SPCR Membership

As part of the Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx), we have been recognised as one of the nine member departments of the NIHR SPCR in 2021 - 2026 - an acknowledgement of our excellent research in primary care.

Primary Care Key Literature

University of Exeter Medical School (Primary Care)
Smeall Building, St Luke's Campus
Magdalen Road
Exeter
EX1 2LU

Administrator to the Primary Care Group

Ellie Kingsland

@UoEAPEx

Primary Care

90% of patient contact in the NHS takes place in primary care. Short hospital in-patient stays have led to an increased focus on primary care. General practices have identifiable lists of patients, providing an important opportunity for high quality primary care-based research.

Researchers within this group have attracted substantial research income since 2004. We work closely with colleagues elsewhere within the Medical School, across the University (School of Health and Sport Sciences, Mood Disorders Centre), and more widely within the UK (Bristol, Cambridge, Glasgow, Manchester). We collaborate internationally with colleagues in Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand.

Our Team

> Meet the Primary Care team.

> Read our Primary Care blog.

Research

> Find out about the impact of our research projects.

> See our publications (historic) and (recent).

APEx

> APEx draws primary care researchers together across the university and with partners in NHS, NIHR, RCGP, and Devon CCG.