COVID-19's impact on primary care and related mitigation strategies: A scoping review

…, D Crowley, B O'Kelly, R Fawsitt… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on primary care throughout
Europe and globally. Objectives This review aims to ascertain how the pandemic has …

Enhancing the management of long COVID in general practice: a scoping review

…, G McCombe, J Brennan, C Collins, R Fawsitt… - BJGP open, 2022 - bjgpopen.org
Background Long COVID is a multifaceted condition, and it has impacted a considerable
proportion of those with acute COVID-19. Affected patients often have complex care needs …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating primary and secondary care to enhance chronic disease management: a scoping review

…, M Casey, Á Harrold, T Dennehy, R Fawsitt… - … journal of integrated …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: In Ireland, as in many healthcare systems, health policy has committed to
delivering an integrated model of care to address the increasing burden of chronic disease. …

[HTML][HTML] What are the priorities for the future development of integrated care? A scoping review

C Burke, J Broughan, G McCombe, R Fawsitt… - Journal of Integrated …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose “Integrated care” (IC) is an approach to health and social care delivery that aims to
prevent problems arising from fragmented care systems. The collective content of the IC …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of enhancing GP access to diagnostic imaging: A scoping review

…, J Broughan, G McCombe, C Collins, R Fawsitt… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Direct access to diagnostic imaging in General Practice provides an avenue to
reduce referrals to hospital-based specialities and emergency departments, and to ensure …

A pilot study of the quality of care of atrial fibrillation in Irish general practice

S McErlean, J Broughan, G McCombe, R Fawsitt… - Family …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Worldwide, atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia
in adults and poses a significant burden to patients, physicians, and healthcare systems. …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health and alcohol use among patients attending a post-COVID-19 follow-up clinic: a cohort study

…, B O'Kelly, G Avramovic, R Fawsitt… - HRB Open …, 2022 - hrbopenresearch.org
Background: Ongoing mental health problems following COVID-19 infection warrant greater
examination. This study aimed to investigate psychiatric symptoms and problematic alcohol …

Priorities in integrating primary and secondary care: a multimethod study of GPs

…, J Broughan, Á Carroll, R Fawsitt… - Journal of Integrated …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Throughout the world, healthcare policy has committed to delivering integrated
models of care. The interface between primary–secondary care has been identified as a …

Measuring integrated care at the interface between primary care and secondary care: a scoping review

…, J Broughan, Á Carroll, M Casey, R Fawsitt… - Journal of Integrated …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose In many healthcare systems, health policy has committed to delivering an integrated
model of care to address the increasing burden of disease. The interface between primary …

Heart failure virtual consultation: caters for frailer, multimorbid and remote patients

…, M Barrett, M Ledwidge, L McCudden, R Fawsitt… - Open …, 2023 - openheart.bmj.com
Background: The heart failure (HF) virtual consultation (VC) is an eHealth tool for delivery of
peer-to-peer specialist advice to general practitioners (GPs) to discuss HF diagnosis/…