Organisation profile
Organisation profile
We conduct high quality research within a number of themes relating to
primary care and general practice and we provide teaching throughout the
medical undergraduate curriculum. We are one of the leading centres in
England which form the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School
for Primary Care Research.
The Centre for Academic Primary Care is a multidisciplinary group,
including academic health professionals, namely GPs and nurses, as well as
health service researchers from a variety of backgrounds and administrative
support staff. We work collaboratively with academics from related fields
(e.g. public health, mental health, clinical trials) within the School for
Social and Community Medicine.
We have strong links with general practices in Bristol and the surrounding
area, and also contribute to primary health care through involvement with
local clinical commissioning groups and NHS England. Nationally we work
with research organisations, professional bodies and funding bodies. All of
our efforts are designed to benefit patients and develop NHS primary care
research capacity. We have a strong history of success in training
academics through externally funded fellowships.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Dr Charlotte S Archer
- Bristol Medical School (PHS) - Research Fellow
- Centre for Academic Primary Care
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
- Bristol Neuroscience
Person: Member, Academic , Member
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Dr Helen A Baxter
- Bristol Medical School (PHS) - Research Fellow in Knowledge Mobilisation and Implementation
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
- Centre for Academic Primary Care
Person: Academic , Member
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Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo
- Bristol Medical School (PHS) - Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
- Bristol Poverty Institute
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
- Cancer
- Bristol Neuroscience
- Centre for Academic Primary Care
Person: Academic , Member
Research output
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A longitudinal mixed-methods study of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of routine PTSD screening for care-experienced young people
McGuire, R., Meiser-Stedman, R., Smith, P., Schmidt, D., Bjornstad, G., Bosworth, R., Clarke, T., Coombes, J., Geijer Simpson, E., Hudson, K., Oliveira, P., Macleod, J., McGovern, R., Stallard, P., Wood, K. & Hiller, R. M., 31 Dec 2026, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 17, 1, 13 p., 2601397.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Assessing the impact of maternal blood pressure during pregnancy on perinatal health: a wide-angled Mendelian randomization study
Morales-Berstein, F., Gonçalves-Soares, A., Yang, Q., McBride, N., Bond, T., Al Arab, M., Fernández-Sanlés, A., Magnus, M. C., Sanderson, E., Hart, E., Fraser, A., Birchenall, K. A., Lawlor, D. A., Clayton, G. L. & Borges, M. C., 1 Dec 2026, In: BMC Medicine. 24, 1, 17 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Associations between treatment burden, socio-demographics, clinical factors and use of medicines in adults with polypharmacy: a cross-sectional study
Duncan, P. R., Gamlin, C. S., McCahon, D., Gaunt, D. M., Ashfaq, B. & Payne, R. A., 4 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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SAM: Sleep Apnoea Symptoms and Prevalence in People Attending Memory Services
Gabb, V. G. (Researcher), Coulthard, E. J. (Principal Investigator) & Clayton, J. P. (Other )
1/04/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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999-RESPOND-2: Emergency dispatch decisions using video consultation
Booker, M. J. (Co-Investigator), Rees, N. (Principal Investigator), Angouri, J. (Co-Investigator), Rawlinson, D. (Co-Investigator), Williams, L. (Co-Investigator), Smith, C. (Co-Investigator), Lockey, D. (Co-Investigator), Wilscon, M. (Co-Investigator), Rosser, A. (Co-Investigator), Hunter, M.-C. (Co-Investigator) & Furguson-Glover, G. (Co-Investigator)
1/03/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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SURGE: Same day and urgent care workforce research partnership
Walsh, N. (Principal Investigator), Voss, S. (Principal Investigator), Booker, M. J. (Co-Investigator), Archibong, U. (Co-Investigator), Arnold, R. (Co-Investigator), Benger, J. (Co-Investigator), Black, S. (Co-Investigator), Clark, M. (Co-Investigator), Cooper, A. (Co-Investigator), Drennan, V. (Co-Investigator), Edwards, A. (Co-Investigator), Gage, H. (Co-Investigator), Gibson, A. (Co-Investigator), Halter, M. (Co-Investigator), Jagosh, J. (Co-Investigator), Law, G. (Co-Investigator), Manley, A. (Co-Investigator), Moore, L. (Co-Investigator), Siriwardena, A. (Co-Investigator), Vasilakis, C. (Co-Investigator) & West, S. (Co-Investigator)
