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Healthcare advancements are driven by research and healthcare settings play a crucial role in this process by recruiting patients to take part. There's growing evidence that research-active hospitals show better patient outcomes, but the impact of research activity in primary care settings has been explored in as much detail. Here, Sophie Park, our Professor of Primary Care and Clinical Education discusses recent research she conducted with colleagues across the UK to examine the benefits of taking part in research for primary care practices.

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How to design a ROCI (Response Over Continuous Intervention) randomised trial: guidance and a case study

Journal article

Quartagno M. et al, (2026), BMC Medical Research Methodology, 26

Viral cultures for assessing airborne infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal article

Onakpoya IJ. et al, (2026), BMC Infectious Diseases, 26

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

Journal article

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

Couple concordance related to ITN use in Malawi

Journal article

Olapeju B. et al, (2026), Malaria Journal, 25

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

Journal article

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

Blood biomarkers to improve dementia diagnostic accuracy: a cross-sectional analysis

Journal article

Kwon J. et al, (2026), BMC Geriatrics, 26

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