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Primary care trusts and primary care research [PDF]
BMJ, 2005 Research networks and academic departments can help to do much needed research P rimary care is central to the NHS and primary care research provides “the missing link in the development of high quality, evidence based health care for populations.”1 2 The recent development of primary care trusts, which are responsible for commissioning local health ...
Frederick, Chen, Azeem, Majeed
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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023 Background Primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand is largely delivered by general practices, heavily subsidised by government. Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) guarantees equal health outcomes for Māori and non-Māori, but differences are stark and longstanding.
Nicolette Sheridan +3 more
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Primary care spirometry* [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2007 Primary care spirometry is a uniquely valuable tool in the evaluation of patients with respiratory symptoms, allowing the general practitioner to diagnose or exclude chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sometimes to confirm asthma, to determine the efficacy of asthma treatment and to correctly stage patients with COPD.
Derom, E. +7 more
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2021 Introduction COVID-19 transmission was significant amongst Qatar’s working population during the March–July 2020 outbreak. The study aimed to estimate the risk of exposure for COVID-19 across various workplace settings and demographics in the State of ...
Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari +6 more
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Primary care: opportunities and threats Deregulating primary care [PDF]
BMJ, 1997 The 1996 primary care white paper, Choice and Opportunity , offers scope for a wide range of new organisations to enter the market for NHS primary care. If the new law is implemented it will sweep away many of the existing legislative, budgetary, and procedural barriers to innovation, initially through a range of pilot schemes.
A, Coulter, N, Mays
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Although obesity is a well-recognised risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the impact of long-term body mass index (BMI) changes in overweight or obese adults, on the risk of heart failure, CVD and mortality has not been quantified ...
Barbara Iyen +5 more
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Physical Activity and Health, 2021 Background: Wellness program is a service provided by Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) to deliver an exercise program dedicated to patients with unhealthy lifestyle.
Sarah Musa +5 more
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Primary Care and Primary Care Training: Mirror Images [PDF]
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2010 Primary care appears to be in a perpetual state of crisis. The failures are well known. Primary care physicians work in stressful, under-resourced work environments with overcrowded schedules geared towards acute care. Chronic disease patients receive inadequate treatment and physicians lack the time, expertise and money to systematically measure and ...
Eric J, Warm, Emily, Leasure
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International primary care snapshot: academic primary care in Italy [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2015 -
Cegolon L., Heymann W.
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Organizational factors influencing successful primary care and public health collaboration
BMC Health Services Research, 2018 Background Public health and primary care are distinct sectors within western health care systems. Within each sector, work is carried out in the context of organizations, for example, public health units and primary care clinics.
Ruta Valaitis +6 more
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