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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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Working to reduce the burden of ill health through our world class primary care research and teaching. Established in 1997.

https://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/research/departmental-research-units/primary-care-unit
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Join the Healthcare in Conflict Research Network for 'Lessons from Search & Rescue: Training & Deployment'

Meet search dog Davey! 🐶

Thursday 20 November 2025
5-7pm, The Library, Cambridge Union Society, CB2 1UB
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⚠️ Please note that this event includes distressing content
Dog handler posing with Fire and Rescue dog Davey.
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Conference registration is now open for the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East Conference!

Join our insightful two-day event, centred on 'Advancing equity in primary care: building healthier communities together'.

Register below:
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November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Conference registration is now open for the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East Conference!

Join our insightful two-day event, centred on 'Advancing equity in primary care: building healthier communities together'.

Register below:
onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-...
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
pcucambridge.bsky.social
Saturday (tomorrow) is the deadline for abstracts to the Society for Academic Primary Care conference, South East. Don’t forget to submit yours!

We hope you can join us in January 2026!
pcucambridge.bsky.social Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge @pcucambridge.bsky.social · Sep 9
Are you a researcher, practitioner, educator or public partners? Submit your abstracts and workshops for the @sapcacuk South East Conference 2026 by 8 November 2025.

Join us in Cambridge on 29-30 January 2026.

Read more here:
www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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📢New study, co-authored by Steve Morris and Lina Massou, examining how to monitor and measure the effectiveness and cost of peer-support schemes for social care in prisons.

🔗Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Measuring the cost and effectiveness of peer-supported social care in prisons
In many prisons, some imprisoned individuals are trained to meet the non-personal social care needs of fellow inmates yet there is little quantitative…
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November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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There's still time to submit your abstracts!

Find out more: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Introducing the Keynote Speakers for the The Society for Academic Primary Care [@sapc.ac.uk] South East 2026 Conference:

⭐ Professor Frances Mair
[@francesmair.bsky.social]

⭐ Professor Daksha Trivedi

⭐ Dr Charlotte Paddison

Read about our speakers: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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The ‘big shift’ from hospitals to communities

Join us for an insightful annual lecture with Professor Martin Knapp, Prof of Health and Social Care Policy, London School of Economics [@lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social]

6 Nov | 12:30 PM | Online

www.cchsr.phpc.cam.ac.uk/index.php/20...
October 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Unfortunately the seminar has been postponed.

We'll let you know as soon as the event is rescheduled.
mrcepid.bsky.social MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · 22d
Join our next online Bradford Hill Seminar with @alucassen.bsky.social, who will discuss:

Diagnostic and predictive journeys: Finding the right balance in genomic medicine

📅 Wed 29 October, 1 PM (UK)

Register - buff.ly/R9EBFCr

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October 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Introducing the Keynote Speakers for the The Society for Academic Primary Care [@sapc.ac.uk] South East 2026 Conference:

⭐ Professor Frances Mair
[@francesmair.bsky.social]

⭐ Professor Daksha Trivedi

⭐ Dr Charlotte Paddison

Read about our speakers: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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How will the NHS make the ‘big shift’ from hospitals to communities?

Join us for an insightful annual lecture Professor Martin Knapp:

➡️ 6 Nov | 12:30 PM UK Time | Online

www.cchsr.phpc.cam.ac.uk/index.php/20...
This year’s lecture will draw on experience and evidence from four key clinical areas: dementia, mental health, respiratory and cardiometabolic conditions, with Professor Martin Knapp Professor of Health and Social Care Policy, and Professorial Research Fellow (CPEC), Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Earlier this month, Professor Robbie Duschinsky [@robbieduschinsky.bsky.social] held an event to mark the launch of his new book, Developments in Attachment Research.

Access Robbie's book for free here:

academic.oup.com/book/60504
Image of Robbie stood with his book The event featured conversations with Dr Danya Glaser, Professor Alessandro Talia, and Dr Sarah Foster, followed by a panel discussion on the implications for frontline practice.
October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
pcucambridge.bsky.social
Thank you and welcome to everyone that has connected with us on BlueSky over the past month.

