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Academic Unit of Primary Care at the University of Leeds, within the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS) Find our Palliative Care account here: @au-palliativecare.bsky.social

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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Congratulations to Danielle Nimmons & colleagues on a great new paper published in the BMJ 🎉 The authors propose rebuilding clinical academia for the next generation to secure a sustainable and equitable clinical academic workforce 🏗️ Please see the paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Are you an early to mid-career researcher or postgraduate student interested in learning more about implementation research❓ Join our new 3-day face-to-face course: 📆 Wed 30th Sep to Fri 2nd Oct Further details in poster attached 👇 If you wish to register, please contact: LUCID@leeds.ac.uk
IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH
Join our 3-day face-to-face course:
Wednesday 30th September to Friday 2nd October

On this course, you will explore:
How can theory guide the design of your implementation strategies?
How can you evaluate effectiveness in real-world settings?
What are the strengths and limitations of different trial designs?
How do you prepare and pitch grant applications for implementation research?
Are you an early to mid-career researcher or postgraduate student interested in learning more about how to do implementation research?
This course focuses on implementation trials and is suited to those with prior experience in applied health research, including evaluation and public involvement.

Delivered by leading implementation researchers, trialists, and behavioural scientists: Robbie Foy, Sarah Alderson, Bethan Copsey, Olivia Robinson, Rebecca Lawton and Michael Sykes.

Places will be limited. Registration fee £1,200.

For course queries, contact Robbie Foy via: r.foy@leeds.ac.uk or Olivia
Robinson via: o.c.robinson@leeds.ac.uk

