Evaluating the UK's first national prescribing assessment for GPs in training using an online survey.

Background: GP trainees may not have experienced a systematic and comprehensive education in safe prescribing. Therefore, a self-assessment prescribing review was developed.

Aim: To determine whether the assessment was feasible, had face validity, and did not disadvantage particular groups of participants.

The frequency and nature of prescribing problems by GPs-in-training (REVISiT): a retrospective review.

Background: Prescribing errors can cause significant morbidity and occur in about 5% of prescriptions in English general practices.

Aim: To describe the frequency and nature of prescribing problems in a cohort of GPs-in-training to determine whether they need additional prescribing support.

Design & Setting: A primary care pharmacist undertook a retrospective review of prescriptions issued between 9 October 2014 and 11 March 2015 by 10 GPs in their final year of training from 10 practices in England.

Does the geriatric depression scale have utility for measuring depression severity?

The prevalence of major depression ranges from 1% to 16% among elderly living in private households or in institutions, and in similar settings "patients" with clinically relevant depressive symptoms vary between 7.2% and 49% (Djernes, 2006). Community studies looking at point prevalence of depression in older people suggest rates between 10% and 20% depending on cultural situations (Rodda et al.

Multicentre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme and home-based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 years and over in primary care.

Background: Regular physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of falls and hip fractures, and mortality from all causes. However, PA levels are low in the older population and previous intervention studies have demonstrated only modest, short-term improvements.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of two exercise promotion programmes on PA in people aged ≥ 65 years.