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Establishing Stakeholder Priorities for Development of a Multi‐Arm Multi‐Stage Platform Trial in Crohn's Disease

ABSTRACT Background and Aims The expanding range of advanced therapies for Crohn's disease (CD) has increased complexity in treatment selection, particularly in refractory disease. Conventional randomised controlled trials are limited in evaluating multiple treatment strategies e...

The Power of Data: Assessing Primary Care Performance Using Routinely Collected Emergency Department Data

This paper develops and validates an approach to assess the impact of individual primary care practices (PCPs) on demand for emergency department (ED) services. Using operational data from two geographically adjacent EDs in England, we focus on attendances for ambulatory care-sen...

Iron deficiency testing among people with incident heart failure in primary care

Background Given around 50% of people with heart failure have a degree of iron deficiency, guidelines recommend screening. It is uncertain to what extent this is done in primary care and whether testing is equitable. Aim To report the proportion of people with incident heart fail...