Family practice
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The primary cause of antimicrobial resistance is excessive and non-indicated antibiotic use. ⋯ External factors like COVID-19, antibiotic shortages, and a streptococcal epidemic impacted the intervention's benefits. Despite this, the intervention successfully improved antibiotic use in both settings.
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General practice plays a key role in end-of-life care, yet the extent of this remains largely unknown due to a lack of detailed clinical data. This study aims to describe the care provided by General Practitioners (GPs) for people with cancer in their last year of life. ⋯ GP's play a central role in end-of-life care provision for cancer patients, which intensifies in the last months of life. There is room for improvement, with a proportion having little or no engagement, and low rates of home visits and anticipatory medication prescribing.
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This article aims to examine patient safety in general practice during COVID-19. ⋯ The results demonstrated that European GP practices adopted numerous measures to deliver safe care during COVID-19. However, multilayered interventions are needed to improve infection control and GP practice accessibility in future pandemics.