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A Patient Safety Toolkit for Family Practices.

scientific article published on 15 February 2018

A comparison of the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D for individuals aged >or= 45 years

scientific article published in July 2008

A constructivist approach? using formative evaluation to inform the electronic prescription service implementation in primary care, England

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

A cross-sectional mixed methods study protocol to generate learning from patient safety incidents reported from general practice.

scientific article

A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of rehabilitation aimed at improving outdoor mobility for people after stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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A pharmacist-led information technology intervention for medication errors (PINCER): a multicentre, cluster randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis

scientific article published on 21 February 2012

A qualitative study identifying the cost categories associated with electronic health record implementation in the UK.

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A qualitative study of community pharmacy perceptions of the Electronic Prescriptions Service in England

scientific article published on 13 March 2014

A review of human factors principles for the design and implementation of medication safety alerts in clinical information systems.

scientific article

Action research: a useful method of promoting change in primary care?

scientific article published on 01 June 1999

Adverse drug reaction reporting in the UK: a retrospective observational comparison of yellow card reports submitted by patients and healthcare professionals

scientific article published in September 2010

Age and proximity to death as predictors of GP care costs: results from a study of nursing home patients

scientific article published on 01 December 2000

An assessment of the discriminative ability of the EQ-5Dindex, SF-6D, and EQ VAS, using sociodemographic factors and clinical conditions

scientific article published on 29 June 2007

An embedded longitudinal multi-faceted qualitative evaluation of a complex cluster randomized controlled trial aiming to reduce clinically important errors in medicines management in general practice

scientific article

An evaluation of a specialist multiagency home support service for older people with dementia using qualitative methods

scientific article published in January 2008

Anaesthesia for outpatient termination of pregnancy. A comparison of two anaesthetic techniques.

scientific article published in August 1982

Analysis of pharmacist-patient communication using the Calgary-Cambridge guide

scientific article published on 2 June 2011

Antipsychotic Prescribing to Patients Diagnosed with Dementia Without a Diagnosis of Psychosis in the Context of National Guidance and Drug Safety Warnings: Longitudinal Study in UK General Practice.

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Applying preventable drug-related morbidity indicators to the electronic patient record in UK primary care: methodological development.

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Appropriate prescribing in general practice: development of the indicators

scientific article published on September 1998

Are patients who present late with cancer registered with low referring practices?

scientific article

Assessing the accuracy of a computerized decision support system for digoxin dosing in primary care: an observational study

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Assessing the impact of the introduction of an electronic hospital discharge system on the completeness and timeliness of discharge communication: a before and after study

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Assessing the safety features of electronic patient medication record systems used in community pharmacies in England

scientific article

Assessing the usability of methods of public reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK Yellow Card Scheme

scientific article published on 27 April 2011

Authors’ reply to Upton

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Bayesian cohort and cross-sectional analyses of the PINCER trial: a pharmacist-led intervention to reduce medication errors in primary care

scientific article

Causes of preventable drug-related hospital admissions: a qualitative study.

scientific article published on April 2008

Clinical characteristics of persistent frequent attenders in primary care: case–control study

journal article

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of issuing longer versus shorter duration (3-month vs. 28-day) prescriptions in patients with chronic conditions: systematic review and economic modelling.

scientific article published in December 2017

Cognitive behaviour therapy for long-term frequent attenders in primary care: a feasibility case series and treatment development study

scientific article (publication date: October 2016)

Community falls prevention for people who call an emergency ambulance after a fall: an economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on June 13, 2012

Community falls prevention for people who call an emergency ambulance after a fall: randomised controlled trial.

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Comparing Cost-Utility Estimates

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Comparing the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D when measuring the benefits of alleviating knee pain

scientific article published on 17 July 2009

Comparison of five antimicrobial regimens for treatment of mild to moderate inflammatory facial acne vulgaris in the community: randomised controlled trial

scientific article published in December 2004

Continuity of care in general practice: a survey of patients' views.

scientific article

Cost Effectiveness of Support for People Starting a New Medication for a Long-Term Condition Through Community Pharmacies: An Economic Evaluation of the New Medicine Service (NMS) Compared with Normal Practice

scientific article published on 3 August 2017

Cost effectiveness of a pharmacist-led information technology intervention for reducing rates of clinically important errors in medicines management in general practices (PINCER).

scientific article published in June 2014

Description and process evaluation of pharmacists' interventions in a pharmacist-led information technology-enabled multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial for reducing medication errors in general practice (PINCER trial).

