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Read more at: Primary Care Unit Research Cited in Education Select Committee Report on Children's Social Care

Primary Care Unit Research Cited in Education Select Committee Report on Children's Social Care

1 September 2025

Julia Mannes and Robbie Duschinsky, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care We are pleased to share that the Education Select Committee’s report on children’s social care, published earlier this month, includes recommendations informed by work led by Julia Mannes , Robbie Duschinsky and colleagues...

Read more at: Save the Date: Primary Care Unit to host SAPC South East Conference 29–30 Jan, 2026

Save the Date: Primary Care Unit to host SAPC South East Conference 29–30 Jan, 2026

28 July 2025

We are delighted to share that the University of Cambridge, Primary Care Unit will host the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East Conference 2026 on 29–30 January 2026 at Madingley Hall, Cambridge. ** Submit your abstract or workshop or creative enquiry proposal using the online form here - closing date Nov...

Read more at: Long-Term Conditions Research Group attend the British Society for Rheumatology annual conference 2025

Long-Term Conditions Research Group attend the British Society for Rheumatology annual conference 2025

8 July 2025

During 28 April – 30 April 2025, the Long-Term Conditions research group attended the annual conference of the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) in Manchester alongside clinicians, allied health professionals, researchers and charities (2,000 delegates total). The team presented five studies across two oral...

Read more at: Cambridge Researchers Provide New Guidance for Clinicians Supporting Older Adults with Complex Health Needs

Cambridge Researchers Provide New Guidance for Clinicians Supporting Older Adults with Complex Health Needs

3 July 2025

A new paper published in European Geriatric Medicine offers vital guidance for clinicians navigating the complex task of discussing uncertain prognoses with older adults facing multiple serious health conditions. Led by Dr Simon Noah Etkind and colleagues from the University of Cambridge, Primary Care Unit, this research...

Read more at: Dr Ben Bowers appointed to Assistant Professor of Primary Care

Dr Ben Bowers appointed to Assistant Professor of Primary Care

30 June 2025

We are pleased to announce that Dr Ben Bowers has been appointed to the role of Assistant Professor of Primary Care within the Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge. Dr Bowers is a clinical academic community nurse and a longstanding member of the Palliative &...

Read more at: Efforts to detect atrial fibrillation do not need to involve primary care and need only minimal support

Efforts to detect atrial fibrillation do not need to involve primary care and need only minimal support

27 June 2025

Chief Investigator for SAFER, Professor Jonathan Mant, and the hand-held ECG device (Zenicor) used in the study. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart condition associated with one-third of strokes, and many people are undiagnosed. If AF is identified and patients are given an anticoagulant (blood thinner), 300,000...

Read more at: Performance of deep-learning-based approaches to improve polygenic scores

Performance of deep-learning-based approaches to improve polygenic scores

27 June 2025

Dr Martin Kelemen, Professor Mike Inouye and Professor Adam Butterworth, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care Deep-learning approaches have become popular with many successful applications in a variety of fields. Neural-networks achieve their impressive performance by leveraging...

Read more at: Vaccination in pregnancy: the vaccine bit is easy, the behaviour is hard

Vaccination in pregnancy: the vaccine bit is easy, the behaviour is hard

27 June 2025

Dr Mohammad Sharif Razai, NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care We often assume that the most challenging part of healthcare innovation is developing the intervention – whether it is designing a vaccine, discovering a drug, or creating new technology. Once this is achieved, we celebrate it as a triumph and expect the rest...

Read more at: Machine learning for prediction of childhood mental health problems in social care

Machine learning for prediction of childhood mental health problems in social care

6 June 2025

Katherine Parkin and Efthalia Massou, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care. What we found... 1. Machine learning performance in the prototypes was promising, though more work will be needed to develop these models into clinically usable tools. 2. Linking data together from different sources helps...

Read more at: Artificial intelligence for diagnostics in radiology practice: a rapid systematic scoping review

Artificial intelligence for diagnostics in radiology practice: a rapid systematic scoping review

6 June 2025

Stephen Morris, Efthalia Massou and Kevin Herbert, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care Stephen Morris , Efthalia Massou and Kevin Herbert have co-authored a recent article published in eClinicalMedicine titled "Artificial intelligence for diagnostics in radiology practice: a rapid systematic...

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