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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: General Practice

General Practice current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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April 2024

Admission avoidance hospital at home (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD007491.pub3

Delivering relational continuity of care in UK general practice: a scoping review 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0041

Dysmenorrhea: An update on primary healthcare management 10.31128/AJGP/04-23-6815

Engagement with emotional concerns in general practice: a thematic analysis of GP consultations 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0202

Exercise care by general practitioners: Providing sustainable solutions for patients living with chronic disease 10.31128/AJGP-05-23-6846

Exploring general practitioners' decision-making in the management of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections: a qualitative study 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0224

Factors influencing the implementation of early discharge hospital at home and admission avoidance hospital at home (new Cochrane qualitative review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014765.pub2

General practice service use at the end-of-life before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study using primary care electronic health records 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0108

GP access for inclusion health groups: perspectives and recommendations 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0021

How general practice is paying for the cost-of-living crisis 10.1136/bmj.q571

Measles outbreaks: Investing in patient relationships through GP continuity will be key to boosting MMR confidence DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q221

Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management (new NICE guideline NG240)

Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatment (updated NICE guideline NG195)

Patients with severe mental illness and their carers’ expectations for GPs’ communication skills: a qualitative approach in Spain 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0124

Peripheral artery disease recognition, diagnosis and management in general practice in the Republic of Ireland and England: an online survey 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0150

Primary care clinicians’ perspectives on interacting with patients with gynaecological conditions: a systematic review 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0133

Scoping review of smoking cessation interventions in pregnant women attending primary care 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0185

Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (updated NICE guideline NG51)

Workload and GP burnout: a survey and register-based study in Danish general practice 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0077

Sources

Australian Journal of General Practice (Jan-Mar); BJGP Open (Mar); BMJ (1st Feb & 14th Mar); Cochrane Library (Feb-Mar): NICE website (Feb-Mar) 

February 2024

The acceptability of the Fire and Rescue Service working with primary care to improve identification of mental health problems in older adults DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0059

Analysis of in-person general practice respiratory consultations: assessing translatability to telehealth DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0073

The barriers and enablers of older person health assessments in Australian primary care: clinician and patient perspectives DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0091

Behavior problems in low-income young children screened in pediatric primary care DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4229

'Breaking the cycle': a qualitative study exploring general practitioners’ views of infant mental health DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0009

Burnout, psychological wellbeing, and musculoskeletal complaints in UK GPs DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0007  

Explaining a diagnosis of fibromyalgia in primary care DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0033

Exploring why European primary care physicians sometimes do not think of, or act on, a possible cancer diagnosis DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0029

GP assessment of unmet need in a complex multimorbid population using a data-driven and clinical triage system DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0078

GP preferences for, access to, and use of evidence in clinical practice DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0107

Ideas, concerns, expectations, and effects on life (ICEE) in GP consultations DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0008

Impact of a general practice nurse intervention to improve blood pressure control: The ImPress study DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-09-22-6573

Long COVID as a never-ending puzzle: the experience of primary care physicians DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0074

Management of urinary tract infections in the community DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0191

Models of care for intrauterine device provision in Australian general practice DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-08-22-6538

Promoting lung cancer screening of high-risk patients by primary care providers DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34955

Referral challenges for early-onset colorectal cancer: a qualitative study in UK primary care DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0123

Strategies for facilitating social work placements in general practice DOI: 0.31128/AJGP-04-23-6792

Training primary care staff in delivering the primary care consultation remotely DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0110

Trends and determinants of GPs’ work hours in the UK DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0173

Virtual visits with own family physician vs outside family physician and emergency department use DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49452

Sources used: Australian Journal of General Practice (Dec); BJGP Open (Dec); Cancer (Nov); JAMA Network Open (Dec); JAMA Pediatrics (Dec)

December 2023

Are GP training opportunities in Northern Ireland widening or closing the gap on health inequalities? DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0178

The challenges faced by early career international medical graduates in general practice and opportunities for supporting them DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0012

Comparison of two GP service provider models in older adults: a register-based follow-up study DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0101

Diagnosis and management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.07.032

Diagnosis, assessment and management of atopic dermatitis in children with skin of colour DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-01-23-6684

General practice experiences for parents of children with intellectual disability: a systematic review DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0010

General practitioner assessment and management of insomnia in adults DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-01-23-6678

How and why are video consultations used in urgent primary care settings in the UK?  DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0025

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrobial stewardship support for general practices in England DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0193

Introducing extended consultations for patients with severe mental illness in general practice DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02152-z

Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of female genital mutilation and cutting: an observational cross-sectional study in English primary care DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0005

“The measures taken by the government overburdened the daily practice” – insights of the PRICOV-19 study on German general practitioners in times of COVID-19 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02115-4

Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0022

Perceptions and attitudes regarding delayed antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02123-4

Quantitative faecal immunochemical testing to guide colorectal cancer pathway referral in primary care (new NICE diagnostics guidance DG56)     

Virtual Reality for IMMunisation (VRIMM) pain in young children: Results of a randomised controlled trial in general practice DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-08-22-6537

What is important to the GP in recognizing acute appendicitis in children: a delphi study DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02167-6

Sources used: Australian Journal of General Practice (Oct); BJGP Open (Sep); BMC Primary Care (Oct); Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Oct); NICE (Aug-Sep)