Trends in the diagnosis and management of hypertension: repeated primary care survey in South West England.

Background: Previous surveys identified a shift to nurse-led care in hypertension in 2010. In 2011 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended ambulatory (ABPM) or home (HBPM) blood pressure (BP) monitoring for diagnosis of hypertension.

Aim: To survey the organisation of hypertension care in 2016 to identify changes, and to assess uptake of NICE diagnostic guidelines.

Postnatal care: development of a psychometric multidimensional satisfaction questionnaire (the WOMBPNSQ) to assess women's views.

Background: Postnatal care is the neglected area of pregnancy care, despite repeated calls to improve it. Changes would require assessment, which should include women's views. No suitable satisfaction questionnaire exists to enable this.

Which early 'red flag' symptoms identify children with meningococcal disease in primary care?

Background: Symptoms are part of the initial evaluation of children with acute illness, and are often used to help identify those who may have serious infections. Meningococcal disease is a rapidly progressive infection that needs to be recognised early among children presenting to primary care.

Aim: To determine the diagnostic value of presenting symptoms in primary care for meningococcal disease.

Nurse led interventions to improve control of blood pressure in people with hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To review trials of nurse led interventions for hypertension in primary care to clarify the evidence base, establish whether nurse prescribing is an important intervention, and identify areas requiring further study.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data Sources: Ovid Medline, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, British Nursing Index, Cinahl, Embase, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and the NHS Economic Evaluation Database.

Incidence of pregnancy after expectant, medical, or surgical management of spontaneous first trimester miscarriage: long term follow-up of miscarriage treatment (MIST) randomised controlled trial.

Objectives: To compare fertility rates after the three methods of managing early miscarriage in women recruited to the MIST (miscarriage treatment) randomised controlled trial.

Setting: Early pregnancy clinics of acute hospitals in the south west region of England.

Participants: 1199 women who had had an early miscarriage (<13 weeks) confirmed by scan.

Women's experiences of three early miscarriage management options: a qualitative study.

Background: Miscarriage affects around one in six pregnancies. Much research has taken place identifying the consequences of this for parents but is mainly quantitative. Of the limited qualitative studies, none have explored women's experiences of the methods of miscarriage management received.

UK childbirth delivery options in 2001-2002: alternatives to consultant unit booking and delivery.

Background: Government policy advocates maternal choice in pregnancy care. Two key issues are place of birth and type of lead professional. Anecdotal evidence suggests there is variation in both these issues across the UK, but there has been no recent national assessment of whether maternal options are in line with government policy.

The role of primary care in infertility management.

Women frequently present to their general practitioner (GP) stating they have been trying for some time to get pregnant and failed. All GPs must be able to deal with the range of initial presentations in terms of history taking, examination and routine investigation. Treatment may be initiated in primary care, although at present most GPs are likely to refer to secondary care.