Relationship between research activity and general practice performance: cross sectional and longitudinal analyses.
Jonathan GibsonEvangelos KontopantelisMatthew SuttonAnnette BoazPaul LittleChristian D MallenRichard McManusSophie Elizabeth ParkJuliet A Usher-SmithPeter BowerPublished in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2024)
Similar to findings from hospital settings, research activity in general practice is associated with practice performance. There is less evidence that research is causing those improvements, although this may reflect the limited level of research activity in most practices. We identified no negative impacts, suggesting that research activity is a potential marker of quality and something that high quality practices can deliver alongside their core responsibilities.