Primary Care: Recent submissions
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Health promotion for vitamin use in children under 5 years
(2023-11)There is an increasing understanding of the importance of vitamins and minerals for the health and development of the population. Bethany Boddy looks at the evidence base for health promotion in children under the age of 5 years -
Infant mental health and the role of the health visitor
(2023-09)The theme for June's infant mental health week this year was ‘Bonding before birth’, with organisations sharing the importance of support for parents and carers to enable them to understand baby brain development and how ... -
School readiness and the health visitor role
(2023-06)Supporting children to be school ready starts before birth, and the health visiting service has a crucial role in supporting, promoting health, identifying risks and referring for early help and support -
Data-Driven Identification of Unusual Prescribing Behavior: Analysis and Use of an Interactive Data Tool Using 6 Months of Primary Care Data From 6500 Practices in England
(2023-04)Background: Approaches to addressing unwarranted variation in health care service delivery have traditionally relied on the prospective identification of activities and outcomes, based on a hypothesis, with subsequent ... -
State of Health Visiting survey: A profession under pressure
(2023-02)The latest survey published by the Institute of Health Visiting has provided an insight into the complex issues facing the profession and the state of child health in the UK, as Bethany Boddy explains -
Supporting health literacy and managing minor illnesses
(2022-12)Health visitors have an important role in education, signposting and giving advice to families in relation to managing minor illnesses -
The Prevalence of Problem Gambling and Gambling Disorder Among Homeless People: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
(2022-07)Gambling problems are often associated with homelessness and linked to elevated psychiatric morbidity and homelessness chronicity. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence rates of problem gambling ... -
The use of general anaesthesia in special care dentistry: A clinical guideline from the British Society for Disability and Oral Health
(2022-01)Background: General anaesthesia (GA) may be required to support the care of those seen in Special Care Dentistry (SCD) services for various reasons, such as enabling extensive dental care for people with severe learning ... -
Closing the circle: a key collaborative opportunity for general practice and psychiatry
(2021-12)Two of the authors were general practitioners (GPs) in the 1980s, when there was much interest in consultation, stimulated by the psychoanalyst Michael Balint. Around one in five psychiatrists worked in consultation ... -
Clinician perspectives on having point of care tests made available to them during out of hours home visiting
(2021-12)Background: Little is known about clinicians' perspectives on the use of point of care (POC) tests in assessment of acute illness during primary care out of hours (OOH) care. During a service improvement project, POC tests ... -
Mixed methods case study exploring primary care antibiotic prescribing practices and maternal expectations of using antibiotics in children
(2021-10)Overuse of antibiotics and inappropriate prescribing has resulted in rapid development of antimicrobial resistance. Most antibiotics in the United Kingdom (71.4%) are prescribed in primary care by general practitioners, ... -
Utilizing Teledentistry to Manage Cleft Lip and Palate Patients in an Outpatient Setting.
(2021-06)As a result of the current global pandemic, the dental profession has utilized teledentistry to reduce footfall in the hospitals and clinics where possible. Pediatric dental consultants form a vital part of a multidisciplinary ... -
Promoting safety in the home during the pandemic and beyond
(2021-03)With families home schooling their children, caring for young babies and managing housework during lockdown, it is important for health visitors to promote home safety advice to help prevent unintentional accidents and injuries -
Supporting professional self-care for PCN pharmacists
(2021-01)As pharmacists become established in their roles within Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary teams, it is important that their wellbeing and self-care needs are supported. Here, the authors describe how the ... -
Rasch analysis of the long-term conditions questionnaire (LTCQ) and development of a short-form (LTCQ-8)
(2020-12)Background The aim of the current study was to evaluate the structural validity of the 20-item long-term conditions questionnaire (LTCQ) and to explore a potential short-form version of the scale using Rasch analysis. ... -
Newly qualified health visitor: Working with families to support breastfeeding
(2020-11)Bethany Boddy explores the barriers to breastfeeding in the UK and how practitioners can promote breastfeeding within health visitor practice -
Newly qualified health visitor: Working with families to help reduce obesity
(2020-09)With the government publishing a policy paper on obesity in July 2020, Bethany Boddy looks at the health visitor role in early identification, health promotion and intervention for families -
The influence of perceived accessibility and expertise of healthcare professionals, and service austerity, on mothers' decision-making
(2020-07)Mothers often make key decisions regarding their children's health. They hold core beliefs and attitudes towards healthcare providers, relying on healthcare services to provide sup-port, advice and reassurance. It is crucial ... -
Paediatric contacts with the UK out-of-hours primary care service and contact outcomes: a regional service evaluation
(2020-07)Background Demand on hospital emergency departments for paediatric problems is increasing. However, the volume and nature of paediatric health demands placed on other parts of the urgent care system have not been explored. ... -
In-vitro diagnostic point-of-care tests in paediatric ambulatory care: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-07)Paediatric consultations form a significant proportion of all consultations in ambulatory care. Point-of-care tests (POCTs) may offer a potential solution to improve clinical outcomes for children by reducing diagnostic ...
