TY - JOUR T1 - Yonder: Virtual wards, gout, scalp cooling, and mosques JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 382 LP - 382 DO - 10.3399/bjgp18X698165 VL - 68 IS - 673 AU - Ahmed Rashid Y1 - 2018/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/68/673/382.abstract N2 - Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literatureThe NHS seems to be obsessed with admissions avoidance interventions at the moment. This is perhaps unsurprising when you consider the ‘black alert’ winter crises we’ve been facing in recent years, and the fact that politicians seem to finally be recognising the importance of integrating health and social care in a meaningful way. Virtual wards are one of the more popular interventions of this type. They aim to provide multidisciplinary case management services using hospital systems and staffing to support people who have been identified as being at high risk for future emergency hospitalisation. In the North West of England, this system has been adapted to include a team of pharmacists … ER -