Comorbidities and Complications in Parkinson’s Disease in Primary Care onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social

Comorbidities and Complications in Parkinson’s Disease in Primary Care

Many comorbidities are increased in PD. However, they are not associated with greater mortality than in controls, and are not sufficient to explain the increased mortality in PD.

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New on the UCL Primary Care & Population Health Blog: DrJessica Sheringham shares insights from the LE-HOMe study, highlighting how lived experience can help identify and better support families living in overcrowded homes. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/pcph-blog/?p...

📢 Publication Alert 📢 Congratulations to Danielle Nimmons and the team on their new publication in The BMJ. An excellent contribution to the field and a testament to the hard work and collaboration of everyone involved. Read the publication here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-... #BMJ #MedicalEducation

Rebuilding the clinical academic pipeline: an early career vision for reform

Michael Drozd and colleagues propose reforms to secure a sustainable and equitable clinical academic workforce for the benefit of patients and health systems Clinical academic careers are being lost ...

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Persistent health inequalities over 20 years among adults with intellectual disabilities who display behaviours that challenge: evidence from English primary care records www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @proflikahass.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social

Prevalence of mental disorders in people with intellectual disabilities across the lifespan: umbrella review in BJPych Open www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @proflikahass.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social

Check out our latest blog by Lina Gonzalez, Research Fellow in Health Economics: Behind Bars: A Sentence Dementia Cannot Understand. Read more here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/pcph-blog/20...

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One in 10 times that a person with dementia goes missing results in serious harm, finds a new @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social led analysis of police data on missing people incidents involving older adults in the UK. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ma...

Have an auspicious Vesak

Neurodiversity Across the Ages 🧠 Insightful plenary by Dr Rohini Sabherwal (QMUL) on inclusion and student experience. Student voice in action #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare #StudentVoice

Formative feedback in clinical placements 💬 A fantastic student-led showcase by Dr Hanady Hamdallah and Dr Anya Rehman-Wood on a feedback tool co-developed with MBBS and Mpharm students, PPI and academics. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare #StudentVoice

Shaping tomorrow’s primary care doctors 🌟 An inspiring session by Dr Devina Maru, Dr Sarah Armstrong, and Dr Will Coppola (UCL) on leadership teaching for students. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare #Leadership

Expecting the unexpected - reflecting on challenges in teaching by Dr Aniruthan Renukanthan, Prof Joe Rosenthal and Dr Neelam Parmar, UCL, Dr Anna Ehrlich, Salaried GP and Dr Konrad Laker #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare

Artificial Intelligence in medical education 🤖 An engaging session by Professor Andrew Williams (UCL) and Dr Hanady Hamdallah exploring the opportunities and challenges of AI in primary care education. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #AI #PrimaryCare

Shaping the future of primary care placements 🌍 A great session from Dr Will Spiring, Dr Neelam Parmar, and Dr Anir Renukanthan (UCL) on curriculum review and innovation in primary care education. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare #CurriculumDevelopment

An insightful session by Dr Kerry Calvo and Dr Miranda Kronfli (UCL) on using a Universal Design for Learning approach to create more inclusive, flexible, and supportive learning environments. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #Inclusion #Neurodiversity #PrimaryCare

The power of storytelling in GP teaching 📖 An excellent session by Prof Graham Easton (Advance HE National Fellow) on why storytelling works—and how to use it effectively in medical education. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare

Great to see student voice in action 👏 Our iBSc students presented insightful work on health checks for patients over 75—highlighting both clinical value and the importance of person-centred care. #PCME2026 #StudentVoice #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare

Great start to #PCME2026 with the opening welcome from Dr Will Spiring, setting the tone for a day focused on how primary care medical education is evolving with the times.

Excited for tomorrow’s UCL Annual Primary Care Medical Education Conference at the Royal College of Physicians. A great lineup of talks and discussions as we launch this year’s event.

🌟 Fantastic Opportunity 🧑‍🎓 Three fully funded summer research internships for UK undergraduate medical students interested in ageing research, academic geriatrics, or primary care. ⏳ Deadline: 29 April 2026 www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

UCL Centre for Ageing Population Studies (CAPS) Primary Care Undergraduate Internships 2026

We are delighted to launch the CAPS Primary Care Undergraduate Internships, University College London (UCL) funded by the British Geriatrics Society & Vivensa Foundation.

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DEADLINE ALERT: Interested to develop a career in primary care #research? #Funded #PhD places available at our members! Next deadline is @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social 12:00 GMT on Monday 23 March, but more opportunities listed as they become available: bit.ly/404redv #PhD #studentship #primarycare

• 📢 Last call! Applications for the @nihrspcr.bsky.social Student Internship Programme close at 1pm Wednesday 11th March 2026 Open to students from any undergraduate degree programme from any university in the UK. Apply now: bit.ly/46ebrfu #PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internships

• Reminder! The deadline for the @nihrspcr.bsky.social Summer Internship Programme is 1pm Wednesday 11th March 2026. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to explore primary care research as an undergraduate! Apply here: bit.ly/46ebrfu #PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship

The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Student Internship Programme is open! Opportunities available at various SPCR institutions. Open to students from any undergraduate degree programme from any university in the UK 🔗 Learn more & apply: bit.ly/46ebrfu #PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship

Hello!! As part of my PhD, I am interviewing people with dementia and/or their informal carers to understand what it is like to manage dementia where they live. Please get in contact for more information or if you are interested: jessica.kay.24@ucl.ac.uk 📩 @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social

Exciting opportunity! @nihrspcr.bsky.social Th Summer Internship Programme 2026 has launched. A fantastic chance for UK undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in primary care research. Apply now: bit.ly/46ebrfu #PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship

Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨ #UCL200 #LoveUCL