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"Sometimes we can't fix things": a qualitative study of health care professionals' perceptions of end of life care for patients with heart failure

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

'Primary care sensitive' situations that result in an ambulance attendance: a conversation analytic study of UK emergency '999' call recordings

scientific article published on 25 November 2018

A comparison of functional, patient-based scores in subacromial impingement

A pilot randomized, controlled trial of treatment for painful arc of the shoulder

scientific article published in January 2008

A systematic review of the magnitude and cause of geographic variation in unplanned hospital admission rates and length of stay for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

A systematic review to identify and assess the effectiveness of alternatives for people over the age of 65 who are at risk of potentially avoidable hospital admission

scientific article

ALTERNATIVES TO ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE FOR THE OVER 65S AT RISK OF UNPLANNED ADMISSION

scientific article published on 30 June 2017

Accrediting hospitals

scientific article published on August 1995

Acne

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Acne vulgaris

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Acne vulgaris

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Ambulance use for 'primary care' problems: an ethnographic study of seeking and providing help in a UK ambulance service

scientific article published on 10 October 2019

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions: terminology and disease coding need to be more specific to aid policy makers and clinicians.

scientific article published on 13 January 2009

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B-type natriuretic peptide-guided therapy for heart failure (HF): a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data (IPD) and aggregate data

scientific article published on 31 July 2018

Barriers to GPs identifying patients at the end-of-life and discussions about their care: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Calculating hospital length of stay using the Hospital Episode Statistics; a comparison of methodologies

scientific article

Care bundles to reduce re-admissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a mixed-methods study

scientific article published on 14 June 2019

Carer and clinician perceptions of the use of emergency medical services by people with dementia: a qualitative study.

scientific article published on 23 April 2018

Choice of Moisturiser for Eczema Treatment (COMET): feasibility study of a randomised controlled parallel group trial in children recruited from primary care.

scientific article

Choice of Moisturiser for Eczema Treatment (COMET): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Clinical judgement by primary care physicians for the diagnosis of all-cause dementia or cognitive impairment in symptomatic people

scientific article published on 19 February 2017

Community case management and unplanned hospital admissions in patients with heart failure: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis

scientific article published on 06 April 2018

Complex consultations in primary care: a tool for assessing the range of health problems and issues addressed in general practice consultations

scientific article

Continuity of Primary Care and Emergency Hospital Admissions Among Older Patients in England.

scientific article

Corrigendum to “Ambulatory care sensitive conditions: Terminology and disease coding need to be more specific to aid policy makers and clinicians” [Public Health (2009) 123, 169e173]

article

Demographic characteristics and primary health care utilization patterns of strictly orthodox Jewish and non-Jewish patients

scientific article

Determining when a hospital admission of an older person can be avoided in a subacute setting: a systematic review and concept analysis

scientific article published on 05 December 2019

Does a general practitioner support unit reduce admissions following medical referrals from general practitioners?

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Does case management for patients with heart failure based in the community reduce unplanned hospital admissions? A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

Does practice analysis agree with the ambulatory care sensitive conditions' list of avoidable unplanned admissions?: a cross-sectional study in the East of England

scientific article published on 28 April 2018

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of serum B-type natriuretic peptide testing and monitoring in patients with heart failure in primary and secondary care: an evidence synthesis, cohort study and cost-effectiveness model

scientific article published on August 2017

Effectiveness of nurse-led brief alcohol intervention: a cluster randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on May 2006

Electronic palliative care coordinating systems (EPaCCS) may not facilitate home deaths: A mixed methods evaluation of end of life care in two English counties

article published in 2016

Emergency admissions for coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional study of general practice, population and hospital factors in England

scientific article

Emergency respiratory admissions: influence of practice, population and hospital factors.

scientific article

End-of-life care in hospital: a descriptive study of all inpatient deaths in 1 year

article by J. Abel et al published 28 May 2009 in Palliative Medicine

Enrolleesʼ Perceptions of Participating in the Education of Medical Students at an Academically Affiliated HMO

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Epidemiology and impact of multimorbidity in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article

Erratum to: Towards improving diagnosis of memory loss in general practice: TIMeLi diagnostic test accuracy study protocol.

scientific article published on 27 August 2016

Evaluation of ‘care bundles’ for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a multisite study in the UK.

scientific article published on 30 May 2019

Evidence in practice--number 8. What is the prognosis of optic neuritis? How often does it lead to multiple sclerosis?

scientific article

Exacerbation of atopic eczema in children

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Exazerbation des atopischen Ekzems bei Kindern

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Experiences of Ambulatory Care for Frail, Older People and Their Carers During Acute Illness: A Qualitative, Ethnographic Study

scientific article published on 10 May 2019

Exploring the relationship between general practice characteristics and attendance at Walk-in Centres, Minor Injuries Units and Emergency Departments in England 2009/10-2012/2013: a longitudinal study.

scientific article

Exploring the relationship between general practice characteristics, and attendance at walk-in centres, minor injuries units and EDs in England 2012/2013: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 17 June 2016

