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Experiences of advanced clinical practitioners in training and their supervisors in primary care using a hub and spoke model

Following a consultation period and review of primary care services, one local commissioning group requested a fresh approach to ACP training to meet the needs of a primary care service, and one which...

SAFER PRACTICES: reducing the risk of diagnostic errors

S = Serious. Have I excluded the serious, must-not-miss, causes for this symptom?.

What is a primary care advanced practice role in Cornwall?

The aim of this study was to identify what an advanced practice role currently means in primary care in Cornwall. It looks at experience, scope of practice, educational level of clinicians, and...

Understanding the NICE guidance on endometriosis

Endometriosis is an oestrogen-dependent chronic condition where endometrial tissue forms lesions outside the uterus (Figure 1), which induce a chronic, inflammatory reaction (Dunselman et al, 2014).

Caring for people with asthma in primary care

According to Asthma UK (2019a), there are 4.3 million adults and 1.1 million children currently receiving treatment for asthma. Asthma is the most common lung disease in the UK (British Lung...

Is the primary care network the answer to increase student nurse capacity in general practice?

Dewey (1897) strongly advocates the idea that learning occurs when individuals are immersed in participation (‘situated learning’) and this is at the heart of Lave and Wenger's (1991) work and...

The role of primary care in preventing male suicide

The ONS (2019) report states that there were 6507 suicides in the UK and 352 in Ireland in 2018, and that the UK male suicide rate of 17.2 deaths per 100 000 represents a significant increase from the...

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