OBJECTIVE To develop a preliminary taxonomy of primary care medical errors. DESIGN Qualitative analysis to identify categories of error reported during a randomized controlled trial of computer and paper reporting methods. SETTING The National Network for Family Practice and Primary Care Research. PARTICIPANTS Family physicians. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Medical error category, context, and...

BACKGROUND More than a fifth of Australian children arrive at school developmentally vulnerable. To counteract this, the Healthy Kids Check (HKC), a one-off health assessment aimed at preschool children, was introduced in 2008 into Australian general practice. Delivery of services has, however, remained low. The Theoretical Domains Framework, which provides a method to understand behaviours the...

OBJECTIVE To determine if postcard and telephone reminders increased the rate of influenza immunization of Medicare beneficiaries. DESIGN Before and after trial (postcard reminders) with systematically allocated control group (telephone reminder intervention). SETTING A semirural family practice residency program. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS All 475 noninstitutionalized persons older ...

BACKGROUND In recent years there have been difficulties with recruitment in the United Kingdom (UK) to principalships in general practice. AIM To compare recruitment trends in cohorts defined by year of qualification and to report attitudes of young doctors about the attractiveness of a career in general practice. DESIGN OF STUDY Cohort studies. SETTING UK medical qualifiers in the years ...

BACKGROUND Knowledge about practice characteristics associated with the spectrum of examination and treatment offered in general practice are important for organisational planning. We aimed to analyse physician and practice characteristics associated with examination and treatment offered in general practice to patients with allergic diseases, and to evaluate guideline compliance with respect t...

This paper reports the findings from an action research study that used a reflective group method to work with nurses in general practice recently credentialed as cervical screeners. The research aimed to develop a new model of practice nurse service delivery within a multidisciplinary team. Findings demonstrated that poor interdisciplinary collaboration created barriers to changing the role of...

The accuracy and working condition of 210 sphygmomanometers were tested: 100 (50 and mercury and 50 aneroid) models were used in family practices and 100 mercury models in hospitals. Faults in the inflation-deflation system were common and caused mainly by dirt or wear in the control valves. Leakage occurred in 48% of the hospital and 33% of the family practice sphygmomanometers. In the mercury...

BACKGROUND General practice registrars report satisfaction with their placements in Australian training practices. However, more needs to be known about which criteria comprise this global satisfaction. METHOD A questionnaire was sent to 61 general practice registrars in Western Australia who had recently completed a 6 month advanced term in a training practice, seeking feedback on the practi...

OBJECTIVES To describe and explain the primary care experiences of people with multiple long-term conditions in England. DESIGN AND METHODS Using questionnaire data from 906,578 responders to the English 2012 General Practice Patient Survey, we describe the primary care experiences of patients with long-term conditions, including 583,143 patients who reported one or more long-term conditions....

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Since July 2002, family practice residency program accreditation requires evidence of teaching and assessing residents in six competency areas. This study was conducted to obtain baseline information about family practice graduates' perceptions of the importance of specific competencies and the extent to which residency training prepared them to perform skills represen...