Factors associated with hospital deaths in the oldest old: a cross-sectional study

scientific article

Factors influencing professional decision making on unplanned hospital admission: a qualitative study

scientific article

Family practice in the United States of America--a new dawn? ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 1995

Frailty assessment in primary health care and its association with unplanned secondary care use: a rapid review

scientific article published on 10 April 2018

General practitioners and emergency departments (GPED)-efficient models of care: a mixed-methods study protocol

scientific article published on 03 October 2018

Home or hospital for people with dementia and one or more other multimorbidities: What is the potential to reduce avoidable emergency admissions? The HOMEWARD Project Protocol

scientific article

How do people with dementia use the ambulance service? A retrospective study in England: the HOMEWARD project

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How do population, general practice and hospital factors influence ambulatory care sensitive admissions: a cross sectional study

scientific article

How to get involved in research as a medical student

scientific article published on 23 January 2017

Impact of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Delivering Choice Programme in Somerset and North Somerset on place of death and hospital usage: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article

Implications of comorbidity for primary care costs in the UK: a retrospective observational study

scientific article published on April 2013

Integrated care: demonstrating value and valuing patients

scientific article published on 01 June 2015

Is case management effective in reducing the risk of unplanned hospital admissions for older people? A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 12 January 2013

Keep it simple? Predicting primary health care costs with clinical morbidity measures

scientific article

Lessons from evaluation of the NHS white paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say.

scientific article published on November 2011

Making the most of evaluation: a mixed methods study in the English NHS.

scientific article

Managing acute illness in general practice: measuring arts as well as science

scientific article published on October 2010

Managing patients with heart failure: a qualitative study of multidisciplinary teams with specialist heart failure nurses

scientific article

Measures of multimorbidity and morbidity burden for use in primary care and community settings: a systematic review and guide

scientific article published in March 2012

Model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of B-type natriuretic peptide-guided care in patients with heart failure

scientific article published on 28 December 2016

Now Gosport: what next?

scientific article published on 16 July 2018

Opportunities for primary care to reduce hospital admissions: a cross-sectional study of geographical variation

scientific article

Patient participation in research in the managed care environment: key perceptions of members in an HMO

scientific article

Patients who call emergency ambulances for primary care problems: a qualitative study of the decision-making process

scientific article published on 27 March 2013

Pharmacist-led interventions to reduce unplanned admissions for older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

scientific article

Policy makers' perceptions on the use of evidence from evaluations

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Primary care research--an international responsibility

scientific article published on 20 April 2012

Prioritizing ambulatory care sensitive hospital admissions in England for research and intervention: a Delphi exercise

article

Providing care closer to home

scientific article published on October 2007

Reducing hospital admissions

scientific article published on January 2008

Research shapes policy: but the dynamics are subtle

Seeking ambulance treatment for 'primary care' problems: a qualitative systematic review of patient, carer and professional perspectives.

scientific article

Specialist clinics for reducing emergency admissions in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

scientific article published on February 2013

Study protocol for an evaluation of the effectiveness of 'care bundles' as a means of improving hospital care and reducing hospital readmission for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

scientific article

Tackling avoidable hospital admissions: improving or compromising quality?

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

The content of general practice consultations: cross-sectional study based on video recordings

scientific article

The healthcare costs of heart failure during the last five years of life: A retrospective cohort study

scientific article

The impact of a named GP scheme on continuity of care and emergency hospital admission: a cohort study among older patients in England, 2012-2016

scientific article published on 23 September 2019

The implications of living with heart failure; the impact on everyday life, family support, co-morbidities and access to healthcare: a secondary qualitative analysis

scientific article

The role of general practice in reducing unplanned hospital admissions.

scientific article published in April 2017

The transition to clinical expert: enhanced decision making for children aged less than 5 years attending the paediatric ED with acute respiratory conditions

scientific article published on 05 August 2016

To excise or not to excise? Should GPs remove possible melanomas?

scientific article published on February 2011

Towards improving diagnosis of memory loss in general practice: TIMeLi diagnostic test accuracy study protocol

scientific article

Training on dementia for emergency ambulance staff: research agenda and opportunities

scientific article published on 01 May 2015

Unplanned admissions and the organisational management of heart failure: a multicentre ethnographic, qualitative study

scientific article

Using and implementing care bundles for patients with acute admission for COPD: qualitative study of healthcare professionals' experience in four hospitals in England

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Using geographic variation in unplanned ambulatory care sensitive condition admission rates to identify commissioning priorities: an analysis of routine data from England

scientific article

Validation of an improved area-based method of calculating general practice-level deprivation

scientific article published on 14 November 2009

What works in 'real life' to facilitate home deaths and fewer hospital admissions for those at end of life?: results from a realist evaluation of new palliative care services in two English counties

scientific article

Which features of primary care affect unscheduled secondary care use? A systematic review

scientific article

Why do patients seek primary medical care in emergency departments? An ethnographic exploration of access to general practice.

scientific article published on 04 May 2017

Why do patients with 'primary care sensitive' problems access ambulance services? A systematic mapping review of the literature

scientific article

“Earthly Angels”? A qualitative study of the domiciliary care worker role in meeting the needs of families caring for those dying at home

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