Non-medical prescribing for paramedics in primary care

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 140-143
Author(s):  
Matt Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Medicines Management ◽  
Primary Care Settings

As paramedic roles continue to grow and diversity, the number of paramedics working in primary care is on the rise. Knowledge of non-medical prescribing specifically for paramedics in these settings is necessary, as are new frameworks for medicines management beyond the ambulance services and for general practice in particuar. This instalment in the Prescribing Paramedic series discusses prescribing in primary care settings including some of the more practical aspects of relevance to paramedics.

scholarly journals Mental Illness in Primary Care Settings

1985 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Social Security ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Primary Care Settings

A Conference on the above topic took place at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, on 17 and 18 July 1984. The Conference was sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Security and was organized by the General Practice Research Unit. Over 100 invited clinicians, research workers and policy-makers took part. The majority of the participants were either psychiatrists or general practitioners, but representatives of all relevant disciplines attended.

scholarly journals What Resources Do NHS Commissioning Organisations Use to Support Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care in England?

Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalie Allison ◽  
Donna M. Lecky ◽  
Elizabeth Beech ◽  
Diane Ashiru-Oredope ◽  
Céire Costelloe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Antimicrobial Stewardship ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Health Economy ◽  
Medicines Management ◽  
Out Of Hours ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
General Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practitioners

Professional education and public engagement are fundamental components of any antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategy. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Public Health England (PHE), Health Education England (HEE) and other professional organisations, develop and publish resources to support AMS activity in primary care settings. The aim of this study was to explore the adoption and use of education/training and supporting AMS resources within NHS primary care in England. Questionnaires were sent to the medicines management teams of all 209 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England, in 2017. Primary care practitioners in 168/175 (96%) CCGs received AMS education in the last two years. Respondents in 184/186 (99%) CCGs reported actively promoting the TARGET Toolkit to their primary care practitioners; although 137/176 (78%) did not know what percentage of primary care practitioners used the TARGET toolkit. All respondents were aware of Antibiotic Guardian and 132/167 (79%) reported promoting the campaign. Promotion of AMS resources to general practices is currently excellent, but as evaluation of uptake or effect is poor, this should be encouraged by resource providers and through quality improvement programmes. Trainers should be encouraged to promote and highlight the importance of action planning within their AMS training. AMS resources, such as leaflets and education, should be promoted across the whole health economy, including Out of Hours and care homes. Primary care practitioners should continue to be encouraged to display a signed Antibiotic Guardian poster as well as general AMS posters and videos in practice, as patients find them useful and noticeable.

Next steps for student supervision and assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 496-500
Author(s):  
Shaun Heath
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Student Placement ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
Student Supervision

Student nurses are the future of the profession. Shaun Heath explains how changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's education standards will effect those currently acting as mentors and how all practice nurses can get involved and contribute to student placement experiences This article explores the Nursing and Midwifery Council's 2018 education standards and how these will affect the role of general practice nurses in primary care settings. The differing roles found in the standards will be discussed, alongside how primary care and the emerging Primary Care Networks can support learners in general practice through communities of practice.

scholarly journals Forthcoming Events

1984 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-60
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
Research And Policy

The Department of Health and Social Security is sponsoring a conference on ‘Mental Illness in Primary Care Settings’ which will be held at the Institute of Psychiatry on 17 and 18 July 1984. The conference is being organized by the General Practice Research Unit. Topics will include classification, screening, treatment effectiveness, patterns of collaboration, international developments and future trends for research and policy. Although attendance will be by invitation only, limited places may be available. Those interested should contact Dr D. G. Wilkinson, General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ, from whom further information is available.

A Web-based intervention used in general practice for people with excessive alcohol consumption

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 39-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Linke ◽  
R Harrison ◽  
P Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Additional Tool ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
Excessive Alcohol

Down Your Drink is a Web-based brief intervention for hazardous drinkers. We conducted a pilot study of its usefulness in general practice. Visitors to the Website were invited to complete the Fast Alcohol Screening Test and positive responders were offered a six-week interactive Web-based programme. There were 1 319 registrations in the six-month study period. In all, 815 (62%) registrants completed week one, and 79 (6%) stayed with the programme until the end. Usage of the Website was distributed through the day, with the highest levels between 10:00 and 14:00. Two focus groups with general practitioners were conducted to explore the potential for using the site in primary-care settings. Website interventions for excessive drinkers therefore appear to be feasible and may prove a useful additional tool for intervention in general practice.

scholarly journals General practice nurse–led screening for anxiety in later life in Australian primary care settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Hills ◽  
Sharon Hills ◽  
Tracy Robinson ◽  
Holly Northam ◽  
Catherine Hungerford
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Practice Nurse ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Primary Care Settings

Challenges of providing HIV care in general practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy E. Newman ◽  
John B. F. de Wit ◽  
Levinia Crooks ◽  
Robert H. Reynolds ◽  
Peter G. Canavan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Strategic Responses ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
Cost Factors

As the management of HIV changes and demand for HIV health services in primary care settings increases, new approaches to engaging the general practice workforce with HIV medicine are required. This paper reports on qualitative research conducted with 47 clinicians who provide HIV care in general practice settings around Australia, including accredited HIV s100 prescribers as well as other GPs and general practice nurses. Balanced numbers of men and women took part; less than one-quarter were based outside of urban metropolitan settings. The most significant workforce challenges that participants said they faced in providing HIV care in general practice were keeping up with knowledge, navigating low caseload and regional issues, balancing quality care with cost factors, and addressing the persistent social stigma associated with HIV. Strategic responses developed by participants to address these challenges included thinking more creatively about business and caseload planning, pursuing opportunities to share care with specialist clinicians, and challenging prejudiced attitudes amongst patients and colleagues. Understanding and supporting the needs of the general practice workforce in both high and low HIV caseload settings will be essential in ensuring Australia has the capacity to respond to emerging priorities in HIV prevention and care.

Long COVID – what should general practice nurses be doing?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
pp. 15-17
Author(s):  
Beverley Bostock
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Primary Care Settings

Beverley Bostock looks at managing this new condition in primary care settings

scholarly journals A comparison of morbidity and services provided in three primary care settings

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Bolton ◽  
Michael Mira
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Substitute Care ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
Ambulatory Patients ◽  
Primary Care Patients

Objective:To describe and compare the pattern of morbidity in a general practice casualty with primary care patients inemergency departments (EDs).Setting and subjects:Patients presenting to a general practice casualty and primary care patients in two EDs in Sydney, NSW.Results:The pattern of morbidity in the general practice casualty was similar to that among ambulatory patients in EDs.Conclusion:Opportunities may exist to substitute care between casualty services provided by GPs and those provided in EDs.

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