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More than 40% of English practices are still limiting patient contacts to 25 a day per GP as part of collective action.
Dr Toni Hazell discusses some of the issues to consider when prescribing contraception for a woman aged over 40 ...
The Government has announced ‘significant’ changes to the childhood vaccination schedule, including a new routine appointment ...
A survey showed patients found errors in their GP records but the RCGP blamed inadequate IT and workload pressures.
An AI-powered system for detecting potential skin cancer has been approved by NICE for use on the NHS for three years.
Just over one in five deaths in 2023 could have been avoided given ‘timely and effective’ healthcare or public health ...
Deprived GP practices in one area could see a cash boost as part of their ICB’s plans to introduce ‘fairer funding’ models.
Reducing hypertension significantly lowers the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment, a randomised controlled study has ...
NICE has rubberstamped guidance aimed at reducing the number of falls among older people which GPs had warned may be ...
Welsh health boards have been told to develop plans to boost GP use of A&G, to improve NHS productivity and reduce referrals.
GPs in one ICB area will see a £14m boost to local enhanced services (LES) funding, celebrated by their LMCs as a ‘huge’ ...
A single dose of preventer inhaler in the afternoon may lead to better asthma control, according to researchers.