Research and  Evaluations of GSF .Since 2000, there have been extensive research studies, publications and evaluations of GSF in different settings, building the evidence base for GSF and integration into best practice policy in the UK. This was particularly important in the early days of use of GSF within GP practices, to support it becoming part of national policy , but also later for other settings.

Some key papers , both those often cited as evidence  in GSF training or published about GSF, are included in the Key Papers section below , with others in the relevant sections  for each setting , including Summaries of Evidence for each area . Examples of magazine, non-peer reviewed and grey literature articles also are included .

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Literature Search

There have been several Literature Searches for aspects of GSF  for various purposes .

One example of an extensive  literature search by Stafford University is included below,
 
The Frontrunner Papers are a summary of attainments of a sample of the GSF Accredited teams in the UK, demonstrating what is possible to achieve in practice,  as an encouragement and inspiration to others.

This follows specific examples of comparative evaluations reports  from GSF Accredited Primary Care teams, Care Homes and Hospitals, with  quotes from the teams on the impact of doing GSF in their workplace.

More details are available on request and from the GSF -UK team.