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Helen Atherton

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Medicine 24%

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A huge thank you to our panel for sharing their insights, experiences, and advice during this morning’s Q&A session. 🎤👏 Your contributions made for an inspiring and thought-provoking discussion.

#SPCRtrainees
A huge thank you to our panel for sharing their insights, experiences, and advice during this morning’s Q&A session. 🎤👏 Your contributions made for an inspiring and thought-provoking discussion.

 #SPCRtrainees

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Our Panel includes Nisreen Alwan, Professor of Public Health, James Sheppard, Professor of Applied Health Research, Hajira Dambha-
Miller, NIHR Clinical Lecturer, Helen Atherton, Professor of Primary Care Research 🎤

Read more about the panel here: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/spcr-...

#SPCRTrainees
Our Panel includes Nisreen Alwan, Professor of Public Health, James Sheppard, Professor of Applied Health Research, Hajira Dambha-
Miller, NIHR Clinical Lecturer, Helen Atherton, Professor of Primary Care Research 🎤 Read more about the panel here: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/spcr-trainees-event-2025#Presentations 

#SPCRTrainees

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We begin the morning with a panel Q&A session — a chance for our trainees to hear insights and ask questions directly to our experts. 🎤 Read more about the panel here: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/spcr-...

#SPCRTrainees
We begin the morning with a panel Q&A session — a chance for our trainees to hear insights and ask questions directly to our experts. 🎤 Read more about the panel here: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/spcr-trainees-event-2025#Presentations 

#SPCRTrainees

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The future of continuity: exploring GP registrars' views relational continuity of care.

Registrars valued relational continuity, but faced significant barriers such as rotational training, high workloads, and limited appointments access

➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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The September edition of our newsletter is out now.

In this month's edition: Remembering Jon Banks; Standardised methods for economic evaluation of implementation; Strategies to scale quality improvement and evidence-based practice; + much more

mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
The NIHR ARC West newsletter - September edition
In this edition: Remembering Jon Banks; Standardised methods for economic evaluation of implementation; Strategies to scale quality improvement and evidence-based practice; Plus much more
mailchi.mp

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The introduction of digital services for patients in #GeneralPractice has changed the role of the receptionist, making it more complex and impacting on workload doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @randeurope.org @uos-primarycare.bsky.social @h-atherton.bsky.social @steph-stockwell.bsky.social
Come join the @uos-primarycare.bsky.social next March for South West SAPC. Please save the date! More information to follow...

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Exploring the experiences of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia consulting remotely in primary care

➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

#ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #Fibromyalgia @h-atherton.bsky.social

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BJGPLife: Episode 198: The increasing digitalisation of general practice systems – how it’s impacting patients and what we can do about it
bjgplife.com/episode...

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👀👉🩺Exciting opportunity to join us! Find out more about the role by clicking the link below 👇https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/primary-care/working-with-us

Closing date 16 May 2025

@nihrspcr.bsky.social #clinicalacademic #primarycareresearch

@h-atherton.bsky.social

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What do patients really want from their GPs?

A major study by our experts has revealed the top demands people have of their doctors.

Read more👉 tr.ee/S8AK42

@h-atherton.bsky.social @bjgp.bsky.social @russellgroup.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @uos-primarycare.bsky.social
Doctor’s hands with red nail polish writing on laptop next to stethoscope.
Happening tomorrow, do join us if you are at @sapc.ac.uk ASM!
Are you going to SAPC 2025? If so please join us for the
@digitalsig.bsky.social special interest group meeting, with guest speaker @francescadakin.bsky.social on 8th July at 11am

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When accessing #GeneralPractice, patients want simple booking systems, short waiting times, and choice of clinician, healthcare professional type, and consultation mode doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @h-atherton.bsky.social #PrimaryCare
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Are you going to SAPC 2025? If so please join us for the
@digitalsig.bsky.social special interest group meeting, with guest speaker @francescadakin.bsky.social on 8th July at 11am

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Listen to the audio interview with @h-atherton.bsky.social on what patients actually want, with some surprising and simple results www.bjgplife.com/209

#PrimaryCare #GPAppointments #GPaccess #SystematicReview
What do patients really want? Rethinking general practice access
Quickly and easily listen to BJGP Interviews for free!
www.bjgplife.com

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Same-day appointments are not what patients always want, according to a new #SystematicReview of what patients actually want from their GP service
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

@h-atherton.bsky.social #PrimaryCare #GPAppointments #GPaccess
What do patients want from GP access?
YouTube video by BJGP
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Are you going to SAPC 2025? If so please join us for the
@digitalsig.bsky.social special interest group meeting, with guest speaker @francescadakin.bsky.social on 8th July at 11am

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This unique evaluation of the General Practice Community Pharmacist Consultation Service provides from the perspective of patients referred by general practices, providing valuable insights that will inform the Pharmacy First scheme.

➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

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An excellent opportunity to join us
👀👉🩺Exciting opportunity to join us! Find out more about the role by clicking the link below 👇https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/primary-care/working-with-us

Closing date 16 May 2025

@nihrspcr.bsky.social #clinicalacademic #primarycareresearch

@h-atherton.bsky.social
Another part of the GPSUS study is published:
'Formulating outputs from a mixed-methods study of access to general practice: a series of collaborative stakeholder workshops' www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/publish... @cjpope.bsky.social with thanks to everyone who took part in these workshops
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I am genuinely pleased for Newcastle. I have been an LFC fan through good times and bad 🤣 so take nothing for granted

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