Evaluation of an independent, radiographer-led community diagnostic ultrasound service provided to general practitioners

Diagnostic ultrasound: a primary care-led service?

BACKGROUND A training programme has been proposed for general practitioners (GPs) to perform ultrasound in primary care. This has generated considerable concern among radiologists as to the adequacy and appropriateness of such training. AIM To assess the current provision of ultrasound services to primary care in the former Northern health region of England, the level of interest among GPs in...

Understanding public trust in services provided by community pharmacists relative to those provided by general practitioners: a qualitative study

OBJECTIVES To apply sociological theories to understand public trust in extended services provided by community pharmacists relative to those provided by general practitioners (GPs). DESIGN Qualitative study involving focus groups with members of the public. SETTING The West of Scotland. PARTICIPANTS 26 purposively sampled members of the public were involved in one of five focus groups. T...

Community general practitioners.

Commemorating a giant figure whose memory is still fresh to many is a heavy responsibility. Pat Byrne was a plebeian and rejoiced in the plebs' victory represented by the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948. In 30 years of practice in Milnethorpe, a market town and former seaport of Westmoreland, Pat developed the ideal of personal, continuing primary care of the highest clinica...

Evaluation of referral system to endodontists among a group of general dental practitioners

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The primary providers of health services are general dental practitioners (GDPs), who must routinely do the diagnosis and treatment planning except in complicated cases. The present study evaluation of a referral system to endodontists among a group of GDPs in Iran. METHODS: This descriptive study was performed on 620 Iranian general dentists. A questionnaire with an accepte...

FINAL An Independent Evaluation of the Nova Scotia Community Based Options Community Residential Service System