When considering admitting patients over the age of 65 for acute hospital care, alternatives such as hospital at home, admission to a local community hospital or extended stays and treatment in A&E are a viable option say NIHR-funded researchers from the University of Bristol and the University for the West of England (UWE).
NICE has published a guideline to improve identification, assessment, treatment and referral of common mental health disorders.
A booklet aimed at helping friends and family members to support victims of domestic abuse has been written by a researcher from the University of Bristol and is being distributed to hundreds of locations across the city.
Dr Matt Ridd has been awarded separate funding for three eczema projects
Politicians and policy makers are blaming failures in out-of-hours GP care for the rising demand on accident and emergency (A&E) units....but the figures surrounding attendances at A&E departments in England don’t present the full picture. There is little research evidence to support the notion that GPs can reduce attendance at A&E by opening their practices for longer hours
Patients often complain that they can't see the same doctor, but does this matter? A new study from Samuel Merriel and colleagues, from the University of Bristol suggests that it may where a relationship between patient and doctor has been built.
John Skelton will be giving the next Primary Health Care Seminar on Tuesday 24 May, 13.00-14.00, Room G12, on "Clinical communications: Language and clinical communication: looking beyond communication as a set of 'skills'"
Researchers at the University of Bristol are looking for pregnant women to take part in a study into preventing babies developing eczema.
Professor Debbie Sharp, who founded the Centre for Academic Primary Care in the 1990s, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
The "Whole Person Care" course for Year 1 medical students has been awarded a prize for Innovation in Education by the College of Medicine.
