Outputs (15)

Implementation of self management support for long term conditions in routine primary care settings: cluster randomised controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C., & Protheroe, J. (2013). Implementation of self management support for long term conditions in routine primary care settings: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 346, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f2882

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intervention to enhance self management support for patients with chronic conditions in UK primary care. DESIGN: Pragmatic, two arm, cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: General practices, serv... Read More about Implementation of self management support for long term conditions in routine primary care settings: cluster randomised controlled trial.

Touch in primary care consultations: qualitative investigation of doctors’ and patients’ perceptions (2013)
Journal Article
Cocksedge, S., George, B., Renwick, S., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2013). Touch in primary care consultations: qualitative investigation of doctors’ and patients’ perceptions. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 63(609), e283-e290. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13x665251

Background Good communication skills are integral to successful doctor–patient relationships. Communication may be verbal or non-verbal, and touch is a significant component, which has received little attention in the primary care literature. Touch m... Read More about Touch in primary care consultations: qualitative investigation of doctors’ and patients’ perceptions.

Operationalising unscheduled care policy: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives (2013)
Journal Article
Drinkwater, J., Salmon, P., Langer, S., Hunter, C., Stenhoff, A., Guthrie, E., & Chew-Graham, C. (2013). Operationalising unscheduled care policy: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 63(608), e192-e199. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13x664243

Background UK health policy aims to reduce the use of unscheduled care, by increasing proactive and preventative management of patients with long-term conditions in primary care.

Aim The study explored healthcare professionals’ understanding of wh... Read More about Operationalising unscheduled care policy: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives.

Slaying the dragon myth: an ethnographic study of receptionists in UK general practice (2013)
Journal Article
Hammond, J., Gravenhorst, K., Funnell, E., Beatty, S., Hibbert, D., Lamb, J., …Chew-Graham, C. A. (2013). Slaying the dragon myth: an ethnographic study of receptionists in UK general practice. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 63(608), e177-e184. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13x664225

Background General practice receptionists fulfil an essential role in UK primary care, shaping patient access to health professionals. They are often portrayed as powerful ‘gatekeepers’. Existing literature and management initiatives advocate more tr... Read More about Slaying the dragon myth: an ethnographic study of receptionists in UK general practice.

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of the BRinging Information and Guided Help Together (BRIGHT) intervention for the self-management support of people with stage 3 chronic kidney disease in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Blickem, C., Blakeman, T., Kennedy, A., Bower, P., Reeves, D., Gardner, C., …Rogers, A. (2013). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of the BRinging Information and Guided Help Together (BRIGHT) intervention for the self-management support of people with stage 3 chronic kidney disease in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14(1), 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-28

Background
Improving the quality of care for people with vascular disease is a key priority. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has recently been included as a target condition for general practices to add to registers of chronic conditions as part of the... Read More about The clinical and cost-effectiveness of the BRinging Information and Guided Help Together (BRIGHT) intervention for the self-management support of people with stage 3 chronic kidney disease in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.