Community and Health Research Unit
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A new study from CaHRU published online this month in the journal Vaccine, ‘Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and risk of stroke or transient ischaemic attack – matched case-control study’ has shown that influenza vaccination is associated with a 24% reduction in Continue reading Influenza vaccination associated with reduced risk of stroke
The results of a national Quality Improvement Collaborative study, the Ambulance Services Cardiovascular Quality Initiative (ASCQI) were published this week in the international academic journal Implementation Science. The article entitled The effect of a national quality improvement collaborative on prehospital care Continue reading Ambulance Services Cardiovascular Quality Initiative findings published in Implementation Science
Tim Norfolk and Prof Niro Siriwardena have recently published a discussion paper in Quality in Primary Care describing ‘A comprehensive model for diagnosing the causes of individual medical performance problems: skills, knowledge, internal, past and external factors (SKIPE)‘. The SKIPE Continue reading Comprehensive model (SKIPE) for diagnosing and managing causes of medical underperformance
A new interview study from members of the CaHRU team, ‘Patients’ and clinicians’ experiences and perceptions of the primary care management of insomnia: qualitative study‘ provides further insights into primary care management of insomnia. The study team interviewed 28 patients Continue reading New study on GP and patient experiences of primary care for insomnia published in Health Expectations
A new study has been published in BMC Family Practice on’General practitioners’ experiences and perceptions of benzodiazepine prescribing: systematic review and meta-synthesis‘. The study was conducted by teams of researchers from the Universities of Lincoln (Coral Sirdifield, Susan Chipchase, Niro Continue reading New study on GPs’ experiences of benzodiazepine prescribing published in BMC Family Practice