Dr Richard Darnton discusses his latest research, published in Medical Teacher, January 2023. UK medical students spend much of their training based in primary care centres undertaking consultations with patients under the watchful eye of a supervising doctor. The advent of COVID-19 triggered a huge increase in the proportion of doctor-patient consultations occurring remotely (via […]
Archives for February 2023
Invitation to community nurses to take part in an end-of-life care research study
Dr Alessandro Bosco, Dr Ben Bowers and colleagues at the Cambridge Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research Group (PELiCam) are conducting a research study investigating the way community nurses working in district and/or care home nursing teams have been providing end-of-life care since the start of the pandemic. We are inviting 72 community nurses to tell us […]
Proactive breast cancer risk assessment in primary care: a review based on the principles of screening
In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that women at moderate or high risk of breast cancer be offered risk-reducing medication and enhanced breast screening/surveillance. In June 2022, NICE withdrew a statement recommending assessment of risk in primary care only when women present with concerns. This shift to the […]
GP survey reveals health and healthcare inequalities of trans and non-binary adults
Trans and non-binary adults are more likely than the general population to experience long term health conditions, including mental health problems, dementia and learning disabilities, and to be autistic, according to new research. The study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, also found that while trans and non-binary adults report no […]
How the QNI Community Nursing Research Forum is building much-needed research capacity in nursing
The Community Nursing Research Forum has acquired 439 members in less than a year, and is helping to support clinical academic careers and research activity amongst community-based nurses. Only 8% of all NIHR award holders since 2013 were nurses; and community and primary care nurse-led research remains particularly scarce. Just 37 nurse-held NIHR personal awards […]