We're excited to announce the launch of our latest Primary Care Research Hub Shifa Surgery in Blackburn opened by GP Partner, Dr Tanveer Ahmed. Building on their 2022 Royal College of General Practitioners and NIHR Practice of the Year award, this hub marks the next phase for this dedicated team. 🩺

🏆 The North West Coast Research & Innovation Awards 2025, hosted by ARC NWC and Health Innovation North West Coast, are now open for nominations 📢 💡 Help recognise outstanding contributions to health and care. 👉 Nominate completing the online form: nwcawards.co.uk #NWCAwards

Delight to be named alongside NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group as one of 20 Commercial Research Delivery Centres in the UK! Read more: thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk/news/the-walto…

UHLG has been named as 1 of 20 Commercial Research Delivery Centres in the UK 😊 Working with organisations from across the region, it will support research into preventative vaccines and medicines, to help people live healthier lives for longer. More: bit.ly/4ge2vKa.

Earlier this week our Primary Care colleagues from across the North West met in Liverpool to celebrate our achievements! Did you know? 💡 Nationally, General Practice accounted for a quarter of all RDN recruitment last year! ⭐️

Prof Greg Irving, RDN National Specialty Lead for General Practice, joined our Community of Practice meeting in Liverpool earlier this week to provide an overview of RDN developments in Primary Care. He said: "There will be lots of new exciting opportunities in the RDN!"

We are delighted to announce Professor Peter Bower as one of our keynote speakers at the SAPC NIHR Primary Care Mental Health Conference 2025! Don’t miss this incredible event—secure your place today: ehu.ac.uk/pcmhconference EHU | Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine Edge Hill University SAPC

Are you a Midwife? Are you interested in Research? If so we have a Research Midwife post available - feeds.trac.jobs/redirect/317/v…

NW PC Hubs moving along nicely and almost at stage of all 20 launching !

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 or 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 Has your child (0-18 years) had a health care test, treatment or examination in the last year? 🏥 Were they held still to get it done? We would love to hear your views and experiences 🗣️ in this 📲6 question survey surveymonkey.com/r/holdingforpr…

🚨 The Hidden Workload Study is live! 🚨 St George's, University of London (1752-2024) PACT - Primary care Academic CollaboraTive are exploring the vital but often unseen work #clinicians do beyond patient consultations in #generalpractice. Join them in uncovering the hidden workload! 🩺 🔗 Learn more: gppact.org/the-hidden-wor… Dr Georgina Fletcher

Join us for NIHR SAPC Primary Care Mental Health Conference on 14th May 2025 at Edge Hill University . Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the latest in mental health primary care research. Book your place ehu.ac.uk/pcmhconference #primarycare #SPAC #mentalhealth

The prevalence and determinants of health anxiety during the covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Ruth Plackett, Mental Health Fellow, et al writes for PLOS Mental Health: doi.org/10.1371/journa… #MentalHealth Dr Georgina Fletcher Claire Ashmore Dr Ruth Plackett

Join us for the first SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase session. 📅 24 February, 12noon - 1pm 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4htfKXg See all sessions here: bit.ly/spcr-bitesize-… #PrimaryCare #Research Dr Georgina Fletcher Claire Ashmore National Institute for Health and Care Research SAPC

Our #NorthWest delivery team are looking smart in their new uniforms which now feature the NIHR logo for the first time. We believe these are the first clinical uniforms in the country to include NIHR branding - do you know of any more?

🗨️ We are seeking your views on our proposed guidance to support the safe regulation of new individualised mRNA cancer immunotherapies (referred to as cancer vaccines). Please submit your views here ➡️ bit.ly/3Q1U8Wl The full announcement➡️ bit.ly/4jEP7AJ

Are you a clinician working in general practice in the UK? Sign up to PACT project, ‘The Hidden Workload Study’, which aims to understand the real work involved in providing safe patient care. Hundred of practices have already joined! To sign up, visit ➡️ gppact.org/the-hidden-wor…

Join us for NIHR SAPC Primary Care Mental Health Conference on 14th May 2025 at EHU | Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the latest in mental health primary care research. Book your place ehu.ac.uk/pcmhconference Edge Hill Research Office #primarycare #SPAC #MentalHealth

The Mobile Research Unit is on the road!🚌 Jules West, Associate Director of R&I, along with research participant Bryn Williams, launched the mobile health & research hub at Royal Liverpool University Hospital 🎉 🌍 Supported by the NIHR, the hub will travel to community

NIHR is launching an exciting new £10m initiative available to establish Primary Care Commercial Research Delivery Centres. These centres will focus on increasing commercial research capacity and capability, and improve patient access to research. ⬇️ nihr.ac.uk/funding/primar…