Eligibility criteria | |
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General practices and health-care professionals | • Member of the Central England PCRN or a Keele Research Network Practice |
• At least two GPs willing to undertake the study as per protocol, i.e., act as a control or intervention practice | |
• Willing, and able, to allow one (or for preference two – to allow for cross cover) of their practice nurses to be trained to deliver the MOAC 2 clinics | |
• Able to physically accommodate the nurse clinics in the practice | |
• Uses the EMIS computerised consultation system | |
• Nurses and GPs consenting to follow up by the MOSAICS study team | |
• GPs willing to be trained to carry out the MOAC 1 consultations | |
• Nurses willing to be trained to carry out the MOAC 2 clinics | |
• Nurses who consent to being observed and audio recorded in MOAC 2 clinics | |
*Patients | Inclusion Criteria: |
• Males and Females | |
• 45 years and over | |
• Registered with a MOSAICS study practice | |
• Consenting to further contact from the study team and medical record review (consent sought as part of the Patient Population Survey) | |
Exclusion Criteria: | |
• Excluded via GP screen of practice list | |
• Unable to give fully informed consent, e.g., learning difficulties or dementia | |
• Resident in a care or nursing home | |
• History of serious disease, e.g., malignancy, terminal illness | |
• Unable to consult in the general practice | |
• Flagged as excluded from research in that practice |