Objective While previous studies have begun to explore newly graduated junior doctors’
preparedness for practice, findings are largely based on simplistic survey data or perceptions of …

Background The use of multiple medicines (polypharmacy) is increasingly common in older
people. Ensuring that patients receive the most appropriate combinations of medications (…

Background Medication adherence is vital to ensuring optimal patient outcomes, particularly
amongst multimorbid older people prescribed multiple medications. Interventions targeting …

This ‘A Qualitative Space’ article takes a critical look at Dorothy Smith’s approach to inquiry
known as institutional ethnography and its potentiality in contemporary health professions …

Background It is advocated that interventions to improve clinical practice should be developed
using a systematic approach and intervention development methods should be reported. …

This programme of research aimed to understand the extent to which current UK medical
graduates are prepared for practice. Commissioned by the General Medical Council, we …

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of a randomized-controlled trial (RCT) investigating
the effects of adding auricular acupuncture (AA) to exercise for participants with chronic low-…

In-depth interviewing has become a popular data collection method in qualitative research
in health professions education. Interviews can be unstructured, highly structured or semi-…

Purpose of the research To investigate the prevalence and nature of unmet needs among
colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and the relationship between needs and quality of life (QoL)…

Purpose To explore how the construct of critical consciousness has been conceptualized
within the medical education literature and identify the main elements of critical consciousness …