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2. Implementing a digital patient feedback system: an analysis using normalisation process theory
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Ong, Bie Nio, Hodgson, Damian, Small, Nicola, Nahar, Papreen, and Sanders, Caroline
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- 2020
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3. Primary Care Providers Involvement in Caring for Young Adults with Complex Chronic Conditions Exiting Pediatric Care: An Integrative Literature Review.
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Leake, Emily, Koopmans, Erica, and Sanders, Caroline
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CHRONIC disease treatment ,CINAHL database ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,HEALTH services accessibility ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,TRANSITIONAL care ,MEDICAL personnel ,PEDIATRICS ,MEDICAL care ,FEAR ,PRIMARY health care ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,COMMUNICATION ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MEDLINE ,ANXIETY ,GREY literature ,ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
The transition to adulthood is a critical time for everyone to build independence, experience new things, and become self-sufficient. With medical advances, individuals with complex chronic conditions are surviving into adulthood. As such they withstand additional challenges during this stage of their life including; facing a discontinuity of care, loss of prior health-care networks and champions, and a shift toward increased responsibility and self-management of their conditions. Often this shift results in the need for primary care providers to act as care managers, coordinating care and supporting the young adult as they navigate adulthood. In exploring the role of primary care providers with this population we reviewed the literature to identify what strategies primary care providers can use to enhance the transition process for young adults ages 15 to 25 years with complex chronic conditions exiting pediatric services. An integrative literature review approach was used to systematically search the contemporary literature. Applying inclusion criteria and quality assessment of relevant research and gray literature we identified 12 studies that warranted detailed review and analysis. Analysis of the studies highlighted four key themes: relationships, fear and anxiety, preparedness, and communication and collaboration. It was evident that health-care transition for young adults with complex chronic conditions was complicated by their psychosocial development and extensive health and service needs. Health-care transition is a team effort influenced by local contexts, resources, and relational practices. Both groups of primary care providers and young adults must be prepared prior to transition if they are to become immersed and engaged in this work. The population of young adults with complex chronic conditions exiting pediatric care will continue to grow as access to care delivery and medical technology continue to expand. While health-care transition for this population is complicated by extensive needs and psychosocial development, primary care providers can act as key supports in employing strategies to enhance the transition process for these young adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Exploring implementation of an electronic referral management system and enhanced primary care service for oral surgery: perspectives of patients, providers and practitioners
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Goldthorpe, Joanna, Sanders, Caroline, Macey, Richard, Gough, Lesley, Rogers, Jean, Tickle, Martin, and Pretty, Iain
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- 2018
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5. Remote primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic for people experiencing homelessness: a qualitative study.
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Howells, Kelly, Amp, Mat, Burrows, Martin, Brown, Jo, Brennan, Rachel, Dickinson, Joanne, Jackson, Shaun, Yeung, Wan-Ley, Ashcroft, Darren, Campbell, Stephen, Blakeman, Thomas, and Sanders, Caroline
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HOMELESS persons ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PRIMARY care ,HEALTH services accessibility ,MEDICAL triage ,QUALITATIVE research - Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption and change to the organisation of primary care, including for people experiencing homelessness who may not have access to a phone. Little is known about whether the recent changes required to deliver services to people experiencing homelessness will help to address or compound inequality in accessing care. Aim: To explore the experience and impact of organisational and technology changes in response to COVID-19 on access to health care for people experiencing homelessness. Design and setting: An action-led and participatory research methodology was employed in three case study sites made up of primary care services delivering care for people experiencing homelessness. Method: Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 people experiencing homelessness and 22 clinicians and support workers. Interviews were analysed using a framework approach. Results: The move to remote telephone consultations highlighted the difficulties experienced by participants in accessing health care. These barriers included problems at the practice level associated with remote triage as participants did not always have access to a phone or the means to pay for a phone call. This fostered increased reliance on support workers and clinicians working in the community to provide or facilitate a primary care appointment. Conclusion: The findings have emphasised the importance of addressing practical and technology barriers as well as supporting communication and choice for mode of consultation. The authors argue that consultations should not be remote 'by default' and instead take into consideration both the clinical and social factors underpinning health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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6. Co-designing new tools for collecting, analysing and presenting patient experience data in NHS services: working in partnership with patients and carers.
