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View article: Predictors of persisting symptoms after concussion in children following a traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal retrospective cohort study
Predictors of persisting symptoms after concussion in children following a traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal retrospective cohort study Open
Objectives To identify predictors of persisting symptoms after concussion (PSaC) in children, following any medically attended traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Linked primary and secondary care data …
View article: What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis
What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis Open
Background The communication of poor prognosis from secondary to primary care helps to ensure that patients with life-limiting illness receive appropriate coordinated care in line with their preferences. However, little is known about this…
View article: Grief and Collaborative Storytelling: <i>The Colours of Loss</i>
Grief and Collaborative Storytelling: <i>The Colours of Loss</i> Open
This article describes a novel methodology for involving the public in a creative co-produced project about grief, which invited bereaved people to work together to create a fictional story about loss and then reflect on the experience in …
View article: Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design
Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design Open
We used a two-phased mixed methods study with an explanatory sequential design to understand how frequently paramedics attend patients who, on paramedic assessment with the Gold Standards Framework Proactive Identification Guidance, are en…
View article: 36 Evaluating the quality of ReSPECT plus shared care plans across community services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
36 Evaluating the quality of ReSPECT plus shared care plans across community services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board Open
Background The 'Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment' (ReSPECT) process has been implemented nationwide, which records patient priorities and clinical recommendations (including resuscitation decisions). 'ReSPECT Plus'…
View article: An online clinical decision tool to screen for vertebral fragility fractures (Vfrac) in older women presenting with back pain in general practice: protocol for a feasibility study in preparation for a future cluster randomised controlled trial
An online clinical decision tool to screen for vertebral fragility fractures (Vfrac) in older women presenting with back pain in general practice: protocol for a feasibility study in preparation for a future cluster randomised controlled trial Open
Summary This feasibility study for a future definitive randomized trial assesses the use and acceptability of a new clinical decision tool to identify risk of a vertebral fracture and those who should be referred for spinal radiography in …
View article: Reforming primary palliative care: a call to arms
Reforming primary palliative care: a call to arms Open
GPs and other professionals in primary care provide the majority of palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC) in the community. Policy and quality improvement guidance for such healthcare professionals must reflect an understanding of the co…
View article: PP70 Paramedic use of the gold standards framework proactive identification guidance in screening patients for end of life: a mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design
PP70 Paramedic use of the gold standards framework proactive identification guidance in screening patients for end of life: a mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design Open
Background The role of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in End of Life (EOL) is often overlooked. The Gold Standards Framework Proactive Identification Guidance (GSFPIG) is an evidence-based screening tool to identify patients nearing E…
View article: Using the recommended summary plan for emergency care and treatment (ReSPECT) in care homes: a qualitative interview study
Using the recommended summary plan for emergency care and treatment (ReSPECT) in care homes: a qualitative interview study Open
Background The Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) is an advance care planning process designed to facilitate discussion and documentation of preferences for care in a medical emergency. Advance care plannin…
View article: Which patients received a ReSPECT form, what was documented and what were the patient outcomes? A protocol for a retrospective observational study investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the implementation of the ReSPECT process
Which patients received a ReSPECT form, what was documented and what were the patient outcomes? A protocol for a retrospective observational study investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the implementation of the ReSPECT process Open
Introduction Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) is a UK advance care planning (ACP) initiative aiming to standardise the process of creating personalised recommendations for a person’s clinical care in a fu…
View article: Communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care: protocol for a systematic review with narrative synthesis
Communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care: protocol for a systematic review with narrative synthesis Open
Introduction People dying in Britain spend, on average, 3 weeks of their last year of life in hospital. Hospital discharge presents an opportunity for secondary care clinicians to communicate to general practitioners (GPs) which patients m…
View article: Systematic Review &amp; Meta-Analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) for the Detection of Prostate Cancer in Symptomatic Patients
Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) for the Detection of Prostate Cancer in Symptomatic Patients Open
Background Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a commonly used test to detect prostate cancer. Attention has mostly focused on the use of PSA in screening asymptomatic patients, but the diagnostic accuracy of PSA for prostate cancer in pati…
View article: Staff stakeholder views on the role of UK paramedics in advance care planning for patients in their last year of life
Staff stakeholder views on the role of UK paramedics in advance care planning for patients in their last year of life Open
Background Early advance care planningh as clear benefits for patients approaching the end of their life, yet many of those attended by UK paramedics do not have this planning in place.Aims To explore staff stakeholder views on the role of…
View article: Impact of electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS) on care at the end of life across multiple care sectors, in one clinical commissioning group area, in England: a realist evaluation protocol
Impact of electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS) on care at the end of life across multiple care sectors, in one clinical commissioning group area, in England: a realist evaluation protocol Open
Introduction Electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS) aim to support people approaching the end of life (EOL) to receive consistent care, according to their wishes, that is coordinated effectively across multiple care secto…
View article: Optimising Strategic Decision Making In Water Networks
Optimising Strategic Decision Making In Water Networks Open
This paper presents a pilot project which developed a novel methodology aimed at increasing efficiency of the strategic planning process for water supply networks.Planning and investment processes are generally manual and iterative exercis…
View article: P-56 Do electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS) increase the chances of a good death?
P-56 Do electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS) increase the chances of a good death? Open
Background People at the end of life frequently receive care from a variety of teams and organisations. Continuity of care is particularly important for patients at the end of life and a lack of information sharing is often cited as a barr…
View article: Now Gosport: what next?
Now Gosport: what next? Open
Last month saw the long-awaited publication of the independent inquiry into deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital between 1989 and 2000. The inquiry panel, led by The Right Reverend James Jones KBE, concluded that ‘the lives of over 450 …
View article: Factors associated with hospital deaths in the oldest old: a cross-sectional study
Factors associated with hospital deaths in the oldest old: a cross-sectional study Open
the likelihood of an older person dying in hospital is significantly associated with a number of socio-demographic factors, such as age and level of deprivation. Care home residence is significantly associated with a reduction in likelihoo…