Patients prefer gout treatment from nurse to GP
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Patients prefer gout treatment from nurse to GP

Vari Drennan Professor of healthcare and policy research, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London

Nurse-led care for gout is more accepted by patients, improves long-term adherence and reduces gout flares, according to the findings of a two-year trial on its effectiveness and cost compared with GP-led care.

Primary Health Care. 29, 5, 9-9. doi: 10.7748/phc.29.5.9.s11

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