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Integrating Health And Social Care For People With Multiple Long-term Conditions (MLTC-M):Development Of A Digital Platform To Support Data-driven, Tailored Communication Among Care Providers.
There are 15 million people in England living with two or more long-term physical, mental or infectious diseases, known as Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC). Current care is mostly focused on medical treatment (e.g. blood pressure, cholesterol). T...
Prescribing teratogenic medicines in women of reproductive age
Background The number of people living with long-term conditions, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, is on the rise. This includes women of reproductive or childbearing age. Increasing numbers of women in this group are pres...
Fenugreek For Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review
Background The NHS spends over £8 billion per year on medicine to treat diabetes. However, less than half of people take their medicines as prescribed. There are over 431,000 people of South Asian descent with type 2 diabetes in the UK. They have hig...
Stakeholders’ views about the role of social prescribers in the structured medication review and deprescribing process in primary care: a qualitative study
In the UK, a third of all people aged 65 years and above regularly take five or more medications, known as polypharmacy. Polypharmacy can increase the risks of side effects and hospital admissions. One of national priorities for NHS England set by th...
Health Economic Model Development For GRoups For Engaging With Alexander Technique Lessons For Back Pain (HE-GREAT)
BackgroundPain from back, neck, hip or knee, and often at several sites, are the commonest causes of chronic pain. Treatments are limited. Improving self-management of chronic illness is a national priority. Lessons in Alexander Technique (AT) aim to...
Understanding Risk Stratification Of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) In Primary Care.
The kidneys are 2 small fist sized organs which sit in the back. Kidneys clean the blood. They take away extra water and waste and turn it into urine or ‘wee’. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long-term condition. In CKD, the kidneys do not work as ...