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Small, Nicola, Ong, Bie Nio, Lewis, Annmarie, Allen, Dawn, Bagshaw, Nigel, Nahar, Papreen, Sanders, Caroline, the DEPEND team, Hodgson, Damian, Dehghan, Azad, Sharp, Charlotte, Dixon, Will, Lewis, Shôn, Kontopantelis, Evan, Daker-White, Gavin, Bower, Peter, Davies, Linda, Kayesh, Humayun, Spencer, Rebecca, and McAvoy, Aneela
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PATIENTS' attitudes ,DATA privacy ,MENTAL health services ,PRIMARY care ,DIGITAL technology ,PARTICIPATORY design - Abstract
Background: The way we collect and use patient experience data is vital to optimise the quality and safety of health services. Yet, some patients and carers do not give feedback because of the limited ways data is collected, analysed and presented. In this study, we worked together with researchers, staff, patient and carer participants, and patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) contributors, to co-design new tools for the collection and use of patient experience data in multiple health settings. This paper outlines how the range of PPIE and research activities enabled the co-design of new tools to collect patient experience data. Methods: Eight public contributors represented a range of relevant patient and carer experiences in specialist services with varied levels of PPIE experience, and eleven members of Patient and Participation Groups (PPGs) from two general practices formed our PPIE group at the start of the study. Slide sets were used to trigger co-design discussions with staff, patient and carer research participants, and PPIE contributors. Feedback from PPIE contributors alongside verbatim quotes from staff, patient and carer research participants is presented in relation to the themes from the research data. Results: PPIE insights from four themes: capturing experience data; adopting digital or non-digital tools; ensuring privacy and confidentiality; and co-design of a suite of new tools with guidance, informed joint decisions on the shaping of the tools and how these were implemented. Our PPIE contributors took different roles during co-design and testing of the new tools, which supported co-production of the study. Conclusions: Our experiences of developing multiple components of PPIE work for this complex study demonstrates the importance of tailoring PPIE to suit different settings, and to maximise individual strengths and capacity. Our study shows the value of bringing diverse experiences together, putting patients and carers at the heart of improving NHS services, and a shared approach to managing involvement in co-design, with the effects shown through the research process, outcomes and the partnership. We reflect on how we worked together to create a supportive environment when unforeseen challenges emerged (such as, sudden bereavement). Plain English summary: The way we collect and use patient experience data is important because of concern that patients and carers may be excluded by the limited ways it is currently done in NHS services. In this study, we worked in partnership with researchers, staff, patient and carer participants, and patient and public involvement and engagement contributors, to co-design new tools for the collection, analysis and presentation of patient experience data. We focused on services for people with musculoskeletal conditions and services for people with severe mental health conditions. Our PPIE group, formed at the start of the study, represented a range of relevant and diverse health experiences from patients and carers of specialist services, and primary care. The aim of this paper is to share our experiences from working in partnership with our PPIE contributors on the co-design work of the study. Illustrations of how the PPIE activities added crucial insights in the shaping of the tools are given alongside the research data from patients, carers and staff participants. We experienced some challenges during the project. We discuss how we managed to work together to create a supportive environment when unforeseen challenges emerged (such as, sudden bereavement). Our experiences of developing multiple components of PPIE work for this study demonstrates the importance of tailoring PPIE to suit different settings, and to complement people's strengths and capacity. It also shows the value of bringing diverse experiences together enabling a shared approach to co-design. Researchers and PPIE contributors wrote this paper jointly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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7. Empowering people to help speak up about safety in primary care: Using codesign to involve patients and professionals in developing new interventions for patients with multimorbidity.
