More than a million people were referred by GPs to social prescribing services in England in 2023, far exceeding initial targets, finds a new study led by Dr Feifei Bu and Professor Daisy Fancourt @ucliehc.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social with the National Academy for Social Prescribing

📢 New Publication Alert Congratulations to @Roganie Govender and the entire team on their latest publication! A fantastic achievement! @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...

New UCL-led, SPCR study published in The Lancet Psychiatry warns that many people with dementia are prescribed antipsychotic drugs for longer than national guidelines recommend: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/uk-deme... #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research #Dementia @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @thelancet.com

🎉New Publication Alert🎊 Huge Congratulation to @ejmspencer.bsky.social 🎊

New podcast out now 🎙️ Delighted to share a short Lancet Psychiatry – In Conversation With episode about our recent paper on antipsychotic prescribing in people living with dementia 🎧 Listen here: www.thelancet.com/multimedia/p... @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

Thousands of people with dementia in the UK are prescribed antipsychotics for longer and at higher doses than recommended, finds a new study led by Dr Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez and Prof @irenepetersen.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

"I’ve developed a much better understanding of the relationship between housing and health...I’ve been able to take this learning back to my team and explore how we might apply these locally." - Jessica Veltman, @hackneycouncil.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h... @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social

Still time to register for our webinar next Tuesday with leading experts from @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #palliativecare 👇

📢 New dataset drop! Check the full information about BRHS @ucl-brhs.bsky.social on 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h... 🧠💓"This dataset provides valuable insights into how behavioural and social factors influences heart health and ageing over the life course." — Said Prof SG Wannamethee, Study Director

📢 New dataset drop! The BRHS @ucl-brhs.bsky.social is now available via @ukdataservice.bsky.social 🎉 🔗 ukdataservice.ac.uk 7,735 men tracked over 50 years = goldmine for research on heart health, ageing & behaviour. Prof. Wannamethee: “Unparalleled insights into ageing & heart health.”

New for researchers: The British Regional Heart Study dataset is now available via @UKDataService . 7,735 men, ~50 yrs of follow-up on heart health, frailty, dementia & more.

Professor Goya Wannamethee, Study Director, said "This dataset provides valuable insights into how behavioural and social factors influences heart health and ageing over the life course."

🎉 Huge congratulations to everyone receiving their A-Level results today! You've worked hard and should be proud. We can't wait to welcome our new students this September—exciting times ahead! 📚✨ #ALevelResults

Outcomes of specialist physiotherapy for functional motor disorder: the Physio4FMD RCT NIHR report out today www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/MKAC9495 @nihr.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @gnielsenphysio.bsky.social @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social

Innovative virtual eye clinics in shopping centres could significantly reduce waiting times for routine eye appointments, suggests a first-of-its-kind study led by @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social, @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social and @ucleye.bsky.social

We're recruiting adults aged 50+ for a pilot study on air pollution, physical activity, sleep & heart health. 👣 Track your activity & air quality for 5 days 📝 Fill out short online surveys 🎁 Get a £30 Amazon voucher + personalised health summary

📢 New Publication Alert! 👏 Huge congratulations to Jonathan Clark and the team for this outstanding Publication “Comparing Artificial Intelligence- vs Clinician-Authored Summaries of Simulated Primary Care Electronic Health Records” Read the full paper academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/ar...

Shania Essah Aurelio shares her experience with the Q-DaPS team at @ucliehc.bsky.social l‬ via #In2research, a programme boosting access to postgrad research for under-represented groups. Q-DaPS is funded by @nihrspcr.bsky.social & led by academics + PPI experts. 🔗 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/iehc/2025/07...

🗣️ On Day 3 of @sapc.ac.uk The Society for Academic Primary Care, Dr James Baily shares findings from a primary care cohort study using CPRD data, exploring the incidence of suicide within two years of a first diagnosis of depression or mixed anxiety and depression. #PrimaryCareResearch #SAPC2025

Great to hear Dr Sarah Armstrong present the proposal for the CONSULT-ME study @sapc.ac.uk focusing on patient and carer experiences of involvement in remote primary care consultations for medical education. A vital and timely area of research—well done to Sarah and everyone involved! 👏

Fantastic to see Dr Will Spiring actively presenting the findings of a fascinating study exploring how medical students select their iBSc options at @sapc.ac.uk 🧠📊 Insightful work with real impact on curriculum planning! 👏 #MedicalEducation #iBSc #StudentVoice #SPAC2025

Fantastic to see Dr CiniBhanu Bahu in action @sapc.ac.uk shedding light on 💊 Drug-induced postural hypotension in primary care. A powerful reminder of the cumulative risks of medications. Insightful, practical, and so relevant! 👏 #SPAC2025

🎉 Best of luck to our fantastic team @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social attending and presenting at @sapc.ac.uk SAPC Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Cardiff #SAPC2025 Proud to see your work showcased at the SAPC ASM 👏🌟

The original research was by ‪Kate Dotsikas @inserm.fr, Michael McGrath, David Osborn, Kate Walters and @mentalhealthepi.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social

Want to help shape national dementia prevention strategies? We're looking for a Research Assistant on the PRACTICAL study ▶️ www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Closing date: 13 Jul 2025 @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social

🌿🧠Join UCL’s PD-Care team for a free webinar on advancing self-management in Parkinson’s care. 📅 2 July 2025 12:30–15:00BST 🔗Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/70a1aa... 📄Details: liveuclac-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person... @nihrspcr.bsky.social ‪@uclqsion.bsky.social‬

🧠 Excited for our upcoming webinar 🔍 Exploring the power of mixed methods in #MentalHealth #Research 📅 14 July | 🕐 1–2pm 📄 Featuring insights from an expert panel! 🔗 Don’t miss it! tinyurl.com/28t89jmm @nihrspcr.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social

Don't miss out! Join us for our exciting PD-Care team for a webinar on advancing self-management in Parkinson’s care. Hear from leading experts in dementia 🔗Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/70a1aa... 📄Details: liveuclac-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...

