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Mark Ashworth
Researcher at King's College London
Publications - 279
Citations - 6537
Mark Ashworth is an academic researcher from King's College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 245 publications receiving 5284 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark Ashworth include University of Cambridge.
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Effect of social deprivation on blood pressure monitoring and control in England: a survey of data from the quality and outcomes framework
TL;DR: Since the reporting of performance indicators for primary care and the incorporation of pay for performance in 2004, blood pressure monitoring and control have improved substantially and the near disappearance of the achievement gap between least and most deprived areas is observed.
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Parental help-seeking in primary care for child and adolescent mental health concerns: qualitative study
Kapil Sayal,Victoria Tischler,Caroline Coope,Sarah Robotham,Mark Ashworth,Crispin Day,Andre Tylee,Emily Simonoff +7 more
TL;DR: Primary care services should be able to provide ready access to health professionals with an interest in children and families and appointments of sufficient length so that parents feel able to discuss their mental health concerns, according to the factors influencing parental help-seeking.
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Safety of reduced antibiotic prescribing for self limiting respiratory tract infections in primary care: cohort study using electronic health records.
Martin Gulliford,Michael Moore,Paul Little,Alastair D Hay,Robin Fox,A Toby Prevost,Dorota Juszczyk,Judith Charlton,Mark Ashworth +8 more
TL;DR: Even a substantial reduction in antibiotic prescribing was predicted to be associated with only a small increase in numbers of cases observed overall, but caution might be required in subgroups at higher risk of pneumonia.
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The relationship between general practice characteristics and quality of care: a national survey of quality indicators used in the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework, 2004–5
Mark Ashworth,David Armstrong +1 more
TL;DR: Socially deprived areas experience a lower quality of primary care, as judged by QOF scores, and social deprivation itself is an independent predictor of lower quality.
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The relationship between social deprivation and the quality of primary care: a national survey using indicators from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework.
TL;DR: Overall differences between primary care quality indicators in deprived and prosperous communities were small, and shortfalls in specific indicators suggest that focused interventions could be applied to improve the quality of primary care in deprived areas.