Katrina Turner
@katrinaturner.bsky.social
Professor of Primary Care Research and Head of the Centre for Academic Primary Care (@capcbristol.bsky.social), Bristol. Academic mentor and certified coach. Integrates qualitative studies within RCTs to improve their design, delivery and intepretation.
"... sometimes the more subtle stuff gets missed ..." Clinicians and patients welcomed the development of P Risk, a new tool designed to help GPs identify people at risk of developing psychosis doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @katrinaturner.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @epdsk.bsky.social
🧠 Mental health literacy found to be a key factor in how CBT for depression works. New research by @charlotte-archer.bsky.social & colleagues published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 📰Read the news: tinyurl.com/y5kmv6jj #MentalHealth #CBT #Depression #HealthLiteracy @nihrspcr.bsky.social
2025: Mental health literacy found to be a key factor in how CBT for depression works | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol
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#PrimaryCare researchers should consider/document usual care comparators before trials start, as these complex interventions impact transparency, replicability, design, and interpretation doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @shobadawson.bsky.social @katrinaturner.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
Selection and reporting of usual care comparators when designing primary care trials of complex health interventions: a systematic review | British Journal of General Practice
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We are greatly saddened by the death of our wonderful colleague and friend Jon Banks. Jon was a highly valued member of CAPC for many years and will be greatly missed by many. Our heartfelt wishes of condolence to his family and all who knew him. @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk
📢Our latest research newsletter is out now (July 2025) - packed with our latest research findings, blogs, editorials and opinion pieces, events, featured multimedia content & more. 👀Take a look! ⬇️ mailchi.mp/76010b717ae2... @nihrspcr.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk #GPSky
In a recent CAPC webinar, guest speaker @abradfordphd.bsky.social shared her insights into the pros & cons of direct patient access to test results, and what data from the US can teach the UK - especially about what patients want & what they do. 🎞️Watch the recording: tinyurl.com/yt6nph7r
Brilliant work by fantastic @capcbristol.bsky.social colleagues
Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol@capcbristol.bsky.social · last yr.📢Our latest research newsletter is out now (July 2025) - packed with our latest research findings, blogs, editorials and opinion pieces, events, featured multimedia content & more. 👀Take a look! ⬇️ mailchi.mp/76010b717ae2... @nihrspcr.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk #GPSky
We interviewed 41 patients & practitioners about remote consulting for mental health 📱 💻 📞 We found: In-person appointments are important for initial help seeking ⭐️ Remote modes may not be more cost/time-efficient ⏰ We need to evaluate existing training 🌱 Full paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
Primary care practitioners’ and patients’ views on the benefits and challenges of remote consulting for anxiety and depression in UK general practice: a qualitative interview study
Objective To explore primary care patients’ and practitioners’ views and experiences of remote consulting for common mental disorders (CMDs), to optimise their management in primary care. Design Qual...
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Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | How can we improve the mental health of older adults? 11 June 2025, 12 - 1pm: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/onlin... #MentalHealth #Research @ashmore1973.bsky.social @georginaspcr.bsky.social
Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | Participatory modelling focusing on stakeholder engagement, 15 July 2025, 12 - 1pm: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/onlin... #MentalHealth #Research @ashmore1973.bsky.social @georginaspcr.bsky.social
Join me today at 11 for some top tips on how to work in more focused, sustainable and effective ways. @capcbristol.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk
NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR)@nihrspcr.bsky.social · last yr.TODAY 15 May, 11:00–12:00 (online) | SPCR Masterclass: Holding Boundaries & Building Networks. Explore strategies for maintaining professional boundaries and fostering meaningful academic connections. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4jrU1Rj #AcademicDevelopment #ResearchCareers @katrinaturner.bsky.social
Really looking forward to delivering this @nihrspcr.bsky.social masterclass and sharing some personal and professional insights into how academics can work in more sustainable and successful ways.
NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR)@nihrspcr.bsky.social · last yr.SPCR Masterclass: Holding Boundaries & Building Networks. Explore strategies for maintaining professional boundaries and fostering meaningful academic connections. 📅 15 May | 11:00–12:00 (online) 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4jrU1Rj #AcademicDevelopment #ResearchCareers @katrinaturner.bsky.social
Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50? What are the important issues for you & your patients? We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...
