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Find out how social scientists in our department are shaping primary health care through collaborative, theory-driven research. From digital health to health inequalities, their research helps shape policy, improve services, and understand the social factors influencing health and care.

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Telephone triage in urgent unscheduled primary care in 16 European countries: a cross-national questionnaire-based expert study

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Bergholdt Jul Christiansen I. et al, (2026), Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 44

An economic analysis of the impacts of local authority takeaway management zones around schools in England

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Derbyshire DW. et al, (2026), Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 14

Remote versus face-to-face delivery of the Group Triple P parenting programme: a feasibility non-randomised trial

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Coulman E. et al, (2026), Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 12

Organizational readiness for implementing infection control in European hospitals: insights from Coincidence Analysis

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Caci L. et al, (2026), Implementation Science Communications, 7

Bridging the gap: a mixed-methods real-world pilot of a digital intervention for adults with binge eating

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Osborne EL. et al, (2026), Journal of Eating Disorders, 14

The effect of increasing availability of vegetarian meals on their sales in worksite cafeterias: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

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Becker E. et al, (2026), International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 23

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