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Knowles, Sarah, Hays, Rebecca, Senra, Hugo, Bower, Peter, Locock, Louise, Protheroe, Jo, Sanders, Caroline, and Daker‐White, Gavin
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,DISCUSSION ,DRUGS ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,MEDICAL personnel ,PATIENT compliance ,PATIENT safety ,PHARMACISTS ,PRIMARY health care ,RESEARCH funding ,SELF-efficacy ,VIDEO recording ,ADULT education workshops ,COMORBIDITY ,THEORY ,NARRATIVES ,POLYPHARMACY ,MEDICATION therapy management ,PATIENTS' attitudes - Abstract
Abstract: Background: Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of two or more long‐term conditions, is increasingly common in primary care, and patients with multimorbidity may face particular barriers to quality of care and increased safety risks due to the complexity of managing multiple conditions. Consistent with calls to directly involve service users in improving care, we aimed to use design materials to codesign new interventions to improve safety in primary care. Design: We drew on two established methods—accelerated experience‐based codesign and the future workshop approach. We synthesized design materials based on research into the patient experience of safety and multimorbidity in primary care to enable both patients, service users and carers, and primary health‐care professionals to propose interventions to improve care. Results: Both patients and professionals prioritized polypharmacy as a threat to safety. Their recommendations for supportive interventions were consistent with Burden of Treatment theory, emphasizing the limited capacity of patients with multimorbidity and the need for services to proactively offer support to reduce the burden of managing complex treatment regimes. Discussion & Conclusions: The process was feasible and acceptable to participants, who valued the opportunity to jointly propose new interventions. The iterative workshop approach enabled the research team to better explore and refine the suggestions of attendees. Final recommendations included the need for accessible reminders to support medication adherence and medication reviews for particularly vulnerable patients conducted with pharmacists within GP practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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8. Threats to patient safety in primary care reported by older people with multimorbidity: baseline findings from a longitudinal qualitative study and implications for intervention.
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Hays, Rebecca, Daker-White, Gavin, Esmail, Aneez, Barlow, Wendy, Minor, Brian, Brown, Benjamin, Blakeman, Thomas, Sanders, Caroline, and Bower, Peter
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PATIENT safety ,PRIMARY care ,COMORBIDITY ,QUALITATIVE research ,DISEASES in older people - Abstract
Background: In primary care, older patients with multimorbidity (two or more long-term conditions) are especially likely to experience patient safety incidents. Risks to safety in this setting arise as a result of patient, staff and system factors; particularly where these interact or fail to do so. Recent research and policy highlight the important contribution patients can make to improving safety. Older patients with multimorbidity may have the most to gain from increasing their involvement but before interventions can be developed to support them to improve their patient safety, more needs to be known about how this is threatened and how patients respond to perceived threats. We sought to identify and describe threats to patient safety in primary care among older people with multimorbidity, to provide a better understanding of how these are experienced and to inform the development of interventions to reduce risks to patient safety.Methods: Twenty-six older people, aged 65 or over, with multimorbidity were recruited to a longitudinal qualitative study. At baseline, data on their health and healthcare were collected through semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed thematically, using a framework developed from a previous synthesis of qualitative studies of patient safety in primary care.Results: Threats to patient safety were organised into six themes, across three domains of health and care. These encompassed all aspects of the patient journey, from access to everyday management. Across the journey, many issues arose due to poor communication, and uncoordinated care created extra burdens for patients and healthcare staff. Patients' sense of safety and trust in their care providers were especially threatened when they felt their needs were ignored, or when they perceived responses from staff as inappropriate or insensitive.Conclusions: For older patients with multimorbidity, patient safety is intrinsically linked to the challenges people face when managing health conditions, navigating the healthcare system, and negotiating care. We consider the implications of this for the development of interventions to reduce threats to patient safety. Potential patient-centred mechanisms include providing patients with more realistic expectations for primary care, and supporting them to communicate their needs and concerns more effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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9. A narrative systematic review of factors affecting diabetes prevention in primary care settings.
