A treat-to-target (T2T) approach applies the principles of early intervention and tight disease
control to optimise long-term outcomes in Crohn's disease. The Selecting Therapeutic …

Objective To understand how different outcomes are achieved from adult patients receiving
hospital discharge letters from inpatient and outpatient settings. Design Realist review …

Background Patient perspectives have important roles in improving the quality of
colonoscopy services. The purpose of this qualitative study was to obtain the perspectives of …

Objectives To develop a programme theory for the intervention of patients receiving
discharge letters. Design We used a realist evaluation approach and captured multiple …

Objective To systematically identify, synthesise and evaluate the strength of the international
evidence on copy letter practice. Methods A systematic search identified original research …

Background UK government guidelines and initiatives emphasise equity in delivery of care,
shared decision-making, and patient-centred care. This includes sharing information with …

Patient-directed discharge letters (PDL) are letters sent to patients after hospital care. They
are adjusted to patient needs in terms of language use and letter content. Their use is …

Aim: This study aimed to examine the readability and word count of reports provided to adult
patients following diagnostic audiological assessment. Method: A total of 165 diagnostic …

Objectives To develop a programme theory for the intervention of patients receiving
discharge letters. Design We used a realist evaluation approach and captured multiple …

Background: Discharge letters are important for transferring information from the hospital to
the GP. Patients are sometimes copied into these letters, but this is not standardised. Hence …