To determine whether patients read and remembered health promotion messages
displayed in waiting rooms, 600 patients in a UK general practice were given a self-complete …

Background Quinine is a common treatment for nocturnal leg cramps but has potential side
effects. An uncontrolled study suggested that calf-stretching exercises could prevent …

Background. Nursing homes have an important role in the care of frail older people, but
concerns have been raised about the quality of care. High standards of care appear to be …

Background Irrigating ears to remove wax is a time-consuming procedure in UK primary care.
In many other countries bulb syringes are used for self-clearance of earwax but evidence …

Methods We developed a short, self-administered, mostly forced-choice, questionnaire and
piloted it on a small group of GPs and PNs. Based on data from the previous survey, 3 to …

PURPOSE Bulb syringes can be used for the self-clearance of earwax and, in the short term,
appear effective. We compared the long-term effectiveness of self-irrigation using a bulb …

1. Conway S, Hart A, Clark A, Harvey I. Does eating yogurt prevent antibiotic-associated
diarrhoea? A placebo controlled randomised controlled trial in general practice. Br J Gen Pract …

UK policy explicitly values children’s health, safety, achievement, contribution and economic
wellbeing and emphasizes the need to ensure that ‘every child matters’ when services are …

… Dorothy Wicke Dorothy Wicke … Dorothy Wicke outlines how her practice is comparing
effectiveness of two methods …

1. Conway S, Hart A, Clark A, Harvey I. Does eating yogurt prevent antibiotic-associated
diarrhoea? A placebo controlled randomised controlled trial in general practice. Br J Gen Pract …