The impact of chiropractic care on opioid prescriptions in Veterans Health Administration patients receiving low back pain care

Abstract:Background: Key nonpharmacologic therapies, including those routinely provided by chiropractors, are recommended first-line treatments for low back pain (LBP). Little is …

The impact of chiropractic care on opioid prescriptions in Veterans Health Administration patients receiving low back pain care

Abstract: Background: Key nonpharmacologic therapies, including those routinely provided by chiropractors, are recommended first-line treatments for low back pain (LBP). Little is …

Referral efficiency for Veterans with osteoarthritis: A quality improvement project

Abstract: Management of osteoarthritis, a common disease among veterans, includes referrals to orthopedic specialists. This requires an effective referral system. The aim of this …

Military Veterans' perception of quality of care following international operations

Abstract: A high number of military veterans seek professional help at primary healthcare centers for mental health problems. The main aim of this study was to map veterans' …

Where are all the veterans? A mixed methods assessment of a systematic strategy to increase veteran registration in UK primary healthcare practices

Abstract: Objectives: To identify effective initiatives to increase veteran registration in UK primary healthcare (PHC) practices. Design: A structured and systematic strategy was …

Pharmacovigilance in defence primary healthcare: a simple educational intervention to raise awareness of risk of opioid dependency

Abstract: Opioid medicines provide relief from acute pain; however, long-term use (in non-cancer pain) carries risk of dependence and addiction. An opioid epidemic has been well …

The Veteran Friendly Practice Accreditation Programme: a Mixed-Methods Evaluation

Abstract: The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Veteran Friendly Practice Accreditation Programme launched in 2019, aiming to allow practices to better identify, …

Prevalence of common mental health disorders in military veterans: using primary healthcare data

Abstract: Introduction: Serving military personnel and military veterans have been identified as having a high prevalence of mental disorders. Since 1985, UK patients’ primary …

Finding the Forgotten: Motivating Military Veterans to Register with a Primary Healthcare Practice

Abstract: Introduction: In the UK, primary healthcare practices choose from a series of Read codes to detail certain characteristics onto a patient’s medical documentation. One …

UK Armed Forces Mental Health Care delivered in the Primary Healthcare Setting 2013/14 – 2015/16

Abstract: This ad hoc statistical bulletin provides the number of UK Armed Forces personnel who were assessed in primary health care for a mental disorder, looking to further …

Veterans and the Ethics of Reciprocity in UK Primary Healthcare

Abstract: In the UK, The Armed Forces Covenant states that veterans should receive priority treatment where it relates to a condition, subject to clinical need, which results from …