GPs say shortage of space in their premises threatens their ability to teach medical students. Medical student placements in general practice are vital for the future of the primary care workforce but pressure on premises space in GP surgeries is affecting GP teaching capacity, according to research on the scale of the challenges facing GPs […]
Archives for November 2022
Dr Ben Bowers collects Outstanding Service Award from Queen’s Nursing Institute
Dr Ben Bowers received the Queen’s Nursing Institute Award for Outstanding Service today, in recognition of his person-centred approach and leadership in advancing care for patients and families at home. His award for Outstanding Service recognises that Ben’s clinical practice, leadership and research have already had an enduring impact on improving person-centred care. Ben is […]
Terminally ill people struggling to access essential care at home during evenings and weekends
Terminally ill people are struggling to access essential care at home during evenings and weekends, according to new research from King’s College London, Hull York Medical School and the Primary Care Unit at the University of Cambridge. Marie Curie, which funded the research, warns that the findings mean that people are dying in pain. Read […]
Study sheds new light on benefits to children of water fluoridation
Fluoridation of the water supply may confer a modest benefit to the dental health of children, a seven-year-study from a research team including the University of Cambridge has concluded. However, the benefits are smaller than shown in previous studies – carried out 50 years ago – when fluoride toothpaste was less widely available in the UK. […]
No evidence that physical activity calorie-equivalent (PACE) labelling changes food purchasing in worksite cafeterias
An experiment carried out across ten workplace cafeterias found no significant change in the overall number of calories purchased when food and drink labels showed the amount of physical activity required to burn off their calories. Physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labels, contrary to expectations, may have little or no impact on the food people […]
New analysis reveals primary care workforce inequalities remain as wide as ever
Updated analysis of UK primary care workforce data reveals inequalities remain as wide as ever. A fair distribution of primary care staff is a key building block to reducing health and care inequalities. In 2021 Dr John Ford (Clinical Lecturer in Public Health, Primary Care Unit) and Claire Nussbaum published a paper showing how primary […]