Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge

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Could 2026 be the year your career takes you to #Cambridge?

Explore our latest roles, plus more than 150 vacancies across our academic and professional services on our jobs page 👇
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CANCELLED: Cambridge South Train Station pop-up event Addenbrooke’s Hospital Thurs 27th Nov 2025 11.30am-2pm

Greater Anglia have informed us that the Cambridge South Train Station drop-in session scheduled for tomorrow at Addenbrooke’s has had to be postponed.

We will share a new date in the new year once it is confirmed.

Measuring the cost and effectiveness of peer-supported social care in prisons In many prisons, some imprisoned individuals are trained to meet the non-personal social care needs of fellow inmates yet there is little quantitative…

Prof Stephen Morris and Dr Efthalia Massou have co-authored a study examining how to monitor & measure the effectiveness of peer-support schemes for social care in prisons, calling for national standards to understand the value of these initiatives.

Read more:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The PCU's Sydnae Taylor, @dphpc.bsky.social, is the lead author on a paper, published by Ethnicity and Health Journal.

Read below:

'If I Were White’: a qualitative analysis of the experiences of minoritized ethnic groups with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases in the UK

📣 Don't miss out on this FREE, F2F, open event to learn more about paediatric research in big data, child mental health & childhood rare disease!
📣 20 Nov | Hexagon Room, CUH
📣 Talks 4pm & 6pm
📣 Poster exhibition & refreshments 5pm - 6pm
📣 Book: bit.ly/47EIvhV
📣 All Welcome!
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Join the Healthcare in Conflict Research Network for 'Lessons from Search & Rescue: Training & Deployment'

Meet search dog Davey! 🐶

Thursday 20 November 2025
5-7pm, The Library, Cambridge Union Society, CB2 1UB
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⚠️ Please note that this event includes distressing content

Conference registration is now open for the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East Conference!

Join our insightful two-day event, centred on 'Advancing equity in primary care: building healthier communities together'.

Register below:
onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-...

Need something else? Find out more on our conference website:

www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026

Conference registration is now open for the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East Conference!

Join our insightful two-day event, centred on 'Advancing equity in primary care: building healthier communities together'.

Register below:
onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-...

Saturday (tomorrow) is the deadline for abstracts to the Society for Academic Primary Care conference, South East. Don’t forget to submit yours!

We hope you can join us in January 2026!

Measuring the cost and effectiveness of peer-supported social care in prisons In many prisons, some imprisoned individuals are trained to meet the non-personal social care needs of fellow inmates yet there is little quantitative…

📢New study, co-authored by Steve Morris and Lina Massou, examining how to monitor and measure the effectiveness and cost of peer-support schemes for social care in prisons.

🔗Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@pcucambridge.bsky.social @dphpc.bsky.social

There's still time to submit your abstracts!

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

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Introducing the Keynote Speakers for the The Society for Academic Primary Care [@sapc.ac.uk] South East 2026 Conference:

⭐ Professor Frances Mair
[@francesmair.bsky.social]

⭐ Professor Daksha Trivedi

⭐ Dr Charlotte Paddison

Read about our speakers: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...

@lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social

The ‘big shift’ from hospitals to communities

Join us for an insightful annual lecture with Professor Martin Knapp, Prof of Health and Social Care Policy, London School of Economics [@lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social]

6 Nov | 12:30 PM | Online

www.cchsr.phpc.cam.ac.uk/index.php/20...

Unfortunately the seminar has been postponed.

We'll let you know as soon as the event is rescheduled.

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Introducing the Keynote Speakers for the The Society for Academic Primary Care [@sapc.ac.uk] South East 2026 Conference:

⭐ Professor Frances Mair
[@francesmair.bsky.social]

⭐ Professor Daksha Trivedi

⭐ Dr Charlotte Paddison

Read about our speakers: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...

This year’s lecture will draw on experience and evidence from four key clinical areas: dementia, mental health, respiratory and cardiometabolic conditions, with Professor Martin Knapp Professor of Health and Social Care Policy, and Professorial Research Fellow (CPEC), Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics

How will the NHS make the ‘big shift’ from hospitals to communities?

Join us for an insightful annual lecture Professor Martin Knapp:

➡️ 6 Nov | 12:30 PM UK Time | Online

www.cchsr.phpc.cam.ac.uk/index.php/20...

Hosted by @corambaaf.bsky.social, the session had over 500 people in attendance, including leading voices in psychiatry, psychology and social work.

