The findings of an investigation into opportunities to talk with clients about smoking cessation, weight management and alcohol interventions
NHS walk-in centres (WICs) were opened in 2000 to modernise the NHS and increase accessibility to healthcare. They developed rapidly and are used successfully by the public. But little is known about the clients presenting and even less about health promotion and disease prevention strategies adopted by WICs. This review aims to explore, through client profiling, whether there is an opportunity for health promotion service delivery in WICs and minor injuries/illness units. The findings indicate that clients attending these units are similar in profile to those presenting to GPs and emergency departments, and that there is an opportunity to use these centres more effectively for health promotion.
Primary Health Care. 26, 4, 18-24. doi: 10.7748/phc.26.4.18.s27
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double-blind review and has been checked using antiplagiarism software
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 09 September 2015
Accepted: 23 November 2015
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