Alyson L. Huntley

Aug 23, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Rachel Davies |Matthew J Booker |Jonathan Ives |Alyson L. Huntley

What is already known about the topic? •Hospital admissions towards the end-of-life carry significant risk of harm and may not be in keeping with a person’s wishes and goals of care. •There is variation in rates of hospital admissions between geographical areas, services and clinicians. •Interventions addressing system factors have thus far failed to improve rates of admission towards the end-of-life. What this paper adds?

Feb 29, 2024 | bjgp.org | Shoba Dawson |Hans Johnson |Alyson L. Huntley |Katrina Turner

AbstractBackground Prescription medication sharing refers to the lending or borrowing of prescription medications where the recipient is someone other than the person for whom the prescription is intended. Sharing prescription medication can cause significant harm. Adverse consequences include an increased risk of side effects, delayed health seeking, and severity of disease.

Oct 10, 2023 | bjgp.org | Shoba Dawson |Hans Johnson |Alyson L. Huntley |Katrina Turner

AbstractBackground: Prescription medication sharing refers to the lending or borrowing of prescription medications where the recipient is someone other than the person for whom the prescription is intended. Sharing prescription medication can cause significant harm. Adverse consequences include an increased risk of side effects, delayed health seeking and severity of disease.