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Developing a learning health system: Insights from a qualitative process evaluation of a pharmacist-led electronic audit and feedback intervention to improve medication safety in primary care

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Developing a measure of polypharmacy appropriateness in primary care: systematic review and expert consensus study.

scientific article

Developing consensus on hospital prescribing indicators of potential harms amenable to decision support

scientific article published on November 1, 2013

Developing nurse prescribing in the UK.

scientific article published on August 2007

Development of prescribing-safety indicators for GPs using the RAND Appropriateness Method

scientific article published on August 1, 2011

Dietitians' practice in giving carbohydrate advice in the management of type 2 diabetes: a mixed methods study.

scientific article

Direct to Public Peer Support and e-Therapy Program Versus Information to Aid Self-Management of Depression and Anxiety: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article

Do estimates of cost-utility based on the EQ-5D differ from those based on the mapping of utility scores?

scientific article published on 14 July 2008

Do prescribing formularies help GPs prescribe from a narrower range of drugs? A controlled trial of the introduction of prescribing formularies for NSAIDs

scientific article

Effect of pay for performance on the management and outcomes of hypertension in the United Kingdom: interrupted time series study

scientific article published on January 25, 2011

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of salicylic acid and cryotherapy for cutaneous warts. An economic decision model.

scientific article published on August 2006

Effectiveness of a community pharmacy weight management programme

scientific article published on 11 June 2014

Effects of dietary intervention and quadriceps strengthening exercises on pain and function in overweight people with knee pain: randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 18 August 2009

Erratum to: Protocol for the PINCER trial: a cluster randomised trial comparing the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led IT-based intervention with simple feedback in reducing rates of clinically important errors in medicines management in general pract

scholarly article published in Trials

Estimating the prevalence of medically unexplained symptoms from primary care records

scientific article published on 24 August 2012

Ethnic differences in perinatal mortality--a challenge

scientific article

Evaluation and certification of computerized provider order entry systems.

scientific article

Evaluation of a pharmacist-led actionable audit and feedback intervention for improving medication safety in UK primary care: An interrupted time series analysis

scientific article published on 13 October 2020

Evaluation of fever in the immediate postoperative period in patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty.

scientific article published on 7 April 2011

Evaluation of patient reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK 'Yellow Card Scheme': literature review, descriptive and qualitative analyses, and questionnaire surveys.

scientific article published on May 2011

Examining variations in prescribing safety in UK general practice: cross sectional study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

scientific article

Explaining variations in prescribing costs: results from a comparison of nursing home patients with matched pairs living in the community

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Exploring safety systems for dispensing in community pharmacies: focusing on how staff relate to organizational components

scientific article

Extended prescribing by UK nurses and pharmacists

scientific article published on November 2005

Family and health-care professionals managing medicines for patients with serious and terminal illness at home: a qualitative study

GPs' views on computerized drug interaction alerts: questionnaire survey

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

General practitioner contacts with older residents in nursing and residential homes

scientific article published on 01 December 2003

Harms from discharge to primary care: mixed methods analysis of incident reports

scientific article

Health status and assessed need for a cohort of older people admitted to nursing and residential homes

scientific article published on 01 May 2003

How do patients contribute to signal detection? : A retrospective analysis of spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions in the UK's Yellow Card Scheme

scientific article published in March 2013

How much does self-reported health status, measured by the SF-36, vary between electoral wards with different Jarman and Townsend scores?

scientific article

How patient reporters identify adverse drug reactions: a qualitative study of reporting via the UK Yellow Card Scheme

scientific article published on May 2011

Identification of an updated set of prescribing--safety indicators for GPs

scientific article

Identifying and establishing consensus on the most important safety features of GP computer systems: e-Delphi study

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Identifying the lowest effective dose of acetazolamide for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Impact of a multimedia intervention "Skinsafe" on patients' knowledge and protective behaviors

scientific article published on 31 March 2006

Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: final qualitative results from prospective national evaluation in "early adopter" hospitals

scientific article

Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: qualitative analysis of interim results from a prospective national evaluation

scientific article

Improving general practice computer systems for patient safety: qualitative study of key stakeholders

scientific article published on February 2007

Improving the safety features of general practice computer systems

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Inappropriate prescribing in older people