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Messina, Josie, Campbell, Stephen, Morris, Rebecca, Eyles, Emily, and Sanders, Caroline
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DIABETES prevention ,PRIMARY care ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) - Abstract
Background: Type 2 diabetes is impacting millions of people globally; however, many future cases can be prevented through lifestyle changes and interventions. Primary care is an important setting for diabetes prevention, for at-risk populations, because it is a patient’s primary point of contact with the health care system and professionals can provide lifestyle counselling and support, as well as monitoring health outcomes. These are all essential elements for diabetes prevention for at-risk adults. Aim: To understand the factors related to the delivery and uptake of type 2 diabetes prevention interventions within primary care in higher income countries. Methods: For this narrative systematic review, we combined qualitative and quantitative studies of diabetes prevention within a primary care setting for patients at-risk of developing the condition. We used an iterative approach for evidence collection, which included using several databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Pysch info, BNI, SSCI, CINAHL, ASSIA), where we combined diabetes terms with primary care terms. Narrative and thematic synthesis were utilised to identify the prominent themes emerging from the data. Results: A database of 6646 records was screened by the research team, and 18 papers were included. Three major themes were identified in this review. The first theme of context and setting of diabetes progression includes the risk and progression of diabetes, primary care as a setting, and where the responsibility for change is thought to lie. This review also found mixed views on the value of preventative services within primary care. The second theme focused on the various patient factors associated with diabetes prevention such as a patient’s motivation to modify their current lifestyle, perceptions and knowledge (or lack thereof) of the impacts of diabetes, lack of follow-up in healthcare settings, and trust in healthcare professionals. The third theme was centred on professional factors impacting on diabetes prevention which included workload, time constraints, resources, self-efficacy and knowledge as well as professionals’ perception of patient motivations towards change. Conclusion: This review explored the factors influencing diabetes prevention in primary care, and identified the context of prevention, as well as patient and professional factors related to preventative services being offered in primary care. This systematic review complements previous reviews of real-world settings by exploring the significant factors in prevention, and the findings are relevant to academics, policymakers, patients and practitioners interested in understanding the factors associated with the delivery and uptake of diabetes prevention interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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10. Trust, temporality and systems: how do patients understand patient safety in primary care? A qualitative study.
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Rhodes, Penny, Campbell, Stephen, and Sanders, Caroline
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GENERAL practitioners ,ASIANS ,BLACK people ,CONFIDENCE ,INTERVIEWING ,PATIENT safety ,PRIMARY health care ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,TRUST ,WHITE people ,QUALITATIVE research ,DATA analysis software ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,MEDICAL coding - Abstract
Introduction: Patient safety research has tended to focus on hospital settings, although most clinical encounters occur in primary care, and to emphasize practitioner errors, rather than patients' own understandings of safety. Objective: To explore patients' understandings of safety in primary care. Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with patients recruited from general practices in northwest England. Participants were asked basic socio‐demographic information; thereafter, topics were largely introduced by interviewees themselves. Transcripts were coded and analysed using NVivo10 (qualitative data software), following a process of constant comparison. Results: Thirty‐eight people (14 men, 24 women) from 19 general practices in rural, small town and city locations were interviewed. Many of their concerns (about access, length of consultation, relationship continuity) have been discussed in terms of quality, but, in the interviews, were raised as matters of safety. Three broad themes were identified: (i) trust and psycho‐social aspects of professional–patient relationships; (ii) choice, continuity, access, and the temporal underpinnings of safety; and (iii) organizational and systems‐level tensions constraining safety. Discussion: Conceptualizations of safety included common reliance on a bureaucratic framework of accreditation, accountability, procedural rules and regulation, but were also individual and context‐dependent. For patients, safety is not just a property of systems, but personal and contingent and is realized in the interaction between doctor and patient. However, it is the systems approach that has dominated safety thinking, and patients' individualistic and relational conceptualizations are poorly accommodated within current service organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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11. Sensemaking and the co-production of safety: a qualitative study of primary medical care patients.
