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

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

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

YT: youtu.be/rRpDWAAN598    GP receptionists: read how online services are evolving the #GPreceptionist role doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @steph-stockwell.bsky.social @h-atherton.bsky.social‬ @randeurope.org‬ @uos-primarycare.bsky.social#GPreceptionist#PrimaryCare #GP

Listen to the audio interview with @steph-stockwell.bsky.social on the evolution of the GP receptionist role bjgplife.com/214 @h-atherton.bsky.social‬ @randeurope.org‬ @uos-primarycare.bsky.social‬ #GPreceptionists #receptionists #PrimaryCare #GP

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... @h-atherton.bsky.social

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...

Abstract submission now open! www.southampton.ac.uk/primarycare/...

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...

Booking a #GP appointment should be an easy task, yet for many it’s a source of frustration, says our expert @h-atherton.bsky.social. Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, she outlines what patients really want from their practices 👇 theconversation.com/what-people-... @uos-primarycare.bsky.social

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

Happening tomorrow, do join us if you are at @sapc.ac.uk ASM!

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#GeneralPractice#PrimaryCare

Super excited to attend the Digital Tech SIG at SAPC this year, where I'll be discussing my upcoming @fshi.bsky.social Mildred Blaxter Fellowship project on 'The Digital Facsimile in AI-enabled Access and Triage'.

We have an ACL post at @uos-primarycare.bsky.social closing date 8th July. Any questions, get in touch, we would love to hear from you jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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

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 want from access to UK general practice? Listen to @h-atherton.bsky.social share more about a recent systematic review on this @bjgp.bsky.social podcast www.bjgplife.com/209 #generalpractice #primarycare

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

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

The impact factors for 2024 are published today - *sigh* - so this is a good moment to send people to the editorial I wrote last month about them, the BJGP, and QRPs/journalology. #primarycare #BJGP bjgp.org/content/75/7...

New systematic review from work led by Armina Paule, PhD student @warwickmed.bsky.social looking at clinical decision making when using patient facing online triage tools bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...

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... @h-atherton.bsky.social

An excellent opportunity to join us

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

Congratulations to all of our colleagues! Including @miriamsanter.bsky.social and Tracey Sach from the Primary Care Research Centre,@unisouthampton.bsky.social 👏 👏👏

Publication alert 🚨 Supporting patients to use online services, a case study led by @h-atherton.bsky.social

Better strategy and support is needed for #GeneralPractice patients to use online services.  Support can be ad hoc and by reception staff, who may be unfamiliar with multiple online services; this may widen inequalities in access to #HealthCare doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @h-atherton.bsky.social

General practice is doing its best to support patients’ use of online services, but in the context of no support or funding to provide this service, support is often ad hoc and mostly delivered by reception staff. doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @h-atherton.bsky.social #PrimaryCare #GPsky #PatientSupport

Listen to the audio interview with Prof. Helen Atherton on supporting patients to use online services www.bjgplife.com/198 @h-atherton.bsky.social #PrimaryCare #GPsky #PatientSupport

Thanks @bjgp.bsky.social for inviting me to do the podcast 😀

Research by NIHR InPractice Fellow Helen Leach, at Warwick, from her time as an academic clinical fellow. Important work from a dedicated GP.

New publication from a stream of work looking at digital triage in urgent care services (NHS111), we matched triage data with HES data. 'Clinician-led urgent care triage is more accurate in identifying the likelihood of a need for ED or in-patient care than non-clinician triage.' rdcu.be/d8wg2

🌟 Discover the real-world impact of SPCR research in their Bitesize Impact Showcase Webinars! 🌟 🔗 Learn more & register: bit.ly/spcr-bitesiz... #PrimaryCare #Research #Impact #SPCR For more information and registration, please visit: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-bi... @nihrspcr.bsky.social

I am very lucky to work with an excellent NIHR In Practice Fellow, Dr Helen Leach, who has just published with Dr Barbara Caddick on understanding space in general practice using historical research. A fascinating piece that will resonate with many bjgp.org/content/75/7...

Fantastic longitudinal #qualitative study by @oohgpwales.bsky.social, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social et al, examines challenges to quality in hybrid #PrimaryCare. Highlights the trade-off between accessibility & continuity, can lead to dehumanising & fragmented care. bjgp.org/content/75/7...

As the year draws to a close, we want to thank all our members for their support and contributions throughout 2024. We look forward to an exciting year ahead and remind you to submit your abstracts for the ASM before the end of January. sapc.ac.uk/article/2025...

JMIR Formative Res: The Impact and Wider Implications of Remote Consultations for General Practice in Norway: Qualitative Study Among Norwegian Contract General Practitioners #RemoteConsultations #GeneralPractice #DigitalHealth #Telemedicine #HealthCareInnovation

This systematic review of the global qualitative evidence provides a nuanced insight into the complex reasons underlying multiple non-utilisation of healthcare appointments ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... Follow👣 @bjgpopen.bsky.social 1/2