J. Munro

Publication List Details

Period

2001 - 2008

Number

18

Co-Authors

Exploring the effect of changes to service provision on the use of unscheduled care in England: population surveys (2007)

O'Cathain, A., Knowles, E., Munro, J., Nicholl, J.

Background Unscheduled care is defined here as when someone seeks treatment or advice for a health problem without arranging to do so more than a day in advance. Recent health policy initiatives in...

Impact of NHS walk-in centres on primary care access times: ecological study (2007)

Maheswaran, R., Pearson, T., Munro, J., Jiwa, M., Campbell, M.J., Nicholl, J.

Objective: To examine whether walk-in centres contribute to shorter waiting times for a general practice appointment. Design: Ecological study. Setting: 2 509 general practices in 56 primary care...

Walk-in centres in primary care: a review of the international literature (2003)

Salisbury, C., Munro, J.

Nurse-led walk-in centres were first announced in April 1999. They represent a new development in unscheduled care provision in the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS). By the end of...

Can we prevent accidental injury to adolescents? A systematic review of the evidence.

Munro, J., Coleman, P., Nicholl, J., Harper, R., Kent, G., Wild, D.

OBJECTIVES: As part of the Department of Health strategy The Health of the Nation, a systematic review of published and unpublished literature relating to the effectiveness of interventions in...

Impact of NHS Direct on other services: the characteristics and origins of its nurses

Morrell, C, Munro, J, O'Cathain, A, Warren, K, Nicholl, J

Method: A postal survey of NHS Direct nurses in all 17 NHS Direct call centres operating in June 2000.

NHS Direct: consistency of triage outcomes

O'Cathain, A, Webber, E, Nicholl, J, Munro, J, Knowles, E

Methods: 119 scenarios were constructed based on calls to ambulance services that had been assigned the lowest priority category by the emergency medical dispatch systems in use. These scenarios were...

Cost effectiveness of a community based exercise programme in over 65 year olds: cluster randomised trial

Munro, J., Nicholl, J., Brazier, J., Davey, R., Cochrane, T.

Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of a community based exercise programme as a population wide public health intervention for older adults.

Quantitative computer-assisted osteodensitometry in total hip arthroplasty

Pitto, R. P., Mueller, L. A., Reilly, K., Schmidt, R., Munro, J.

Several factors can cause bone loss and fixation failure following total hip arthroplasty (THA), including polyethylene wear debris, implant micromotion and stress shielding. Various techniques have...