All Outputs (28)

How do they measure up? Differences in stakeholder perceptions of quality measures used in English community nursing (2019)
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© The Author(s) 2019. Objectives: To establish how quality indicators used in English community nursing are selected and applied, and their perceived usefulness to service users, commissioners and service providers. Methods: A qualitative multi-site... Read More about How do they measure up? Differences in stakeholder perceptions of quality measures used in English community nursing.

Using contractual incentives in district nursing in the English NHS: results from a qualitative study (2018)
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© 2018 The author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Since 2008, health policy in England has been focusing increasingly on improving quality in healthcare services. To ensure quality improvements in community n... Read More about Using contractual incentives in district nursing in the English NHS: results from a qualitative study.

Measuring quality in community nursing: A mixed methods study (2018)
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Abstract Background High-quality nursing care is crucial for patients with complex conditions and co-morbidities living at home, but such care is largely invisible to health planners and managers. Nursing care quality in acute settings is typically... Read More about Measuring quality in community nursing: A mixed methods study.

Community nursing quality indicators for end-of-life care in England: Identification, preparation, and coordination (2016)
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High-quality community nursing is essential to ensure that end-of-life care can be provided in community settings in line with patient preferences. This article examines the quality priorities commissioners sought to incentivise in end-of-life care,... Read More about Community nursing quality indicators for end-of-life care in England: Identification, preparation, and coordination.

GPs, nurses and pharmacists as prescribers in primary care: An exploration using the social identity approach (2016)
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The social identity approach was used to explore the inter-professional relations of nurse prescribers, pharmacist prescribers and general practitioners (GPs) in primary care in the United Kingdom. We investigated the social identities of GPs, nurses... Read More about GPs, nurses and pharmacists as prescribers in primary care: An exploration using the social identity approach.

Evaluation of a heart failure self-management programme (2015)
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Background: Supported self-care has the potential to improve quality of life (QoL) for people with heart failure (HF), while reducing dependency on acute care to manage exacerbation. Methods: A series of HF self-management programmes (HF-SMP) we... Read More about Evaluation of a heart failure self-management programme.

Medication decision making and patient outcomes in GP, nurse and pharmacist prescriber consultations (2015)
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UNLABELLED: Aim The aims of this study were twofold: (a) to explore whether specific components of shared decision making were present in consultations involving nurse prescribers (NPs), pharmacist prescribers (PPs) and general practitioners (GPs) an... Read More about Medication decision making and patient outcomes in GP, nurse and pharmacist prescriber consultations.

A comparison of GP, pharmacist and nurse prescriber responses to patients' emotional cues and concerns in primary care consultations (2013)
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Objective: Recognising patients' cues and concerns is an important part of patient centred care. With nurses and pharmacists now able to prescribe in the UK, this study compared the frequency, nature, and professionals' responses to patient cues and... Read More about A comparison of GP, pharmacist and nurse prescriber responses to patients' emotional cues and concerns in primary care consultations.

Using qualitative methods for attribute development for discrete choice experiments: Issues and recommendations (2012)
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SUMMARY Attribute generation for discrete choice experiments (DCEs) is often poorly reported, and it is unclear whether this element of research is conducted rigorously. This paper explores issues associated with developing attributes for DCEs and co... Read More about Using qualitative methods for attribute development for discrete choice experiments: Issues and recommendations.

Made to measure? Assessing feasibility of quality indicators for district nursing (2012)
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Scant empirical information exists regarding the quality of district nursing (DN) services. This article reports the testing of 31 quality indicators (QI) in practice. Method: Twelve DN teams provided patient notes for audit. External auditors c... Read More about Made to measure? Assessing feasibility of quality indicators for district nursing.

Developing quality indicators for community services: The case of district nursing (2011)
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Abstract: Background: Quality indicators exist for the acute and primary care sectors in the National Health Service (NHS), but until recently little attention has been given to measuring the quality of community services. The innovative project d... Read More about Developing quality indicators for community services: The case of district nursing.

From soap opera to research methods teaching: Developing an interactive website/DVD to teach research in health and social care (2011)
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Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives (2010)
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Background: Specialist CAMHS-based services for pre-school age children are being introduced in the UK using different models of care. The clinical value of these new services requires assessment. Method:: Over 20 months a Primary Mental Health Speci... Read More about Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives.

Patient choice: An exploration of primary care dermatology patients' values and expectations of care (2007)
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Urgent care out of hours: A comparison of the experiences of older people and parents of young children in a semi-rural area (2007)
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Older people and parents of young children are the most frequent users of out of hours care. However, their needs and expectations of care may be different. The aim of this study was to explore and compare the experiences and views of these two group... Read More about Urgent care out of hours: A comparison of the experiences of older people and parents of young children in a semi-rural area.

Developing attributes and levels for discrete choice experiments using qualitative methods (2007)
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Objectives: The rigour with which the first two stages of discrete choice experiments (attribute development and the choice of levels of these attributes) are generally conducted is questionable. This paper provides a case study describing how attrib... Read More about Developing attributes and levels for discrete choice experiments using qualitative methods.

Preferences for aspects of a dermatology consultation (2006)
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Background: General practitioners with special interests (GPSIs) are increasingly being used to provide dermatology services in the U.K. Little is known about U.K. dermatology patient attitudes to proposed variations in secondary care service deliver... Read More about Preferences for aspects of a dermatology consultation.

Comparing the cost of nurse practitioners and GPs in primary care: Modelling economic data from randomised trials (2006)
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Economic evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest led dermatology service in primary care (2005)
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Objective: To carry out an economic evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest service for non-urgent skin problems compared with hospital outpatient care. Design: Cost effectiveness analysis and cost consequences analysis alongside a... Read More about Economic evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest led dermatology service in primary care.

Evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest service for dermatology: Randomised controlled trial (2005)
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Objective: To assess the effectiveness, accessibility, and acceptability of a general practitioner with special interest service for skin problems compared with a hospital dermatology clinic. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: General prac... Read More about Evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest service for dermatology: Randomised controlled trial.