The Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø is part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and is co-led by Professor Greta Rait and Professor Kate Walters.ÌýÌý
Mission:
- To undertake excellent research that is clinically relevant and impacts on the health of individuals and populations;
- To use our research, teaching and innovation to impact on health system improvement and service redesign;
- To work in partnership with people who use services, practitioners across the health and social care sectors, policy makers and other stakeholders relevant to increasing the impact of academic activities;
- To provide excellent teaching in primary care, population health and research methods;
- To strengthen the discipline of general practice through leadership in research, teaching and clinical practice;
- To foster professional development in all members to enable each individual to reach their full potential;
In order to do this we:
- Carry out all phases of clinical research from epidemiology and qualitative fieldwork through to intervention development,Ìýevaluation,Ìýimplementation and translational research, as well as methodological research and development;
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams, bringing together clinicians,Ìýscientists, patients and publicÌýÌýwith a wide range of methodological skills and expertise;
- Foster excellent communication within the Department, across workgroups and disciplines, and with local, national and international colleagues and organisations;Ìý
- Foster a learning environment where students (MB BS, BSc, MSc, MD, PhD), researchers, teachers and administrators are all supported in learning and continuing professional development;
- Invest in the career development of all of our staff;
- Promote an open, friendly, diverse and inclusive working environment.
PCPH is a member of the prestigious NIHR School for Primary Care Research.
REF results:
IEHC REF result and case studies: /epidemiology-health-care/research-1
Faculty’s REF pages:Ìý/population-health-sciences/research/ref-2021
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø REF 2021 results and supporting information:Ìý/research/evaluation/research-excellence-framework/ref-2021
We have strong collaborations internationally, nationallyÌýand within Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.Ìý
In addition to being part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care we have links with the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Digital Health, the Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology and the Centre for Behaviour Change:
Structure of the Department
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Management | Ìý |
Head of Department | and Professor |
Department Manager | Jusna Jalil |
Graduate Tutor |
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Research Group Leaders | Ìý |
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E-health Unit | |
Implementation Science | |
Primary Care Education Research Group | |
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Health Informatics | |
PRIMENT Clinical Trials Unit | , |
Primary Care Mental Health Research Group |
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Administrative Staff | Ìý |
Department Human Resources Administrator | Ione Karney |
Research Finance Administrator | Ìý |
Institute Finance Administrator | Ayan Robleh |
Research Administrator for CAPS and e-Health | Alice Pritchard |
Teaching Administrator Team Lead | Angelika Zikiy |
Teaching Administrator, Primary Care Medical Education | Hema Patel |
Teaching Administrator, Primary Care Medical Education | Wahida Mizan |
Teaching Administrator, Primary Care Medical Education | Jingyu Pan |
Teaching Administrator, Primary Care Medical Education | Diana Kwan |
Medical Education Teaching Finance Administrator | Rosemary Koper |
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