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December 2014; Volume 64,Issue 629

Editor’s Briefing

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    Future Perfect
    Roger Jones
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 603. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682549

Editorials

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    Antibiotic overuse: a key driver of antimicrobial resistance
    Laura J Shallcross and Dame Sally C Davies
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 604-605. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682561
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    Audit: time to review the cycle
    Simon Glew, Sangeetha Sornalingam and Timothy Crossman
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 606-607. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682573
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    Child health indicators: from theoretical frameworks to practical reality?
    Anthony Dowell and Nikki Turner
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 608-609. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682585
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    Virtually addicted: why general practice must now confront screen dependency
    Aric Sigman
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 610-611. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682597
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    What’s new in multiple sclerosis?
    Lilia G Dimitrov and Benjamin Turner
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 612-613. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682609

Letters

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    Editor’s choice
    Marcus Bicknell
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 614. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682621
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    The future NHS: time for another change?
    Michael Houghton
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 614. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682633
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    Delays in diagnosis of young females with symptomatic cervical cancer in England
    Pauline Williams
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 614. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682645
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    Vision loss as a presenting symptom of type 2 diabetes mellitus
    Jacintha Gong and Thomas GM Cormack
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 614-615. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682657
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    Non-contact infrared thermometers
    Gervase Vernon
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 615. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682669
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    Headaches in the absence of other signs do not require imaging by GPs
    Oliver Dominic Starr
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 615. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682681
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    Family and Friends Test
    Eric Saunderson
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 615-616. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682693
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    Young carers
    Sharmila Parks
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 616. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682705
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    Should we celebrate outstanding achievement in general practice training?
    Bridget Kiely, Swati Sheth, Shreya Dhar, Anjella Balendra and Anna McGlone
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 616-617. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682717
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    Research into practice: management of atrial fibrillation in general practice
    Andrew Potter
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 617. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682729
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    Junior doctors and waterpipe tobacco smoking
    Harriette May Packer and Mohammed Jawad
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 617-618. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682741
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    Corrections
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 618. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682753
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    Corrections
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 618. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682765
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    Corrections
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 618. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682777
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    Corrections
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 618. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682789

Research

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    Understanding quality improvement at scale in general practice: a qualitative evaluation of a COPD improvement programme
    Martin Marshall, James Mountford, Kirsten Gamet, Gulsen Gungor, Conor Burke, Robyn Hudson, Steve Morris, Nishma Patel, Phil Koczan, Rob Meaker, Cyril Chantler and Christopher Michael Roberts
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e745-e751. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682801
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    Primary care quality indicators for children: measuring quality in UK general practice
    Peter J Gill, Braden O’Neill, Peter Rose, David Mant and Anthony Harnden
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e752-e757. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682813
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    Relationship continuity: when and why do primary care patients think it is safer?
    Penny Rhodes, Caroline Sanders and Stephen Campbell
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e758-e764. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682825
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    Referral interventions from primary to specialist care: a systematic review of international evidence
    Lindsay Blank, Susan Baxter, Helen Buckley Woods, Elizabeth Goyder, Andrew Lee, Nick Payne and Melanie Rimmer
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e765-e774. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682837
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    Decision making and referral from primary care for possible lung and colorectal cancer: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences
    Jon Banks, Fiona M Walter, Nicola Hall, Katie Mills, William Hamilton and Katrina M Turner
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e775-e782. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682849
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    Digital rectal examination in primary care is important for early detection of prostate cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis study
    Anna Lucy Walsh, Shane W Considine, Arun Z Thomas, Thomas H Lynch and Rustom P Manecksha
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e783-e787. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682861
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    Risk of breast cancer in symptomatic women in primary care: a case–control study using electronic records
    Sarah Walker, Chris Hyde and William Hamilton
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e788-e793. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682873
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    Dying at home: a qualitative study of family carers’ views of support provided by GPs community staff
    David Seamark, Susan Blake, Sarah G Brearley, Christine Milligan, Carol Thomas, Mary Turner, Xu Wang and Sheila Payne
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e796-e803. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682885

Out of Hours

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    The NHS Five Year Forward View: transforming care
    Mahiben Maruthappu, Harpreet S Sood and Sir Bruce Keogh
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 635. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682897
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    GPs and the Ebola patient: working safely in primary care
    Simon N Stockley, Imran Rafi and Maureen Baker
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 636. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682909
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    Dangerous Ideas: resistant superbugs and the potential of the microbiome
    Mark Ashworth, Patrick White and David Armstrong
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 637. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682921
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    Substance misuse, dementia, worklessness, and seaside towns
    Ahmed Rashid
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 638. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682933
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    Philosophy of general practice: in the eye of the beholder
    Graham Watt
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 639. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682945
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    The 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival
    David Watson
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 640-641. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682957
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    An A–Z of medical philosophy: X is for Existentialism: Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Sartre
    David Misselbrook
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 642. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682969
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    The End is Extremely Nigh
    Euan Lawson
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 643. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682981
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    Are there any Advantages to Depression?
    Marta Buszewicz
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 643. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X683065
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    Gifts and gratitude
    Saul Miller
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 644. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682993

Debate & Analysis

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    Should we use outcomes data to help manage general practice?
    Richard Baker and John England
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e804-e806. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X683005
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    Can the outcome of primary care be measured by a Patient Reported Outcome Measure?
    Mairead Murphy, Chris Salisbury and Sandra Hollinghurst
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 647-648. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X683017
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    Advance care planning: an unsuitable subject for QOF?
    Benedict Hayhoe and Amanda Howe
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 649-650. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X683029

Clinical Intelligence

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    Optimising treatment of Bell’s Palsy in primary care: the need for early appropriate referral
    Graeme E Glass and Kallirroi Tzafetta
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): e807-e809. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X683041
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    Research into practice: understanding ethnic differences in healthcare usage and outcomes in general practice
    Sally Hull, Rohini Mathur, Kambiz Boomla, Tahseen A Chowdhury, Gavin Dreyer, William Alazawi and John Robson
    British Journal of General Practice 2014; 64 (629): 653-655. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X683053
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