Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of the role of advanced nurse practitioners compared to
physicians-led/usual care (care managed by medical doctors or non-advanced nurse …

Background Current and expected problems such as ageing, increased prevalence of
chronic conditions and multi‐morbidity, increased emphasis on healthy lifestyle and …

Nearly two years on from the beginning of the pandemic in the UK and things are gradually
beginning to return to normal. While the effects will be widespread across lives and …

The latest edition builds on the success of previous volumes with the addition of several new
services and some changes requested by readers. Funded by the Department of Health and …

Objective To describe policy interventions that have the objective to reduce ED use and to
estimate their effectiveness. Methods Narrative review by searching three electronic …

Background: There is much enthusiasm from clinicians, industry and government to utilise
digital technologies and introduce alternatives to face-to-face consultations. Objective (s): To …

Background Health services in many countries are promoting digital-first models of access to
general practice based on offering online, video, or telephone consultations before a face-to …

Objective To evaluate a “telephone first” approach, in which all patients wanting to see a
general practitioner (GP) are asked to speak to a GP on the phone before being given an …

Background: There is an emerging interest in the inadvertent harm caused to patients by the
provision of primary health-care services. To date (up to 2015), there has been limited …

Background Since 1879, the year of the first documented medical telephone consultation,
the ability to consult by telephone has become an integral part of modern patient‐centred …