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| H LesterSummaryAffiliation: University of Birmingham Country: UK Publications
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Service users' views of moving on from early intervention services for psychosis: a longitudinal qualitative study in primary careHelen Lester
School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Br J Gen Pract 62:e183-90. 2012..The role of primary care for young people with psychosis, and transitions between specialist mental health services and primary care, are underexplored areas, both clinically and in research terms...- A multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of cognitive therapy to prevent harmful compliance with command hallucinationsMax Birchwood
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK
BMC Psychiatry 11:155. 2011..A cognitive therapy grounded in the principles of the Social Rank Theory, is being evaluated in terms of its effectiveness in reducing harmful compliance with command hallucinations... 
Design of the BiRmingham Early Detection In untREated psyChosis Trial (REDIRECT): cluster randomised controlled trial of general practitioner education in detection of first episode psychosis [ISRCTN87898421]Lynda Tait
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, The University of Birmingham, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 5:19. 2005....
Major policy changes for primary care: potential lessons for the US New Model of family medicine from the quality and outcomes framework in the United KingdomHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care, University of Birmingham, UK
Fam Med 39:96-102. 2007....- Patients' and health professionals' views on primary care for people with serious mental illness: focus group studyHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT
BMJ 330:1122. 2005..To explore the experience of providing and receiving primary care from the perspectives of primary care health professionals and patients with serious mental illness respectively... - Integrated primary mental health care: threat or opportunity in the new NHS?Helen Lester
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Br J Gen Pract 54:285-91. 2004.... - Managing crisis: the role of primary care for people with serious mental illnessHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England
Fam Med 36:28-34. 2004..This study explored the process of managing acute mental health crises from the dual perspective of patients and primary care health professionals... - A cluster randomised controlled trial of patient-held medical records for people with schizophrenia receiving shared careHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
Br J Gen Pract 53:197-203. 2003..There has been no previous rigorous assessment of the utility of patient-held records for people with schizophrenia from a primary care perspective and their value for this population is unclear... - 'Listen to my madness': understanding the experiences of people with serious mental illnessHelen Lester
Department of Primasry Care and General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham, UK
Sociol Health Illn 27:649-69. 2005..We suggest that using a framework of the social model of disability provides a useful way of understanding and making sense of the experience of users with serious mental illness... - Satisfaction with primary care: the perspectives of people with schizophreniaHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Fam Pract 20:508-13. 2003..Schizophrenia affects up to 1% of the population in the UK. People with schizophrenia use the National Health Service frequently and over a long period of time. However, their views on satisfaction with primary care are rarely sought... - Cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of primary care mental health workersHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Br J Gen Pract 57:196-203. 2007..Mental health issues are a core part of the work of primary care and are the second most common reason for consultations. There is some evidence that the quality of primary care mental health provision is variable... - Patient involvement in primary care mental health: a focus group studyHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Br J Gen Pract 56:415-22. 2006..Patient involvement in health care is a strong political driver in the NHS. However in spite of policy prominence, there has been only limited previous work exploring patient involvement for people with serious mental illness... - Care or control in the community?Helen Lester
Br J Gen Pract 52:953. 2002 - Current issues in providing primary medical care to people with serious mental illnessHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
Int J Psychiatry Med 36:1-12. 2006.... - The development and implementation of an educational intervention on first episode psychosis for primary careHelen Lester
Department of Primary Care, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Med Educ 39:1006-14. 2005..This paper describes the development and implementation of an educational intervention to help general practitioners (GPs) recognise young people with first episode psychosis... - What do stroke patients and their carers want from community services?R Hare
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham, Primary Care, Clinical Sciences Building, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Fam Pract 23:131-6. 2006..Previous research has focused on the longer term needs of 'new' stroke patients at fixed time intervals after the event, but neglected those of stroke patients who may have had the event many years earlier... - Community-based clinical education at the University of Birmingham Medical SchoolJ Parle
Department of General Practice, University of Birmingham Medical School, United Kingdom
Acad Med 74:248-53. 1999.... - Cases for change in mental health: partnership working in mental health servicesJon Glasby
Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Park House, 40 Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2RT, UK
J Interprof Care 18:7-16. 2004.... - Implementing the role of the primary care mental health worker: a qualitative studyElizabeth England
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Medical School, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Br J Gen Pract 57:204-11. 2007..Primary care mental health workers are a new role recently introduced into primary care in England to help manage patients with common mental health problems... 
