Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol

Great talk by @drjessicawatson.bsky.social this morning to kick start day 2 of #SAPCSW2026.
Loved the nod to @gppact.bsky.social and patient perspectives on NHS App.

Rachel Davies on "If I had known she was going to die in hospital I would have kept her at home". Results from an ethnographic study of hospital admission decision-making in the final year of life.

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And in the final Parallel Session today at #sapcsw2026, 3 more presentations from CAPC colleagues:

Daniela Strelchuk on recording of PTSD diagnoses & symptoms in UK primary care

Andrew Turner on real-world use of topical treatments in paediatric eczema: the STRIPE study

[See thread for third!] ⬇️

Also coming up this morning at #sapcsw2026:

@drlucypotter.bsky.social on interventions to improve inclusion health in general practice

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@peteredwards.bsky.social on the Bristol Atomised Consultation Checklist: development & application to benchmark AI scribe note accuracy compared with GP notes.

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Dr Jessica Watson I am a GP and researcher. I study the way doctors use blood tests in primary care and how they share test results with patients.

Looking forward to the plenary talk this morning at #swsapc2026 by @drjessicawatson.bsky.social on 'Inclusive Digital Health? Making blood test results accessible for all'.

Jess is a GP and Consultant Senior Lecturer here at CAPC. You can find out more about her research here: tinyurl.com/yx5c9yhr

Deadline approaching ... 1pm, 11 March 2026 - do share with any UK undergraduate students you think would love this funded internship opportunity to get hands-on experience of #PrimaryCareResearch - regardless of their degree discipline!

Details below. ⬇️

Temitope Okunola on health systems readiness to address intimate partner violence & non-partner sexual violence during pregnancy in Ekiti state, Nigeria.

Parallel session 2: 16:15-17:15

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Three great presentations by Bristol colleagues coming up this afternoon at #sapcsw2026:

Grace Lewis on patient & clinician experiences of a FeNO-guided asthma intervention

Sarah Denford on vaccination uptake among Gypsy, Roma & Traveller communities

[See thread for third!] ⬇️

Today at #sapcsw2026, Cynthia Ochieng will be co-running a workshop on 'Co-developing primary care interventions: inclusive methods for research and public involvement', with Hannah Bowers, @sarahdenford.bsky.social & Sarah Bennett.

Parallel session 1: 2-3pm, Bradford

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Instead, see: www.southampton.ac.uk/primarycare/... for the link.

The @sapc.ac.uk South West conference starts today, hosted by @uos-primarycare.bsky.social in sunny #Southampton! 📢

Lots of CAPC colleagues attending, including @drjessicawatson.bsky.social who will be delivering the Plenary on Day 2! 🎉

👉 Check out the programme: tinyurl.com/mr2fkbjm

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Feel free to come long/watch online if you're interested in hearing a bit about my work to date. www.eventbrite.com/e/lucy-selma...?

2026: CVD Consortium | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol

@capcbristol.bsky.social part of new £50m consortium tackling one of UK’s biggest killers www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealt...

The NIHR Cardiovascular Disease Inequalities Challenge Consortium, in partnership with the @thebhf.bsky.social, will focus on tackling inequalities in these higher risk groups. It will also address inequalities in #CVD outcomes between women and men.

Find out more: www.nihr.ac.uk/news/ps50-mi...

#CVD contributes to more than 170,000 deaths in the UK annually but does not affect everyone equally. Higher risk groups include ethnic minority communities and people living in deprived communities.

Bristol part of new £50M NIHR-funded research consortium to tackle inequalities in cardiovascular disease. 📢

CAPC's Dr Rachel Johnson will lead the Bristol group with University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust & @bnssgresearch.bsky.social colleagues.

👉 News: tinyurl.com/5bk8y2ef

Picture of attendees at an event celebrating the end of the DEM-COMM (Dementia Community) programme in 2026 in Southampton

Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country:

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Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more

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Read about Anna Gilbertson's PhD about maternal dietary changes during breastfeeding for infant symptoms, in the context of increased reports of cow’s milk protein allergy.
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📢Coming up: Next in our webinar series:📢

'Tackling polypharmacy in primary care: Reflecting on learning from the IMPPP clinical trial'

📆Wednesday 25 March 2026
🕛1-2pm
🌐Online

Contributors: Dr Jenny Scott, Dr Deborah McCahon & Prof Rupert Payne

👉 Register: tinyurl.com/2s4e4y3w

#GPsky #PharmSky

@bristolhealthp.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @ebibristol.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @goodgrieffest.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations 🎉 to Prof @lucyselman.bsky.social who will be delivering her Inaugural Lecture @bristoluni.bsky.social, on 24 March 2026, 5-7pm.

Title: 'Vulnerability as Strength: A journey in palliative care and bereavement research'.

All welcome!

🎟️Tickets: tinyurl.com/6kfyjfwv

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Analysis of the equality, diversity and inclusion strategies at NIHR Biomedical Research Centres and Clinical Research Facilities - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre A new study provides the first systematic analysis of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategies across all NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) and NIHR Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs)...

📢 New publication!
Analysis of equality, diversity and inclusion strategies at NIHR Biomedical Research Centres and Clinical Research Facilities 👇

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#EDI #ResearchInclusion

@corylus.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Coming up next week on Tuesday 3 March 10am-12pm
PEOLC Research Network Meeting. We have a great line-up of speakers. Book your place here
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The closing date for applications is: 11 March 2026, 1pm.

The @nihrspcr.bsky.social 2026 Summer internships are available at each of the 9 institutions that make up the School's membership.

For details on all of these (including Bristol), see: tinyurl.com/3zcne36h

2026: NIHR SPCR Summer Internships 2026 | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol

📢Summer Internships! 📢

Applications open for @nihrspcr.bsky.social funded undergraduate summer internships 2026.

We have 2 exciting internship opportunities here in Bristol for UK undergraduates (any discipline) who are interested in primary care research.

👉 Find out more: tinyurl.com/4fpxjunb

For more information about @nihrspcr.bsky.social career development opportunities, see: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

2026: NIHR SPCR PhD Studentship 2026 | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol

📢#PhD opportunity: 📢

Applications are open for a @nihrspcr.bsky.social funded PhD Studentship in #PrimaryCare here in Bristol, working on a co-design study to improve the system within which families access child & adolescent vaccination programmes.

Closes: 4pm, 2 March 2026.

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Next @bnssgresearch.bsky.social Research Seminar:

🧠Mental Health

🗓️Thursday 26th February 2026, 12-1pm, online.

Speakers from @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social & Montpelier Health Centre.

🔗Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/694ad7...