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The Primary Care Unit @Cambridge_Uni works to reduce the burden of ill health through our world class research and teaching. Established 1997.

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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @WeAreSRUK: 🧪 Have an autoimmune disease? Help shape research & educate doctors on flares, triggers & symptoms. 🗣️. 🩺 Take this 45-min s….
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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The IRN is free to join and supports its members to connect, share insights and drive meaningful change in health research. Register to join here: . 2/2 🧵.
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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The Inequalities Research Network (IRN) is a collaborative group of researchers, health professionals, and research delivery experts, dedicated to tackling inequalities and promoting diversity in research and promote patient and public involvement and engagement. 1/2 🧵.
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @SimonNoahEtkind: Our @ACTcharity funded prognostic uncertainty communication study is out, see here for details. Please share with coll….
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @Ben_Bowers__: Our new research findings - Healthcare systems need to factor in senior clinical support & workforce capacity to enable c….
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @CRUKCamCentre: Join @CRUKCamThoracic for the launch event of 'NextGen Researchers'. A great opportunity to connect with like-minded ear….
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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New guidance helps clinicians talk about uncertain prognoses with older adults facing complex health needs. Co-designed by researchers & patients, the recommendations aim to improve care of people in uncertain health circumstances. Read more below:.
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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Dr Bowers is a clinical academic community nurse and a longstanding member of the Palliative & End of Life Care in Cambridge (PELiCam) team. He is also a Fellow of the Queen's Nursing Institute. Read Dr Bowers full profile on our website below:. 2/2.
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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We are pleased to announce that Dr Ben Bowers has been appointed to the role of Assistant Professor of Primary Care within the PCU. In this new role, Dr Bowers will continue to address complex, system-wide end-of-life care problems and improve dying care at home. 1/2 đź§µ
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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Your experience matters! 📢. We're researching the triggers that flare-up rheumatology conditions. Shape future care and share your experience in our anonymous survey:.
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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Do you have an autoimmune disease?. Help our researchers understand what triggers or prevents your flares with our anonymous survey to improve care: . . #PatientVoice
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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Are you a #communitynurse in the UK?. Our researchers are investigating what proportion of community nurses’ work involves providing care for people in their last year of life. Share your views with our anonymous survey by 30 June:.
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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Are you a community nurse in the UK?. We are investigating what proportion of community nurses’ daily work involves providing care for people in their last year of life. Share your input in this 10-minute anonymous survey to help influence change:.
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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What do GPs think about risk tools for cancer referrals? #PrimaryCare. A new study led by researchers at the PCU explores UK GPs' views on integrating cancer risk tools into everyday practice and their real-world challenges. Read the study here:
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @ARC_EoE: Happy #RedForResearch Day!. Today, we're celebrating everyone who makes the @ARC_EoE #research possible, from our researchers….
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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Big ideas. Global thinkers. Real reform. Registration is open for the 6th International Health Care Reform Thought Leaders Meeting! . Taking place 18–19 Sept | Møller Institute, Cambridge UK. #GlobalHealth.
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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Read the paper from Dr @Ben_Bowers__ , Wellcome Post-Doctoral Fellow, and colleagues from the University of Cambridge, Primary Care Unit. The article explores community nurses' experiences of changes to their roles in palliative and end-of-life care:.
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Dr Ben Bowers RN FQICN QN
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Our new research is out - “We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role’: Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care. Pls share!. @jadvnursing @PELi_Cam @alisonleary1 @SimonNoahEtkind . Open access:
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @Cambridge_Uni: Cambridge NHS cancer patients will be the first in the UK to receive treatment using cutting-edge ultrasound technology.….
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @CamBioCampus: Interested in a career on Campus? Want to learn more about working in health and life sciences? Join us on 21st June at o….
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @CamBioCampus: For our next Innovation Breakfast next week, Dr Michael Jones, CEO of @CellGuidance, will explain how he and his team dev….
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Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
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RT @APSsupportUK: Join the @PCU_Cambridge INSPIRE team on 12 June at 3pm for a webinar sharing findings from their global survey on #Health….
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