The RCGP has acknowledged ‘challenges’ in information sharing between primary and secondary care following the death of an eight-year-old boy who was discharged from hospital after a GP referred him ...
A proposed amendment to the Health Bill would require GPs to see any patient seeking an appointment within seven days of requesting one. The Health Bill – which contains legislation to create the ...
Patients in 12 areas of the UK will have easier access to weight-loss medication in a new obesity pilot funded by the Government and the manufacturer of tirzepatide (Mounjaro). The £85m Obesity ...
The new ‘online hospital’ patients can be referred to from next year will not create more workload for general practice, and GPs will be consulted on its referral pathways, one of the trust’s ...
A risk calculator that estimates a person's risk of developing serious muscle disorders from taking statins could help ...
Changes to the childhood vaccination schedule have been implemented seamlessly by GP practices, figures from the first six months suggest. Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for England ...
GPs in North Central London have been asked to alert the ICB if trusts don’t respond to advice and guidance (A&G) requests on time. The new system put in place by the ICB can also be used to ‘bounce ...
The funding gaps between GP practices in deprived and affluent areas have ‘hardly narrowed’ since before the Covid pandemic and inequalities persist, with ‘no sign of future improvement’, researchers ...
This is part of the Pulse Partners series. This article has been paid for by Roche Diagnostics, with editorial input by Pulse ...
Levels of obesity in England have risen since the pandemic with the fastest increase among younger adults, an analysis has shown. A study of NHS England electronic health records covering nearly 55 ...
The primary care minister has admitted that plans to reduce GP involvement in mental capacity assessments are currently behind schedule. Speaking today to the House of Commons Health and Social Care ...
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