PROBLEM A need to improve service to patients by reducing the time wasted by reception staff so that the 48 hour target for processing repeat prescription requests for patient collection could be achieved. DESIGN An interprofessional team was established within the practice to tackle the area of repeat prescribing which had been identified as a priority by practice reception staff. The team m...

We are, therefore, left to pity the poor panel patient who is being passed over the counter like the dumb, unresisting pound of tea. But if Dr. Cox is right in saying that what takes place is just what happens in private practice, how is the evil going to be remedied by getting rid of the panels ? A panel is merely a list of the patients for whom a doctor has accepted responsibility, and if he ...

BACKGROUND Point prevalence studies in care homes show a high use of antibiotics, especially to treat urinary tract infections (UTI). There is a lack of large studies presenting annual antibiotic prescription data in care homes compared to those not in care homes. This study aimed to describe the pattern of antibiotic prescribing in those 75 years and over, with a focus on UTI. METHODS In thi...

The aim of this project was the development of evidence- and consensus-based clinical practice guidelines for lower-limb prosthesis prescription for achieving transparency and consensus among clinicians, manufacturers, and insurance companies. This article describes a modified Delphi Technique, which is based on different methods of collecting evidence, and its role in the development of nation...