THE NAPC REVIEW :: Summer 2006 Articles

THE NAPC REVIEW
An Official Publication of the National Association of Primary Care
Edited by Leslie Paine OBE

Articles – Summer 2006

Foreword

PRACTICE BASED COMMISSIONING REVIEWED
Dr James Kingsland, Chairman, NAPC
THE NHS: THE NEXT FEW YEARS
Niall Dickson, Chief Executive, The King's Fund, London

Practice Management, Finance and Quality Improvement

DEVELOPING SECONDARY CARE SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE
Dr Tim Richardson, The Epsom Downs Integrated Care Services Ltd (EDICS Ltd), Epsom, Surrey
PRACTICE BASED COMMISSIONING -THE WAY FORWARD
Dr Phil Moore, Chairman, Executive Committee, Kingston PCT

Oncology

DIET AND CANCER
A Diet High in Omega-3 Fatty Acids is Unlikely to Reduce the Risk of Cancer
AHRQ, USA

Cardiology

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
Mr Said Abisi, Research Fellow, Mr Matthew Waltham, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Mr Ashar Wadoodi, British Heart Foundation Fellow, Dr Alberto Smith, Senior Non-clinical Lecturer, and Professor Kevin Burnand, Professor of Surgery, Departments of Academic Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, London
CARDIOMYOPATHY
Stephanie Cruickshank, Nurse Specialist, Cardiomyopathy Association
THE NUANCES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION OF CARDIAC DISEASE
Dr John Buckley, School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University, Keele
AN UPDATE ON DIET AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Sara Stanner, Senior Nutrition Scientist, British Nutrition Foundation
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Leslie Paine, Editor
RESEARCH REPORTS FROM USA
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Wound Management

IMPROVING WOUND HEALING WITH INTELLIGENT DRESSING
Professor R G Price DSc and Dr R A Abuknesha PhD, Analytical Research Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building
THE USE OF TOPICAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE FOR TREATING PRESSURE ULCERS IN THE COMMUNITY
Ayesha Clarkson, Tissue Viability Nurse, North Bradford PCT, Eccleshill Clinic
WOUND HEALING AND AGEING
Vanessa Jones, Senior Lecturer/Educational Director, Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff

Psychiatry

GENES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER - THE STORY SO FAR
Professor Robin Murray and Dr Sridevi Kalidindi, Institute of Psychiatry, London
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM
The Psychiatry Research Trust, Institute of Psychiatry, London

Palliative and End of Life Care

ROTHERHAM HOSPICE AT HOME - A SPECIALIST COMMUNITY INTEGRATED TEAM
Louise Cartlidge, Hospice at Home Co-ordinator, Rotherham PCT 'Working to Improve Palliative and End-of-Life Care'

Children's Health

HENOCH SCHOENLEIN PURPURA (HSP)
Dr Jo Wood, General Practitioner, Chelsfield, Kent

Audiology

IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING THE "MODERNISING NHS HEARING AID SERVICES PROGRAMME" AT KINGSTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
Justine Sweet, Head of Audiology Services, Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, Surrey

Nutrition

FOOD: MEDICINE'S GREAT ALLY
Sharyn Singer ND, Julie Green ND, Etal, The London College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Science (LCNM)

Respiratory Care

NEW COPD GUIDE TO DISPEL PRIMARY CARE CONFUSION
Lynsey Conway, Press Officer, General Practice Airways Group, Lockerbie

Dermatology

JUVENILE PLANTAR DERMATOSIS
Dr Jo Wood, General Practitioner, Chelsfield, Kent

Weight Management

LIFE MANAGEMENT AS A WEIGHT MANAGEMENT TOOL
Louise Diss, The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST)

Allergy

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

TRAINING & PRACTICE OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND ACUPUNCTURISTS IN USA
These two reports make interesting comparative reading. They both come from the Journal Research Activities (No 302, October 2005 and No 305, January 2006) published by the Agency for Healthcare Research + Quality, USA) Leslie Paine, Editor

Drug and Alcohol Misuse

SETTING THE STANDARDS IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Simon Shepherd, Chief Executive, Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (FDAP), London

Lifestyle

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