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View article: (ID: 160) Factors influencing the ability of the pharmacist to undertake structured medication reviews in a person-centred way for care home residents
(ID: 160) Factors influencing the ability of the pharmacist to undertake structured medication reviews in a person-centred way for care home residents Open
Introduction Structured medication reviews (SMRs) are a holistic and person-centred consultation, to review and minimise the risk of medicines related harm. SMRs involve shared decision making with the patient, encompassing their goals and…
View article: Healthcare needs and priorities of older people living with heart failure and frailty: a multi-perspective study of patients, caregivers and clinicians
Healthcare needs and priorities of older people living with heart failure and frailty: a multi-perspective study of patients, caregivers and clinicians Open
Background Older people living with heart failure (HF) and frailty are a complex population growing in prevalence. Given the high level of comorbidity among these patients, a person-centered, holistic model of care is required to optimise …
View article: Developing public health risk messages about antibiotic resistance using metaphors: An international co-design and e-Delphi consensus study
Developing public health risk messages about antibiotic resistance using metaphors: An international co-design and e-Delphi consensus study Open
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat, yet public awareness of its causes and risks remains low, limiting behaviour change. Metaphors—linking abstract ideas to familiar concepts—are promising but underused tools in AMR c…
View article: 017 Accounting for and explaining ‘not doing’ within healthcare – exploring decision-making and documentation practices to address overuse in UK primary care
017 Accounting for and explaining ‘not doing’ within healthcare – exploring decision-making and documentation practices to address overuse in UK primary care Open
View article: Improving access to physical healthcare for older people in mental health settings: the ImPreSs-care qualitative study
Improving access to physical healthcare for older people in mental health settings: the ImPreSs-care qualitative study Open
Background Older people with serious mental ill health have high levels of physical comorbidity. Despite this, mental health services receive limited physical health support from primary or secondary care. This study investigated the facil…
View article: Why antimicrobial resistance messaging fails: qualitative insights interpreted through the elaboration likelihood model
Why antimicrobial resistance messaging fails: qualitative insights interpreted through the elaboration likelihood model Open
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat, yet public awareness remains low. This study examined perceptions of current AMR communications to improve knowledge, extending previous research through qualitative data analys…
View article: P44 Optimizing blood culture pathway and antibiotics stewardship through co-design interventions
P44 Optimizing blood culture pathway and antibiotics stewardship through co-design interventions Open
Background Blood culture sampling is important for clinical decision making so that patients can receive the best infection specific antibiotic at the earliest stage of their treatment, and to reduce antibiotic overuse. The i Sample projec…
View article: P27 A scoping review of interventions to improve blood culture sampling in acute care settings.
P27 A scoping review of interventions to improve blood culture sampling in acute care settings. Open
Background Blood cultures (BCs) are an essential diagnostic investigation in patients presenting acutely with suspected severe infection and sepsis. Up to half of emergency admissions do not have BCs taken when antibiotics are started as r…
View article: P18 Understanding blood culture sampling practices for adult acute care hospital patients with suspected severe infection: preliminary findings from an ethnographic study
P18 Understanding blood culture sampling practices for adult acute care hospital patients with suspected severe infection: preliminary findings from an ethnographic study Open
Background Blood cultures (BC) are vital for early diagnosis and clinical decision-making for patients with suspected infection. However, they are not always taken when antibiotics are started, and suboptimal practices exist that can subst…
View article: Navigating ‘not doing’ in primary care: could more explicit guidelines on record keeping help to ease clinician anxiety?
Navigating ‘not doing’ in primary care: could more explicit guidelines on record keeping help to ease clinician anxiety? Open
Electronic health records (EHRs) serve several key purposes: they remind healthcare professionals (HCPs) of consultation details, support continuity of care by sharing information, and provide evidence of care quality or potential deficien…
View article: Working to support cultures of safety in maternity and neonatal services: a qualitative interview study with service leaders and unit/safety leads
Working to support cultures of safety in maternity and neonatal services: a qualitative interview study with service leaders and unit/safety leads Open
PROBLEM: problematic cultures/sub-cultures are acknowledged as a contributing factor to failures within healthcare services What is already known: research has highlighted the benefits of shifting attention away from safety incidents and '…
View article: The impact of long COVID on UK healthcare workers and their workplace: a qualitative study of healthcare workers with long COVID, their families, colleagues and managers
The impact of long COVID on UK healthcare workers and their workplace: a qualitative study of healthcare workers with long COVID, their families, colleagues and managers Open
View article: Why Antimicrobial Resistance Messaging Fails: Qualitative Insights Through the Elaboration Likelihood Model
Why Antimicrobial Resistance Messaging Fails: Qualitative Insights Through the Elaboration Likelihood Model Open
Objective: This study examined perceptions of current antimicrobial resistance (AMR) communications to improve future messaging, counter misinformation, and promote behaviour change. It extends previous research through focus groups with d…
View article: Factors associated with blood culture sampling for adult acute care hospital patients with suspected severe infection: a scoping review using a socioecological framework
Factors associated with blood culture sampling for adult acute care hospital patients with suspected severe infection: a scoping review using a socioecological framework Open
Background Reliable blood culture sampling for patients with suspected severe infection is critical, but evidence suggests that blood culture samples are not always reliably collected for acute hospital patients with severe infection. Ther…
