Family practitioners' advice about taking time off work for lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective study in twelve european primary care networks by Godycki-Cwirko, M, Nocun, M, Butler, C, Little, P, Verheij, T, Hood, K, Fleten, N, Kowalczyk, A, Melbye, H

“…The proportion of patients advised to take time off work varied from 7.6% in the Netherlands to 89.2% in Slovakia, and of these, 88.2% overall were advised to stay off work for seven days or less. …”

Point of care urine culture to inform appropriate antibiotic prescribing for uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care (POETIC): a randomised controlled trial of clinic... by Butler, C, Francis, N, Thomas-Jones, E, Longo, M, Wootton, M, Llor, C, Little, P, Moore, M, Bates, J, Pickles, T, Kirby, N, Gillespie, D, Rumsby, K, Brugman, C, Gal, M, Hood, K, Verheij, T

“…Clinicians indicated that they had contacted 176/303 (58.1%) women in response to the test result and that it had influenced management for 190/301 (63.1%): 14 (7.4%) were advised not to start taking an antibiotic, 10 (5.3%) were advised to stop taking an antibiotic they had already started, 29 (15.3%) to start taking an antibiotic, 63 (33.2%) to keep taking an antibiotic that was prescribed at the baseline visit, and 74 (38.9%) were prescribed a new antibiotic. …”

Predicting benign course and prolonged illness in lower respiratory tract infections: a 13 European country study. by van Vugt, S, Butler, C, Hood, K, Kelly, M, Coenen, S, Goossens, H, Little, P, Verheij, T

“…Patients should be reassured that they are most likely to recover within three weeks and advised to re-consult if their symptoms persist beyond that period.…”

Delayed antibiotic prescribing and associated antibiotic consumption in adults with acute cough by Francis, N, Gillespie, D, Nuttall, J, Hood, K, Little, P, Verheij, T, Goossens, H, Coenen, S, Butler, C

“…Aim: To quantify delayed antibiotic prescribing in adults presenting in primary care with acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), duration of advised delay, consumption of delayed antibiotics, and factors associated with consumption. …”

Delayed antibiotic prescribing and associated antibiotic consumption in adults with acute cough. by Francis, N, Gillespie, D, Nuttall, J, Hood, K, Little, P, Verheij, T, Goossens, H, Coenen, S, Butler, C

“…AIM: To quantify delayed antibiotic prescribing in adults presenting in primary care with acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), duration of advised delay, consumption of delayed antibiotics, and factors associated with consumption. …”

Changing the Antibiotic Prescribing of general practice registrars: the ChAP study protocol for a prospective controlled study of a multimodal educational intervention by van Driel, M, Morgan, S, Tapley, A, McArthur, L, McElduff, P, Yardley, L, Dallas, A, Deckx, L, Mulquiney, K, Davis, J, Davey, A, Henderson, K, Little, P, Magin, P

“…Evidence-based guidelines consistently advise that antibiotics are not indicated for uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and are rarely indicated for acute bronchitis. …”

Protocol for the feasibility and acceptability of a brief routine weight management intervention for postnatal women embedded within the national child immunisation programme: rand... by Parretti, HM, Ives, NJ, Tearne, S, Vince, A, Greenfield, SM, Jolly, K, Jebb, SA, Frew, E, Yardley, L, Little, P, Pritchett, RV, Daley, A

“…Practice nurses will encourage women to weigh themselves weekly and record this, and to make healthy lifestyle choices through using an online weight management programme. Women will be advised to aim for 0.5 to 1 kg/week weight loss. At each child immunisation the nurse will assess progress by weighing women. …”

Primary care randomised controlled trial of a tailored interactive website for the self-management of respiratory infections (Internet Doctor) by Little, P, Stuart, B, Andreou, P, McDermott, L, Joseph, J, Mullee, M, Moore, M, Broomfield, S, Thomas, T, Yardley, L

“…There was no evidence of increased hospitalisations (risk ratio 0.25; 0.05 to 1.12; p=0.069).An internet-delivered intervention for the self-management of RTIs modifies help-seeking behaviour, and does not result in more hospital admissions due to delayed help seeking. Advising the use of ibuprofen may not be helpful.ISRCTN91518452.…”

Probiotics to reduce antibiotic administration in care home residents aged 65 years and older: the PRINCESS RCT by Butler, CC, Owen-Jones, E, Lau, M, Gillespie, D, Lown, M, Calder, PC, Stanton, H, Wootton, M, Castro Herrera, V, Bayer, A, Davies, J, Edwards, A, Davoudianfar, M, Rutter, H, Hood, K, Moore, M, Little, P, Shepherd, V, Lowe, R, Miles, EA, Townson, J, Hobbs, FDR, Francis, NA

“…</p> <h3>Participants</h3> <p>The participants were care home residents aged &ge;&thinsp;65 years who were willing and able to give informed consent or, if they lacked capacity to consent, had a consultee to advise about participation on their behalf.</p> <h3>Intervention</h3> <p>A daily capsule containing an oral probiotic combination of&nbsp;<em>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</em>&nbsp;GG and&nbsp;<em>Bifidobacterium animalis</em>&nbsp;subsp.…”