Collaborating to provide early-intervention services to persons in England with first-episode psychosisElizabeth England
Department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Psychiatr Serv 60:1484-8. 2009..One important challenge in implementing early-intervention policy is to develop workable, integrated partnership across a number of diverse organizational boundaries, particularly with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)...- Effect of the quality and outcomes framework on diabetes care in the United Kingdom: retrospective cohort studyMelanie Calvert
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
BMJ 338:b1870. 2009.... - How can we develop a cost-effective quality cervical screening programme?Sue Wilson
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Public and Occupational Health, University of Birmingham
Br J Gen Pract 52:485-90. 2002..Any debate must also fully engage women of all ages as the key stakeholders in the decision-making process... - Physical health care of patients with schizophrenia in primary care: a comparative studyLesley Roberts
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Fam Pract 24:34-40. 2007..Excess morbidity and mortality associated with schizophrenia is well established. Despite this, no previous multi-centre study has investigated whether patients with schizophrenia receive equitable physical healthcare within primary care... - Medical error: a discussion of the medical construction of error and suggestions for reforms of medical education to decrease errorH Lester
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Med Educ 35:855-61. 2001.... - Stresses and coping strategies of mothers living with a child with cystic fibrosis: implications for nursing professionalsRebecca Hodgkinson
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
J Adv Nurs 39:377-83. 2002..It also suggests strategies to strengthen nurse-patient relationship... - The attitudes of medical students towards homeless people: does medical school make a difference?Neil Masson
Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
Med Educ 37:869-72. 2003..Evidence suggests that the attitudes of doctors can create significant barriers to health care for homeless people... - Perceived stress during undergraduate medical training: a qualitative studyChristina Radcliffe
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Med Educ 37:32-8. 2003..Aspects of professional socialisation may also need to be addressed to reduce the levels of stress associated with undergraduate training for future generations of medical students... - The experience of pay for performance in English family practice: a qualitative studyStephen M Campbell
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Ann Fam Med 6:228-34. 2008.... - Barriers and facilitators to partnership working between Early Intervention Services and the voluntary and community sectorHelen Lester
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Health Soc Care Community 16:493-500. 2008.... - Future of quality measurementHelen Lester
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, Manchester M13 9PL
BMJ 335:1130-1. 2007 - Improving the quality of care with performance indicatorsAzeem Majeed
Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London W6 8RP
BMJ 335:916-8. 2007 - Developments in the provision of primary health care for homeless peopleHelen Lester
Br J Gen Pract 52:91-2. 2002 - Designing and evaluating complex interventions to improve health careNeil C Campbell
Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, Aberdeen AB25 2AY
BMJ 334:455-9. 2007 - Delivering medical care for patients with serious mental illness or promoting a collaborative model of recovery?Helen Lester
Br J Psychiatry 188:401-2. 2006..A collaborative approach is central to the development of high-quality recovery-oriented mental healthcare... - Early intervention for first episode psychosisDavid Shiers
BMJ 328:1451-2. 2004 - On being a proper doctorHelen Lester
Br J Gen Pract 58:378. 2008 - The quality and outcomes framework of the GMS contract: a quiet evolution for 2006Helen Lester
Br J Gen Pract 56:244-6. 2006 - Representation of South Asian people in randomised trials: ethnic origin need not be a barrier to participationHannah Cooper
BMJ 327:394-5. 2003