Our new study in BMJ_Open finds that recording of diagnostic codes for long-term conditions in primary care electronic health records is influenced by factors such as financial incentives and patient sociodemographic characteristics. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/9/e…

Our new study in The British Journal of General Practice found that uptake of the NHS app in England increased significantly post-lockdown, especially after the introduction of the NHS COVID Pass feature. We also found lower rates of app registration in deprived areas. bjgp.org/content/early/…

Benedict Hayhoe is leading our latest research examining trends in eConsult online consultations. If you are RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference in Glasgow, do reach out & check our latest results! Department of Primary Care & Public Health NIHR ARC Northwest London Geva Greenfield Thomas Beaney Ana Luísa Neves

Join the Global Digital Health Unit team! We're thrilled to announce a unique opportunity through the Pan-London Cancer Research Fellowship Program, to evaluate the impact of #virtualconsultations on timeliness of #cancer care. Apply by Dec 18, 2023. lnkd.in/egkmmGmV Department of Primary Care & Public Health

📢New research compared remote vs. in-person outpatient appointments Imperial NHS 💙 Key findings: Higher missed rates in remote 1st appointments, but similar rates for follow-ups. Demographic factors influence attendance. Read more: doi.org/10.1177/135763… NIHR ARC Northwest London NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North Thames

Our new article in BMJMedicine led by Thomas Beaney examines how long term conditions are defined in electronic health records; and how sociodemographic factors such as age, ethnicity and deprivation influence the prevalence of multimorbidity. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…

Really interesting paper led by Thomas Beaney on identifying chronic conditions in electronic health records Read our take here: bmjmedicine.bmj.com/cgi/content/fu… @moflaher

Multiple long term conditions is a term that is useful for the conceptual framework it provides, rather than as a diagnostic label. Achieving a rigid consensus definition may not be attainable or desirable, says Thomas Beaney bmj.com/content/384/bm…

🗣️Dive into the debate on defining Multiple Long Term Conditions in healthcare research! Thomas Beaney argues for flexibility over rigidity, urging a holistic approach to understanding disease complexities NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) National Institute for Health and Care Research Department of Primary Care & Public Health The BMJ arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/news/advocatin…

Advocating for a flexible & holistic approach to defining #MLTC in research In his The BMJ piece, GP & NIHR ARC Northwest London Clinical Research Fellow Thomas Beaney challenges the conventional approach to defining and diagnosing Multiple Long Term Conditions (MLTC) arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/news/advocatin…

Support World Hypertension Day by increasing awareness, and encouraging those you love to do #TheBigSqueeze, and get their blood pressure tested ❤️ #MMM2024 #thebigsqueeze International Society of Hypertension

Great talk from @Christi24362581 and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) on regional discrepancies in hypertension awareness and control from #MMM and importance of screening #ESH2024 MayMeasureOrg

Wonderful to see our work on trust in clinical guidelines from former student Amelia Golestaneh Imperial School of Public Health Department of Primary Care & Public Health Institute of Global Health Innovation influencing the international debate #esh2024

Many clinical guidelines now recommend treating BP to <130/80. Results from MMM2022 demonstrate low control rates worldwide MayMeasureOrg #ESH2024

💡 NEW RESEARCH Communications Medicine – Beaney et al. identify multi-resolution clusters of diseases in ten million patients with #multimorbidity in primary care in England | Thomas Beaney @azeem_majeed nature.com/articles/s4385…

In our last paper, led by Gabriele Kerr, we examine the factors associated with EHRs use in #primarycare, and characterised EHRs features available across 20 countries. Read more at pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38848619/! Benedict Hayhoe Geva Greenfield Thomas Beaney Josip Car Professor Azeem Majeed

Really pleased our lovely team science group have been awarded a National Institute for Health and Care Research #MLTC team Science grant to explore the measurement of QoL. Big congrats to all Dr. Megan Kirk Chang Jonny Thomas Beaney Vishal aggarwal Prof Claire Brockett Laura Gray Nathan Davies Sivesh K Kamarajah & Li Wu