Summary:  

NHS services come under increased pressure in winter, with effects on general practice, emergency care, and inpatient services. The burden on general practice is intense but little explored, and there is incomplete understanding of the downstream impacts of these pressures on patient health. Interruptions to routine care can cause major collateral health impacts, as demonstrated by the Covid pandemic. We want to understand how and why general practices in the UK come under pressure at different times of the year. We’re especially interested in your own view of what’s happening in your practice. We will use survey results to help identify practices experiencing unusual pressure, whether this varies over time, and whether there are socioeconomic inequalities in the experiences of pressure. Findings will also help develop ways to best support practices under unusually high pressure.

Non-Commercial Study

Type of Study: 

PIC

Is this Study Applicable to the RSI Scheme? 

For the purpose of the RSI scheme this study will count as a Remote Recruiting study

Practice Activity:  

• Display Poster to staff

• X1 Staff member at the practice to complete a 2 minute survey every 2 weeks for 12 months.

Optional Pharmacy within GP Practice Activity: 

N/A

Practice Eligibility Criteria: 

GP Practices within the East Midlands who use TPP SystmOne

Practice Target:  

1

Participant Eligibility Criteria: 

The participant works at a general practice in England, and the participant is able to provide consent and complete the survey.

Is this Study Applicable for the Associate PI Scheme?  

 N/A 

Resources Provided by the Study Team: 

Survey provided by the study team

Service Support Costs: 

Service Support Costs are not applicable for this study and a Service Support request is not required.

Research Costs: 

N/A

Excess Treatment Costs: 

N/A

Contact Details:

winter-pressures@lshtm.ac.uk

Is a feasibility database search required before a site can express interest? 

N/A