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Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study) (2023)
Journal Article
Winn, E., Kissane, M., Merriel, S., Brain, T., Silverwood, V., Whitehead, O., …Duncan, P. (in press). Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study). British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(4), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0114

Older housebound people are an under researched group for whom achieving good primary healthcare can be resource intensive. To describe the characteristics and healthcare use of older (≥65 years) housebound people; explore clinician views on delivery... Read More about Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study).

Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews (2023)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V., Bullock, L., Jordan, J., Turner, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Kingstone, T., & Dawson, S. (in press). Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2023.0022. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2023.0022

Perinatal anxiety (PNA), anxiety that occurs during pregnancy and/or up to 12 months post-partum, is estimated to affect up to 21% of women, and may impact negatively on mothers, children and their families. The National Institute for Health and Care... Read More about Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews.

The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review (2022)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V. A., Bullock, L., Turner, K., Chew-Graham, C., & Kingstone, T. (2022). The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 1022459. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1022459

Perinatal Anxiety (PNA) is defined as anxiety occurring during pregnancy and up to 12 months post-partum and is estimated to affect up to 20% of women. Risk factors for PNA are multiple and can be classed as psychological, social and biological. PNA... Read More about The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review.

Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation. (2021)
Journal Article
Lawton, & Silverwood. (2021). Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation. BMC Family Practice, 250 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01372-5

BACKGROUND: Physician associates (PA) form part of the policy-driven response to increased primary care demand and a general practitioner (GP) recruitment and retention crisis. However, they are novel to the primary care workforce and have limitation... Read More about Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation..

Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Oh, S., Chew-Graham, C., Silverwood, V., Aksa Shaheen, S., Walsh-House, J., Sumathipala, A., & Kingstone, T. (2020). Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 10(12), Article e040731. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040731

OBJECTIVES: Anxiety affects around 15% of women during the perinatal period and can adversely impact both mother and child, with potential implications for long-term health; few studies have examined women's experiences of perinatal anxiety (PNA). In... Read More about Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study.

Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort? (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood. (2020). Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort?. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0143

After the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, there has been a renewed appetite to tackle racism in all aspects of life. Within medicine and especially primary care, many people seem unclear about the racial disparities in hea... Read More about Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort?.

A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood, & Lawton. (2020). A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-70742/v1

Abstract Background: Physician associates (PA) are dependent healthcare professionals with two-years post-graduate generalist medical education. PAs can work in primary care immediately after graduation. However, PAs are novel to, and still relativel... Read More about A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation.

Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood, & Lawton. (2020). Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-70741/v1

Abstract Background: Physician associates (PA) form part of the policy-driven response to increased primary care demand and a general practitioner recruitment and retention crisis. However, they are novel to the primary care workforce, have limitatio... Read More about Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation.