South West SAPC Conference 2026 Event
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- Time:
- Date:
- 2026-03-05 12:00:00 2026-03-06 13:00:00
- Venue:
- Leonardo Royal Hotel, Southampton Grand Harbour, West Quay Road, Southampton SO15 1AG
The Primary Care Research Centre at the University of Southampton is delighted to be hosting the South West regional meeting of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC).
The theme for this conference is Inclusion, innovation and connection: Shaping academic primary care together.
Organising/scientific committee co-chairs:
Dr Hajira Dambha-Miller
Dr Rosie Essery
Dr Sian Holt
Dr Nazrul Islam
Dr Jane Vennik
Event details
Abstract submission is now closed
If you have submitted an abstract you will be notified of the outcome of your submission by mid December 2025.
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We are excited to announce our plenary speakers
Thursday 5th March plenary speaker:
Dr Manbinder Sidhu is an Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) and Co-Director of the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre at the University of Birmingham. His research interests focus on evaluating primary care policy, the development of new models of integrated care in the UK, and the role of learning networks and communities of practice to bring change in clinical practice.
Friday 6th March plenary speaker:
Dr Jessica Watson is a GP and Consultant Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. She also chairs the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT). Jessica’s research uses a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods to answer questions about when doctors should use blood tests, how they should interpret results, and how to share information about tests with patients. Three of her publications have featured in the British Journal of General Practice 'Top 10' papers.
Should you have any questions please contact sapcsw2026@soton.ac.uk