A5010605490- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Ethics in medical practice
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- History of Medical Practice
- Global Health and Surgery
Foundry (United Kingdom)
2015-2020
University of Leeds
2010-2014
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
2012
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
2011
University of York
2011
NHS Digital
2011
University of Nottingham
2011
HM Prison Service
2011
Leeds General Infirmary
2004-2005
Dewsbury and District Hospital
2005
In the United Kingdom (UK), there is an extensive market for class 'A' drug heroin and many users spend time in prison. People addicted to often require prescribed medication when attempting cease their use. The most commonly used detoxification agents UK prisons are currently buprenorphine methadone, both recommended by national clinical guidelines. However, these have never been compared opiate prison estate a general paucity of research evaluating effective treatment prisons. This study...
Quality indicators (QIs) are an important tool for improving clinical practice and increasingly being developed from evidence-based guideline recommendations. We aimed to identify, select apply recommendations develop a set of QIs measure the implementation using routinely recorded data in United Kingdom (UK) primary care. reviewed existing national guidelines used four-stage consensus development process derive 'high impact' relevant care based upon explicit prioritisation criteria. then...
Background There are widely recognised variations in the delivery and outcomes of healthcare but an incomplete understanding their causes. is a growing interest using routinely collected 'big data' evaluation healthcare. We developed set evidence-based 'high impact' quality indicators (QIs) for primary care examined achievement these data United Kingdom (UK). Methods Cross-sectional analysis collected, electronic from sample general practices West Yorkshire, UK (n = 89). The QIs covered...
Junior doctors can take action to avoid stress and depression associated with their workload. This article explains how, gives advice on who seek help from if the need arises
Background Dissemination of clinical guidelines is necessary but seldom sufficient by itself to ensure the reliable uptake evidence-based practice. There are further challenges in implementing multiple and practice recommendations pressurised environment general Objectives We aimed develop evaluate an implementation package that could be adapted support a range guideline sustainably integrated within systems resources. Over five linked work packages, we developed ‘high-impact’ quality...
Background: Teaching is a core competency outlined in the Foundation Programme curriculum UK. This article reports data from larger postal questionnaire study asking general practitioner (GP) trainers and GP programme directors Yorkshire & Humber Deanery whether Year 2 (FY2) doctors were undertaking teaching roles during primary care posts. We also aimed to explore their attitudes towards FY2s as teachers. Methods: A was designed had been present practice, if so what methods they undertaken....
General practitioners (GPs) are increasingly pressured to prescribe cost-effectively, due rising prescribing expenditure and limited budgets. A computerised substitution application (ScriptSwitch(®)) provides 'pop-ups' of cost-saving drug switches at the point prescribing. It has been used by some United Kingdom local health commissioning organisations as part a medicines management strategy.To explore GPs' views on using this in their day-to-day clinical practice.Qualitative study employing...
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In the United Kingdom (UK), there is an extensive market for class 'A' drug heroin and many users spend time in prison. People addicted to often require prescribed medication when attempting cease their use. The most commonly used detoxification agents UK prisons are currently buprenorphine methadone, both recommended by national clinical guidelines. However, these have never been compared opiate prison estate a general paucity of research evaluating effective treatment prisons. This study...
In the United Kingdom, number of four year, fast track, graduate entry programmes to medicine have expanded and 700 students are now recruited this way every year. But these better, worse, or just different? Bruno Rushforth finds out more
In the UK, undergraduate curricula have evolved to include a greater proportion of community-based teaching. However, for most students it still remains predominantly hospital-based training experience. With 50 per cent all medical graduates in UK now expected work community, need be fully informed about career pathways and opportunities within primary care.A key driver curriculum change has been General Medical Council's guidance Tomorrow's Doctors, which advocates experience variety health...
Keywords: consultation modelconsultation skillsgeneral practiceundergraduate teachingKeywords: paediatricsprimary care placementsundergraduate educationKeywords: action researchcase studycurriculumundergraduate expert patientsgeneral practice curriculumgeneral trainees
Professor David Haslam, chairman of the council Royal College General Practitioners, has expressed concerns to parliamentary health select committee over “potential crisis” in GP out hours services when responsibility for night and weekend cover is transferred primary care trusts on 31 December. Commenting readiness their new role, Haslam said, “I think there a general underestimation complexity what goes an consultation.” Dr Mark Reynolds, National Association Co-operatives, voiced...
In the United Kingdom, number of four year fast track graduate entry programmes to medicine has expanded, and 700 students are now recruited this way every year. But these courses better, worse, or just different? <b>Bruno Rushforth</b> finds out more
British Art Show 8 Curated by Anna Colin and Lydia Yee, Leeds Gallery, free entry. From 9 October 2015–10 January 2016 Then touring to venues in Edinburgh, Norwich, Southampton 2016–2017 Sixty years ago my dad wandered the polluted streets of looking for respite from his life textile mill drudgery. These days he hardly recognises place: shiny canal-side developments, host Tour de France, now venue opening leg , showcasing 42 artists chosen provide an overview best contemporary art currently...
In healthcare, interprofessional education isn't just about having nursing and medical students taught side-by-side in the lecture hall, it's more allowing different professions to come together so that they can learn from each other, with aim of improving collaboration ultimately quality patient care. For example, participants health social care might as a team work through complex ethical dilemma or ‘near-miss‘ incident generate possible solutions incorporate variety professional...
Mr and Mrs A attend your paediatric clinic with their 18 month old daughter. She has a history of repeated chest infections, failure to thrive, steatorrhoea (fatty stools). As part the consultation you take family draw pedigree (family tree) (fig 1). Fig 1 Family tree 1. What does double line between represent? 2. You suspect an inherited disorder. Examining pedigree, what is most likely pattern inheritance--sex linked, autosomal dominant, or recessive? 3. diagnosis? 4. Given that...