TY - JOUR T1 - Yonder: Welfare advice, pelvic floor training, telephone consultations, and the surprise question JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 412 LP - 412 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X692393 VL - 67 IS - 662 AU - Ahmed Rashid Y1 - 2017/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/67/662/412.abstract N2 - Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literatureAlthough dealing with apparently ‘non-health’ social problems is part of what makes general practice a truly holistic and effective discipline, it is increasingly challenging in times of austerity. One approach to tackle the wider determinants of patient health in the UK has been to co-locate welfare advice services in GP surgeries. Such an approach was trialled in a London borough in 2016 and evaluated by a research team from UCL, who interviewed both GP and welfare advice staff in participating centres.1 They found that individual responses and actions influencing service awareness were key facilitators to each of the practice outcomes, including regular reminders and … ER -