GPs’ perspectives on the management of patients with multimorbidity

"This systematic review shows that the problem areas for GPs in the management of multimorbidity may be classified into four domains. There will be no ‘one size fits all’ intervention for multimorbidity but these domains may be useful targets to guide the development of interventions that will assist and improve the provision of care to multimorbid patients."

GPs’ perspectives on the management of patients with multimorbidity: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research
C Sinnott, S McHugh, J Browne, C Bradley
BMJ Open, 2013: e003610

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Health and homelessness

"This report is based on consultation with six services providing health care to homeless people, 17 case studies showing the range of presenting health issues and use of health services by homeless people, and analysis of five case studies illustrating the financial impact of this pattern of service use."

Health and homelessness: understanding the costs and role of primary care services for homeless people
St Mungo's
July 2013

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Improving health outcomes for people with chronic illness

"In order to address the challenges faced by people with chronic illness, health policy must be more closely aligned with the identified needs and wants of people affected by chronic illness than is currently the case."

A patient-centred approach to health service delivery: improving health outcomes for people with chronic illness
M Mirzaei, C Aspin, B Essue, YH Jeon, P Dugdale, T Usherwood, S Leeder
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:251

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Patient and carer experience of obtaining medication for chronic conditions

"This paper presents findings from England of a qualitative study and survey of patients and their carers' experiences of community and primary care based services for physical chronic diseases."

Patient and carer experience of obtaining regular prescribed medication for chronic disease in the English National Health Service: a qualitative study
PM Wilson, N Kataria, E McNeilly
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:192

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Factors associated with patient experiences of coronary heart disease

Primary care for chronic illness varies across European healthcare systems.

Identifying factors associated with experiences of coronary heart disease patients receiving structured chronic care and counselling in European primary care
S Ludt, J van Lieshout, SM Campbell, J Rochon, D Ose, T Freund, M Wensing, J Szecsenyi
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:221

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Cost-effectiveness of environmental approaches to disease prevention

"Environmental prevention is key to addressing the growing disease burden and cost of chronic illnesses."

The cost-effectiveness of environmental approaches to disease prevention
DA Chokshi, TA Farley
New England Journal of Medicine, 2012, 367:295-297

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Choosing a predictive risk model

"Predictive risk models are used for predicting events such as unplanned hospital admissions, which are undesirable, costly and potentially preventable."

Choosing a predictive risk model: a guide for commissioners in England
Nuffield Trust
November 2011

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