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Can GPs working in secure environments in England re-license using the Royal College of General Practitioners revalidation proposals? (2012)
Journal Article
Coomber, J., Charlton, R., Thistlethwaite, J. E., & England, L. (2012). Can GPs working in secure environments in England re-license using the Royal College of General Practitioners revalidation proposals?. BMC Family Practice, 13(123), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-123

Background
Revalidation for UK doctors is expected to be introduced from late 2012. For general practitioners (GPs), this entails collecting supporting information to be submitted and assessed in a revalidation portfolio every five years. The aim of... Read More about Can GPs working in secure environments in England re-license using the Royal College of General Practitioners revalidation proposals?.

“Medioglycaemia”: a new concept in glycaemic control in intensive care (ICU) units? (2012)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, V. H., Langley, J., Meal, A. G., & Adams, G. G. (2012). “Medioglycaemia”: a new concept in glycaemic control in intensive care (ICU) units?. Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, 25(4), https://doi.org/10.4236/jdm.2012.24056

Introduction: Critically ill patients can experience stress-induced hyperglycaemia. Glycaemic control therapy (GCT) is administered to control patients’ blood glycaemic levels and reduce the incidence of infection, myocardial infarctions and organ fa... Read More about “Medioglycaemia”: a new concept in glycaemic control in intensive care (ICU) units?.

Physical activity and cancer (2012)
Book Chapter
Blake, H., & Tennyson, R. (2012). Physical activity and cancer. In N. L. Hicks, & R. E. Warren (Eds.), Psychology of cancer. Nova Science

It is widely accepted that physical activity is important for physical functioning and well-being, and as such the promotion of active lifestyles is becoming increasingly significant in public health policy both in the UK and worldwide. Sedentary lif... Read More about Physical activity and cancer.

Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an exercise programme to improve wellbeing outcomes in women with depression: findings from the qualitative component (2012)
Journal Article
Khalil, E., Callaghan, P., Carter, T., & Morres, I. (2012). Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an exercise programme to improve wellbeing outcomes in women with depression: findings from the qualitative component. Psychology, 3(11), https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2012.311147

This paper reports the qualitative component from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (PRCT), the quantitative component is reported in Callaghan, Khalil, Morres and Carter (2011). Exercise may be effective in treating depression, but trials test... Read More about Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an exercise programme to improve wellbeing outcomes in women with depression: findings from the qualitative component.

Smartphone and medical related App use among medical students and junior doctors in the United Kingdom (UK): a regional survey (2012)
Journal Article
Kingdom (UK): a regional survey. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12(121), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-12-121

Background: Smartphone usage has spread to many settings including that of healthcare with numerous potential
and realised benefits. The ability to download custom-built software applications (apps) has created a new wealth
of clinical resources av... Read More about Smartphone and medical related App use among medical students and junior doctors in the United Kingdom (UK): a regional survey.