All Outputs (23)

Patient and practitioner views of a new rheumatology (Tier 2) primary care service (2007)
Journal Article
Ball, E., & Critchley, S. (2007). Patient and practitioner views of a new rheumatology (Tier 2) primary care service. Quality in Primary Care, 15(2), 101-106

The rheumatology Tier 2 service in Oldham was implemented to see patients in a primary care setting for their initial assessment. They were treated and discharged within the service, or referred on to secondary care in order to limit inappropriat... Read More about Patient and practitioner views of a new rheumatology (Tier 2) primary care service.

A new role for the general practitioner? Reframing ‘inappropriate attenders’ to inappropriate services (2004)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C., Rogers, A., May, C., Sheaf, R., & Ball, E. (2004). A new role for the general practitioner? Reframing ‘inappropriate attenders’ to inappropriate services. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 5, 60-67. https://doi.org/10.1191/1463423604pc188oa

This qualitative study describes the impact of deploying general practitioners (GPs) as primary care physicians (PCPs) in three Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in Greater Manchester as part of a Health Action Zone initiative to promote integ... Read More about A new role for the general practitioner? Reframing ‘inappropriate attenders’ to inappropriate services.

The use of portfolios in the assessment of learning and competence (2000)
Journal Article
Ball, E., Daly, W., & Carnwell, R. (2000). The use of portfolios in the assessment of learning and competence. Nursing Standard, 14(43), 43-47

Fundamentally what this paper seeks to answer are questions founded on earlier and recent investigation on the quality of educational provision. Namely, inquiry of knowledge and how it is grounded in theory; the adequate provision for critical reflec... Read More about The use of portfolios in the assessment of learning and competence.