Affecting as many as 50-100 people per 100,000, Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel condition closely related to ulcerative colitis. Dr Paul Lambden explores symptoms of both illnesses as well as methods of diagnoses and [read more]
Research from The Health Foundation has shown that seeing the same GP leads to fewer hospital admissions. What can practices do to better understand the level of continuity of care that existing patients experience and what steps [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Guardian Less than two-thirds of doctors feel confident discussing activity levels and almost a third have never heard of national guidelines, the Guardian reports. The majority of doctors in England [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in OnMedica New guidance means GP practices will be unable to order stocks of adult Hepatitis B vaccine “until further notice” to ensure sufficient supply for individuals with the highest risk of [read more]
NHS England has announced the start of a pioneering implementation trial to provide HIV prevention drugs to people at high risk of HIV infection. From September, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will now be provided by the [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in Pharma Times Growth in prescriptions for diabetes medicines is exceeding the rise in overall prescribing, according to new figures from NHS Digital, Pharma Times reports. The data show that prescription [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen on carehome.co.uk Doctors are urging caution over the routine prescription of statins on the NHS, in response to a study suggesting most older people should receive the medicine to [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen on BBC News GPs in England are being encouraged to keep a register of patients with autism in order to improve the care they receive, BBC News reports. Health chiefs say [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in OnMedica Sexual and reproductive health is at risk of becoming a ‘Cinderella’ service thanks to red tape, and financial and training hurdles facing GPs and their practice teams, [read more]
The cost of the obesity epidemic is expected to reach £50bn per annum by 2050 according to Public Health England which estimates that the direct NHS costs of treating overweight and obesity-related morbidity was £6.3bn [read more]
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