Richard D Neal

..Very few studies have reported cancer outcomes of patients referred through different routes, despite the prominence of current UK cancer urgent referral guidance...

..The UK South Asian population has poorer health outcomes. Little is known about their process of care in general practice, or in particular the process of communication with GPs...

..We aimed to determine the quality of excision and time to diagnosis relating to the excising surgeon and the place of excision...

..We undertook a postal questionnaire study of practice managers in all general practices in Wales...

..No differences in consent rates were found with respect to age, gender and self-reported understanding of English...

..Delays can occur at the level of patients, primary care, systems and secondary care. There is considerable potential for interventions to minimise delays and lead to earlier-stage diagnosis...

..Secondary aims are to compare psychological morbidity, and the previous appointments with GPs between subjects and a comparison group...

..Cancer follow-up places a significant burden on hospital outpatient clinics. There are increasing calls to develop alternative models of provision...

..The pain and disability of hip and knee osteoarthritis can be improved by exercise, but the best method of encouraging this is not known...

..This paper is a report of a systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led follow-up for patients with cancer...

..The Hip & Knee Book: Helping you cope with osteoarthritis was developed to change disadvantageous beliefs and encourage physical activity in people with hip or knee osteoarthritis...

..An instrument is needed in order to determine the effect of potential interventions to reduce delay and improve cancer morbidity and mortality...

..Since there is no evidence base concerning interventions that are effective in reducing missed appointments, these negative attitudes may not be beneficial to staff or their patients...

..Few robust studies have tested whether enhancing housing also improves health...

..To determine the consultations patterns in general practice, for people with cancer and other chronic illnesses, and to assess the levels of psychological morbidity...

..A booklet has been developed for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis. It focuses on changing disadvantageous beliefs and encouraging increased physical activity...

..The management of cancer patients has evolved greatly over the past decades, and patients are well placed to benefit from the experiences of primary care professionals in the delivery of chronic illness disease management strategies...

..Cancer follow-up has traditionally been undertaken in secondary care, but there are increasing calls to deliver it in primary care...

..These data provide a rational basis for determining the position of primary care on this contentious issue...

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..To compare patients' and nurses' perceptions regarding the initiation of appointments, and to assess patients' satisfaction with appointment provision...

..This has implications for patients, on hospital diagnostic systems, and for patients presenting through other pathways...

..Continuity of care is fundamental to general practice and type 2 diabetes is a common chronic disease with major health and social impacts. Nevertheless continuity, as experienced by patients with type 2 diabetes, remains a neglected area...

..ii) To describe the effectiveness of search strategies to identify all patients in primary care with a cancer diagnosis compared with a diagnosis identified by a Cancer Registry...

..Primary health care professionals in many countries are involved in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes, but their perspectives on continuity remain neglected in research...