SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship is now REOPEN – exclusively for University of Bristol. Applicants do not need to be employed by an SPCR member to apply. 🗓 Deadline: 15 April 2026, 15:00 🚀 Start by: 1 October 2026 Apply now 👇 bit.ly/41fiPUQ #Postdoctoralfellowship #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

Many congratulations to Prof @lucyselman.bsky.social (centre) on a wonderful Inaugural Lecture at @bristoluni.bsky.social yesterday. 🎉 Lucy's inspirational talk took us through 20 years of her fascinating and wide-ranging careeer focused on palliative & end-of-life care and bereavement research.

Looking forward to our webinar on 'Tackling polypharmacy in primary care: Reflecting on learning from the IMPPP trial' later today (25 March 2026, 1-2pm). 👀 There is still time for last minute registrations (just!). 👉 tinyurl.com/2s4e4y3w #capcwebinar

Coming up: Lucy Selman Inaugural Lecture 📆24 March 2026, 5-7pm 'Vulnerability as Strength: A Journey in Palliative Care and Bereavement Research' Fantastic that those who can't be there in person can join via LiveStream. 🎉 Details & livestream link: ⬇️ #PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare #Bereavement

Just 2️⃣ more days to register for our next webinar: 'Tackling polypharmacy in primary care: Reflecting on learning from the IMPPP clinical trial'. 💊💊 25 March 2026, 1-2pm ⬇️

A fantastic morning in Weston last week at our community meeting discussing the community chest fund, creative health board and plans for Good Grief Weston, finishing off with some zine-ing with Zara from Weston Artspace @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that online consultation tools shouldn’t be mandatory as the first step to access GP care, according to an NIHR SPCR-funded study (grant 598): www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/online-... #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research @capcbristol.bsky.social

Coming up: Good Grief Spring Festival 17-19 April 2026, online. 📢 🌱A weekend of conversations about grief, resilience & hope. Speakers include: Julia Samuel MBE, David Kessler, Joseph Coelho OBE, Dr Lucy Hone, Prof. Mary-Frances O'Connor & Dr Frank Anderson. 👉More info at: tinyurl.com/5n6nsmwe

This is a fantastic @nihrspcr.bsky.social funded Post Doctoral Fellowship opportunity with brilliant colleagues here at Bristol. New deadline: 15 April 2026 15:00 Please share. ⬇️

🚨Just one week to go 🚨 till our next webinar, which is on: 'Tackling polypharmacy in primary care': reflecting on learning from the IMPPP clinical trial' Contributors: @jscottuob.bsky.social Deborah McCahon & Rupert Payne. Register for free at: tinyurl.com/2s4e4y3w

NIHR Health and Care Professionals Internships Programme open for applications! 📢 Calling health & care professionals in Glos, Bristol, N. Somerset, S. Glos, Bath, Swindon, Wiltshire & Dorset - this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your research knowledge & skills. 👉 tinyurl.com/bd5p84tt

Sad news of the closure of @arc-west.bsky.social with whom we have partnered on many brilliant projects. But what an incredible legacy, and their impact lives on. ⬇️ Very best wishes to the team on new ventures. We look forward to continuing work with colleagues in the expanded @penarc.bsky.social.

Now open for applications! The 2026 George Lewith prize. Open to any UK medical undergraduates. 🏆 Find out how to apply & win a place at the @sapc.ac.uk ASM. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4uy9p4c 🗓️ Deadline: 12 noon, Friday 24th April 2026 #generalpractice #undergraduate

Looking for: nurses /HCAs, working in general practice/HIV clinics, in Sheffield / Bristol /Brighton for focus groups discussions on care of older people living with HIV. Last recruitment round! Info/register here: forms.office.com/e/hY7bLrPgkQ #HIVSky #GPSky #NurseSky #NursingSky

Coming up next week... Book now to connect, contribute and be part of the conversation www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...

This Monday! Sign up now! 👇

A great day at the NIHR Three Research Schools’ Early Careers Event - fantastic discussions, inspiring research, and valuable connections made across the schools’ #EarlyCareerResearchers #NIHR #PrimaryCare #SocialCare #PublicHealth #Research @nihrsphr.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social

📢New on Bristol Medical School's #Sustainability blog: Beyond the record books: the 2021 Canadian heatwave was even more extreme than thought 🔥 ❔How much did human-caused #ClimateChange contribute to related deaths? Chin Yang Shapland shares results from Bristol research. 👉 tinyurl.com/3cptahse

📢News: Online consultation tools should not be a mandatory first step to access primary mental healthcare. New @nihrspcr.bsky.social research by @charlotte-archer.bsky.social & colleagues published in BMC Primary Care. 👉 Read the news: tinyurl.com/mw4br6ew #GPSky #MentalHealth #PrimaryCare

10 key insights to better support families through UK care proceedings have been published in a new NIHR-funded report led by CAPC & @arc-west.bsky.social researchers. 👉Read the news: tinyurl.com/3t9c6ju4 @nihrspcr.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @nihrsphr.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social

Our public partners and contributors are vital to making health and care improvements evidence-based and equitable. We couldn't do what we do without them 🙌 www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/celebra... #SharedCommitment #4thAnniversary #PublicInvolvement #PPI @hralatest.bsky.social

Lovely! Thanks for hosting a great conference! 👏👏

🚨Last chance to apply for one of our two @nihrspcr.bsky.social funded UK undergraduate summer internships to get skills & experience in #PrimaryCare research. 🚨 Closes 1pm tomorrow (11 March)! ⬇️

Polly Duncan telling delegates about the @gppact.bsky.social 'Accessing continuity [of care]' study at the NIHR South West Research Delivery Network Primary Care Research Symposium today.

@riddmj.bsky.social talking about the ATHENA trial at the NIHR South West Research Delivery Network Primary Care Research Symposium today. ATHENA is investigating whether #amitriptyline tablets stop long term pain from shingles.

Delighted to be attending the NIHR South West Research Delivery Network #PrimaryCare Research Symposium today. 😊

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.

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

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. ⬇️

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 tinyurl.com/4b8es6zs

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 #sapcsw2026

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...?

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

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

Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country: 👉 mailchi.mp/nihr/march-2... Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more 📨 Join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

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. caesar.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/02/26/q... @capcbristol.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @riddmj.bsky.social

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @swpharmres.bsky.social @bjgp.bsky.social @bjgpopen.bsky.social @rpharms.com @gppact.bsky.social @onecaregpfed.bsky.social @healthinnowest.bsky.social @policybristol.bsky.social

📢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 @sapc.ac.uk

📢 New publication! Analysis of equality, diversity and inclusion strategies at NIHR Biomedical Research Centres and Clinical Research Facilities 👇 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/analysis-of-... #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 forms.office.com/pages/respon... @lucyselman.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

📢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

📢#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. tinyurl.com/9cww353

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...