The School for Primary Care Research was the first school to be established within the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in October 2006.
The School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) was the first school to be established within the NIHR in October 2006. The School comprises the leading academic centres for primary care research in England and their focus is on research to improve everyday practice in primary care.
The School has two complementary roles:
The membership of the school increased from five founding academic university departments to eight in August 2009. The School is currently comprised of:
Professor Richard Hobbs, Head of Primary Care, University of Oxford, is Director of the School.
Following an open competition in the summer of 2014, the renewed and refreshed membership of the NIHR SPCR, from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2020, will comprise of:
Professor Richard Hobbs has been re-appointed as Director for the School’s second five-year term.
For further information on the NIHR School for Primary Care Research, please visit their website .