The Community and Primary Care research group is based on the university's north campus; a more detailed map is available on our campuses page.
Community and Primary Care Research Group (CPCRG)
Advancing person-centred care
Our group operates within the Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR) (Faculty of Health) and is headed up by Professor Richard Byng, who is also a GP within the Plymouth area.
The Community and Primary Care Research Group (CPCRG) is intensively research active and has a strong proven track record of Health Services Research. Our research is conducted through the involvement of practitioners and the public, who are instrumental in helping to develop focused research questions and in designing projects.
We use a range of research methods (both qualitative and quantitative), to solve pressing and often complex research problems. Research is often directed towards those individuals who are the most excluded or disempowered, have mental health problems and have difficulty accessing services. Explore our themes below to find out more about our current research activity.
Contact the primary care team at primarycare@plymouth.ac.uk or +44 1752 764260.
Primary Care Plymouth
Room N14
ITTC Building
Davy Road
Plymouth Science Park
Derriford
Plymouth
PL6 8BX
Covid-19 research
The COVID-19 crisis has produced opportunities for new relationships and new research, please click on the COVID-19 research projects below for more information on our current related projects that we have received funding for. Our group has been working in Plymouth, initially supporting the development of the acute COVID-19 general practice hub and producing a discussion paper on how best to operate such hubs.
Community and Primary Care themes
NIHR ARC South West Peninsula (PenARC)
The National Institute of Health Research Applied Research Collaboration (PenARC) for the South West Peninsula.
PenARC is a partnership between the University of Plymouth, the University of Exeter and NHS organisations across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.
Learn more about PenARC
Community and Primary Care Research Group resources and methods
Latest news
- New method to help GPs manage patients with multiple health conditions 12 August 2021
- University supports Plymouth’s Dementia Action Week 17 May 2021
- Using green social prescribing to prevent and tackle mental ill health 14 May 2021
- Could physical activity help minimise drug and alcohol use? 16 December 2020
- Why physical activity matters now more than ever 27 November 2020
Primary Care contact details
ITTC Building, Davy Road, Plymouth Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 8BX