Browsing Centre for Primary Care and Public Health by Subject "general practice"
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Building managed primary care practice networks to deliver better clinical care: a qualitative semi-structured interview study.
(2017-11)BACKGROUND: Primary care practices are increasingly working in larger groups. In 2009, all 36 primary care practices in the London borough of Tower Hamlets were grouped geographically into eight managed practice networks ... -
Completeness and representativeness of body mass index in children's electronic general practice records: Linked cross-sectional study in an ethnically-diverse urban population in the United Kingdom.
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Obesity Federation., 2021-01-25)OBJECTIVE: To assess completeness and accuracy of children's body mass index (BMI) recorded in general practice electronic health records (GP-EHRs). METHODS: We linked National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) records ... -
Cost-effectiveness of a domestic violence and abuse training and support programme in primary care in the real world: updated modelling based on an MRC phase IV observational pragmatic implementation study.
(2018-08-29)OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the implementation of the Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) programme using up-to-date real-world information on costs and effectiveness from routine ... -
Development of a patient-centred electronic review template to support self-management in primary care: a mixed-methods study.
(2023-06)BACKGROUND: Electronic templates are frequently used in long-term condition (LTC) reviews (for example, asthma) to act as reminders and improve documentation; however, they can restrict patient-centred care and opportunities ... -
Exposure to domestic violence and abuse and consultations for emergency contraception: nested case-control study in a UK primary care dataset
BACKGROUND: Evidence of an association between exposure to domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and use of emergency contraception (EC) is lacking in the UK. AIM: To quantify the association between exposure to DVA and ... -
GP access for inclusion health groups: perspectives and recommendations.
(2024-03-06)BACKGROUND: General practice has seen the widespread adoption of remote consulting and triage systems. There is a lack of evidence exploring how inclusion health populations have been impacted by this transformation. AIM: ... -
New ways of working; delivering better care for people with long-term conditions.
(2017-09)BACKGROUND: The cost-effectiveness of the traditional outpatient model for specialist care provision is increasingly being questioned in view of the changing patient needs, workforce challenges and technological advances. ... -
Pharmacist-led adherence support in general practice: a qualitative interview study of adults with asthma.
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2019-11-06)OBJECTIVES: The National Health Service (NHS) in England recently introduced general practice pharmacists (GPPs) to provide medication-focused support to both patients and the general practice team. This healthcare model ... -
Predictors of non-use of intrauterine contraception among women aged 18-49 years in a general practice setting in the UK.
(2016)Objectives: Our research examined the barriers to the uptake of intrauterine contraception (IUC) by women in a general practice (GP) setting in the UK. This study reports predictors of non-use of IUC in this context. Design: ... -
Prescribing in general practice for people with coronary heart disease; equity by age, sex, ethnic group and deprivation
(2011)Objective. Differences in drug prescribing for coronary heart disease have previously been identified by age, sex and ethnic group. Set in the UK, our study utilises routinely collected data from 98 general practices serving ... -
Reluctance of general practice staff to register patients without documentation: a qualitative study in North East London.
(2023-04)BACKGROUND: Lack of access to documentation is a key barrier to GP registration, despite NHS England guidance stating that documents are not required. Staff attitudes and practice regarding registration of those without ... -
Single-handed versus multiple-handed General practices: A cross-sectional study of quality outcomes in England.
(2023-12-13)OBJECTIVES: As general practice increasingly moves towards large group practices, there is debate about the relative benefits, safety and sustainability of different care delivery models. This study investigates the ...