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More appropriate and measured use of antibiotics may be achieved using point-of-care (POC) C-reactive protein (CRP) testing, but there is limited evidence of cost-effectiveness in routine practice. A decision analytic model was developed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of testing, compared with standard care, in adults presenting in primary care with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI).

An international team, involving Public Health Wales Staff, have worked collaboratively to develop a new ‘crisis checklist’ system to be used by hospital staff for the care of in-hospital patients. The focus of the checklist is to providing urgent care to patients on general wards (i.e. not in the operating theatre or the intensive care unit) whose functions have deteriorated without warning in the course of their hospital stay, requiring urgent intervention.

Poster on Dental Public Health in Action.

The night-time economy can have major impacts on the health and well-being of individuals. A framework for managing a safe and prosperous night-time economy aids the coordinated approach to develop sustainable, health and safe night-time economies.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including child abuse and household problems (e.g. domestic violence) increase risks of poor health and mental well-being in adulthood. Factors such as having access to a trusted adult as a child may impart resilience against developing such negative outcomes.

Gastroschisis, a congenital anomaly of the abdomen, is associated with young maternal age and has increased in prevalence in many countries. Maternal illness and medication exposure are among environmental risk factors implicated in its aetiology.

Conference presentations. Public Health Research, Policy and Practice: Working Together in Wales. Thursday 2 March 2017

Unintended repeat conceptions can result in emotional, psychological and educational harm to young women, often with enduring implications for their life chances. This study aimed to identify which young women are at the greatest risk of repeat unintended regnancies; which interventions are effective and cost effective; and what are the barriers to and facilitators for the uptake of these interventions.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health issue and in low-incidence countries guidance identifies the need to screen for and treat latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) with the prison environment recommended as a setting to perform LTBI screening. This study describes the findings of a LTBI screening programme which took place on entry to a remand prison in the UK.