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Evidence summary BITE 19 – Type 2 diabetes and clinical inertia

Evidence summary BITE 19 – Type 2 diabetes and clinical inertia

Who needs to know? Healthcare providers working in UK primary care. What have we found? Some willingness to accept a degree of responsibility for clinical inertia in the…
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Evidence summary BITE 18.1 – Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD

Evidence summary BITE 18.1 – Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD

Who needs to know? Providers of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR). Patients admitted to hospital with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…
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Evidence summary BITE 18 – COPD self-management

Evidence summary BITE 18 – COPD self-management

Who needs to know? Patients with COPD Clinicians responsible for the care of COPD patients What have we found? This brief self-management intervention (‘S…
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Evidence summary BITE 13 – Walking Away from Diabetes

Evidence summary BITE 13 – Walking Away from Diabetes

Who needs to know? Primary Care teams. What have we found? 20 - 30 minutes of walking a day can reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) It is relatively…
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Evidence summary BITE 11 – Online cardiac rehab programme

Evidence summary BITE 11 – Online cardiac rehab programme

Who needs to know? Cardiac Rehabilitation Community. What have we found? An online CR programme promotes understanding of how to reduce risks. It also enha…
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Evidence summary BITE 09 – Sweet Heart (glucose screening)

Evidence summary BITE 09 – Sweet Heart (glucose screening)

Who needs to know? Coronary Care Teams. What have we found? Undiagnosed glucose intolerance is prevalent in people admitted with ACS and can lead to worse outcomes…
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Evidence summary BITE 08 – Leicester self-assessment for type 2 diabetes

Evidence summary BITE 08 – Leicester self-assessment for type 2 diabetes

Who needs to know? The general diabetes-free population. What have we found? Using a self assessment scorecard can identify people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes…
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Evidence summary BITE 02 – Inner city diabetes and obesity rates can be linked to the number of fast-food outlets near people's homes

Evidence summary BITE 02 – Inner city diabetes and obesity rates can be linked to the number of fast-food outlets near people's homes

Who needs to know? Public Health and Local Authority Planners. What have we found? A higher number of neighbourhood fast-food outlets among non-White ethnic group…
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Evidence summary BITE 01 – Hypoglycaemia and cardiovascular risk

Evidence summary BITE 01 – Hypoglycaemia and cardiovascular risk

Who needs to know? Diabetes Specialist Teams in Primary Care. What have we found? Increased risks for both cardiovascular events and mortality in people with type…

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