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Katrina Turner
@katrinaturner.bsky.social

Professor of Primary Care Research and Head of the Centre for Academic Primary Care (@capcbristol.bsky.social), Bristol. Academic mentor and certified coach. Integrates qualitative studies within RCTs to improve their design, delivery and intepretation. .. more

Psychology 34%
Public Health 31%

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🧠 Mental health literacy found to be a key factor in how CBT for depression works.

New research by @charlotte-archer.bsky.social & colleagues published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

📰Read the news: tinyurl.com/y5kmv6jj

#MentalHealth #CBT #Depression #HealthLiteracy

@nihrspcr.bsky.social
2025: Mental health literacy found to be a key factor in how CBT for depression works | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol
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#PrimaryCare researchers should consider/document usual care comparators before trials start, as these complex interventions impact transparency, replicability, design, and interpretation doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @shobadawson.bsky.social @katrinaturner.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
Selection and reporting of usual care comparators when designing primary care trials of complex health interventions: a systematic review | British Journal of General Practice
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The ARC West team has been devastated by the sudden death of Jon Banks last month. Jon was part of the ARC from its earliest days.

Here we pay tribute to Jon, a much loved colleague and friend.

“Everything he did, he did with kindness, generosity and warmth."

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Remembering Jon Banks - ARC West
The ARC West team has been devastated by the sudden death of our much-loved colleague Jon Banks. Jon died on the evening of Wednesday 11 June while he was doing what he loved best – riding his bike. H...
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Brilliant work by fantastic @capcbristol.bsky.social colleagues
📢Our latest research newsletter is out now (July 2025) - packed with our latest research findings, blogs, editorials and opinion pieces, events, featured multimedia content & more.

👀Take a look! ⬇️

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@nihrspcr.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

#GPSky

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📢Our latest research newsletter is out now (July 2025) - packed with our latest research findings, blogs, editorials and opinion pieces, events, featured multimedia content & more.

👀Take a look! ⬇️

mailchi.mp/76010b717ae2...

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

#GPSky

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In a recent CAPC webinar, guest speaker @abradfordphd.bsky.social shared her insights into the pros & cons of direct patient access to test results, and what data from the US can teach the UK - especially about what patients want & what they do.

🎞️Watch the recording: tinyurl.com/yt6nph7r

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We interviewed 41 patients & practitioners about remote consulting for mental health 📱 💻 📞 We found: In-person appointments are important for initial help seeking ⭐️ Remote modes may not be more cost/time-efficient ⏰ We need to evaluate existing training 🌱 Full paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
Primary care practitioners’ and patients’ views on the benefits and challenges of remote consulting for anxiety and depression in UK general practice: a qualitative interview study
Objective To explore primary care patients’ and practitioners’ views and experiences of remote consulting for common mental disorders (CMDs), to optimise their management in primary care. Design Qual...
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Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | Participatory modelling focusing on stakeholder engagement, 15 July 2025, 12 - 1pm: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/onlin...

#MentalHealth #Research

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@georginaspcr.bsky.social

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Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | How can we improve the mental health of older adults? 11 June 2025, 12 - 1pm: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/onlin...

#MentalHealth #Research

@ashmore1973.bsky.social
@georginaspcr.bsky.social

Join me today at 11 for some top tips on how to work in more focused, sustainable and effective ways. @capcbristol.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk
TODAY 15 May, 11:00–12:00 (online) | SPCR Masterclass: Holding Boundaries & Building Networks. Explore strategies for maintaining professional boundaries and fostering meaningful academic connections.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4jrU1Rj

#AcademicDevelopment #ResearchCareers
@katrinaturner.bsky.social

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TODAY 15 May, 11:00–12:00 (online) | SPCR Masterclass: Holding Boundaries & Building Networks. Explore strategies for maintaining professional boundaries and fostering meaningful academic connections.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4jrU1Rj

