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Putting prevention into practice (Green Book)
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Appendix 6
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Foreword
01 Prevention in general practice
1.1 What is prevention?
Why a preventive approach?
Why a GP solution?
The benefits of prevention
Planning for prevention
Stages of change
Change and your practice
Plan, do, study, act cycle
A framework for prevention in general practice
A prevention framework
Key strategies for improved prevention performance
Patient centred approach
A designated coordinator for practice prevention
Practice nurses
A practice prevention team
Effective information management
Utilising available supports
Applying the framework - strategies, activities and resources
Principles
Receptivity
Motivation
Motivational interviewing strategies
Issues and strategies to address patient adherence
The use of decision aids
Coordination
Targeting
Assessing and targeting priority groups and individuals for prevention
Targeting practical and circumstantial factors
Assessing opportunities for prevention activities
Iterative cycles
Collaboration
GP strategies and tools to support partnerships
Self management strategies
Effectiveness
Principles
Receptivity
Ability
Alternative ways of delivering prevention activities
Providing quality prevention information
Reminders, recalls and prompts (flags)
Health summary sheet
Coordination
Targeting
Patient surveys
Case note audit
Iterative cycles
Effectiveness
Principles
Receptivity
Ability
Improving access to services
Addressing the needs of the disadvantaged
Health priority areas
Iterative cycles
Collaboration
Partnerships with other health service providers
Effectiveness
How to refer
Health promotion campaigns
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Extra References
Appendices
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Appendix 6
Acknowledgements
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