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Keele University Institute for Primary Care and Health …

WEB91% of Keele’s research in Primary Care has been judged world leading or internationally excellent by the Public Health, Health Services Research, and Primary Care assessment panel of the 2014 Universities UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF). On the basis of World Leading or Internationally Excellent research (3* and 4*), Keele is ranked 3rd …

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How much change is enough

WEBProblemThe Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) are widely used in the evaluation of interventions for depression and anxiety. The smallest reduction in depressive symptoms that matters to patients is known as the Minimum Clinically Important …

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What does “housebound” mean

WEBHousebound people are an under-researched group. This is the first of a series of projects that will help us understand more about the characteristics, healthcare utility and unmet healthcare needs of housebound people. These studies will provide important evidence to policy makers and will help in planning services and providing better

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The importance of Health Literacy in primary care SAPC

WEBHealth literacy describes the ability to access, understand and use health information, including being able to navigate health services. In this latest SAPC Hot Topic article, Dr Jo Protheroe and Professor Gill Rowlands outline why research in Health Literacy matters.. SAPC has long recognized the importance of health literacy in primary care, forming a …

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Imperial College London School of Public Health

WEBThe Imperial College London School of Public Health contributes to achieving better health in the population through: Strengthening epidemiology and public health research Training the next generation of public health leaders Influencing health policies and programmes around the world. Obesity, cancer, heart disease, dementia and infectious and parasitic …

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Physical activity / Exercise as medicine SAPC

WEBObjectives: 1. To raise awareness of role of physical activity interventions in primary care. 2. Provide means for sharing ideas and knowledge of evidence based physical activity interventions. 3. To encourage a network of researchers and health care professionals interested in primary care based physical activity interventions. 4.

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The use of digital health interventions by people with …

WEBProblemType 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a common chronic disease that shows social patterning in incidence and severity. The use of digital health technologies such as apps and websites has been suggested as a way to to increase access to low-cost support. This may be a route to tackling inequalities. However, if underserved groups are excluded from digital …

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Ethnic inequalities in multiple long-term health conditions in the

WEBProblemDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, we witnessed how the virus and the measures adopted to arrest its spread disproportionately impacted people from minoritised ethnic groups. Pre-existing long-term conditions were a key driver of these observed inequalities. Indicative evidence suggests that minoritised ethnic group people have higher risk of …

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How seeing the same GP helps your health SAPC

WEBSeeing the same GP is thought to be important in ensuring quality of patient care, as the doctor will have better knowledge of the patient's history, medications, and health-related behaviours and attitudes. However, a quarter of patients find it difficult to see the doctor of their choice most of the time due to a combination of factors.

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2021 Annual Report Health Literacy SAPC

WEBHealth Literacy UK (HLUK) was founded in March 2007 and was awarded Special Interest Group status by the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) the same year. HLUK was launched with Prof Gill Rowlands as Chair 2007 – 2014; now Chaired by Dr Evelyn McElhinney (March 2021), taking over from Prof Joanne Protheroe 2014 - 2021. Since …

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Can medical students facilitate access to healthcare for a

WEBProblem Medical students are altruistic, highly intelligent, deeply committed and well-motivated members of society. In clinical placements they often struggle to feel useful, consider themselves burdensome on the team and are reliant on supervisors to sign-off decisions. This impedes their autonomy and has potential for dissatisfaction. Our aim …

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So you want to bean expert medical generalist SAPC

WEBThe expertise of medical generalism is a distinct form of clinical practice that, alongside the expertise of specialist medicine, is integral to the sustained delivery of comprehensive healthcare for 21 st century needs. Expert generalist practice is not a subset of specialist medicine. It is a distinct, demanding, but intellectually

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Academic Primary Care

WEBAcademic primary care has innovative solutions to key problems facing today’s primary care community: in addressing the workforce crisis, in developing new models of care that address today's needs, and support the re-design of tomorrow's primary care. Academic Primary Care has evolved rapidly in the last 45 years, growing in breadth, stature

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Special interest groups SAPC

WEBSAPC hosts and supports a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs). SIGs are an important part of our work to achieve impact through collaboration. Dr Rachel Spencer is our SIGs lead. Here she describes how we support our SIGs and how you can get involved.. To find out more about setting up a new SIG, click here Click on each of the …

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Evaluating the effectiveness of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT

WEBProblemThe Waltham Forest and East London Collaborative (WELC) integrated care programme brings together commissioners, providers and local authorities to establish a more holistic approach to the commissioning and provision of healthcare. Initial findings of the WELC evaluation found that there is currently a lack of consistency around the form, …

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What is the utility of the COM-B model in identifying

WEBProblemOne in twenty pregnant women in the UK develop Gestational Diabetes (GD) and prevalence is increasing. Women who have had GD are over seven times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in their lifetime. The adverse health outcomes associated with T2DM include a reduction in average life expectancy by 10 …

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What are the associations between lifestyle, socioeconomic

WEBProblemLifestyle factors (e.g., smoking, low physical activity, obesity) and low socioeconomic status (SES) are each associated with COVID-19 mortality. However, it is unknown whether and how SES influences the association between combinations of unhealthy lifestyle factors and COVID-19 outcomes. Improving our understanding of this …

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The benefits, challenges and acceptability of video-consultation

WEBProblemPeople increasingly communicate online, at work, in college and socially, using visual communication mediums such as Skype and FaceTime. Growing demands on primary-care services mean that new ways of providing patient care are being considered. Video-consultation over the internet is one such mode.

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