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Gender inequalities in the promptness of diagnosis of bladder and renal cancer after symptomatic presentation: evidence from secondary analysis of an English primary care audit survey (2013)
Journal Article
Lyratzopoulos, G., Abel, G., McPhail, S., Neal, R., & Rubin, G. (2013). Gender inequalities in the promptness of diagnosis of bladder and renal cancer after symptomatic presentation: evidence from secondary analysis of an English primary care audit survey. BMJ Open, 3(6), Article e002861. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002861

Objectives: To explore whether women experience greater delays in the diagnosis of bladder and renal cancer when first presenting to a general practitioner with symptoms caused by those cancers and potential reasons for such gender inequalities. Desi... Read More about Gender inequalities in the promptness of diagnosis of bladder and renal cancer after symptomatic presentation: evidence from secondary analysis of an English primary care audit survey.

Measures of promptness of cancer diagnosis in primary care: Secondary analysis of national audit data on patients with 18 common and rarer cancers (2013)
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Lyratzopoulos, G., Abel, G., McPhail, S., Neal, R., & Rubin, G. (2013). Measures of promptness of cancer diagnosis in primary care: Secondary analysis of national audit data on patients with 18 common and rarer cancers. British Journal of Cancer, 108(3), 686-690. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2013.1

Background: Evidence is needed about the promptness of cancer diagnosis and associations between its measures. Methods: We analysed data from the National Audit of Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care 2009–10 exploring the association between the interva... Read More about Measures of promptness of cancer diagnosis in primary care: Secondary analysis of national audit data on patients with 18 common and rarer cancers.

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Lung Cancer Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2013)
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Forrest, L., Adams, J., Wareham, H., Rubin, G., & White, M. (2013). Socioeconomic Inequalities in Lung Cancer Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 10(2), Article e1001376. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001376

Background: Intervention-generated inequalities are unintended variations in outcome that result from the organisation and delivery of health interventions. Socioeconomic inequalities in treatment may occur for some common cancers. Although the incid... Read More about Socioeconomic Inequalities in Lung Cancer Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study (2013)
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Hamilton, W., Green, T., Martins, T., Elliot, K., Rubin, G., & Macleod, U. (2013). Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study. British Journal of General Practice, 63(606), e30-e36. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13x660751

Background Diagnostic delay is deemed to account for an estimated 5000 to 10 000 extra cancer deaths each year in the UK. Many cancer patients do not have symptoms meeting national referral criteria for rapid investigation. Risk assessment tools (RAT... Read More about Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study.

Understanding diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: qualitative synthesis of significant event audit reports (2013)
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Mitchell, E., Rubin, G., & Macleod, U. (2013). Understanding diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: qualitative synthesis of significant event audit reports. British Journal of General Practice, 63(606), e37-e46. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13x660760

Background Most lung cancers present symptomatically, but the pathway to diagnosis in primary care can be complex and is poorly understood. Significant event audit (SEA) is a quality improvement technique widely used in UK general practice. Aim To ga... Read More about Understanding diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: qualitative synthesis of significant event audit reports.

The utility of an online diagnostic decision support system (Isabel) in general practice: A process evaluation (2013)
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Henderson, E., & Rubin, G. (2013). The utility of an online diagnostic decision support system (Isabel) in general practice: A process evaluation. JRSM Short Reports, 4(5), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313476691

Objectives: To evaluate the utility of Isabel, an online diagnostic decision support system developed by Isabel Healthcare primarily for secondary medical care, in the general practice setting. Design: Focus groups were conducted with clinicians to u... Read More about The utility of an online diagnostic decision support system (Isabel) in general practice: A process evaluation.

Patient views of single number access to urgent care services (2012)
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Brown, S., Henderson, E., Howse, J., & Rubin, G. (2012). Patient views of single number access to urgent care services. Family Practice, 29(6), 713-718. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cms023

Background. In October 2009, NHS County Durham and Darlington introduced a single point of access telephone number for people requiring out-of-hours health care. We evaluated users' views and experiences of the service. Methods. We used a validated q... Read More about Patient views of single number access to urgent care services.

Variation in use of the 2-week referral pathway for suspected cancer: cross-sectional analysis (2012)
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Meechan, D., Gildea, C., Hollingworth, L., Richards, M., Riley, D., & Rubin, G. (2012). Variation in use of the 2-week referral pathway for suspected cancer: cross-sectional analysis. British Journal of General Practice, 62(602), e590-e597. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp12x654551

Background: A 2-Week Wait (2WW) referral pathway for earlier diagnosis of suspected cancer was introduced in England in 2000. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of patients with cancer are diagnosed by other routes (detection rate), only a small... Read More about Variation in use of the 2-week referral pathway for suspected cancer: cross-sectional analysis.

