Variation in laboratory testing for patients with long-term conditions: a longitudinal cohort study in UK primary care

Autor: Timothy Jones, Rita Patel, Martha M C Elwenspoek, Jessica C Watson, Ed Mann, Katharine Alsop, Penny F Whiting

Publikováno v: BJGP Open, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2023)

Background: Use of laboratory testing has increased in the UK over the past few decades, with considerable geographical variation. Aim: To evaluate what laboratory tests are used to monitor people with hypertension, type 2 (T2) diabetes, or chronic k

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Are insect bites responsible for the rise in summer flucloxacillin prescribing in United Kingdom general practices?

Autor: Jane Wilcock, Kamila Hawthorne, Joanne Reeve, Clare Etherington, Katharine Alsop, Joanna Bircher, Douglas McKechnie, Stephen Granier, Daniel Newport, Simon Wright, James Larcombe, Chinonso Ndukauba, Nitharnie Anastasius

Publikováno v: Family Practice.

Background Insect bite inflammation may mimic cellulitis and promote unnecessary antibiotic usage, contributing to antimicrobial resistance in primary care. We wondered how general practice clinicians assess and manage insect bites, diagnose cellulit

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https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmad051

GP’s perspectives on laboratory test use for monitoring long-term conditions: an audit of current testing practice

Autor: Ed Mann, Martha M C Elwenspoek, Rita Patel, Katharine Alsop, Jessica Watson, Hannah M. Clark, Penny Whiting

Publikováno v: BMC Family Practice, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
BMC Family Practice
Elwenspoek, M M C, Mann, E, Alsop, K, Clark, H, Patel, R, Watson, J C & Whiting, P F 2020, ' GP’s perspectives on laboratory test use for monitoring long-term conditions : an audit of current testing practice ', BMC Family Practice, vol. 21, 257 (2020) . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01331-6

Background We have shown previously that current recommendations in UK guidelines for monitoring long-term conditions are largely based on expert opinion. Due to a lack of robust evidence on optimal monitoring strategies and testing intervals, the gu

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01331-6

How accurate are GPs at integrating evidence into prescribing decisions?

Autor: Katharine Alsop, Jane Wilcock, David Spitzer

Publikováno v: Br J Gen Pract
BJGP Open

Background GPs prescribe multiple long-term treatments to their patients. For shared clinical decision-making, understanding of the absolute benefits and harms of individual treatments is needed. International evidence shows that doctors’ knowledge

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https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20x708857

Variation in tests for people with type 2 diabetes, hypertension or chronic kidney disease in UK primary care

Autor: Ed Mann, Katharine Alsop, Martha M C Elwenspoek, Jessica Watson, Rita Patel, Penny Whiting

Publikováno v: University of Bristol-PURE

BackgroundRates of pathology testing are rising in the UK, with significant geographical variability. Around 50% of overall GP laboratory testing represents monitoring for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and chronic k

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https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/16e1c3ef-9723-4df5-9cca-b4a92d98db57