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Rhodes, Penny, McDonald, Ruth, Campbell, Stephen, Daker‐White, Gavin, and Sanders, Caroline
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CLINICAL competence ,COGNITION ,HEALTH attitudes ,INTERVIEWING ,PATIENT safety ,PHYSICIAN-patient relations ,PRIMARY health care ,RESEARCH funding ,THEMATIC analysis ,HEALTH literacy ,DATA analysis software ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,PATIENT decision making - Abstract
This study explores the ways in which patients make sense of 'safety' in the context of primary medical care. Drawing on qualitative interviews with primary care patients, we reveal patients' conceptualisation of safety as fluid, contingent, multi-dimensional, and negotiated. Participant accounts drew attention to a largely invisible and inaccessible (but taken for granted) architecture of safety, the importance of psycho-social as well as physical dimensions and the interactions between them, informal strategies for negotiating safety, and the moral dimension of safety. Participants reported being proactive in taking action to protect themselves from potential harm. The somewhat routinised and predictable nature of the primary medical care consultation, which is very different from 'one off' inpatient spells, meant that patients were not passive recipients of care. Instead they had a stock of accumulated knowledge and experience to inform their actions. In addition to highlighting the differences and similarities between hospital and primary care settings, the study suggests that a broad conceptualisation of patient safety is required, which encompasses the safety concerns of patients in primary care settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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12. Blame the Patient, Blame the Doctor or Blame the System? A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies of Patient Safety in Primary Care.
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Daker-White, Gavin, Hays, Rebecca, McSharry, Jennifer, Giles, Sally, Cheraghi-Sohi, Sudeh, Rhodes, Penny, and Sanders, Caroline
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PATIENT safety ,HOSPITAL care ,PRIMARY care ,SECONDARY care (Medicine) ,MEDICAL records ,META-synthesis - Abstract
Objective: Studies of patient safety in health care have traditionally focused on hospital medicine. However, recent years have seen more research located in primary care settings which have different features compared to secondary care. This study set out to synthesize published qualitative research concerning patient safety in primary care in order to build a conceptual model. Method: Meta-ethnography, an interpretive synthesis method whereby third order interpretations are produced that best describe the groups of findings contained in the reports of primary studies. Results: Forty-eight studies were included as 5 discrete subsets where the findings were translated into one another: patients’ perspectives of safety, staff perspectives of safety, medication safety, systems or organisational issues and the primary/secondary care interface. The studies were focused predominantly on issues seen to either improve or compromise patient safety. These issues related to the characteristics or behaviour of patients, staff or clinical systems and interactions between staff, patients and staff, or people and systems. Electronic health records, protocols and guidelines could be seen to both degrade and improve patient safety in different circumstances. A conceptual reading of the studies pointed to patient safety as a subjective feeling or judgement grounded in moral views and with potentially hidden psychological consequences affecting care processes and relationships. The main threats to safety appeared to derive from ‘grand’ systems issues, for example involving service accessibility, resources or working hours which may not be amenable to effective intervention by individual practices or health workers, especially in the context of a public health system. Conclusion: Overall, the findings underline the human elements in patient safety primary health care. The key to patient safety lies in effective face-to-face communication between patients and health care staff or between the different staff involved in the care of an individual patient. Electronic systems can compromise safety when they override the opportunities for face-to-face communication. The circumstances under which guidelines or protocols are seen to either compromise or improve patient safety needs further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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13. Relationship continuity: when and why do primary care patients think it is safer?
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Rhodes, Penny, Sanders, Caroline, and Campbell, Stephen
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PRIMARY care ,PHYSICIAN-patient relations ,MEDICAL laws ,GENERAL practitioners ,MEDICAL consultation ,QUALITY of service - Abstract
Background Doctor-patient continuity is popular with patients and practitioners, and is associated with better outcomes; however, changes in policy and practice organisation have diminished its scope. Although there has been some discussion of safety implications from professionals' perspective, patients' views remain largely unexplored. Aim To explore patients' understanding of safety in primary care. Design and setting An interview-based study with patients from general practices in the northwest of England. Method Patients were recruited from five general practices through patient participation groups and posters in waiting rooms, with further participants recruited through snowballing techniques until no new themes emerged. In-depth interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed. Anonymised transcripts were coded and analysed inductively. Emergent themes were discussed by the team. Results For patients, relationship continuity was not simply a matter of service quality but an important safety concern that offered greater psychosocial security than consultations with unfamiliar GPs. Relationship continuity enabled the GP to become a repository of information; acquire specialist knowledge of a patient's condition; become familiar with the patient's consulting behaviour; provide holistic care; and foster the development of trust. Patients were also aware of the risks: a false sense of security and lack of a fresh perspective. Their desire for continuity varied with the nature of their concerns, psychological vulnerability, and perception of GPs' qualities and skills. No one supported a return to imposed continuity. Conclusion Relationship continuity and choice of GP were important safety strategies, neither of which is adequately supported by recent policy changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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14. Experiences of front-line health professionals in the delivery of telehealth: a qualitative study.