Development of a community-based model for respiratory care services (2012)
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Henderson, E., & Rubin, G. (2012). Development of a community-based model for respiratory care services. BMC Health Services Research, 12(1), Article 193. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-193

Background: Chronic respiratory diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity, and represent a high chronic disease burden, which is expected to rise between now and 2020. Care for chronic diseases is increasingly located in community setting... Read More about Development of a community-based model for respiratory care services.

Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England (2012)
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Lyratzopoulos, G., Neal, R. D., Barbiere, J. M., Rubin, G. P., & Abel, G. A. (2012). Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England. The Lancet Oncology, 13(4), 353-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045%2812%2970041-4

Background: Information from patient surveys can help to identify patient groups and cancers with the greatest potential for improvement in the experience and timeliness of cancer diagnosis. We aimed to examine variation in the number of pre-referral... Read More about Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England.

The Do-Well study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial, economic and qualitative process evaluations of domiciliary welfare rights advice for socio-economically disadvantaged older people recruited via primary health care (2012)
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Haighton, C., Moffatt, S., Howel, D., McColl, E., Milne, E., Deverill, M., …White, M. (2012). The Do-Well study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial, economic and qualitative process evaluations of domiciliary welfare rights advice for socio-economically disadvantaged older people recruited via primary health care. BMC Public Health, 12, Article 382. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-382

Background: Older people in poor health are more likely to need extra money, aids and adaptations to allow them to remain independent and cope with ill health, yet in the UK many do not claim the welfare benefits to which they are entitled. Welfare r... Read More about The Do-Well study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial, economic and qualitative process evaluations of domiciliary welfare rights advice for socio-economically disadvantaged older people recruited via primary health care.

The Aarhus Statement: Improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosis (2012)
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Weller, D., Vedsted, P., Rubin, G., Walter, F., Emery, J., Scott, S., …Neal, R. (2012). The Aarhus Statement: Improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosis. British Journal of Cancer, 106(7), 1262-1267. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.68

Early diagnosis is a key factor in improving the outcomes of cancer patients. A greater understanding of the pre-diagnostic patient pathways is vital yet, at present, research in this field lacks consistent definitions and methods. As a consequence m... Read More about The Aarhus Statement: Improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosis.

Unscheduled care following attendance at Minor Illness and Injury Units (MIU): cross-sectional survey (2012)
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Rubin, G. (2012). Unscheduled care following attendance at Minor Illness and Injury Units (MIU): cross-sectional survey. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01542.x

Rationale, aims and objectives  Minor Illness and Injury Units (MIUs) are becoming a key element in the Urgent Care strategies of Primary Care Trusts. They are intended to both improve access to primary care and to reduce the workload of hospital eme... Read More about Unscheduled care following attendance at Minor Illness and Injury Units (MIU): cross-sectional survey.

Iron deficiency anaemia and delayed diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study (2011)
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Damery, S., Ryan, R., Wilson, S., Ismail, T., Hobbs, R., & Group, O. B. O. T. I. C. O. (. (2011). Iron deficiency anaemia and delayed diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study. Colorectal Disease, 13(4), e53-e60. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02488.x

Aim:  The extent to which different referral pathways following a primary care diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) are associated with delay in diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) was determined. Method:  Eligible patients aged 40 or more yea... Read More about Iron deficiency anaemia and delayed diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study.

Experience of fertility preservation among younger people diagnosed with cancer (2010)
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Wilkes, S., Coulson, S., Crosland, A., Rubin, G., & Stewart, J. (2010). Experience of fertility preservation among younger people diagnosed with cancer. Human Fertility, 13(3), 151-158. https://doi.org/10.3109/14647273.2010.503359

Of the 293,600 cancers diagnosed annually in the UK, 11% occur in the 15- to 49-year age group. Fertility preservation options exist for those faced with the loss of fertility as a consequence of radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The aim of this study wa... Read More about Experience of fertility preservation among younger people diagnosed with cancer.

Process evaluation of infertility management in primary care: has open access HSG been normalized? (2009)
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Wilkes, S., & Rubin, G. (2009). Process evaluation of infertility management in primary care: has open access HSG been normalized?. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 10(4), 290-298. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423609990168

Aim To map the results of four empirical quantitative and qualitative studies to the Normalization Process Model (NPM) to explain why open access hysterosalpingography (HSG) for the initial management of infertile couples has or has not normalized in... Read More about Process evaluation of infertility management in primary care: has open access HSG been normalized?.

Epidemiology and management of Infertility: A population based-study in UK primary care (2009)
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Wilkes, S., Chinn, D., Murdoch, A., & Rubin, G. (2009). Epidemiology and management of Infertility: A population based-study in UK primary care. Family Practice, 26(4), 269-274. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp029

Background. Our current knowledge of the epidemiology of infertility is limited and outdated. Health care provision for infertility in the UK attracts public interest because of restrictions on access to services. Objective. To describe the incidence... Read More about Epidemiology and management of Infertility: A population based-study in UK primary care.