPC @sapc.ac.uk · Sep 3

SAPC SW Conference 2026

For full details please click here: www.southampton.ac.uk/primarycare/...

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · Aug 7

This research was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Read the full paper: tinyurl.com/32twfb49

@bupjournals.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @respectuk.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @policybristol.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social

Title of journal article: Are you sitting comfortably? Discomfort as pedagogical strategy with perpetrators of domestic abuse. Authors: Nathan Eisenstadt, Karen Morgan, Chris Newman, Kate Iwi, Helena Paivinen and Helen Cramer.

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is Seminar 5 of the 2025/26 Centre for Gender and Violence Research at the University of Bristol, UK Seminar Series.

Please see the Centre's 2026 Events page for further events in this series: www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/events/2...

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @bnssgresearch.bsky.social

2026 | School for Policy Studies | University of Bristol

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Primary Care Research Centre - University of Southampton @uos-primarycare.bsky.social · Aug 1

We’re thrilled to be hosting the @sapc.ac.uk South West Conference right here in Southampton on 5–6 March 2026!

Looking forward to inspiring conversations and connecting with colleagues from across the region. 🌱✨

Save the date - we can’t wait to welcome you! More details to follow soon.

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Francesca H. Dakin @francescadakin.bsky.social · Aug 4

We would really appreciate support in getting this to the right people: @nihrspcr.bsky.social @gppact.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @rcgp.bsky.social

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SAPC @sapc.ac.uk · Aug 4

Job Opportunity at St George's University of London: Research Associate (MOSAIC2)

St George’s University of London are looking to recruit a postdoctoral Research Associate to support the delivery of an exciting and ambitious research programme.
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at St George's University of London: Research Associate (MOSAIC2)

Post Type: Fixed Term Contract initially for 30-month with the option to extend up to 60 months (35 hours a week) We are looking to recruit a postdoctoral Research Associate to support the delivery of an exciting and ambitious research...

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prof-ian-m.bsky.social @prof-ian-m.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our realist review from #RESOLVE study funded by @nihr.bsky.social published today
@thementalelf.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @cmhpcommunity.pharmsky.app

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Non‐pharmacologicaL InterVEntions for Antipsychotic‐Induced Weight Gain (RESOLVE) in People Living With Severe Mental Illness: A Realist Synthesis

Introduction Antipsychotic medications are used to treat individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) but are associated with rapid weight gain and several physical and mental risk factors. Early, p.....

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prof-ian-m.bsky.social @prof-ian-m.bsky.social · Jul 29

Here is the protocol for @nihr.bsky.social #RESOLVE ICYMI

@thementalelf.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

REalist Synthesis Of non-pharmacologicaL interVEntions for antipsychotic-induced weight gain (RESOLVE) in people living with severe mental illness (SMI) - Systematic Reviews

Background People with severe mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia die on average 15 to 20 years earlier than everyone else. Two thirds of these deaths are from preventable physical illnesses ...

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · Jul 31

🧪 Thinking of buying a health self-test online? This new @bmj.com editorial by @drjessicawatson.bsky.social urges caution - to truly help, tests must be part of a trusted, evidence-based care pathway.

tinyurl.com/3yvkhhr9

#GPSky

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @bnssgresearch.bsky.social

The pitfalls of diagnostic self-tests

Tests should be clinically useful and part of an evidence based pathway Rapid advances in diagnostic technology, coupled with persuasive advertising, have resulted in a surge of direct-to-consumer se...

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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · Jul 21

SPCR colleagues were well represented at the @sapc.ac.uk Annual Scientific Meeting held in Cardiff this July, with several members receiving awards in recognition of their work in primary care research: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-me...

#PrimaryCare #Research

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢Our latest research newsletter is out now (July 2025) - packed with our latest research findings, blogs, editorials and opinion pieces, events, featured multimedia content & more.

👀Take a look! ⬇️

mailchi.mp/76010b717ae2...

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

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Front of CAPC Research News - July 2025. Lead story image - handheld devices for rapidly detecting dangerous synthetic drugs. Caption: Device that saves lives by detecting dangerous sythnetic drugs wins chemistry award.

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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care @apexcomms.bsky.social · Jul 17

A brilliant showing from our APEx team at #SAPC_ASM! Inspiring presentations, plenty of networking and lovely evening at the museum @sapc.ac.uk @garyabel.bsky.social @drrosinacross.bsky.social @sineadmcd89.bsky.social @jobutterworth.bsky.social @chrisellesclark.bsky.social @kozmer-stella.bsky.social

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Koki Kato @kokikatokk.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Koki Kato @kokikatokk.bsky.social · Jul 17

One of the things that the UK, a country that has led the world in general practice and family medicine, can do in collaboration with doctors in the red-list countries

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An international primary care workforce: addressing the ethics beyond the red list

In March 2025, the Nuffield Trust published a report1 that examined ‘Health in the UK after Brexit’. This highlighted the instability of the UK healthcare workforce following the end of free movement ...

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SAPC @sapc.ac.uk · Jul 17

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