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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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August 2024

Access to personalised dementia care planning in primary care: a mixed methods evaluation of the PriDem intervention 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082083

An approach to managing gallbladder polyps for the general practitioner 10.31128/AJGP-03-23-6775

Assessment and management of sleep disorders in shift workers: challenges and considerations for general practice 10.31128/AJGP-12-22-6647

Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea in primary care 10.31128/AJGP-03-23-6740

See also: Management of obstructive sleep apnoea in primary care 10.31128/AJGP-08-23-6933

Effectiveness of a symptom-clinic intervention delivered by general practitioners with an extended role for people with multiple and persistent physical symptoms in England: the Multiple Symptoms Study 3 pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, individually randomised controlled trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00700-1

Exploring fathers’ experiences of seeking support for postnatal depression 10.7748/phc.2023.e1810

Facilitators and barriers to general practitioner and general practice nurse participation in end-of-life care: systematic review 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002109

General practice nurses and physicians and end of life: a systematic review of models of care 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002114

General practice physicians’ and nurses’ self-reported multidisciplinary end-of-life care: a systematic review 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001852

A general practitioner’s perspective on shifting to a multidisciplinary model in primary care: a viewpoint from the United Kingdom 10.31128/AJGP-09-23-6954

Genetics in relation to cardiac diseases: implications for general practitioners 10.31128/AJGP-10-23-6986

Guide to shave procedures in general practice 10.31128/AJGP-06-23-6872

Homelessness in primary care—a day with an emerging GP specialism 10.1136/bmj.q778

The role of systemic corticosteroids when treating infections in adult primary care 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104925

Sleep health primary care clinical resource 10.31128/AJGP-03-23-6779

Treatments for intractable constipation in childhood (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014580.pub2

Understanding the preferences of young adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with regard to diabetes self-management education: a qualitative study 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086133

Willingness of people with type 2 diabetes to engage in healthy eating, physical activity and medication taking 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.03.006  

Sources

Australian Journal of General Practice (Jun-Jul); BMJ, The (Jun); BMJ Open (Jul); BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care (May); Cochrane Library (Jun-Jul); Infectious Diseases Now (Jun); Lancet, The (Jun); Primary Health Care (Jun)

June 2024

5-year mental health outcomes for children and adolescents presenting with psychiatric symptoms to general practitioners in England 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00038-5

Assessing care quality in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs in Ireland 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0104

Assisting young people aged 12–25 years to cease e-cigarette use in general practice 10.31128/AJGP-11-23-7021

The effect of general practice team composition and climate on staff and patient experiences: a systematic review 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0111

Effectiveness and safety of asynchronous telemedicine consultations in general practice: a systematic review 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0177

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

Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for Long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners’ and people living with Long COVID: a qualitative study 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082830

Impact of COVID-19 on asthma management in general practice: a qualitative study 10.31128/AJGP-06-22-6466

Integration of social determinants of health information within the primary care electronic health record: a systematic review of patient perspectives and experiences 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0155

Malnutrition, nutritional deficiency and alcohol: a guide for general practice 10.31128/AJGP-05-23-6827

Management of kidney transplant recipients for primary care practitioners 10.1186/s12882-024-03504-2

Managing the new wave of weight loss medication in general practice: a qualitative study 10.1111/cob.12666

Non-acute heart failure management in primary care 10.1136/bmj-2023-077057

Patients from general practice with non-specific cancer symptoms: a retrospective study of symptoms and imaging 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0058

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

Programme theories to describe how different general practitioner service models work in different contexts in or alongside emergency departments (GP-ED) 10.1136/emermed-2023-213426

Women’s information needs about menopause: a cross-sectional survey in Norwegian general practice 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0127

Sources

Australian Journal of General Practice (Apr-May); BJGP Open (Apr); BMC Nephrology (Mar); BMJ, The (5th April); BMJ Open (May); Clinical Obesity (Jun); Emergency Medicine Journal (May); Lancet Psychiatry, The (Apr)

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)