Publications by authors named "Benedict Wj Hayhoe"
Introduction: Polypharmacy is common among individuals with multimorbidity, often leading to inappropriate medication use and is associated with an increased risk of frailty, hospitalisation and mortality. Structured medication reviews (SMRs) have emerged as a promising method for optimising medication use. However, research examining their efficacy is limited.
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- - The study investigated how staff from Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in England supported antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that AMS initiatives were deprioritized to focus on pandemic-related health care efforts.
- - Interviews with 14 professionals revealed challenges in maintaining AMS practices due to social distancing, but also identified opportunities for leveraging technology and shifting public perceptions regarding viruses and self-care.
- - The authors concluded that AMS must be reinstated as a priority in general practice moving forward, recommending strategies that blend new ideas with familiar ones to enhance prescriber engagement and adapt to evolving patient attitudes.
Background: Primary Care Networks (PCNs) were established in England in 2019 and will play a key role in providing care at a neighbourhood level within integrated care systems (ICSs).
Aim: To identify PCN 'catchment' areas and compare the overlap between registered and resident populations of PCNs.
Design & Setting: Observational study using publicly available data on the number of people within each Lower layer Super Output Area (LSOA) registered to each general practice in England in April 2021.
Background: Frequent paediatric attendances make up a large proportion of a GP's workload. Currently, there is no systematic review on frequent paediatric attendances in primary care.
Aim: To identify the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of children who attend primary care frequently.
Background: Clinical commissioning involves ethically challenging decisions about health resource allocation. However, commissioners come from a range of professional backgrounds with varying levels of training and expertise in ethical decision-making. Hence, they may lack the relevant training and resources to feel fully prepared for this increasingly demanding role.
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