Relation between mild renal dysfunction and outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (2005)
Zakeri, R., Freemantle, N., Barnett, V., Lipkin, G. W., Bonser, R. S., Graham, T. R., ...
Background: Risk stratification algorithms for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) do not include a weighting for preoperative mild renal impairment defined as a serum creatinine 130 to 199...
Mason, J. M., Freemantle, N., Gibson, J. M., New, J. P.
OBJECTIVE—To determine the cost-effectiveness of specialist nurse–led clinics provided to improve lipid and blood pressure control in diabetic patients receiving hospital-based care. RESEARCH...
Challenges for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2004)
Maynard, A., Bloor, K., Freemantle, N.
Rationing health care is inevitable, and NICE should inform NHS decision making. Adoption of new technologies by NHS clinicians should be informed by costs as well as effectiveness. The NHS needs...
Challenges for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2004)
Maynard, A., Bloor, K., Freemantle, N.
Rationing health care is inevitable, and NICE should inform NHS decision making. Adoption of new technologies by NHS clinicians should be informed by costs as well as effectiveness. The NHS needs...
Challenges for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2004)
Maynard, A., Bloor, K., Freemantle, N.
Rationing health care is inevitable, and NICE should inform NHS decision making. Adoption of new technologies by NHS clinicians should be informed by costs as well as effectiveness. The NHS needs...
Bloor, K., Freemantle, N., Khadjesari, Z., Maynard, A.
After the introduction of Bassini's procedure in the late 19th century, methods of repairing hernias changed little until the 1990s, when synthetic mesh and laparoscopic methods arrived. In contrast...
Bloor, K., Freemantle, N., Khadjesari, Z., Maynard, A.
After the introduction of Bassini's procedure in the late 19th century, methods of repairing hernias changed little until the 1990s, when synthetic mesh and laparoscopic methods arrived. In contrast...
Bloor, K., Freemantle, N., Khadjesari, Z., Maynard, A.
After the introduction of Bassini's procedure in the late 19th century, methods of repairing hernias changed little until the 1990s, when synthetic mesh and laparoscopic methods arrived. In contrast...
When is it cost-effective to change the behavior of health professionals? (2001)
Mason, J., Freemantle, N., Nazareth, I., Eccles, M., Haines, A., Drummond, M.
Because of the workings of health care systems, new, important, and cost-effective treatments sometimes do not become routine care while well-marketed products of equivocal value achieve widespread...
Zermansky, A.G, Petty, D.R, Raynor, D.K, Freemantle, N., Vail, A., Lowe, C.J
Objective: To determine whether a pharmacist can effectively review repeat prescriptions through consultations with elderly patients in general practice. Design: Randomised controlled trial of...
When is it cost-effective to change the behaviour of health professionals ? (2001)
Mason, J. M., Freemantle, N., Nazareth, I., Eccles, M., Haines, A., Drummond, M.
Because of the workings of health care systems, new, important, and cost-effective treatments sometimes do not become routine care while well-marketed products of equivocal value achieve widespread...
Mason, J. M., Freemantle, N., Browning, G.
During the 1980s, surgery for chronic otitis media with effusion (glue ear) increased greatly without obvious reason.1 "Dry taps"absence of effusion upon incisionwere common, probably because the...
Geddes, J., Freemantle, N., Harrison, P., Bebbington, P.
Objective: To develop an evidence base for recommendations on the use of atypical antipsychotics for patients with schizophrenia. Design: Systematic overview and meta-regression analyses of...
Changing doctor prescribing behaviour, a systematic review (1999)
Gill, P, Freemantle, N., Makela, M., Vermeuen, K., Bond, C., Thorsen, T., ...
Changing doctor prescribing behaviour, a systematic review (1999)
Gill, P, Freemantle, N., Makela, M., Vermeuen, K., Bond, C., Thorsen, T., ...
Fatal toxicity associated with antidepressant use in primary care.
Mason, J, Freemantle, N, Eccles, M
BACKGROUND: New selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are perceived to be much safer in use than older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). However, previous assessments of association with...
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: meta-analysis of efficacy and acceptability.
Song, F, Freemantle, N, Sheldon, T A, House, A, Watson, P, Long, A, ...
OBJECTIVE--To examine the evidence for using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors instead of tricyclic antidepressants in the first line treatment of depression. DESIGN--Meta-analysis of 63...
Fatal toxicity associated with antidepressant use in primary care.
Mason, J, Freemantle, N, Eccles, M
BACKGROUND: New selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are perceived to be much safer in use than older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). However, previous assessments of association with...
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: meta-analysis of efficacy and acceptability.
Song, F, Freemantle, N, Sheldon, T A, House, A, Watson, P, Long, A, ...
OBJECTIVE--To examine the evidence for using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors instead of tricyclic antidepressants in the first line treatment of depression. DESIGN--Meta-analysis of 63...
The use of statins: a case of misleading priorities?
Freemantle, N., Barbour, R., Johnson, R., Marchment, M., Kennedy, A.
Formal rehabilitation after stroke.
Freemantle, N, Pollock, C, Sheldon, T A, Mason, J M, Song, F, Long, A F, ...
Issues of quality in providing services for subfertile couples.
Song, F, Mason, J M, Ibbotson, S, Freemantle, N, Long, A F, Sheldon, T A
Surgical interventions for glue ear: what form will a quality service take?
Sheldon, T A, Freemantle, N, Song, F, Mason, J M, Long, A F, Thakker, T, ...
Managing depression in primary care.
Freemantle, N, Song, F, Sheldon, T A, Watson, P, Mason, J M, Long, A F
Cholesterol screening and cholesterol lowering treatment.
Sheldon, T A, Song, F, Smith, G D, Freemantle, N, Mason, J, Long, A
Brief interventions and alcohol use.
Freemantle, N, Gill, P, Godfrey, C, Long, A, Richards, C, Sheldon, T A, ...
Developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines.
Grimshaw, J, Freemantle, N, Wallace, S, Russell, I, Hurwitz, B, Watt, I, ...
Population screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures.
Sheldon, T A, Freemantle, N, Ibbotson, S, Pollock, C, Mason, J, Long, A F
Evidence into practice, experimentation and quasi experimentation: are the methods up to the task?
Freemantle, N., Wood, J., Crawford, F.
OBJECTIVE: Methodological review of evaluations of interventions intended to help health professionals provide more effective and efficient health care, motivated by the current experience of NHS...
This is the first of three papers to review international policies to control spending on drugs and improve the efficiency of drug use. Policies can target three main groups: patients, prescribing...
This is the second of three papers that review international policies to control spending on drugs and to improve the efficiency of drug use. This paper reviews policies influencing doctors'...
Bloor, K., Maynard, A., Freemantle, N.
This is the third of three papers that review international policies to control spending on drugs and to improve the efficiency of drug use. This paper reviews policies regulating the supply of...
GPs' prescribing behaviour may be affected by drug promotion.
Gill, P. S., Freemantle, N., Bero, L., Haaijer-Ruskamp, F., Markela, M., Barjesteh, K. P.
Prescribing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors as strategy for prevention of suicide.
Freemantle, N., House, A., Song, F., Mason, J. M., Sheldon, T. A.
OBJECTIVE--To evaluate a policy to reduce the incidence of suicide by means of changing the prescribing of antidepressants from the older tricyclic antidepressants to the routine first line use of...