[Being a GP] [The GP consultation] [Clinical Ethics and Values] [Evidence based health care] [Clinical Governance] [Equality and diversity]

[Management in primary care] [Information technology] [Research and academic activity]     

[Patient Safety Management] [Healthy living] [Genetics] [Acutely ill People] [Children & Young People] [Older Adults] [Women's health] [Men's health]

[Sexual Health] [Cancer & Palliative Care] [Mental Health Problems] [Drugs and Alcohol] [Learning Disabilities] [Respiratory] [Cardiovascular] [Gastroenterology] [Ophthalmology] [Neurology] [ENT & Facial] [Rheumatology and Trauma] [Dermatology] [Metabolic]                    

[Teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision]

Research   Direct link to the Research curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

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Relevant texts and resources

• CARTER YH AND HOWE A. Fifty years of research in general practice. In: Lakhani M (ed.). A Celebration of General Practice Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004, pp. 93–104

• CROMBIE IK. The Pocket Guide to Critical Appraisal London: BMJ Books, 1996

• ENTWISTLE NJ. Styles of Learning and Teaching London: Fulton, 1998

• HAINES A AND DONALD A. Getting Research Findings into Practice London: BMJ Books, 2002

• HICKS CM. Research Methods for Clinical Therapists London: Churchill Livingstone, 1999

• HUTCHINSON A AND BAKER R. Making Use of Guidelines in Clinical Practice Oxford: Radcliffe, 1999

• JONES R, BRITTEN N, CULPEPPER L, et al. (eds). Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

• ROGERS A. Teaching Adults Buckingham: Open University Press, 1996

• SACKETT DL, HAYNES BR, GUYATT G, TUGWELL P. Clinical Epidemiology: a basic science for clinical medicine Boston: Lippincott, Wilkins & Williams, 1991

• WARRELL D, COX TM, FIRTH JD, BENZ EJ (eds). Oxford Textbook of Medicine (4th edn) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

Web resources

• National Electronic Library for Health and National Electronic Library for Public Health. The aim of the National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH) is to provide clinicians with access to the best current know-how and knowledge to support health care-related decisions.  Part of the content of the NeLH such as Clinical Evidence and Cochrane Library is licensed from commercial providers.  www.nelh.nhs.uk/new_users.asp  www.phel.gov.uk/ 

• RCGP Research Training This website provides useful information about the RCGP's master classes and has links to other providers of information and training courses (see next section for more details). www.rcgp.org.uk/research/training/

•  The Society for Academic Primary Care The aim of the Society is to promote excellence in research, education and policy development in general practice and primary health care. www.sapc.ac.uk/ 

• The RCGP provides a list of research resources allowing researchers to access information (www.rcgp.org.uk/research_/research_home/resources.aspx).

• RDLearning (www.rdlearning.org.uk/)  is a particularly useful source of information about health-related research training opportunities. It is funded by the Department of Health and based at the University of Leeds.

• The Research Capacity Development Programme is a national programme that provides personal training awards and funds academic infrastructure to support research capacity development within the NHS. (www.nccrcd.nhs.uk/links/).

• Local primary care research networks (www.ukf-pcro.org/)  may be able to help locate local research training courses.

• TRENT RDSU (FOCUS). Personal communication, 2003

• CARTER YH AND HOWE A. Fifty years of research in general practice. In: Lakhani M (ed.). A Celebration of General Practice Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004, pp. 93–104

• ACADEMY OF MEDICAL ROYAL COLLEGES. Clinical Academic Medicine: the way forward London: Royal College of Physicians, 2004

• GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL. The Doctor as Teacher London: General Medical Council, 1999