Implementation of decarbonisation actions in general practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Objectives: To summarise and synthesise existing literature on the implementation of decarbonisation actions in general practice, to outline the actions being implemented, factors influencing decarbonisation, identify evidence gaps and questions for future research.

Design: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science and ProQuest (grey literature) were searched for literature published up to 29 March 2024.

Implementation of decarbonisation actions in general practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis protocol.

Introduction: There is growing recognition of the importance of primary care in addressing climate change. The World Organisation of Family Doctors has urged general practitioners worldwide to commit to tackling climate change and to serve as agents of systemic and individual change. Though an increasing number of resources have become available to support the decarbonisation of primary care, there remains a lack of evidence about how primary care teams are using them, their reach across practices, their level of adoption and maintenance, their cost impact and their effect on carbon emissions.

Patient experiences of remote consulting with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia: a qualitative study.

Background: Remote and digital consulting in primary care has rapidly expanded since March 2020. It is important to understand patient experiences, particularly for those living with complex long-term conditions, to identify how care can best be delivered, including within the remote space.

Aim: To explore the experiences of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) and fibromyalgia when consulting remotely in primary care.

Investigating Patient Use and Experience of Online Appointment Booking in Primary Care: Mixed Methods Study.

Background: Online appointment booking is a commonly used tool in several industries. There is limited evidence about the benefits and challenges of using online appointment booking in health care settings. Potential benefits include convenience and the ability to track appointments, although some groups of patients may find it harder to engage with online appointment booking.

GP's role in supporting women with anal incontinence after childbirth injury: a qualitative study.

Background: Obstetric anal sphincter injury is the most common cause of anal incontinence for women, which often has profound impacts on women's lives. GPs offer a first line of contact for many women, but we know that very few women experiencing anal incontinence postnatally report discussing it with their GPs.

Aim: To identify key ways in which GPs can support women with anal incontinence caused by childbirth injuries.

Access systems in general practice: a systematic scoping review.

Background: Access to GP appointments is increasingly challenging in many high-income countries, with an overstretched workforce and rising demand. Various access systems have been developed and evaluated internationally.

Aim: To systematically consolidate the current international evidence base related to different types of GP access systems.

Women's experiences of anal incontinence following vaginal birth: A qualitative study of missed opportunities in routine care contacts.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore experiences of women with anal incontinence following a childbirth injury, and to identify areas of missed opportunities within care they received.

Design: This is a qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews.

Setting: Participants were recruited via five hospitals in the UK, and via social media adverts and communication from charity organisations.

The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on hospices: A systematic integrated review and synthesis of recommendations for policy and practice.

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the development of numerous recommendations for practice and policy for specialist palliative care provided by hospices in United Kingdom (UK), as hospices were significantly affected by the pandemic and protections put in place.The aim of this review is to identify and synthesise recommendations or implications for policy and practice that have been generated for adult hospice specialist palliative care during the first 24 months of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: AMED, BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, EMCARE, HMIC, Medline, PsycINFO, PubMed databases were searched for peer-reviewed papers, as well as hand searchers for grey literature.

What do we know about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on hospices? A collaborative multi-stakeholder knowledge synthesis.

Background: Prior to undertaking a study looking at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic upon lived experiences of hospice services in the West Midlands, we sought to identify the range of issues that hospice service users and providers faced between March 2020 and July 2021, and to provide a report that can be accessed and understood by all interested stakeholders.

Methods: We undertook a collaborative multi-stakeholder approach for scoping the range of potential issues and synthesising knowledge. This involved a review of available literature; a focus group with hospice stakeholders; and a collaborative knowledge exchange panel.

Email Consultations Between Patients and Doctors in Primary Care: Content Analysis.

Background: Increasingly, consultations in health care settings are conducted remotely using a range of communication technologies. Email allows for 2-way text-based communication, occurring asynchronously. Studies have explored the content and nature of email consultations to understand the use, structure, and function of email consultations.

Awareness and use of online appointment booking in general practice: analysis of GP Patient Survey data.

Background: General practices are required to provide online booking to patients in line with policy to digitise access. However, uptake of online booking by patients is currently low and there is little evidence about awareness and use by different patient groups.

Aim: To examine variability in awareness and use of online appointment booking in general practice.

Patient use of an online triage platform: a mixed-methods retrospective exploration in UK primary care.

Background: Recent years have seen the introduction of online triage allowing patients to describe their problem via an online form. Subsequently, a GP telephones the patient, conducting a telephone consultation or arranging a face-to-face consultation.

Aim: This study aimed to explore patterns-of-use and patients' experiences of using an online triage system.

Patient and public involvement mobile workshops - convenient involvement for the un-usual suspects.

Plain English Summary: When planning a research project into patients' experiences of online booking of GP appointments, we tried out a new way to get feedback from the public on our research ideas and design. As the research topic is about GP services used by the general public, we wanted to get feedback from people with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. However, relying on individuals to firstly want to volunteer and then to take time to travel to and attend such an event, means that involvement may only be attractive to certain people.

Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions.

Background: Personalised care planning is a collaborative process used in chronic condition management in which patients and clinicians identify and discuss problems caused by or related to the patient's condition, and develop a plan for tackling these. In essence it is a conversation, or series of conversations, in which they jointly agree goals and actions for managing the patient's condition.

Objectives: To assess the effects of personalised care planning for adults with long-term health conditions compared to usual care (i.