1/03/25 → 28/02/30
Project: Research
Student theses
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An Investigation into the Link Between Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease Using a Multi-Method Approach
Selwood, J. A. (Author), Coulthard, E. J. (Supervisor) & Ben-Shlomo, Y. (Supervisor), 24 Jan 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Approaches to diagnosing dementia syndrome in general practice : Determining the value of clinical judgement and tests
Creavin, S. T. (Author), Ben-Shlomo, Y. (Supervisor) & Purdy, S. (Supervisor), 29 Sept 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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A process evaluation of a patient-centred intervention in general practice to improve the management of multimorbidity
Mann, C. (Author), Salisbury, C. (Supervisor), Cramer, H. (Supervisor) & Wye, L. (Supervisor), 23 Jan 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Prizes
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Brigstow Institute Ideas Exchange Funding: 'Designing in' defribillators: combining art and urban planning to increase the visibility of public access defibrillators in civic spaces
Booker, M. J. (Recipient), Allsop, S. (Recipient), Wienburg, C. L. (Recipient) & Parr, J. J. (Recipient), 21 Feb 2022
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Datasets
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Additional file 1 of Investigating strategies to improve AccesS to Kidney transplantation (the ASK trial): a protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial with parallel process evaluation
Bailey, P. K. (Creator), Caskey, F. J. (Creator), MacNeill, S. J. (Creator), Ashford, R. J. (Creator), Pryce, L. (Creator), Kayler, L. (Creator) & Ben-Shlomo, Y. (Creator), figshare, 13 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22607539, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_1_of_Investigating_strategies_to_improve_AccesS_to_Kidney_transplantation_the_ASK_trial_a_protocol_for_a_feasibility_randomised_controlled_trial_with_parallel_process_evaluation/22607539 and one more link, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_1_of_Investigating_strategies_to_improve_AccesS_to_Kidney_transplantation_the_ASK_trial_a_protocol_for_a_feasibility_randomised_controlled_trial_with_parallel_process_evaluation/22607539/1 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Additional file 2 of Participant retention in paediatric randomised controlled trials published in six major journals 2015–2019: systematic review and meta-analysis
Gaunt, D. M. (Creator), Papastavrou Brooks, C. (Creator), Pedder, H. (Creator), Crawley, E. M. (Creator), Horwood, J. (Creator) & Metcalfe, C. (Creator), figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23519963.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Participant_retention_in_paediatric_randomised_controlled_trials_published_in_six_major_journals_2015_2019_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis/23519963/1 and one more link, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Participant_retention_in_paediatric_randomised_controlled_trials_published_in_six_major_journals_2015_2019_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis/23519963 (show fewer)
Dataset
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The FRANK friends study: Data
White, J. (Creator), Hawkins, J. (Creator), Murphy, S. (Creator), Towson, J. (Creator), Cannings-John, R. (Creator), Madden, K. (Creator), Rona, C. (Creator), Hickman, M. (Creator), Moore, L. (Creator), Bonell, C. (Creator), Parrott, S. (Creator), Zammit, S. (Creator) & Hines, L. (Creator), Cardiff University, 2023
DOI: 10.17035/d.2023.0244798057, https://research.cardiff.ac.uk/converis/portal/detail/Dataset/244798057?auxfun=&lang=en_GB
Dataset
Activities
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NHS Bristol, Nort Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) Research Showcase Seminar - Researchers in Residence
Lewis, N. (Participant)
30 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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NIHR Open Research (Journal)
Lewis, N. (Editor)
25 Jul 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Webinar Co-developing theatre on sensitive subjects: How-to guide launch
Trinder-Widdess, Z. (Chair), Blake, S. (Speaker), Prince, A. (Speaker), Lewis, N. (Speaker), Papastavrou Brooks, C. (Speaker) & Hopewell-Kelly, N. (Speaker)
15 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion