TY - JOUR T1 - RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2019: impact of COVID-19 JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 602 LP - 603 DO - 10.3399/bjgp20X713777 VL - 70 IS - 701 AU - Carolyn Chew-Graham Y1 - 2020/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/70/701/602.abstract N2 - The Research Paper of the Year (RPY), awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), gives recognition to an individual or group of researchers who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of research relating to general practice or primary care. The three categories are: Clinical Research; Health Services Research (including Implementation and Public Health); and Medical Education with relevance to primary care.Papers are scored on the criteria of originality, impact, contribution to the reputation of general practice, scientific approach, and presentation.The overall winner of the RPY award 2019, from 52 submissions (down on last year, because of COVID-19?) was the winner of the Clinical Research category, reporting a trial led by Professor Christopher Butler, University of Oxford, titled ‘C-reactive protein testing to guide antibiotic prescribing for COPD exacerbations’.1This study recruited 653 people with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and demonstrated that using a C-reactive protein finger-prick blood test resulted in 20% fewer people using antibiotics for COPD … ER -