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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)
Journal Article
Horrocks, S., & Salmon, D. (2007). Urgent care out of hours: A comparison of the experiences of older people and parents of young children in a semi-rural area. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 8(4), 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423607000436

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)
Journal Article
Coast, J., & Horrocks, S. (2007). Developing attributes and levels for discrete choice experiments using qualitative methods. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 12(1), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1258/135581907779497602

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)
Journal Article
Flynn, T. N., Peters, T. J., De Berker, D., Salisbury, C., Coast, J., Noble, A., & Horrocks, S. (2006). Preferences for aspects of a dermatology consultation. British Journal of Dermatology, 155(2), 387-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07328.x

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.

Economic evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest led dermatology service in primary care (2005)
Journal Article
Peters, T. J., Coast, J., Noble, S., Noble, A., Horrocks, S., Asim, O., & Salisbury, C. (2005). Economic evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest led dermatology service in primary care. BMJ, 331(7530), 1444-1448. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38676.446910.7C

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)
Journal Article
Salisbury, C., Noble, A., Horrocks, S., Crosby, Z., Harrison, V., Coast, J., …Peters, T. (2005). Evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest service for dermatology: Randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 331(7530), 1441-1444. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38670.494734.7C

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.

Evaluation of a primary care dermatology service: Final report (2005)
Report
Salisbury, C., Noble, A., Horrocks, S., Coast, J., Noble, S., Crosby, Z., …Peters, T. (2005). Evaluation of a primary care dermatology service: Final report

Report for the National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R&D (NCCSDO)

What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services (2004)
Journal Article
Peters, T. J., Horrocks, S., Somerset, M., & Stoddart, H. (2004). What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services. Family Practice, 21(6), 689-696. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmh622

Background. Urinary incontinence is a significant health problem for older people. Many people with incontinence do not seek services. Simple and effective treatments exist in primary care. Objectives. Our aim was to explore reasons why older people... Read More about What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services.

Factors associated with variations in older people's use of community-based continence services (2004)
Journal Article
Peters, T. J., Horrocks, S., Stoddart, H., & Somerset, M. (2004). Factors associated with variations in older people's use of community-based continence services. Health and Social Care in the Community, 12(1), 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00468.x

Many people who have urinary incontinence and who may benefit from healthcare and professional advice do not currently access UK National Health Service services, even though effective treatments are available in the community. Older people have an i... Read More about Factors associated with variations in older people's use of community-based continence services.

Do children with non-malignant life-threatening conditions receive effective palliative care? A pragmatic evaluation of a local service (2002)
Journal Article
Horrocks, S., Somerset, M., & Salisbury, C. (2002). Do children with non-malignant life-threatening conditions receive effective palliative care? A pragmatic evaluation of a local service. Palliative Medicine, 16(5), 410-416. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269216302pm545oa

Introduction: A service established in October 1998 aimed to provide nursing and psychological support in the community to families with children who have non-malignant life-threatening illnesses. The purpose of this study was to conduct a pragmatic... Read More about Do children with non-malignant life-threatening conditions receive effective palliative care? A pragmatic evaluation of a local service.

Systematic review of whether nurse practitioners working in primary care can provide equivalent care to doctors (2002)
Journal Article
Horrocks, S., Anderson, E., & Salisbury, C. (2002). Systematic review of whether nurse practitioners working in primary care can provide equivalent care to doctors. BMJ, 324(7341), 819-823. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7341.819

Objective. To determine whether nurse practitioners can provide care at first point of contact equivalent to doctors in a primary care setting. Design. Systematic review of randomised controlled trials and prospective observational studies. Data sour... Read More about Systematic review of whether nurse practitioners working in primary care can provide equivalent care to doctors.

Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use (2002)
Journal Article
Pollock, J., Horrocks, S., Emond, A., Harvey, I., & Shepherd, M. (2002). Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use. Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(2), 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00345.x

The reliability and validity of data collection and recording for a health visitor caseload weighting system operating in a large combined acute and community trust in Bristol was examined. Client families were recruited from all participating (servi... Read More about Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use.