If you wish to register, please contact Wendy Hobson via:
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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Well done on this new paper by a team of researchers in our Division of Primary Care! 🎉 They compared combined email and paper vs. email-only feedback in promoting safer asthma prescribing at practices. Read here 👉https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/13/1/e003601
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Very happy to see our first very efficient CLEAR-AIR RCT in our evolving @wy-icb-research.bsky.social Learning Health System published 👇 #LearningHealthSystem #ImpSci #ImplementationScience #AuditandFeedback #greeneroractice bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/13/1...
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SAPC @sapc.ac.uk · 27/04/2026
**** Reminder to register **** Early Bird rates end Friday 8th May — don’t miss your chance to secure your place at a reduced rate. Book here : sapc.ac.uk/conference/s... SAPC ASM 24th - 26th 2026, University of St Andrews.
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gemma-clarke.bsky.social @gemma-clarke.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
NEW PAPER: Our decision-modelling study showed specialist palliative care in England (home and hospital) saved £817M, freed 1.5M hospital bed days, helped 20,000+ people die outside hospital and improved quality of life. #palliativecare #palliativemedicine
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Very happy to be in Zurich discussing new developments in implementation science. I will be sharing our ongoing work on the Impact of an Intervention on Inequalities in Overprescribing - the 3i-o study tomorrow. #IMPACT2026 #ImpSci @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social @wy-icb-research.bsky.social
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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
📢 The protocol for APPROACH RCT is available now! Read it here ➡ www.researchprotocols.org/2026/1/e77096 APPROACH trial aims to evaluate a mobile app for promoting physical activity in patients with breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer. Congrats @drfionarkennedy.bsky.social & APPROACH team! ⭐
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An App-Based Behavioral Support Intervention Promoting Physical Activity (APPROACH) in Patients Diagnosed With Breast, Prostate, or Colorectal Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Strong evidence highlights that sufficient physical activity (PA) has multiple benefits for people living with and beyond cancer. However, many are not meeting PA recommendations. APPROACH...
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gemma-clarke.bsky.social @gemma-clarke.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
NEW PAPER People from minority ethnic groups face inequities in palliative and end-of-life care, yet research methods often fail to capture them. We worked with patients, carers, clinicians, and researchers to develop 13 principles for better research on ethnicity in palliative care. #palliativecare
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SAPC @sapc.ac.uk · 06/01/2026
Happy New Year A reminder that submissions are open until 23rd January. To submit, please click here: sapc.ac.uk/conference/s... We look forward to receiving your abstract and seeing you St. Andrews University
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
New paper alert! 🚨 Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme (YCRBCIP) conducted a rigorous consensus process with clinicians and patients to develop quality indicators to support opioid stewardship for patients undergoing bowel cancer surgery 👇 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
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Development of actionable quality indicators and an implementation toolkit for perioperative opioid stewardship in colorectal cancer in the UK Yorkshire and Humber region: a modified RAND consensus st...
Objectives There are global concerns about the rise in opioid prescribing. Patients undergoing potentially curative surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) are at high risk of adverse outcomes from opioid...
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Our toolkit 🧰 contains resources for hospitals, healthcare professionals and patients to support implementation and is available to all - please share! ycrbcip.leeds.ac.uk/ycrbcip-reso... @hannahrossington.bsky.social @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social
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YCRBCIP Resources | Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme
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gemma-clarke.bsky.social @gemma-clarke.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Our new study in The British Journal of Cancer shows ethnic inequalities in opioid prescribing for cancer pain at the end of life. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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gemma-clarke.bsky.social @gemma-clarke.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Great to see our study featured in @the-independent.com Our study shows ethnic inequalities in opioid prescribing for cancer pain at the end of life. Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
… [2/2] 🧑‍⚕️However, we found that primary care prescribers also need systematized creatinine clearance calculation in electronic health records for easy coding to further improve patient safety & reduce harms from medicines in older age 🩺 @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social @wy-icb-research.bsky.social
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
📣 New paper published❗️ 🫘We know kidney function declines with age, increasing risk of harm of many medicines 💊 📉 We showed that providing feedback to primary care on prescribing in reduced kidney function is both feasible and acceptable 😀… [1/2] 📖 Read more here 👇 doi.org/10.1093/famp...
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Creatinine clearance, reduced kidney function, and optimizing prescribing safety through practice feedback: a mixed methods study
AbstractBackground. Kidney function declines with age, increasing risk of harm from raised blood levels of many medicines. Prescribing is often inappropria
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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Congrats to @robbiefoy.bsky.social, @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social, @bethancopsey.bsky.social and Paul and Stella from @wy-icb-research.bsky.social on their new commentary in BMJ Open Quality: 'What should a learning health system look like?' 🤔 Read here 👇 bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/3...
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What should a learning health system look like?
Learning health systems have been defined as “a team, provider or group of providers in the health and care system that, working with a community of stakeholders, has developed the ability to learn fr...
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
A great research snapshot by Dr Qandeel Shah on how she obtained rich and informative data using rapid ethnography in her PhD within a limited timeframe 👇 #ImpSci #ResearchMethods youtu.be/RczeobLmntE?...
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Improvement Science Snapshot- Rapid Ethnography
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
📢Can't wait till our next issue? Stay connected with The Lancet Primary Care’s Update Alerts! Receive curated content, exclusive features, and more delivered straight to your inbox in between issues. Sign up today! hubs.li/Q03BhmQt0 #medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky
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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Congratulations to Noah Ivers and Robbie Foy on their new publication 📣 Everything you always wanted to know about audit and feedback but were afraid to ask… now published: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Audit, Feedback, and Behaviour Change
Cambridge Core - Medicine: General Interest - Audit, Feedback, and Behaviour Change
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Fern Harvey’s fab poster presentation of her systematic review on process evaluations for complex intervention trials. Better reporting of context, mechanisms of action and fidelity would enable greater learning about successful interventions #ImpSci #EIE2025 @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social
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CGA-IGC @cgaigc.com · 05/05/2025
Excellent article! 👏 @kellylloyd.bsky.social @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social Although UK centric, this 👉"Lack of knowledge among healthcare professionals on Lynch syndrome is a barrier to patients accessing preventive care," is an issue in most healthcare systems? #HereditaryGICancer
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
New editorial alert! 🚨 Primary care: the ‘linchpin’ in Lynch syndrome Why and how to identify the small number of patients in a practice that can lead to big reductions in cancer risk 👍 By @kellylloyd.bsky.social & me. @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social bjgp.org/content/75/7...
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Primary care: the ‘linchpin’ in Lynch syndrome
Hereditary cancer syndromes are inherited conditions which increase the lifetime risk of a person developing one or more cancers. These are complex conditions typically managed by a multidisciplinary ...
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Jessica Watson @drjessicawatson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🎉Excited to announce the launch of the PACT Impact report. Huge thanks to all the PACT members who have contributed @gppact.bsky.social @dipeshgopal.bsky.social www.gppact.org/news/pact-im...
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PACT Impact Report 2019-2024 launched! — Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT)
We are delighted to announce that our first Impact Report , covering the period 2019-2024, has just been published on our website. You can view and download it here . A big thank you to everyone...
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
New research to support a thriving health and care workforce has been launched. The NIHR-funded Same Day and Urgent Care (SURGE) Workforce Research Partnership is led by @chcr-uwe.bsky.social & a collaboration with CAPC + 7 other UK academic institutions/2 NHS Trusts. Find out more: bit.ly/4lmmKIf
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New research to support a thriving health and care workforce is launched
A new national research partnership will explore ways to support wellbeing and sustainability in the NHS and social care same day and urgent care workforce. Funded by the National Institute for Health...
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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Hot off the press 📣 New paper from Gemma Ashwell, researcher and GP in LIHS, and colleagues on caring for patients experiencing homeless in the BMJ: www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Caring for patients experiencing homelessness
### What you need to know There has been a worldwide rise in homelessness over the past 10 years.1 On a single night in 2024 roughly 771 480 people in the United States were experiencing homelessness...
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Association for the Study of Medical Education @asmeofficial.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
It's with great pleasure that we congratulate Helen Edwards on winning the ASME/SAPC Education Prize 2024. 🌟🏆 Your passion for education shines through, and this award is a testament to you and your teams hard work. Congratulations, Helen! @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social
Digital graphic on a dark purple background featuring a stylized gold trophy with a purple base, two gold stars, and two round award badges with the ASME logo and 'Award Winner' text. The text 'SAPC' is in large red letters. The graphic also states 'Congratulations to the winner Helen Edwards' and 'ASME/SAPC Education Prize 2024'.
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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Event that may be of interest 🌟👇 Navigating the Future of Assisted Dying Legislation in the UK 🗓️Wednesday 9 April ⏰13:00 – 14:30 🗨️Dr Nataly Papadopoulou & Professor Nancy Preston More info 👇 pcrs.org.uk/events/pcrs-... This webinar is FREE for PCRS members
Navigating the future of assisted dying legislation in the UK event poster. Date: Wednesday 9th April 2025. Time: 13:00 - 14:30. Free for members

