Comorbidity is associated with worse health outcomes, more complex clinical management,
and increased health care costs. There is no agreement, however, on the meaning of the …

Objective: To determine whether nurse practitioners can provide care at first point of contact
equivalent to doctors in a primary care setting. Design: Systematic review of randomised …

Introduction Multimorbidity is a major concern in primary care. Nevertheless, evidence of
prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity, and their determinants, are scarce. The aim of this …

Background In developed countries, primary health care increasingly involves the care of
patients with multiple chronic conditions, referred to as multimorbidity. Aim To describe the …

Multimorbidity, commonly defined as the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions
in an individual, 1 is associated with decreased quality of life, functional decline, and …

PURPOSE Many patients consulting in primary care have multiple conditions (multimorbidity).
Aims of this review were to identify measures of multimorbidity and morbidity burden …

Background Primary care is the main source of health care in many health systems, including
the UK National Health Service (NHS), but few objective data exist for the volume and …

Background To reduce contagion of COVID-19, in March 2020 UK general practices implemented
predominantly remote consulting via telephone, video, or online consultation platforms…

Objective To compare the efficacy, safety, and cost effectiveness of direct acting oral
anticoagulants (DOACs) for patients with atrial fibrillation. Design Systematic review, network meta-…

OBJECTIVES: Ambulatory or primary care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are those conditions
for which hospital admission could be prevented by interventions in primary care. At present…