Does shortage of GPs matter? A cross-sectional study of practice population life expectancy
CONCLUSION: The number of GPs, continuity of care, and access in England are declining, and it is worrying that these features of general practice were positively associated with life expectancy.PMID:38621806 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0195 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Richard Baker Louis S Levene Christopher Newby George K Freeman Source Type: research
Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-building study on the priorities for improvement
CONCLUSION: This study identified the highest-priority operational failures in general practice according to GPs and patients, and indicates where improvement efforts relating to operational failures in general practice should be focused.PMID:38621805 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0321 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Carol Sinnott Ahmed Alboksmaty Jordan M Moxey Katherine I Morley Sarah Parkinson Jenni Burt Mary Dixon-Woods Source Type: research
Support for primary care prescribing for adult ADHD in England: national survey
CONCLUSION: Elements supporting appropriate shared care prescribing of ADHD medication via primary care are not universally available in England. Co-ordinated approaches are needed to address these gaps.PMID:38621804 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0595 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anna Price Kieran Becker John Ward Obioha Ukoumunne Rebecca Gudka Anita Salimi Faraz Mughal G J Melendez-Torres Jane Smith Tamsin Newlove-Delgado Source Type: research
Continuity and breaches in GP care and their associations with mortality for patients with chronic disease: an observational study using Norwegian registry data
CONCLUSION: Higher disease-related and overall RGP UPC are both associated with lower mortality. However, changing RGP did not significantly affect mortality, indicating a compensatory benefit of informational and management continuity in a patient list system.PMID:38621803 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0211 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sahar Pahlavanyali Øystein Hetlevik Valborg Baste Jesper Blinkenberg Steinar Hunskaar Source Type: research
Weight Management with Orlistat in Type 2 Diabetes - An Electronic Healthcare Records Study
CONCLUSIONS: Orlistat was significantly associated with weight loss in T2DM/prediabetes when taken for at least 12 weeks. However, orlistat is infrequently prescribed and often taken for <12 weeks. Orlistat may be a useful adjunct to lifestyle modifications in T2DM/prediabetes however barriers to continuing orlistat means it may not be effective for everyone in managing weight loss.PMID:38621802 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0684 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shraboni Ghosal Neil Heron Kayleigh Mason James Bailey Kelvin Jordan Source Type: research
Perceptions of general practitioners towards managing dental presentations in Australia: a qualitative study
Conclusions This study identified factors that influenced GPs' management of patients with dental conditions. To address these issues, it is imperative to develop interventions addressing patients' knowledge around oral health, as well as providing improved access to dental care for these patients.PMID:38621020 | DOI:10.1071/PY23217 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ruby Biezen Angel Leong Leanne Teoh Source Type: research
Effectiveness of tailored talks between a cancer screening specialist and general practitioners to improve the uptake of colorectal cancer screening in Ancona (Italy) during the pandemic period
CONCLUSION: Persons cared for by GPs who received a tailored talk with a cancer screening specialist avoided a drop in CRC screening adherence, which characterised all other Italian screening programmes during the COVID-19 emergency. If future randomised trials confirm the impact of tailored talks, they may be incorporated into existing strategies to improve population CRC screening uptake.PMID:38618885 | PMC:PMC11020593 | DOI:10.1080/13814788.2024.2340672 (Source: European Journal of General Practice)
Source: European Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Cecilia Acuti Martellucci Giusi Giacomini Maria Elena Flacco Lamberto Manzoli Margherita Morettini Mos è Martellucci Sara Rosati Silvia Bizzarri Matthew Palmer Lidia Pascucci Marco Uncini Francesca Pasqualini Source Type: research
Trends in clinical workload in UK primary care 2005-2019
CONCLUSION: Findings show sustained increases in consulting rates, consultation duration and clinical workload until 2014. From 2015, however, rising demand for healthcare and a larger administrative workload have led to capacity constraints as the system nears saturation.PMID:38621809 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0527 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Lyvia de Dumast Patrick Moore Kym Snell Tom Marshall Source Type: research
Media depictions of primary care tele-consultation safety: analysis of UK newspapers
Conclusions The media predominantly reported negative impacts of remote consultations on patient safety, particularly involving missed and/or delayed diagnoses. Our work highlights the importance of further exploration into the safety of remote consultations, and the impact of erroneous media reporting on policies and policymakers.PMID:38621808 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0543 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kaiyang Song Molly Hey Rebecca Elizabeth Payne Source Type: research
Ethnic inequities in 6-8 week baby check coverage in England 2006-2021: a cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
CONCLUSIONS: Coordinated action at the level of integrated commissioning boards, primary care networks and GP practices is required to better understand the reasons behind these inequities and redress the persistent disparities in 6-8 week baby check coverage.PMID:38621807 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0593 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Claire Xiaochi Zhang Maria A Quigley Clare Bankhead Chun Hei Kwok Nikesh Parekh Claire Carson Source Type: research
Does shortage of GPs matter? A cross-sectional study of practice population life expectancy
CONCLUSION: The number of GPs, continuity of care, and access in England are declining, and it is worrying that these features of general practice were positively associated with life expectancy.PMID:38621806 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0195 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Richard Baker Louis S Levene Christopher Newby George K Freeman Source Type: research
Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-building study on the priorities for improvement
CONCLUSION: This study identified the highest-priority operational failures in general practice according to GPs and patients, and indicates where improvement efforts relating to operational failures in general practice should be focused.PMID:38621805 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0321 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Carol Sinnott Ahmed Alboksmaty Jordan M Moxey Katherine I Morley Sarah Parkinson Jenni Burt Mary Dixon-Woods Source Type: research
Support for primary care prescribing for adult ADHD in England: national survey
CONCLUSION: Elements supporting appropriate shared care prescribing of ADHD medication via primary care are not universally available in England. Co-ordinated approaches are needed to address these gaps.PMID:38621804 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0595 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anna Price Kieran Becker John Ward Obioha Ukoumunne Rebecca Gudka Anita Salimi Faraz Mughal G J Melendez-Torres Jane Smith Tamsin Newlove-Delgado Source Type: research
Continuity and breaches in GP care and their associations with mortality for patients with chronic disease: an observational study using Norwegian registry data
CONCLUSION: Higher disease-related and overall RGP UPC are both associated with lower mortality. However, changing RGP did not significantly affect mortality, indicating a compensatory benefit of informational and management continuity in a patient list system.PMID:38621803 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0211 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sahar Pahlavanyali Øystein Hetlevik Valborg Baste Jesper Blinkenberg Steinar Hunskaar Source Type: research
