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parkrun and the promotion of physical activity: insights for primary care clinicians from an online survey
CONCLUSION: Parkrunners are a diverse population in terms of their physical health. Information provided by this study could be combined with other research on the barriers to participation and successful brief interventions to help address the key issues of primary care clinicians' knowledge and confidence about social prescribing to increase patients' physical activity levels.PMID:35995575 | PMC:PMC9423046 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2022.0001 (Source: The British Journal of General Practice)
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - August 22, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Steve Haake Helen Quirk Alice Bullas Source Type: research

Investigating the links between diagnostic uncertainty, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intention in General Practitioners working in the United Kingdom
ConclusionDiagnostic uncertainty may not only negatively impact on the wellbeing of GPs, but could also have adverse implications on workforce retention in primary care. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - July 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

National rates and disparities in childhood vaccination and vaccine-preventable disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: English sentinel network retrospective database study
Conclusion Childhood vaccination rates started to fall ahead of the onset of the second wave; this fall is accentuating ethnic, socioeconomic and geographical disparities in vaccine uptake and risks widening health disparities. Social distancing and school closures may have contributed to lower rates of associated VPDs, but there may be increased risk as these measures are removed. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood)
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - July 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Hoang, U., de Lusignan, S., Joy, M., Sherlock, J., Williams, J., Bankhead, C., Howsam, G., Thomas, M., Snape, M. D., Hobbs, F. D. R., Pollard, A. J. Tags: Open access, COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on glycaemic monitoring and other processes of care in Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the delivery of care but little is known on the process of care of people with T2DM. This study will report the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these processes of care.INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT: DERR1-10.2196/35971.PMID:35417404 | DOI:10.2196/35971 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 13, 2022 Category: Rural Health Authors: Mekha Mathew Jeremy van Vlymen Bernardo Meza-Torres William Hinton Gayathri Delanerolle Ivelina Yonova Michael Feher Xuejuan Fan Harshana Liyanage Mark Joy Fabrizio Carinci Simon de Lusignan Source Type: research

General Practice in England: The Current Crisis, Opportunities, and Challenges
General practice or family medicine has historically been lauded as the “jewel in the crown” of the English National Health Service (NHS) (M. Marshall, 2015). General practice, at the heart of primary care, has continued to contribute to the high ranking of the NHS in international comparisons (M. S. Razai & A. Majeed, 2021) and evidence from several decades of research has shown that general practice in the UK has improved the nation's health (Royal College of General Practitioners, 2013). Furthermore, it has provided equitable, cost-effective, and accessible care for all with the flexibility to adapt rapidly to a cha...
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - February 25, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Mortality Rate Associated with Diabetes: Outcomes From a General Practice Level Analysis in England Using the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Database Indicate Stability Over a 15 Year Period
ConclusionThere remains a wide variation in mortality rate of people with diabetes between general practices in UK. The mortality rate and life years lost for people with diabetes vs non-diabetes individuals have remained stable in recent years, while mortality rates for the general population have fallen. Investment in diabetes management at a local and national level is enabling us to hold the ground regarding the life-shortening consequences of having diabetes as increasing numbers of people develop T2DM at a younger age. (Source: Diabetes Therapy)
Source: Diabetes Therapy - February 21, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

The associated burden of mental health conditions in alopecia areata: A population-based study in UK primary care
CONCLUSION: People with AA have higher rates of depression and anxiety than those without AA. This impacts deleteriously on mental health treatment burden, time-off work, and unemployment. Evidence-based mental health treatment programs are needed for people with AA.PMID:35157313 | DOI:10.1111/bjd.21055 (Source: The British Journal of Dermatology)
Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - February 14, 2022 Category: Dermatology Authors: Abby E Macbeth Susan Holmes Matthew Harries Wing Sin Chiu Christos Tziotzios Simon de Lusignan Andrew G Messenger Andrew R Thompson Source Type: research

Investigating the uptake, effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines: protocol for an observational study using linked UK national data
Introduction The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which emerged in December 2019, has caused millions of deaths and severe illness worldwide. Numerous vaccines are currently under development of which a few have now been authorised for population-level administration by several countries. As of 20 September 2021, over 48 million people have received their first vaccine dose and over 44 million people have received their second vaccine dose across the UK. We aim to assess the uptake rates, effectiveness, and safety of all currently approved COVID-19 vaccines in the UK. Methods and analysis We will use prospective cohort study...
Source: BMJ Open - February 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vasileiou, E., Shi, T., Kerr, S., Robertson, C., Joy, M., Tsang, R., McGagh, D., Williams, J., Hobbs, R., de Lusignan, S., Bradley, D., OReilly, D., Murphy, S., Chuter, A., Beggs, J., Ford, D., Orton, C., Akbari, A., Bedston, S., Davies, G., Griffiths, L. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, COVID-19 Source Type: research

GP trainee prescribing assessment - a qualitative evaluation of the involvement of pharmacists
Educ Prim Care. 2022 Jan 23:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2021.2021380. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 2019, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) introduced a mandatory workplace-based prescribing assessment for general practice trainees in their final year of training (GPST3). This assessment aimed to improve the quality of prescribing and reduce prescribing errors and it did not require pharmacist involvement. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the education and training body for NHS Scotland: delivering postgraduate training for GP trainees working in NHS Scotland. NES wished to evaluate the role that gener...
Source: Primary Care - January 24, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Katherine Brown David Cunningham Rachael Allan Kenneth Lee Source Type: research

GP trainee prescribing assessment - a qualitative evaluation of the involvement of pharmacists
Educ Prim Care. 2022 Jan 23:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2021.2021380. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 2019, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) introduced a mandatory workplace-based prescribing assessment for general practice trainees in their final year of training (GPST3). This assessment aimed to improve the quality of prescribing and reduce prescribing errors and it did not require pharmacist involvement. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the education and training body for NHS Scotland: delivering postgraduate training for GP trainees working in NHS Scotland. NES wished to evaluate the role that gener...
Source: Education for Primary Care - January 24, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Katherine Brown David Cunningham Rachael Allan Kenneth Lee Source Type: research

UK military veteran-friendly GP practices
About 5% of the UK population are military veterans and have specific medical needs sometimes different from the general population. Veterans may be reluctant to seek help or talk about their problems, which means they do not always access care, support and treatments that are available. Others may face difficulty getting the right help. Veterans may think ‘civilians’ do not understand military culture or know about options for help and services that are available. Experience has shown that general practitioners (GPs) would like more help and support when looking after veterans. The Royal College of General Pra...
Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - January 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Simpson, R. G., Leach, J. Tags: Invited review Source Type: research

Price versus clinical guidelines in primary care statin prescribing: a retrospective cohort study and cost simulation model
CONCLUSIONS: There is potential for large savings for the NHS if new and, whenever possible, ongoing patients are promptly switched to the first medicine that becomes available as generic within a therapeutic class as long as it has similar efficacy to still-patented medicines.PMID:34793261 | DOI:10.1177/01410768211051713 (Source: J R Soc Med AND (has...)
Source: J R Soc Med AND (has... - November 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Matias Ortiz De Zarate Emmanouil Mentzakis Simon Ds Fraser Paul Roderick Paul Rutter Carmine Ornaghi Source Type: research