NHS services for epilepsy from the patient's perspective: a survey of primary, secondary and tertiary care access throughout the UK. The aims of this study were to estimate the proportion of patients with epilepsy who made primary care and/or hospital outpatient medical consultations wit... N ...
The new pathway will cover patients being treated for the disease across primary, secondary, and tertiary care. Both the pathway and the apps featured are held in NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Digital Health Formulary – a single platform where staff can quickly find and recommend an app to ...
Considerable clinical and academic author experiences from primary, secondary and tertiary care as well as education and research in prosthodontics are employed. We consider management of networks involving patients, carers, healthcare professionals, industry and academics, in order to increase access to ...
Ed Geoff Meads Churchill Livingstone, £21.50, pp 254 ISBN 0 443 05570The past five years have seen the NHS undergo what almost amounts to a philosophical and structural revolution. The focus of the healthcare system has shifted from secondary and tertiary care, and the aim is for it to...
Yes as guardians of public sector commissioning; no as service providers P rimary care trusts (PCTs) are the local statutory organisations in the English NHS responsible for improving public health, providing primary health care, and commissioning secondary and tertiary care services for populations of...
A diagnosis of bronchiectasis should be suspected when a patient presents with a persistent or recurrent productive cough. Definitive diagnosis is made by thin-section CT scan of the chest. Assessment of bronchiectasis should be carried out in secondary/tertiary care, where a shared management plan ...
This study aimed to EQ-5D-5L utility score and EQ-visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) in primary care patients in Hong Kong (HK). Methods Secondary data analysis was performed on the data collected from a cross-sectional survey to investigate patient engagement in HK. Participants were recruited ...
The provision of medical care for public health is classified into primary, secondary, and tertiary care categories. Primary health-care medical services are extended by physicians, physician assistants, nurses, or other health professionals who have the first contact with a patient seeking medical tre...
As many patients with difficult-to-treat or severe asthma are not referred early for specialist review, we provide updated guidance for primary care on diagnosis, further investigation, optimization and treatment of severe asthma across secondary and tertiary care. While the GINA strategy has global ...
PCTs are the National Health Service organisations in England responsible for improving the health of their population, developing primary and community health services, and commissioning secondary care services. A descriptive comparative study using data from 58 PCTs; 29 in greatest financial surplus and...