Browsing Centre for Primary Care and Public Health by Subject "General Practitioners"
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Data Resource Profile: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).
(2015-06)The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) is an ongoing primary care database of anonymised medical records from general practitioners, with coverage of over 11.3 million patients from 674 practices in the UK. With ... -
How do stroke survivors and their carers use practitioners' advice on secondary prevention medications? Qualitative study of an online forum.
(2017-09-01)Background: Secondary prevention medications reduce risk of stroke recurrence, yet many people do not receive recommended treatment, nor take medications optimally. Objective: Exploring how patients report making use of ... -
The tougher the better: an economic analysis of increased payment thresholds on the performance of general practices.
(2015-03)We investigate whether and how a change in performance-related payment motivated General Practitioners (GPs) in Scotland. We evaluate the effect of increases in the performance thresholds required for maximum payment under ... -
Using chronic kidney disease trigger tools for safety and learning: a qualitative evaluation in East London primary care.
(2019-10)BACKGROUND: An innovative programme to improve identification and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in primary care was implemented across three clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in 2016. This included a falling ...