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Incidence, nature and causes of avoidable significant harm in primary care in England: retrospective case note review

scientific article published on 10 November 2020

Indicators for preventable drug related morbidity: application in primary care.

scientific article published in June 2004

Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in primary care: a qualitative exploration of staff perspectives.

scientific article published on 22 May 2018

Interventions in primary care for reducing preventable medication errors that lead to hospital admissions, mortality and emergency department visits

scientific article

Investigating relationships between a range of potential indicators of general practice prescribing: an observational study

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

Is polypharmacy always hazardous? A retrospective cohort analysis using linked electronic health records from primary and secondary care

scientific article

Is pre-school child health surveillance an effective means of detecting key physical abnormalities?

scientific article published in August 1999

Is there a role for computerized decision support for drug dosing in general practice? A questionnaire survey

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Learning to prescribe - pharmacists' experiences of supplementary prescribing training in England

scientific article

Lifestyle interventions for knee pain in overweight and obese adults aged > or = 45: economic evaluation of randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 18 August 2009

Measuring Patient Safety in Primary Care: The Development and Validation of the "Patient Reported Experiences and Outcomes of Safety in Primary Care" (PREOS-PC).

scientific article published on May 2016

Medication-related clinical decision support in computerized provider order entry systems: a review

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Meeting user needs in national healthcare systems: lessons from early adopter community pharmacists using the electronic prescriptions service

scientific article

Mindful organizing in patients' contributions to primary care medication safety

scientific article published on 14 April 2018

Multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded end point trial of the efficacy of allopurinol therapy in improving cardiovascular outcomes in patients with ischaemic heart disease: protocol of the ALL-HEART study.

scientific article published on 08 September 2016

Nonmedical Prescribing in the United Kingdom

scholarly article by Richard Cooper published in July 2008

Nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribing in the UK--a thematic review of the literature

scientific article published on 27 September 2007

Patient Safety Incidents Involving Sick Children in Primary Care in England and Wales: A Mixed Methods Analysis

scientific article

Patient safety features of clinical computer systems: questionnaire survey of GP views

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Patient views and experiences of making adverse drug reaction reports to the Yellow Card Scheme in the UK.

scientific article published on 17 February 2011

Patients' evaluations of patient safety in English general practices: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 5 June 2017

Pharmacist-led medication reviews can reduce patient morbidity?

scientific article published on 18 September 2006

Pharmacists working in general practice: can they help tackle the current workload crisis?

scientific article published in September 2017

Planned implementations of ePrescribing systems in NHS hospitals in England: a questionnaire study.

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Poles apart? The views of general practitioners and family health services authority advisers on prescribing cost issues

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Polypharmacy: one of the greatest prescribing challenges in general practice

scientific article published on February 2011

Prescribing cost savings by GP fundholders: long-term or short-term?

scientific article published on 01 March 1997

Prescribing errors and other problems reported by community pharmacists

scientific article

Prescribing errors by family practice residents

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Prescribing safety features of general practice computer systems: evaluation using simulated test cases

scientific article

Prescribing safety in primary care: comparing the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.

scientific article published on December 2008

Prevalence of polypharmacy in a Scottish primary care population.

scientific article published in February 2014

Preventing drug related morbidity: a process for facilitating changes in practice.

scientific article published on April 2006

Primary Care Medication Safety Surveillance with Integrated Primary and Secondary Care Electronic Health Records: A Cross-Sectional Study

scientific article published on July 2015

Primary care teams work harder in deprived areas

scientific article published in March 2002

Processing discharge summaries in general practice: a qualitative interview study with GPs and practice managers

scientific article published on 23 January 2019

Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

Protocol for the New Medicine Service Study: a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation with qualitative appraisal comparing the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the New Medicine Service in community pharmacies in England

scientific article

Protocol for the PINCER trial: a cluster randomised trial comparing the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led IT-based intervention with simple feedback in reducing rates of clinically important errors in medicines management in general practices

scientific article published on May 2009

Randomised controlled multiple treatment comparison to provide a cost-effectiveness rationale for the selection of antimicrobial therapy in acne

scientific article published in January 2005

Randomised controlled trial of an occupational therapy intervention to increase outdoor mobility after stroke.