GP interested in commercial trials? Come join us at @capcbristol.bsky.social. Details below 👇
Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol@capcbristol.bsky.social · last yr.We are delighted to offer one of up to 11 @nihrspcr.bsky.social General Practice Commercial Research Fellowships here in #Bristol. The fellowships for GPs are designed to foster collaboration between general practitioners & key research partners. Details: bit.ly/3EQCeE7 Close: 16 May 2025 #GPSky
Very excited that we are now advertising one of the @nihrspcr.bsky.social Commerical GP Fellowships. More details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealt....
NIHR SPCR General Practice Commercial Research Fellows Opportunity
The National Institute for Health and Care Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR SPCR) is offering up to 11 General Practice Commercial Research Fellowships, with positions available at vari...
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Exciting news for #primarycare researchers. @capcbristol.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk
Paul Domenach@pauldomenach.bsky.social · last yr.Big news for primary care: The Lancet Primary Care is launching! As a GP and researcher, I’m excited to see our field get this kind of spotlight 💪 🎯 A new opportunity to promote excellent research in primary care. #primarycare #clinicalresearch #generalpractice #physiotherapy Link for webinar ⬇️
This is a terrible terrible destructive decision. These sorts of long running research programmes take decades to build and their insights accumulate over decades too - the longer they run, the more valuable they become. This is knowledge vandalism. Nothing new and shiny can replace it.
Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · last yr.Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women Unreal www.science.org/content/arti...
The UK’s first Grief research Centre launched today, building on the incredible work and brilliance of the co-directors @lucyselman.bsky.social and @leseldawson.bsky.social and funded by @bnssgresearch.bsky.social. Such important, exciting work ahead.
Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol@capcbristol.bsky.social · last yr.New #grief research centre - the first of its kind in the UK - launched today. The Centre, led by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social, hopes to change public attitudes towards grief & improve community support for the bereaved. bit.ly/42YCRVi
New guide to conducting personalised annual reviews for people with multiple long-term conditions published. The approach, developed by CAPC & @arc-west.bsky.social researchers, involves conducting a ‘whole-person’ review instead of individual disease-specific reviews. bit.ly/3FDiKTo #PrimaryCare
New guidance to help clinicians improve care for people with multiple long-term conditions
New guidance for primary care clinicians on how to conduct personalised annual reviews for patients with multiple long-term conditions has been developed by researchers from the Centre for Academic Pr...
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Can green space help protect us from self-harm and suicide? buff.ly/j3QgbR6 Trish Darcy reviews new research that suggests green space exposure may help protect against suicide-related outcomes—especially for women. #GreenSpace #UrbanMentalHealth #Suicide #SelfHarm #SuicidePrevention 🧵 THREAD
Sitting in the floor wrapping presents. Sense I am being watched.
Deadline approaching (1pm, 25 March 2025) for these fantastic @nihrspcr.bsky.social funded undergraduate student summer internships! 📢 There are 18 in total, 2 here at Bristol. For details and how to apply, see ⬇️
Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol@capcbristol.bsky.social · last yr.We have 3 fantastic #PrimaryCare research projects for undergraduate students to choose from on the @nihrspcr.bsky.social Summer Internships programme. There are 2 places on offer here at Bristol, 18 across the School. Applications close: 1pm on 25 March 2025. www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealt...
The inescapable role of stigma in driving depression and distress buff.ly/kpLdGC5 Mallory Moore summarises a systematic review in Social Science and Medicine by Aisling O'Donnell @draislingod.bsky.social and Aoife-Marie Foran. #Stigma #Depression #BFRBs 🧵 THREAD
Delighted with @capcbristol.bsky.social certificate of impact. One day, 22 colleagues, 550 trees planted. Thanks again to AvonNeedsTrees.org.uk for such a fantastic day. #treeplanting #sustainability #teamwork
🎥The recording of our CLIP-Q (Collaborative & Intensive Pragmatic #Qualitative research) webinar is now available ⬇️ The webinar outlines what CLIP-Q is, why it matters & how it informs each step of the research process, using case studies to demonstrate how it works in practice #QualitativeMethods
@nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @gw4alliance.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk #PrimaryCareResearch
Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol@capcbristol.bsky.social · last yr.#Job: We're looking for a Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in #MedicalStatistics, with interests in #PrimaryCare & health services research, to work on BRISMED - a large RCT looking at the effectiveness of a toolkit for medicines review. Details: bit.ly/3DyoxZW Closes: 20 March 2025
Fantastic to hear @sarahjpharm.pharmsky.app present the first few months of her PhD, focused on #deprescribing of #antidepressants in #primarycare. Amazing student, important research, and fab co-supervisors (not on Bluesky - yet😃). The perfect combo.
