CREDIT: This story was originally seen on GOV.UK. Mental health crisis services are set to receive a boost of £15m in the UK, meaning that those at high risk will have a better chance of [read more]
Ahead of Dementia Action Week – May 21-27 May – the Alzheimer’s Society has launched a guide that calls for action to be taken to make rural communities more dementia friendly Alzheimer’s Society has launched the [read more]
Improved mental health care for patients with physical ailments has reduced demand for GP appointments and cut hospital admissions by three quarters in a pilot scheme as part of a programme of new services that [read more]
New audit reveals a ‘significant threat to patient safety’ according to Anticoagulation UK Tens of thousands of heart patients in England are at increased risk of stroke or bleeding as a result of their medical [read more]
GP practices are under more pressure than ever. Their workload has grown as they have seen a 13% increase in appointments over the past five years – around three times the rate of increase in [read more]
MPS and NICE revise cauda equina syndrome establishing the red flag symptoms – changes which should help GPs and other healthcare professionals make more effective referrals in the future The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has been instrumental [read more]
Out-of-hours GPs see almost one-third of people who die in Oxfordshire, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ Open A study published in the journal BMJ Open – What proportion of patients at [read more]
New service launched on the Fylde coast to tackle and reduce the number of foot amputations resulting from diabetes A new team aimed at reducing the number of people losing feet or limbs to diabetes [read more]
PHE and NHS letter advises that GPs can offer shingles vaccine opportunistically to patients throughout the year as they become of eligible age (70-79 years old), not just in flu season A joint letter from Public [read more]
New questionnaire – developed by experts at the University of Bristol – will help measure the ‘burden’ of treatment for patients with multiple health problems in primary care The number of patients presenting with multiple [read more]
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