Talks:
Navigating recent legal developments in the UK, Dr Nataly Papadopoulou 

What do we know about the experience of health care workers where assisted dying is legal, Professor Nancy Preston
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Sarah Alderson @imp-sci-saraha.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🎉Fantastic to see our update to the Cochrane review on Audit and Feedback in healthcare published! So much work went into this huge project by a worldwide team, expertly led by Noah Ivers 👏 A must read for anyone wanting to improve the quality of healthcare 👇 www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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
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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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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We have created a starter pack for anyone joining us on Bluesky. This contains useful contacts to help you get started with this platform and make contacts in the area of primary care research, for those at the University of Leeds and beyond go.bsky.app/3tEzSgx
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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Social prescribing helps people connect with their communities for better health and wellbeing 🤝 Our Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network brings together 250 members from across the world to share innovations and research findings💡 On #SocialPrescribingDay, find out more about their work 👇
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Celebrating Social Prescribing day: Reflecting on a year of local, national and international collaborations
To mark Social Prescribing Day 2025, Associate Professor Stephanie Tierney and Professor Kamal Mahtani reflect on activities undertaken by members of the Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network (OX...
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Palliative care at the University of Leeds @au-palliativecare.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We have created a starter pack for anyone joining us on BlueSky. This contains useful contacts to help you get started with this platform and make contacts which will be useful in your academic research go.bsky.app/VhbLjKz
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Sue Richards @suzrich.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Well, my research home has just taken the plunge and joined bluesky! Welcome Leeds Primary Care👋 @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
As #generalpractice takes an increasingly 'digital first' approach, it's important to know how practices are facilitating access to these services - I talk to Helen Atherton here on the @bjgp.bsky.social podcast about the impact on practices and patients bjgplife.com/episode-198-...
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Episode 198: The increasing digitalisation of general practice systems – how it’s impacting patients and what we can do about it
In this episode, we talk to Professor Helen Atherton about the increasing push for a digital-first approach in general practice.
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Still time to register for this next @nihrspcr.bsky.social Bitesized Impact Showcase webinar (12 March 2025, 11.30am-1pm) on patient and #PublicInvolvement, featuring, among others, CAPC researchers Michelle Farr & @drjessicawatson.bsky.social ⬇️
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Why does taking #benzodiazepines & #opioids together lead to so many deaths? New research by Hannah Family @jokesten.bsky.social & colleagues sheds light on the risks & provides evidence to develop appropriate ways to reduce the harm of co-use. Blog: capcbristol.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/03/06/u...
Pills and tablets.
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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Today marks 3 years of the #SharedCommitment to Public Involvement! As recent signatories, we’ve written a blog reflecting on our achievements, progress, & future goals for #PPIE within the SPCR and health & care research! Read it here: bit.ly/4kAIEqS @hralatest.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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Primary Care at the University of Leeds @au-primarycareuol.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Welcome to the new account for the Academic Unit of Primary Care at the University of Leeds 👋 🔵 Check out our Palliative Care account here: @au-palliativecare.bsky.social And find us on our joint LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/company/prim...
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Primary Care, Palliative Care and Public Health, University of Leeds | LinkedIn
Primary Care, Palliative Care and Public Health, University of Leeds | Promoting high quality healthcare delivery and improved outcomes through internationally excellent research & teaching | Divi...
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