Letters
Are postal prompts really ineffective?
BMJ 1999; 319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7211.711 (Published 11 September 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;319:711
- Richard Edwards, lecturer in public health medicine (P.R.Edwards@ncl.ac.uk),
- Paul Murphy, primary care information manager
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH
- Northumberland Health Authority, Morpeth
EDITOR—Given the evidence presented in the POST study, a well designed cluster randomised trial, we were a little surprised that the investigators concluded that postal prompts to general practitioners have a “marginal role” in improving the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.1
The authors found that recording and advice were significantly increased for all except one …
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