View article: How do staff work in NHS hospital operations management meetings to support resilience in everyday service delivery? A qualitative study
How do staff work in NHS hospital operations management meetings to support resilience in everyday service delivery? A qualitative study Open
View article: Global prevalence of long COVID and its most common symptoms among healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Global prevalence of long COVID and its most common symptoms among healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Objectives Long COVID, a condition where symptoms persist after the acute phase of COVID-19, is a significant concern for healthcare workers (HCWs) due to their higher risk of infection. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the pr…
View article: Prevalence of and factors associated with long COVID among diverse healthcare workers in the UK: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide study (UK-REACH)
Prevalence of and factors associated with long COVID among diverse healthcare workers in the UK: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide study (UK-REACH) Open
Objectives To assess the prevalence of UK healthcare workers (HCWs) who reported symptoms of COVID-19 lasting for longer than 5 weeks and examine associated factors with experiencing long COVID in an ethnically diverse cohort. Design A cro…
View article: Patient safety improvement in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality: A scoping review of improvement initiatives and involvement of frontline staff
Patient safety improvement in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality: A scoping review of improvement initiatives and involvement of frontline staff Open
Background The success of patient safety improvement initiatives depends on frontline staff engaging with improvement efforts. However, in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality, there is less patient safety research compared to other …
View article: Risk communication about antimicrobial resistance: a content analysis of metaphor use in global public discourse
Risk communication about antimicrobial resistance: a content analysis of metaphor use in global public discourse Open
View article: Long COVID Prevalence and Factors Among ethnically Diverse UK Healthcare Workers
Long COVID Prevalence and Factors Among ethnically Diverse UK Healthcare Workers Open
Background Long COVID (LC), characterised by persistent symptoms post-acute COVID-19 infection, presents a growing public health concern. Data on prevalence among healthcare workers (HCWs) are lacking. Our study aimed to establish the prop…
View article: Risk Communication about Antimicrobial Resistance: A Content Analysis of Metaphor Use in Global Public Discourse
Risk Communication about Antimicrobial Resistance: A Content Analysis of Metaphor Use in Global Public Discourse Open
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an existential threat to humanity, yet public awareness remains low. An underexplored tool for AMR risk communication is metaphor. By inviting a comparison between abstract and familiar concepts, metaph…
View article: Risk Communication about Antimicrobial Resistance: A Content Analysis of Metaphor Use in Global Public Discourse
Risk Communication about Antimicrobial Resistance: A Content Analysis of Metaphor Use in Global Public Discourse Open
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an existential threat to humanity, yet public awareness remains low. An underexplored tool for AMR risk communication is metaphor. By inviting a comparison between abstract and familiar concepts, metaph…
View article: Help‐seeking and access to care for stroke and heart attack during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study
Help‐seeking and access to care for stroke and heart attack during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study Open
In this article we explore how people who experienced a stroke, transient ischaemic attack, or heart attack sought health care during the COVID‐19 lockdown periods. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 27 patients admitted to hos…
View article: Integrated Physical‐Mental Healthcare Services in Specialist Settings to Improve Outcomes for Older People Living With Mental Health Diagnoses: A Systematic Review
Integrated Physical‐Mental Healthcare Services in Specialist Settings to Improve Outcomes for Older People Living With Mental Health Diagnoses: A Systematic Review Open
Background Many older people are now living with co‐occurring physical and mental health disorders, but these often managed separately. The aim of this systematic review was to explore integrated physical‐mental health care services availa…
View article: Role of coproduction in the sustainability of innovations in applied health and social care research: a scoping review
Role of coproduction in the sustainability of innovations in applied health and social care research: a scoping review Open
Background Innovations such as toolkits and frameworks are developed through applied health and social care research, to address identified gaps in quality or safety of care. The intention is to subsequently implement these innovations int…
View article: Psychological safety in an ECMO retrieval team: a qualitative study to inform improvement
Psychological safety in an ECMO retrieval team: a qualitative study to inform improvement Open
Introduction In healthcare teams, psychological safety is associated with improved performance, communication, collaboration and patient safety. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) retrieval teams are multidisciplinary teams that in…
View article: Journals need to provide better guidance for victims of plagiarism
Journals need to provide better guidance for victims of plagiarism Open
View article: Identifying patients with additional needs isn’t enough to improve care: harnessing the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls of classification
Identifying patients with additional needs isn’t enough to improve care: harnessing the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls of classification Open
View article: What can Safety Cases offer for patient safety? A multisite case study
What can Safety Cases offer for patient safety? A multisite case study Open
Background The Safety Case is a regulatory technique that requires organisations to demonstrate to regulators that they have systematically identified hazards in their systems and reduced risks to being as low as reasonably practicable. It…
View article: A survey of patient and public perceptions and awareness of SARS-CoV-2-related risks among participants in India and South Africa
A survey of patient and public perceptions and awareness of SARS-CoV-2-related risks among participants in India and South Africa Open
A cross-sectional survey among participants in India and South Africa to explore perceptions and awareness of SARS-CoV-2-related risks. Main outcome measures–proportion of participants aware of SARS-CoV-2, and their perception of infection…