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K J Bolden

Publications and source records attributed to K J Bolden.

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A joint course for general practitioner and practice nurse trainers.

An experimental multidisciplinary course for prospective general practitioner and practice nurse trainers is described. Factual knowledge and attitudes were measured before and after the course and some of the changes measured emphasized the importance of multidisciplinary training. The ideas generated by the group of nurse trainers in terms of their future professional development were identified.

Education, Medical, Continuing

Developmental screening clinics are a luxury.

A survey of children under 5 in an urban practice has been described and the means of detection of developmental abnormalities identified. It was found that 81% were queried by nonclinic means and only one child out of 150 had a minor abnormality which might otherwise have gone undetected if not seen at a screening clinic. These developmental screening clinics are expensive to run and yield very little return.

Child Health Services

Moving to a health centre--the effect on workload and patients.

A detailed study of the workload of an urban practice was made during a six-month period before and after moving into a health centre to see if the pattern changed after the move. It was found that the services provided enabled a much greater proportion of routine work to be done by the practice nurse so that the doctor could spend more time with the patients seen by him.A survey of the opinion of patients showed that the great majority was pleased with the services offered in the new premises and did not feel that they had lost contact with their own doctor.

Community Health Centers