The Health Foundation

Independent Sector Organisation

Emma Vestesson - Chief Investigator - The Health FoundationAlison Dias - Collaborator - NHS EnglandCaroline Fraser - Collaborator - The Health FoundationEmma Vestesson - Corresponding Applicant - The Health FoundationGeraldine Clark - Collaborator - The Health FoundationElizabeth Crellin - Collaborator - The Health FoundationXiaochen Ge - Collaborator - NHS England

CPRD19

In the UK, there has been an increase in the number of GP consultations that take place remotely (by telephone, online or video), rather than by face-to-face (at the surgery or at home) since 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the use of remote consultations making it even more important to understand the impact this shift will have on care.

The aim of this project is to define and study the use of remote consultations in primary care in England from 2018 up to and throughout the COVID-19 affected period, and to assess the impact of remote consultation on antibiotic prescribing. We intend to use data from CPRD Aurum linked to the index of multiple deprivation (IMD) at the patient level and the Rural-Urban Classification (RUC) at the practice level.

28/06/2021

Release