The Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health at 911±¬ÁÏÍø is part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and is co-led by Professor Greta Rait and Professor Kate Walters.ÌýÌý
Mission:
- To undertake excellent research that is clinically relevant and impacts on the health of individuals and populations;
- To use our research, teaching and innovation to impact on health system improvement and service redesign;
- To work in partnership with people who use services, practitioners across the health and social care sectors, policy makers and other stakeholders relevant to increasing the impact of academic activities;
- To provide excellent teaching in primary care, population health and research methods;
- To strengthen the discipline of general practice through leadership in research, teaching and clinical practice;
- To foster professional development in all members to enable each individual to reach their full potential;
In order to do this we:
- Carry out all phases of clinical research from epidemiology and qualitative fieldwork through to intervention development,Ìýevaluation,Ìýimplementation and translational research, as well as methodological research and development;
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams, bringing together clinicians,Ìýscientists, patients and publicÌýÌýwith a wide range of methodological skills and expertise;
- Foster excellent communication within the Department, across workgroups and disciplines, and with local, national and international colleagues and organisations;Ìý
- Foster a learning environment where students (MB BS, BSc, MSc, MD, PhD), researchers, teachers and administrators are all supported in learning and continuing professional development;
- Invest in the career development of all of our staff;
- Promote an open, friendly, diverse and inclusive working environment.
PCPH is a member of the prestigious NIHR School for Primary Care Research.
REF results:
IEHC REF result and case studies: /epidemiology-health-care/research-1
Faculty’s REF pages:Ìý/population-health-sciences/research/ref-2021
UCL REF 2021 results and supporting information:Ìý/research/evaluation/research-excellence-framework/ref-2021
We have strong collaborations internationally, nationallyÌýand within UCL.Ìý
In addition to being part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care we have links with the UCL Institute of Digital Health, the Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology and the Centre for Behaviour Change:
Structure of the Department
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Management | Ìý |
Head of Department | and Professor |
Department Manager | Jusna Jalil |
Graduate Tutor |
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Research Group Leaders | Ìý |
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E-health Unit | |
Implementation Science | |
Primary Care Education Research Group | |
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Health Informatics | |
PRIMENT Clinical Trials Unit | , |
Primary Care Mental Health Research Group |
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Administrative Staff | Ìý |
Department Human Resources Administrator | Ione Karney |
Research Finance Administrator | Ìý |
Institute Finance Administrator | Ayan Robleh |
Research Administrator for CAPS and e-Health | Alice Pritchard |
Teaching Administrator Team Lead | Angelika Zikiy |
Teaching Administrator, Primary Care Medical Education | Hema Patel |
Teaching Administrator, Primary Care Medical Education | Wahida Mizan |
Teaching Administrator, Primary Care Medical Education | Jingyu Pan |
Teaching Administrator, Primary Care Medical Education | Diana Kwan |
Medical Education Teaching Finance Administrator | Rosemary Koper |
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