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MacNeill, Virginia, Sanders, Caroline, Fitzpatrick, Ray, Hendy, Jane, Barlow, James, Knapp, Martin, Rogers, Anne, Bardsley, Martin, and Newman, Stanton P.
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MEDICAL personnel ,TELEMEDICINE ,HEALTH policy ,CLINICAL trials ,SOCIAL science methodology ,EMBEDDED computer systems - Abstract
Background Telehealth is an emerging field of clinical practice but current UK health policy has not taken account of the perceptions of frontline healthcare professionals expected to implement it. Aim To investigate telehealth care for people with long-term conditions from the perspective of the front-line health professional. Design and setting A qualitative study in three sites within the UK (Kent, Cornwall, and the London Borough of Newham) and embedded in the Whole Systems Demonstrator evaluation, a large cluster randomised controlled trial of telehealth and telecare for patients with long-term and complex conditions. Method Semi-structured qualitative interviews with 32 front-line health professionals (13 community matrons, 10 telehealth monitoring nurses and 9 GPs) involved in the delivery of telehealth. Data were analysed using a modified grounded theory approach. Results Mixed views were expressed by front-line professionals, which seem to reflect their levels of engagement. It was broadly welcomed by nursing staff as long as it supplemented rather than substituted their role in traditional patient care. GPs held mixed views; some gave a cautious welcome but most saw telehealth as increasing their work burden and potentially undermining their professional autonomy. Conclusion Health care professionals will need to develop a shared understanding of patient self-management through telehealth. This may require a renegotiation of their roles and responsibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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15. Social Networks, the ‘Work’ and Work Force of Chronic Illness Self-Management: A Survey Analysis of Personal Communities.
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Vassilev, Ivaylo, Rogers, Anne, Blickem, Christian, Brooks, Helen, Kapadia, Dharmi, Kennedy, Anne, Sanders, Caroline, Kirk, Sue, and Reeves, David
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CHRONIC diseases ,SELF-management (Psychology) ,LABOR supply ,HEALTH surveys ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,SOCIAL networks ,PUBLIC health - Abstract
Self-management support forms a central aspect of chronic Illness management nationally and globally. Evidence for the success of self-management support has mainly focussed on individually-centred outcomes of behavioural change. While it is recognised that social network members play an important role there is currently a gap in knowledge regarding who provides what type of support and under what circumstances. This is relevant for understanding the division of labour and the meeting of needs for those living with a long-term condition. We therefore took a network approach to explore self-management support conceptualising it as types of illness ‘work’ undertaken within peoples’ social networks. 300 people from deprived areas and with chronic illnesses took part in a survey conducted in 2010 in the North West of England. A concentric circles diagram was used as a research tool with which participants identified 2,544 network members who contributed to illness management. The results provide an articulation of how social network members are substantially involved in illness management. Whilst partners and close family make the highest contributions there is evidence of inputs from a wide range of relationships. Network member characteristics (type of relationship, proximity, frequency of contact) impact on the amount of illness work undertaken in peoples’ networks. In networks with ‘no partner’ other people tend to contribute more in the way of illness related work than in networks with a partner. This indicates a degree of substitutability between differently constituted networks, and that the level and type of input by different members of a network might change according to circumstances. A network perspective offers an opportunity to redress the balance of an exclusively individual focus on self-management because it addresses the broader set of contributions and resources available to people in need of chronic illness management and support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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16. A cluster randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a whole systems model of self-management support for the management of long- term conditions in primary care: trial protocol.
