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]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Guardian Millions of people in the UK and many more across the world are suffering from multiple long-term illnesses and may not be getting the best possible [read more]
Prescribing practice for gluten free foods in England varies hugely and doesn’t seem to be driven by obvious medical factors, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open According to research published in the online [read more]
Research finds that children who get less than the recommended amount of sleep for their age are at a higher risk of developing obesity Research at the University of Warwick has found that children and [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Daily Mail Nearly half of GPs have been blocked from sending patients for urgent cancer scans, a survey has found. Daily Mail reports that family doctors are meant to refer [read more]
New research published in the British Journal of General Practice looking into weight loss as a predictor of cancer suggests clinical guidelines need to be in place in primary care Weight loss is a non-specific cancer symptom; [read more]
New research, published in the British Journal of General Practice explores the acceptability and feasibility of using text messages to safety net patients presenting with low-risk cancer symptoms in GP primary care Research published in [read more]
RCGP chair Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard has responded to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) on patients living with multimorbidities Undertaken to determine the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve outcomes in [read more]
Research published in the British Journal of General Practice says 28-day prescriptions for people with long-term conditions lack robust evidence and should be reconsidered The widely adopted practice of issuing 28-day rather than longer duration prescriptions for [read more]
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