#AcademicDevelopment #ResearchCareers
@katrinaturner.bsky.social

Really looking forward to delivering this @nihrspcr.bsky.social masterclass and sharing some personal and professional insights into how academics can work in more sustainable and successful ways.
SPCR Masterclass: Holding Boundaries & Building Networks. Explore strategies for maintaining professional boundaries and fostering meaningful academic connections.
📅 15 May | 11:00–12:00 (online)
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4jrU1Rj

#AcademicDevelopment #ResearchCareers
@katrinaturner.bsky.social

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SPCR Masterclass: Holding Boundaries & Building Networks. Explore strategies for maintaining professional boundaries and fostering meaningful academic connections.
📅 15 May | 11:00–12:00 (online)
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4jrU1Rj

#AcademicDevelopment #ResearchCareers
@katrinaturner.bsky.social

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Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50?

What are the important issues for you & your patients?

We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area.

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...

GP interested in commercial trials? Come join us at @capcbristol.bsky.social. Details below 👇

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We are delighted to offer one of up to 11 @nihrspcr.bsky.social General Practice Commercial Research Fellowships here in #Bristol.

The fellowships for GPs are designed to foster collaboration between general practitioners & key research partners.

Details: bit.ly/3EQCeE7

Close: 16 May 2025

#GPSky
NIHR SPCR General Practice Commercial Research Fellows opportunity
The National Institute for Health and Care Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR SPCR) is offering up to 11 General Practice Commercial Research Fellowships, with positions available at vari...
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Peonies, first of the year.

Big news for primary care: The Lancet Primary Care is launching!
As a GP and researcher, I’m excited to see our field get this kind of spotlight 💪
🎯 A new opportunity to promote excellent research in primary care.

#primarycare #clinicalresearch #generalpractice #physiotherapy

Link for webinar ⬇️
📅 Save the date 📅
Join us on Thursday May 29th for a webinar on publishing excellence with The Lancet Primary Care, a new open access journal within the Lancet group.
Register to attend now ➡️ hubs.li/Q03hCBl80

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Big news for primary care: The Lancet Primary Care is launching!
As a GP and researcher, I’m excited to see our field get this kind of spotlight 💪
🎯 A new opportunity to promote excellent research in primary care.

#primarycare #clinicalresearch #generalpractice #physiotherapy

Link for webinar ⬇️
📅 Save the date 📅
Join us on Thursday May 29th for a webinar on publishing excellence with The Lancet Primary Care, a new open access journal within the Lancet group.
Register to attend now ➡️ hubs.li/Q03hCBl80

Unbelievably awful.

The UK’s first Grief research Centre launched today, building on the incredible work and brilliance of the co-directors @lucyselman.bsky.social and @leseldawson.bsky.social and funded by @bnssgresearch.bsky.social. Such important, exciting work ahead.

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New #grief research centre - the first of its kind in the UK - launched today.

The Centre, led by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social, hopes to change public attitudes towards grief & improve community support for the bereaved.

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New UK Centre hopes to change public attitudes towards grief
Grief affects everyone but is still very much a taboo subject in the UK. A new Centre - the first of its kind in the UK - hopes to shift public attitudes towards grief and create communities that are ...
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Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history

It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women

Unreal

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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There’s fresh snow waiting for you. Enjoy.

Perfect end to a great day climbing it.

Evening light #BenNevis #Scotland

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New guide to conducting personalised annual reviews for people with multiple long-term conditions published.

The approach, developed by CAPC & @arc-west.bsky.social researchers, involves conducting a ‘whole-person’ review instead of individual disease-specific reviews.

bit.ly/3FDiKTo

#PrimaryCare
New guidance to help clinicians improve care for people with multiple long-term conditions
New guidance for primary care clinicians on how to conduct personalised annual reviews for patients with multiple long-term conditions has been developed by researchers from the Centre for Academic Pr...
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Can green space help protect us from self-harm and suicide? buff.ly/j3QgbR6

Trish Darcy reviews new research that suggests green space exposure may help protect against suicide-related outcomes—especially for women.

#GreenSpace #UrbanMentalHealth #Suicide #SelfHarm #SuicidePrevention

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Sitting in the floor wrapping presents. Sense I am being watched.