Pandemic threatens primary care for long term conditions

LS Levene, S Seidu, T Greenhalgh, K Khunti - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
During the height of the covid-19 pandemic, attention was diverted away from primary care’s
key roles in early detection of disease and management of long term conditions. However, …

Predicting declines in perceived relationship continuity using practice deprivation scores: a longitudinal study in primary care

LS Levene, R Baker, N Walker, C Williams… - British Journal of …, 2018 - bjgp.org
Background Increased relationship continuity in primary care is associated with better
health outcomes, greater patient satisfaction, and fewer hospital admissions. Greater …

COVID-19 cumulative mortality rates for frontline healthcare staff in England

LS Levene, B Coles, MJ Davies, W Hanif, F Zaccardi… - 2020 - figshare.le.ac.uk
We aimed to determine the mortality rates of the main groups of frontline healthcare providers
(HCPs) with COVID-19.Data on deaths of frontline HCPs in England with COVID-19 were …

Population characteristics, mechanisms of primary care and premature mortality in England: a cross-sectional study

R Baker, K Honeyford, LS Levene, AG Mainous… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Health systems with strong primary care tend to have better population outcomes,
but in many countries demand for care is growing. We sought to identify mechanisms of …

Socioeconomic deprivation scores as predictors of variations in NHS practice payments: a longitudinal study of English general practices 2013–2017

LS Levene, R Baker, J Bankart, N Walker… - British Journal of General …, 2019 - bjgp.org
Background A previous study found that variables related to population health needs were
poor predictors of cross-sectional variations in practice payments. Aim To investigate whether …

[HTML][HTML] Association of primary care characteristics with variations in mortality rates in England: an observational study

LS Levene, J Bankart, K Khunti, R Baker - PLoS One, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Wide variations in mortality rates persist between different areas in England,
despite an overall steady decline. To evaluate a conceptual model that might explain how …

Association of features of primary health care with coronary heart disease mortality

LS Levene, R Baker, MJG Bankart, K Khunti - JAMA, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
… Author Contributions: Dr Levene had full access to all of the data in the study and takes …
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Levene, Baker, Bankart, …

Population health needs as predictors of variations in NHS practice payments: a cross-sectional study of English general practices in 2013–2014 and 2014–2015

LS Levene, R Baker, A Wilson, N Walker… - British Journal of …, 2017 - bjgp.org
Background NHS general practice payments in England include pay for performance elements
and a weighted component designed to compensate for workload, but without measures …

How likely is it that a district health authority can close its large mental hospitals?

LS Levene, LJ Donaldson, S Brandon - The British Journal of …, 1985 - cambridge.org
A cross-sectional survey assessed all 1,087 patients who were in psychiatric beds provided
by a large district health authority. The elderly predominated in all length of stay categories, …

Predictors of hypertension detection in English general practices: a cross sectional study

LS Levene, BD Coles, CL Gillies… - Journal of Public …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Worldwide, high systolic blood pressure is the leading risk factor for deaths and
disability-adjusted life-years but has been historically under-detected. This study aimed to …