🎉 Huge congratulations to our PhD candidate, Dennis Emaralino, for successfully passing his PhD upgrade last week! His project, Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Wellbeing Among Young Adults in the Philippines. Very well done! 👏

What a fantastic day at the UCL ChangeMakers 10th Anniversary! 🎉 Inspiring to see our MBBS @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social students Ishveer Sanghera and Anya Rehman-Wood present their feedback tools — a great example of student-led innovation and collaboration with Pharmacy and PPI teams.

Don't miss out! Join us for our exciting PD-Care team for a webinar on advancing self-management in Parkinson’s care. Hear from leading experts in dementia 🔗Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/70a1aa... 📄Details: liveuclac-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...

🌿🧠Join UCL’s PD-Care team for a free webinar on advancing self-management in Parkinson’s care. 📅 2 July 2025 12:30–15:00BST 🔗Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/70a1aa... 📄Details: liveuclac-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person... @nihrspcr.bsky.social ‪@uclqsion.bsky.social‬

📢 Job Opportunity Come and join us as a Clinical GP Lecturer at UCL Primary Care & Population Health! 🩺📚 More info 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... @nihrspcr.bsky.social -Please share through your network.

📢 Job Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Primary Care & Public Health We are looking for a passionate and motivated post-doctoral researcher with a background in social science. 📅 Closing Date: 12 June 2025 🔗 Full details is here : www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Proud to host our second Change Maker Workshop at @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social with inspiring, student-led projects from both MBBS and Pharmacy students! 💡💊🩺 A big thank you to PPI for the amazing collaboration—an exciting pilot lies ahead! 🙌

🚨 Job alert! Are you a clinically active GP passionate about research & teaching? Join UCL’s Primary Care & Population Health dept as a Clinical GP Lecturer! Shape the future of medicine & public health. Apply now! 🌟 More info 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Looking for a part-time research assistant to join my amazing team at UCL to develop and test a digital intervention for MLTCs in people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation. Someone with mixed-methods experience would be ideal! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

🚨 Paid Research Internship for UK Undergrads! 🚨 📍 Oxford 6-8 weeks Starts July 10 📖 Focus: Stroke & brain injury research 🎓 Open to Psychology, Health Sciences & related students 🔗Info Webinar (June 3): bit.ly/nihr-oxford-... 📝 Apply by June 15: forms.office.com/e/7HwsQLTTgq

"Wonderful photos from last week's graduation ceremony! 🎓✨ A huge congratulations to all students—your hard work and dedication have paid off. Very well done!

Great discussions at our Centre for Ageing Population Studies (CAPS) this week! We shared work on healthy ageing, Parkinson’s, dementia, carers & health inequalities. A pleasure to welcome Dr Jasmine Mah a geriatric medicine resident and post-doc fellow at Dalhousie University Halifax Canada !

📢 New Research Alert! 🧠📄 👏 A huge congratulations to our brilliant team of researchers "systematic review on communication strategies for delivering personalised dementia care." academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

NEW PAPER: Updated CONSORT-2025 for reporting randomised trials is now available in the @bmj.com @jama.com , @thelancet.bsky.social, @plos.org and @naturemedicine.bsky.social —> www.bmj.com/content/389/... #openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky

🌿✨ Christ is Risen! ✨🌿 Wishing all who celebrate a blessed and joyful Orthodox Easter. May this holy day bring peace, renewal, and hope to you and your loved ones.

🌸🐣 Happy Easter! 🐰🌼 Wishing all students and staff a joyful and peaceful Easter.

🚀 Kicked off our first Changemaker workshop today – and what an inspiring start! Brilliant input from PPI contributors, MBBS & Pharmacy students, and colleagues across PCPH and the School of Pharmacy 💬 Excited for what’s to come! 🙌✨

The association between relapse and the outcome of schizophrenia and recurrent psychotic disorders doi.org/10.1192/bjp.... @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @soniajohnson1.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 A Research Fellow on a 2-year NIHR-funded project focused on improving care and support planning for people with dementia who live alone. 📅 Fixed-term: 2 years 💼 Funded by the NIHR Three Schools Dementia Research Programme www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

🌟 We’re excited to welcome our new research fellows as part of the Mental Health Research for All scheme! This initiative creates inclusive research opportunities for mental health staff—especially those from non-traditional backgrounds. www.arc-nt.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

🎉 Congratulations to our former PhD student Dr Tom Osborn! His research on improving mental health care access for university students has been shortlisted for an NIHR Impact Prize! 👏 arc-nt.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve...