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NHS 10-year plan: Researchers warn online GP consultations need careful implementation and rigorous evaluation before widespread adoption
The new NHS 10-year plan launched on 7 January states all patients in England will have access to a 'digital first primary care offer', such as GP online consultations, by 2022/23. Online consultations have the potential to improve patient access and reduce face-to-face contacts, freeing up GP time. But research led by NIHR CLAHRC West and the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol found that unless these systems are carefully implemented, they won’t yield the benefits policymakers are hoping for.
The IRIS ADViSE programme launch: Assessing for domestic violence and abuse in sexual health services
The Centre for Academic Primary Care in partnership with NIHR ARC West and IRISi are launching IRIS ADViSE programme and commissioning prospectus (PDF) on 24 March 2021 at a webinar at 10-11am. IRIS ADViSE (Assessing for Domestic Violence and Abuse in Sexual Health Environments) is an initiative that supports sexual health staff to identify and respond to patients affected by domestic violence and abuse (DVA), helping to refer them on to specialist services.
How GPs coped with the rapid shift to remote consultations to reduce the risk of COVID-19
One of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid move to telephone, video and online GP consultations. In a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded study, researchers from the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol and NIHR ARC West found that while the rapid shift to remote GP consulting was successful and maintained a focus on vulnerable patients, it was driven by necessity and may have risks.
Low cost, low risk intervention could help improve the care of patients who make frequent visits to their GP
Training GPs in a consultation technique designed to find out about the wider context to patients’ problems, and support patient knowledge, skills and confidence to self-care, is feasible and could reduce costs, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care.
Antibiotic resistance in children’s E. coli is high when commonly prescribed antibiotics are used
Bacterial resistance may persist for up to three months after treatment in children
GPs need training to spot patients at risk of psychosis
GPs are in a good position to identify patients who are at risk of developing psychosis. However, it is not always easy for them to do so. In a recent study of the possible barriers, researchers at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care and Centre for Academic Mental Health found that not all GPs were familiar with the concept of being ‘at risk of developing psychosis’ and some felt they would benefit from further training in identifying patients who might fall into this group.
New way to measure complexity in primary care
Many GPs believe that their consultations are increasingly complex and demanding, thanks to changes in the population and greater expectations of what GPs should do within a 10-minute consultation. Researchers at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care and the University of Oxford have developed and validated a new measure of complexity in primary care, which could help with allocating resources based on the practice population’s level of need.
Applications invited for NIHR School for Primary Care Research Launching Fellowships in Primary Health Care 2018
Applications are invited for two-year launching fellowships from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research. The goal of these fellowships is for the fellow to publish papers from their PhD and write grant applications to secure future funding, for example for a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) fellowship.
Excess winter deaths: routine data won’t help GPs identify patients who are most at risk
Expecting GPs to use medical records to identify individual patients who are most vulnerable to cold weather is unrealistic, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol, UCL and University of Birmingham.