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Bower, Peter, Kennedy, Anne, Reeves, David, Rogers, Anne, Blakeman, Tom, Chew-Graham, Carolyn, Bowen, Robert, Eden, Martin, Gardner, Caroline, Hann, Mark, Lee, Victoria, Morris, Rebecca, Protheroe, Joanne, Richardson, Gerry, Sanders, Caroline, Swallow, Angela, and Thompson, David
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SELF-management (Psychology) ,OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases ,IRRITABLE colon ,MEDICAL care ,PRIMARY care - Abstract
Background: Patients with long-term conditions are increasingly the focus of quality improvement activities in health services to reduce the impact of these conditions on quality of life and to reduce the burden on care utilisation. There is significant interest in the potential for self-management support to improve health and reduce utilisation in these patient populations, but little consensus concerning the optimal model that would best provide such support. We describe the implementation and evaluation of self-management support through an evidence-based 'whole systems' model involving patient support, training for primary care teams, and service re-organisation, all integrated into routine delivery within primary care. Methods: The evaluation involves a large-scale, multi-site study of the implementation, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of this model of self-management support using a cluster randomised controlled trial in patients with three long-term conditions of diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The outcome measures include healthcare utilisation and quality of life. We describe the methods of the cluster randomised trial. Discussion: If the 'whole systems' model proves effective and cost-effective, it will provide decision-makers with a model for the delivery of self-management support for populations with long-term conditions that can be implemented widely to maximise 'reach' across the wider patient population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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17. Implementing and evaluating a primary care service for oral surgery: a case study.
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Goldthorpe, Joanna, Sanders, Caroline, Gough, Lesley, Rogers, Jean, Bridgman, Colette, Tickle, Martin, and Pretty, Iain
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ORAL surgery , *PRIMARY care , *MEDICAL needs assessment , *CLINICAL governance - Abstract
Background: A primary care oral surgery service was commissioned alongside an electronic referral management system in England, in response to rising demand for Oral Surgery services in secondary care. It is important to ensure that standards of quality and safety are similar to those in existing secondary care services, and that the new service is acceptable to stakeholders. The aim of this study is therefore to conduct an in depth case study to explore safety, quality, acceptability and implementation of the new service.Methods: This case study draws on multiple sources of evidence to report on the commissioning process, implementation, treatment outcomes and acceptability to patients relating to a new oral surgery service in a primary care setting. A combination of audit data and interviews were analysed.Results: Most referrals to the new service consisted of tooth extractions of appropriate complexity for the service. There were issues with lack of awareness of the new service in a primary care setting within referring primary care practices and patients at the start of implementation, however over time the service became a fully integrated part of the service landscape. Complications reported following surgery were low.Conclusion: Patients liked the convenience of the new service in terms of shorter waiting time and geographical location and their patient reported experience measures and outcomes were similar to those reported in secondary care. Providing appropriate clinical governance was in place, oral surgery could safely be provided in a primary care setting for patients without complex medical needs. Attention needs to be paid to communication with general dental practices around changes to the service pathway during the early implementation period to ensure all patients can receive care in the most appropriate setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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18. Diabetes prevention in primary care : a systematic review and qualitative study of patient and health professional experiences
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Messina, Josie, Campbell, Stephen, Sanders, Caroline, and Morris, Rebecca
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362.1964 ,Qualitative ,Primary care ,Diabetes prevention - Abstract