We are excited to be widening our connections here and are thankful for all of you for adding us to your network.

Look out for our news and updates, as we will for you!
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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We are thrilled to welcome three outstanding keynote speakers to the Society for Academic Primary Care South East 2026 Conference:

⭐ Professor Frances Mair @francesmair.bsky.social

⭐ Professor Daksha Trivedi

⭐ Dr Charlotte Paddison

Read about our speakers: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...
October 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Are you a researcher, practitioner, educator or public partners? Submit your abstracts and workshops for the @sapcacuk South East Conference 2026 by 8 November 2025.

Join us in Cambridge on 29-30 January 2026.

Read more here:
www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...
September 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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What do apple trees, Nobel Prizes, cows, and world-changing innovation all have in common? Well, they're all part of a new animated journey across one of Europe’s most extraordinary places, the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

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Welcome to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus
YouTube video by Cambridge Biomedical Campus
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October 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Call for abstracts on any topic relating to research and educational activities in primary care! 👇
pcucambridge.bsky.social Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge @pcucambridge.bsky.social · Sep 9
Are you a researcher, practitioner, educator or public partners? Submit your abstracts and workshops for the @sapcacuk South East Conference 2026 by 8 November 2025.

Join us in Cambridge on 29-30 January 2026.

Read more here:
www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...
October 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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The first UK-based analysis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine uptake during pregnancy and its association with perinatal outcomes has found no evidence of increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among vaccinated women.

Read more: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
Dr Mohammad Sharif Razai said, “The data informs that uptake is growing, but in uneven ways, with disparities in ethnicity and socio-economic status. This points to the need for equitable, targeted public health strategies for people to make informed decisions; particularly in communities with historically lower uptake.”
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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There's still time to submit your abstracts to the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East 2026 Conference!

Send us your presentation, workshop and creative enquiry abstracts on 'advancing equity in primary care: building healthier communities together’:

www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026
October 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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🎉We're pleased to share that @arceastofengland.bsky.social, hosted by @cpft-nhs.bsky.social, has secured £15.3m from @nihr.bsky.social to deliver impactful applied research tackling health & care inequalities and improving outcomes for all over the next 5 years.

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October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Sign up for tomorrow's hybrid Bradford Hill Seminar with Professor Danny Dorling of @ox.ac.uk. He'll be discussing the politics of epidemiology & public health in the UK

📅 Wed 15 October, 1 PM (UK)

Register - buff.ly/wblZfOx

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October 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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A new study led by our Long-Term Conditions Research Group has found that psychosocial and exercise interventions contribute to improving the lives of patients with lupus.

Read the article in the thread below.

#Lupus #Fatigue #MentalHealth #Pilates #PatientSupport

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Dr Melanie Sloan, Lead researcher of the ADAPT Feasibility Study and Head of the Long-Term Conditions Research Group said: "“The impact of these diseases on lives is huge, and people need much more support than they are currently getting. We hope to co-design and trial more interventions in order to help people adapt to these life-changing diseases.”
October 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Submit your abstracts to the Society for Academic Primary Care South East 2026 Conference!

We are now accepting submissions for presentations, workshops and creative enquiries for SAPC SE 2026, taking place on 29-30 January 2026 in Cambridge.

Read more:
www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026...
September 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Jack Smith, an expert-by-experience and visiting researcher in our Applied Social Science Group, has published an article in the Big Issue on their experience in the care system and struggles with mental health.

www.bigissue.com/opinion/ment...
Children in care are being turned away by mental health services
Jack Smith writes about his experience in the care system and struggles with mental health – and what needs to change
www.bigissue.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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🚨 New research: Mental health services are failing young people with social work involvement. Our study shows they are more likely to be turned away, outsourced to other services, or have their liberty restricted. Learn more: www.ncb.org.uk/about-us/med...
September 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM