As the battle against obesity continues, a new ‘Moving Medicine’ resource has been launched – backed by the RCGP Moving Medicine, developed in conjunction with Public Health England and Sport England, aims to help improve conversations [read more]
Loneliness Strategy is a ‘great result’ for GPs and patients, but we need more detail on funding and how it will work in practice, says RCGP The government has confirmed that all GPs in England [read more]
According to Runner’s World, Scottish GPs are to begin prescribing gentle outdoor activities to patients suffering long-term illnesses We previously reported that GPs were preparing to start promoting nationally-organised sport – specifically parkrun – as [read more]
The BBC has reported that a new type of drug for improving the lives of melanoma sufferers will be available on the NHS at no cost A targeted treatment for battling skin cancer is set [read more]
Latest performance figures suggest that there is a difficult winter ahead for the NHS, says NHS Providers In the latest set of combined performance data from NHS England – which includes A&E performance data for August 2018 and cancer [read more]
According to a major study in the US and Australia, elderly people in good health should not take an aspirin a day, the BBC reports There are proven benefits of the drug for people after [read more]
Claire Deering, brachytherapy clinical nurse specialist at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, explains why it’s important for GPs to build and share their knowledge of brachytherapy – even in areas where it isn’t [read more]
As cuts to contraceptive care deepen, worries for the long-term impact on women’s access to vital contraceptive care and the impact on their lives is put in the spotlight According to the Advisory Group on [read more]
GMC has published new guidance on reflective practice providing clarity and support for doctors and medical students The new GMC guidance, The reflective practitioner, has been developed to support doctors and medical students with reflection. The guidance emphasises the [read more]
Too many people are dying prematurely or suffering preventable diseases because of poor investment in public health, a new paper from BMA suggests The British Medical Association (BMA) has said that there is an urgent need [read more]
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