Attendees were invited to reflect critically on how attachment theory is used and misused in work with children and families.

Congrats Robbie!

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The event featured conversations with Dr Danya Glaser, Professor Alessandro Talia, and Dr Sarah Foster, followed by a panel discussion on the implications for frontline practice.

Earlier this month, Professor Robbie Duschinsky [@robbieduschinsky.bsky.social] held an event to mark the launch of his new book, Developments in Attachment Research.

Access Robbie's book for free here:

academic.oup.com/book/60504

Thank you and welcome to everyone that has connected with us on BlueSky over the past month.

We are excited to be widening our connections here and are thankful for all of you for adding us to your network.

Look out for our news and updates, as we will for you!

We are thrilled to welcome three outstanding keynote speakers to the Society for Academic Primary Care South East 2026 Conference:

⭐ Professor Frances Mair @francesmair.bsky.social

⭐ Professor Daksha Trivedi

⭐ Dr Charlotte Paddison

Read about our speakers: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...

Are you a researcher, practitioner, educator or public partners? Submit your abstracts and workshops for the @sapcacuk South East Conference 2026 by 8 November 2025.

Join us in Cambridge on 29-30 January 2026.

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

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Call for abstracts on any topic relating to research and educational activities in primary care! 👇

Dr Mohammad Sharif Razai said, “The data informs that uptake is growing, but in uneven ways, with disparities in ethnicity and socio-economic status. This points to the need for equitable, targeted public health strategies for people to make informed decisions; particularly in communities with historically lower uptake.”

The first UK-based analysis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine uptake during pregnancy and its association with perinatal outcomes has found no evidence of increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among vaccinated women.

Read more: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

There's still time to submit your abstracts to the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East 2026 Conference!

Send us your presentation, workshop and creative enquiry abstracts on 'advancing equity in primary care: building healthier communities together’:

www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026

🎉We're pleased to share that @arceastofengland.bsky.social, hosted by @cpft-nhs.bsky.social, has secured £15.3m from @nihr.bsky.social to deliver impactful applied research tackling health & care inequalities and improving outcomes for all over the next 5 years.

🔗 arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...

Sign up for tomorrow's hybrid Bradford Hill Seminar with Professor Danny Dorling of @ox.ac.uk. He'll be discussing the politics of epidemiology & public health in the UK

📅 Wed 15 October, 1 PM (UK)

Register - buff.ly/wblZfOx

@dphpc.bsky.social @mrc-bsu.bsky.social @phgfoundation.bsky.social

A randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of remote psychosocial and exercise interventions for people with lupus: The ADAPT feasibility trial - Rheumatology International Limited psychosocial support is available for people with lupus despite the highly reduced quality of life. This study assessed the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness estimations, of three (two psychosocial, one exercise) interventions. Lupus patients (N = 124) were randomised to a control arm or one of three interventions delivered remotely over 8–12 weeks: (1) listening support (The Wren project), (2) online Pilates classes, and (3) a text message and video support programme. Online follow up surveys post-intervention and six-months post-baseline included validated instruments for depression (PHQ-8), fatigue (FACIT-F), resilience (CD-RISC), acceptability measures and our co-designed “ADAPT” measure. A subsample of participants completed qualitative interviews. Hedge’s g and linear regression were used to estimate effectiveness. All interventions were feasible in terms of recruitment, time, and costs, and met the pre-defined acceptability criteria of > 75% rating the intervention as acceptable/highly acceptable. Helpfulness ratings were highest for listening support with 89% rating it as often/always helpful (62% for Pilates and 52% for Text/videos). Proportions of participants reporting that the intervention had made them feel better mentally often/always was 71% for The Wren, 57% for Pilates and 48% for the text/video group. Qualitatively, the listening support participants valued the “safe space” to talk, and several of the exercise class participants reported improvements to physical and mental health. Although the text message and video programme was acceptable, feasible, and very low cost, 41% of participants would rather have received a different intervention. Suggested text/video adaptations included greater tailoring, particularly to stage of disease journey. Attendance was low for Pilates (only 55% attended > 50% of classes). Estimates of effectiveness favoured all interventions compared to control, although most improvements reduced with time. The interventions were feasible to deliver and acceptable to patients, with indications of potential effectiveness. Further studies are needed to determine effectiveness.Trial registration: ISRCTN72406488.

Over 8-12 weeks, programmes in listening support, pilates and text/video support all showed signs of improving fatigue, depression and resilience.

Read the full journal article here:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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