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Primary care research hits patient recruitment milestone
Primary care has reached a recruitment milestone in research with over 500,000 patients now taking part in studies looking at health promotion, disease prevention and common conditions dealt with by general practitioners, dentists and pharmacists.
7 May 2013
 
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SAPC hot topic: the changing primary care research landscape
Latest article in Primary Health Care Research and Development by Sarah Mosedale and Paul Wallace
19 March 2013
 
Undertaking industry-sponsored clinical trials in primary care
Undertaking industry-sponsored clinical trials in primary care
Dr Amrit Takhar provides an insight into what is required to undertake clinical trials in general practice, with hints on how to deal with the questions study sponsors will ask of potential study sites.
27 February 2013
 
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Royal College of General Practitioners: Research Paper of the Year Award
Have you written or read a fantastic research paper in 2012? Nominate it for the Research Paper of the Year Award (RPY) 2012.
20 February 2013
 
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NIHR Workshop Research into Primary Care Interventions
The National Institute for Health Research is keen to increase the volume and impact of research on the evaluation of health care interventions or services delivered in primary care settings and is holding a national workshop on research into primary care interventions.
5 February 2013
 
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Nottingham CityCare Highly Commended For National Research Award
Nottingham CityCare Partnership was highly commended in a prestigious national award for the work it has done to develop clinical research activity in its organisation.
13 December 2012
 
NIHR Workshop: Research into Primary Care Interventions
NIHR Workshop: Research into Primary Care Interventions
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is keen to increase the volume and impact of research on the evaluation of health care interventions or services delivered in primary care settings and is holding a national workshop on research into primary care interventions.
5 December 2012
 
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Campaign to promote the role of community pharmacy in research is launched
The Primary Care Research Network (PCRN) is working with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to launch a new initiative that seeks to unlock the research delivery potential of community pharmacies.
12 November 2012
 
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Major increase in number of patients taking part in research in primary care
The number of patients participating in primary care-focused research has doubled from last year
30 October 2012
 
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Positive publicity for dentistry research
An opinion article published on the British Dental Journal website claims that there has never been a better time for NHS dentists to get involved in research
25 September 2012
 
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PCRN delivers research successes in Southampton
Primary Care Research Network South West smashes one study recruitment target and helps to put a second on the road to success.
23 August 2012
 
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PCRN’s innovative approach puts study on road to success
Network’s thinking ‘outside of the box’ helps to overcome barriers to recruitment
3 July 2012
 
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PCRN-supported depression study hits the headlines
Research findings widely reported following publication by the BMJ
23 June 2012
 
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PCRN Clinical Director blogs about his research experiences in Palestine
Paul Wallace describes his placement in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in An-Najah National University, Nablus in the Palestinian Territory on the West Bank
22 June 2012
 
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PCRN-supported quit smoking programme wins national award
GP-led research which uses text messages to help smokers quit has been named the national 2011 RCGP and Novartis Research Paper of the Year
22 June 2012
 
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PCRN recruits the first UK patient to European commercially-sponsored academic study
The Network’s flexible approach paves the way for recruitment of the UK’s first patient within one week of the site initiation visit
22 June 2012
 
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PCRN makes plan B pay off
When a recent smoking cessation study ran into recruitment difficulties the Primary Care Research Network came to the rescue
13 June 2012
 
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PCRN helps GPs to raise awareness of clinical research
Research active slide set is rolled out
22 May 2012
 
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Collaborative working allows research to flow seamlessly between primary and secondary care
Primary Care Research Network is providing primary care patients in West Yorkshire with access to research in secondary care environments.
14 May 2012
 
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PCRN-supported smoking cessation study is rolled out nationally
Txt2stop now available on the NHS
30 January 2012
 
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2011 round up and research resolutions for 2012
PCRN reflects on its vital statistics and reveals plans for 2012
25 January 2012
 
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Success for PCRN-supported STarT Back trial
Findings of targeted back pain treatment study published
18 January 2012
 
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PCRN featured on Guardian Online
Clinical Research Partner Zone launched
16 December 2011
 
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ISICA study recruitment success
PCRN recruits 1000th control patient
16 December 2011
 
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Breaking down barriers to primary care research
PCRN features in BMA news report
7 November 2011
 
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Congratulations to primary care finalists
Shortlist for Health Services Journal (HSJ) Research Culture Award announced
15 October 2011
 
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Measuring patient experience in primary care
A recent study commissioned by the Department of Health looking at patient experience in primary care has reported findings on ‘what matters most’ to patients.
10 October 2011
 
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PCRN research in the news: Born in Bradford study
At the end of July the BBC ran a national news story on the Primary Care Research Network-supported ‘Born in Bradford’ study.
17 August 2011
 
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Txt2stop
PCRN supports research testing a revolutionary new approach to kicking the habit
15 July 2011
 
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New Primary Care Research Network website launched
We’ve refreshed and re-launched our website and made it customer-friendly.
8 July 2011
 
 
 

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