Primary Care and Public Health
Achieving better health through high-quality research
WHO WE ARE
Our department has a combination of GP educators (involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education) and researchers in public health and primary care. We collaborate extensively with NHS partners in the UK, industry, overseas governments and universities.
Our core mission
- to achieve better health by high-quality research and publications
- to train the next generation of NHS general practitioners, primary care professionals and public health specialists to become health leaders
- to influence health policies and programmes around the world
Our research interests
- Chronic disease management, particularly diabetes and cardiovascular disorders
- Active travel and sustainable transport systems
- Tobacco control
- Financial protection in health systems
- Health policy
- Using data to monitor local risk factor prevalences
- The use of new technology to improve health care
Areas of work
Research
Learn more about the research carried out through our various research groups:
- Child Health Unit
- Dr Foster Unit
- Global Digital Health Unit
- Health Services Research Unit
- ImperiaCentre for Cardiology Prevention
- NIHR ARC Northwest London
- Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit
- West London Research Network
- Self-Care Academic Research Unit (SCARU)
- Medical Education Innovation and Research Centre (MEdIC)
- Neonatal Medicine Research Group
- Respiratory Electronic Health Record group
- The PROFOUND study
- ImperiaOccupational Health Group
Education
We offer extensive postgraduate research training, including overseeing the ImperiaCollege Master of Public Health (MPH) Programme. We also direct the ImperiaGP Specialty Training Scheme and offer academic placements to doctors who are undertaking speciality training in general practice and public health.