Background: Primary care is seeing a rapid rise in diabetes cases which could potentially be prevented through lifestyle interventions. Some clinical trials indicate that diabetes risks can be cut by as much as 60% through lifestyle interventions; however very little is known about the practicalities of providing such services in primary care. Aims: to explore how diabetes prevention is conceptualised by patients and health practitioners within a primary care setting, as well as to understand the factors associated with diabetes prevention delivery by practitioners and uptake by patients. Methods: A narrative synthesis systematic review, including qualitative and quantitative evidence was completed, in addition to primary research. Four medical centres serving mixed urban city populations in the UK, recruited 32 'at risk' patients for routine appointment observations. Follow-up interviews with 30 patients and 20 professions (13 nurses, 2 health care assistants, 5 GPs) were completed. Thematic analysis, drawing on techniques of grounded theory, uncovered three major themes within the data. Results: The review examined 18 papers and found mixed evidence on the importance of diabetes prevention in primary care, but it pointed to the importance of understanding diabetes risks factors. Patient and professional factors impacting on prevention include patient knowledge, motivation, use/trust of healthcare, and professional factors include workload, resources, knowledge, and perceptions of patient motivation. The empirical study uncovered three major themes: The first theme focused on how patients made sense of diabetes and revealed that conceptualisations of diabetes risk was an important factor in prevention as it influenced experiences and interpretations of risk, as well as any preventative actions. This study provided novel insights into ways patients used knowledge sources such as co-constructed knowledge from health professionals, as well as family, and friends to make sense of diabetes risks, which in turn informed their views of candidacy and behaviour modifications. Claims to candidacy were mainly based on family history and lifestyle factors; however, a few patients were deemed 'unlikely candidates' in the absence of these factors. Within the second theme, patient factors affecting diabetes prevention, participants placed a high value on preventative services in primary care and this allowed for a preventative focus in consultations which focused on achievable lifestyle changes. However, there were several obstacles that impacted on lifestyle modification such as physical limitations and difficulties with engaging in change. Despite obstacles, many patients had a fear of developing diabetes and desire to stay healthy for the future, which acted as a motivator in tackling their potential 'diabetes in waiting'/risks. Finally, the third theme, professional views of prevention, professionals (mainly nurses and healthcare assistants rather than GPs) assumed the responsibility for preventative services although competing interests, lack of time, and motivation to change proved to be barriers to prevention. Opportunities for change arose from a new diagnosis of pre-diabetes or a patient's family history and professionals provided lifestyle advice depending on a patient's level of risk, health literacy and lifestyle. Despite challenges, this study points to the growing role of primary care professionals in engaging the patients in change, within the demanding workload of an already stretched primary care system. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that primary care can play an integral role in promoting healthy lifestyles for diabetes prevention as part of routine primary care appointments, despite challenges. This study is timely and fits with the introduction of the new National Diabetes Prevention Programme which advocates for primary care to play more central role in preventing diabetes. Key messages for policy and practice generated from this study surround ways to inform suitable diabetes prevention interventions that can be integrated into primary care. This study demonstrated that prevention should and could fit in this setting. Issues arising in this study, such as integrating prevention conversations into consultations, understanding risk perceptions and candidacy, as well as obstacles and motivators for both patients and providers should be considered in future programmes to maximise success.
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19. Professional status in a changing world: The case of medicines use reviews in English community pharmacy
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McDonald, Ruth, Cheraghi-Sohi, Sudeh, Sanders, Caroline, and Ashcroft, Darren
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OCCUPATIONAL prestige , *PRIMARY care , *MONETARY incentives , *DRUG utilization , *PHARMACISTS , *MEDICAL personnel , *SOCIOECONOMICS , *MEDICAL innovations - Abstract
Abstract: The health professions are engaged in an ongoing and dynamic process involving reflection and adaptation, with factors such as socio-economic and cultural developments and technological innovations compelling professions to respond to changed circumstances. This paper concerns English community pharmacy, where recent reforms provide financial incentives to deliver interventions, which have the potential for pharmacists to promote their knowledge and skills, as part of a professionalising strategy. The paper, drawing on interviews with 49 pharmacists, describes how responses to reforms are not necessarily in accordance with either national policy goals or enhancement of professional status. Debates about professional status and role extension have often focused on health professions’ subordination to medicine. This paper highlights the importance and interplay of other factors which help explain the inability to capitalise fully on the potential contribution to professional status, which reforms to extend professional roles afford. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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