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Men's willingness to pay for prostate cancer screening: a systematic review.
(2020-12-09)BACKGROUND: This study aimed to review studies on willingness to pay (WTP) for prostate cancer screening. METHODS: This systematic-review was conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews guidelines. ... -
Mixed-methods evaluation of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service for paediatric rare diseases: study protocol.
(2021)BACKGROUND: A new nationally commissioned NHS England Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) was recently established to deliver genomic testing with equity of access for patients affected by rare diseases and cancer. The overarching ... -
Nasal sprays and behavioural interventions compared with usual care for acute respiratory illness in primary care: a randomised, controlled, open-label, parallel-group trial.
(Elsevier, 2024-07-11)BACKGROUND: A small amount of evidence suggests that nasal sprays, or physical activity and stress management, could shorten the duration of respiratory infections. This study aimed to assess the effect of nasal sprays or ... -
NSAID prescribing and adverse outcomes in common infections: a population-based cohort study.
(2024-01-03)OBJECTIVES: Infections in primary care are often treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This study evaluates whether NSAID prescribing is associated with adverse outcomes for respiratory (RTIs) or ... -
Overcoming challenges in the economic evaluation of interventions to optimise antibiotic use.
(Nature Research, 2024-05-25)Bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, reducing our ability to treat infections and threatening to undermine modern health care. Optimising antibiotic use is a key element in tackling the problem. ... -
Patient-reported outcome measures for monitoring primary care patients with depression: the PROMDEP cluster RCT and economic evaluation.
(NIHR Journals Library, 2024-03)BACKGROUND: Guidelines on the management of depression recommend that practitioners use patient-reported outcome measures for the follow-up monitoring of symptoms, but there is a lack of evidence of benefit in terms of ... -
Paving the path for implementation of clinical genomic sequencing globally - Are we ready?
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2024-04-29)Despite the emerging evidence in recent years, successful implementation of clinical genomic sequencing (CGS) remains limited and is challenged by a range of barriers. These include a lack of standardized practices, limited ... -
Pay-for-Performance incentives for specialised services in England: a mixed methods evaluation
(Springer Nature, 2023-10-13)Background A Pay-for-Performance (P4P) programme, known as Prescribed Specialised Services Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (PSS CQUIN), was introduced for specialised services in the English NHS in 2013/2014. ... -
PREDICTABLE CHANGES IN THE ACCURACY OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TESTS AFTER VACCINATION: REVIEW WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE MONITORING IN CERVICAL SCREENING
Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is changing the performance of cytology as a cervical screening test, but its effect on HPV testing is unclear. We review the effect of HPV16/18 vaccination on the epidemiology ... -
Predicting the future risk of lung cancer: development, and internal and external validation of the CanPredict (lung) model in 19·67 million people and evaluation of model performance against seven other risk prediction models.
(2023-08)BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in incidence and the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Meanwhile, lung cancer screening with low-dose CT can reduce mortality. The UK National Screening ...