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Adapting developing country epidemiological assessment techniques to improve the quality of health needs assessments in developed countries
(BioMed Central, 2005)
Background: We were commissioned to carry out three health assessments in urban areas of
Dublin in Ireland. We required an epidemiologically robust method that could collect data rapidly
and inexpensively. We were dealing ...
Development of a complex intervention to test the effectiveness of peer support in type 2 diabetes
(BioMed Central, 2007)
Background: Diabetes is a chronic illness which requires the individual to assume responsibility
for their own care with the aim of maintaining glucose and blood pressure levels as close to normal
as possible. Traditionally ...
Peer support in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial in primary care with parallel economic and qualitative analyses: pilot study and protocol
(BioMed Central, 2007)
Background
Diabetes is a chronic illness, which requires the individual to assume responsibility for their own care with the aim of maintaining glucose and blood pressure levels as close to normal as possible. Traditionally ...
Multimorbidity in younger deprived patients: an exploratory study of research and service implications in general practice
(BioMed Central, 2008)
Multimorbidity has been defined as the co-existence of two or more chronic conditions. It has a profound impact on both the individuals affected and on their use of healthcare services. The limited research to date has ...
Spatial Variation in General Medical Services Income in Dublin General Practitioners
(2011)
The general medical services (GMS) scheme provides care free at the point of use for the 30% most economically deprived section of the population and the elderly. Almost all people of over-70-year olds are eligible for the ...
General practitioner workforce planning: assessment of four policy directions
(2010)
Background:
Estimating the supply of GPs into the future is important in forecasting shortages. The lengthy training process for medicine means that adjusting supply to meet demand in a timely fashion is problematic. This ...
Primary medical care in Irish prisons
(BioMed Central, 2010)
BACKGROUND: An industrial dispute between prison doctors and the Irish Prison Service (IPS) took place in 2004. Part of the resolution of that dispute was that an independent review of prison medical and support services ...
A national survey of chronic disease management in Irish general practice
(Department of Public Health and Primary Care, TCD, 2011)
The distribution of GPs in Ireland in relation to deprivation
(2010)
he aim of this study was to describe the distribution GP services in Ireland with respect to deprivation. Seven percent of rural inhabitants live within walking distance of the nearest GP compared to 89% of city dwellers. ...