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Disentangling concepts of inappropriate polypharmacy in old age: a scoping review

BMC Public Health, 2023
Introduction Polypharmacy is a common concern, especially in the older population. In some countries more that 50% of all individuals over 60 receive five or more drugs, most often due to multimorbidity and increased longevity.
Sofie Rosenlund Lau, Frans Waldorff, Anne Holm, Anne Frølich, John Sahl Andersen, Mette Sallerup, Sarah Emilie Christensen, Stine Søndersted Clausen, Tina Drud Due, Pernille Hølmkjær   +9 more
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Implementing a mentor support system for general practice nurse mentors [PDF]

, 2017
This article discusses the need for nurse mentors to receive adequate support to ensure that their experience, and the students, is a positive one. The authors explore how the development of the advanced training practice (ATP) scheme in general practice
Billingham, Lisa, Chambers, Anthony, Smith, Debra   +2 more
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Evolution of the general practice pharmacist’s role in England: a longitudinal study

The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2018
Background To address the growing GP workforce crisis, NHS England (NHSE) launched the Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice scheme in 2015. The NHSE scheme promotes a newer, patient-facing role for pharmacists and, currently, there is little insight ...
F. Bradley, E. Seston, Ceinwen Mannall, C. Cutts   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Testing for sexually transmitted infections in general practice: cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Primary care is an important provider of sexual health care in England. We sought to explore the extent of testing for chlamydia and HIV in general practice and its relation to associated measures of sexual health in two contrasting ...
AK Sullivan, CA McGarrigle, Catherine H Mercer, CH Mercer, Chief Medical Officer Letter, Department of Health, Department of Health, G Hughes, Gary M Brook, Health Protection Agency, Helen Maguire, JA Cassell, Jackie A Cassell, JM Pimenta, KA Fenton, Katharine E Sadler, Lorna J Sutcliffe, M Amir Islam, N Low, National Chlamydia Screening Programme Office HPA, Nicola Low, O Kufeji, Patrick J Horner, Shuja Shafi, The UK Collaborative Group for HIV and STI Surveillance, VJ Johnston, W Slater   +26 more
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Association between continuity of care in general practice and hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: cross sectional study of routinely collected, person level data

British medical journal, 2017
Objective To assess whether continuity of care with a general practitioner is associated with hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions for older patients. Design Cross sectional study. Setting Linked primary and secondary care records
Isaac Barker, A. Steventon, S. Deeny
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reliability and validity of the script concordance test for postgraduate students of general practice

European Journal of General Practice, 2017
Background: The script concordance test (SCT) is a validated method of examining students’ clinical reasoning. Medical students’ professional skills are assessed during their postgraduate years as they study for a specialist qualification in general ...
Julie Subra, Bruno Chicoulaa, André Stillmunkès, Pierre Mesthé, Stéphane Oustric, Marie-Eve Rougé Bugat   +5 more
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Availability of point-of-care culture and microscopy in general practice - does it lead to more appropriate use of antibiotics in patients with suspected urinary tract infection?

European Journal of General Practice, 2020
Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common condition in general practice, and urine culture can help reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions. In case of delay of the result, antibiotic treatment can be guided by one or more point-of-care (
Anne Holm, Volkert Siersma, Lars Bjerrum, Gloria Cordoba   +3 more
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Primary care consultations and costs among HIV-positive individulas in UK primary care 1995-2005: a cohort study [PDF]

, 2009
Objectives: To investigate the role of primary care in the management of HIV and estimate primary care-associated costs at a time of rising prevalence.
Brook, G, Bryan, S, Cassell, J A, Chadborn, T, Delpech, V, Evans, H E R, Hamill, M, Hughes, G, Johnson, A M, Mercer, C H, Petersen, I, Rait, G, Singh, S, Tsourapas, A, Williams, T   +14 more
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Incidence and prevalence of lower extremity tendinopathy in a Dutch general practice population: a cross sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2016
BackgroundLower extremity tendinopathy is a common sports injury, but it can also affect non-athletes. Because tendinopathy is difficult to treat and has negative effects on the ability to work and quality of life, development of preventive interventions
Iris Sophie Albers, J. Zwerver, R. Diercks, J. Dekker, I. van den Akker-Scheek   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Healthcare utilisation in general practice and hospitals in the year preceding a diagnosis of cancer recurrence or second primary cancer: a population-based register study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The organisation of cancer follow-up is under scrutiny in many countries, and general practice is suggested to become more involved. A central focus is timely detection of recurring previous cancer and new second primary cancer. More knowledge
Linda Aagaard Rasmussen, Henry Jensen, Line Flytkjær Virgilsen, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Henrik Møller, Peter Vedsted   +5 more
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