50 years of HSMC HSMC looks back over the last 50 years, celebrating its impact on research and evaluation, teaching and professional development. View our blogs, events and reminiscences
OBHC Conference to be hosted by HSMC Taking place in September 2022, world leading scholars will be convening at the centre to share their latest research
01 December 2020 Vertical Integration has protected some GP practices from closing down says new study In several places in the UK, GP practices are now being run by NHS hospitals, enabling some GP practices to continue that would otherwise have closed, says a new study.
23 November 2020 HSMC Professors win Emerald Literati Award Mark Exworthy and Russell Mannion win prestigious Emerald Award.
17 November 2020 Primary care networks: getting into their stride? Prof Judith Smith, Sarah Parkinson and Dr Manbinder Sidhu discuss in their evaluation, concerns pertaining to PCNs, its increasing progress and, its collective working with various practices.
12 November 2020 Evidence based practice when assessing sexual behaviours in children and young people: Ideology versus research A discussion of evidence based practice when assessing sexual behaviours in children and young people.
10 November 2020 New research on Primary Care Networks reports significant progress, and challenges ahead Primary care networks need to increase the engagement of GP practices and wider primary care teams, and strengthen their leadership and management, to become firmly established to meet the challenges ahead.
05 November 2020 The impact of Covid-19 on primary care practitioners: transformation, upheaval and uncertainty A study based on narratives from primary care practitioners, documenting their experiences during the pandemic.
03 November 2020 Shifting Shapes: how can local care markets support personalised outcomes? The University of Birmingham team were asked by Department of Health and Social Care to look at different approaches to shaping care markets, and which work best.
14 October 2020 Valuing community hospitals: Insights from policy, practice and research The University of Birmingham and the Community Hospitals Association are hosting an important seminar series on the value and place of community hospitals in the UK.
30 September 2020 Coronavirus: 'divide-and-rule' tactics are clearly not working for the UK's exhausted, fractured population Dr King-Hill explores why 'divide-and-rule' tactics in the face of the coronavirus are not working for the UK's exhausted, fractured population.
30 September 2020 Dr Sophie King-Hill to participate in ground-breaking national project on sibling sexual abuse The University of Birmingham to be a partner in a new project led by Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW)
22 September 2020 Populism, policy and pandemics New blog in Sociology Lens by Professor Russell Mannion and Ewan Speed on "Populism, policy and pandemics"
12 August 2020 Leadership development for doctors: Are we turning a corner? The development of leadership skills in trainee doctors is an issue which has been debated over many years, but may have taken a decisive turn recently.