scientific article

Randomised controlled trial of short bursts of a potent topical corticosteroid versus prolonged use of a mild preparation for children with mild or moderate atopic eczema

scientific article

Recognising adverse drug reactions involving the respiratory system

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

Rehabilitation aimed at improving outdoor mobility for people after stroke: a multicentre randomised controlled study (the Getting out of the House Study).

scientific article

Relation of out of hours activity by general practice and accident and emergency services with deprivation in Nottingham: longitudinal survey

scientific article published on February 1998

Repeat prescribing in general practice

scientific article published on 03 November 2011

Research into practice: safe prescribing

scientific article published on May 2014

Respiratory failure revisited: acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis between 1961-68 and 1970-76

scientific article published on 01 March 1980

Response to: assessing the harms of polypharmacy requires careful interpretation and consistent definitions

scientific article published in September 2014

Risk factors for development of impaired renal function in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in primary care

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Robust evidence is needed in treating acne

scientific article published on December 2002

Safer medicines management in primary care.

scientific article

Safety climate in English general practices: workload pressures may compromise safety

scientific article published on 16 August 2015

Safety features and alerts in electronic patient medication record systems used in community pharmacy in England: an exploratory study

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Safety incidents in the primary care office setting.

scientific article published on 4 May 2015

Sources of unsafe primary care for older adults: a mixed-methods analysis of patient safety incident reports.

scientific article published on 16 May 2017

Stakeholders' views of UK nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribing

scientific article published on October 2008

Supporting adherence for people starting a new medication for a long-term condition through community pharmacies: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the New Medicine Service.

scientific article

Survey to assess public awareness of patient reporting of adverse drug reactions in Great Britain

scientific article published on 18 May 2011

Survival in a cohort of social services placements in nursing and residential homes: factors associated with life expectancy and mortality

scientific article

Tackling potentially inappropriate prescribing

scientific article published on 14 November 2018

The Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial (HEAT): A Large Simple Randomised Controlled Trial Using Novel Methodology in Primary Care.

scientific article

The NHS IT project: more than just a bad dream

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

The case study approach

scientific article

The causes of prescribing errors in English general practices: a qualitative study

scientific article published on October 2013

The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge study.

scientific article

The evidence for the effectiveness of safety alerts in electronic patient medication record systems at the point of pharmacy order entry: a systematic review

scientific article published on July 1, 2013

The impact of nursing home patients on prescribing costs in general practice

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

The importance of direct patient reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions: a patient perspective

scientific article published on November 2011

The mental and physical health of miners following the 1992 national pit closure programme: a cross sectional survey using General Health Questionnaire GHQ-12 and Short Form SF-36.

scientific article published in May 1998

The prevalence and nature of prescribing and monitoring errors in English general practice: a retrospective case note review

scientific article published on August 1, 2013

The relationship between body mass index and health-related quality of life: comparing the EQ-5D, EuroQol VAS and SF-6D.

scientific article published on 9 May 2006

The socio-technical organisation of community pharmacies as a factor in the Electronic Prescription Service Release Two implementation: a qualitative study

scientific article

Thiazide diuretic prescription and electrolyte abnormalities in primary care

scientific article published in January 2006

To freeze or not to freeze: a cost-effectiveness analysis of wart treatment.

scientific article published on 27 February 2007

Tony Avery interview

scientific article published on October 4, 2003

Tools for measuring patient safety in primary care settings using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method.

scientific article

Training pharmacists to deliver a complex information technology intervention (PINCER) using the principles of educational outreach and root cause analysis

scientific article published on 21 April 2013

Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 17 February 2017

Understanding the implementation and adoption of a technological intervention to improve medication safety in primary care: a realist evaluation

scientific article

Understanding the implementation and adoption of an information technology intervention to support medicine optimisation in primary care: qualitative study using strong structuration theory.

scientific article

Urinary incontinence management in women: audit in general practice

scientific article published in October 2008

Use of over-the-counter medicines in children

Variation in how mothers, health visitors and general practitioners use the personal child health record

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

Variations in GP nursing home patient workload: results of a multivariate analysis

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

Views of glaucoma patients on aspects of their treatment: an assessment of patient preference by conjoint analysis

scientific article published on July 2006

What can students learn from studying medicine in literature?

scientific article published on July 2001

What problems do patients present with outside normal general practice surgery hours? A prospective study of the use of general practice and accident and emergency services.

scientific article published on March 1999