Latest RCGP figures show that flu rates are decreasing – but that there is disparity in the ‘where’ Flu rates have decreased overall across England for the first time this year, but rates in some [read more]
A study published in the British Medical Journal in 2017 revealed GP referrals to weight management programmes seemed to help reduce the number of patients developing type 2 diabetes. How can general practice ensure patients [read more]
New briefing launched with lessons from ‘home and away’ on commissioning for a more sustainable person-centred NHS With the move towards accountable care, clinical commissioners are starting to take on a more strategic role as [read more]
With GP consultations rarely extending beyond a ten-minute window home visit requests are becoming ever-more subject to scrutiny. Tim Martin speaks to practice manager Carmel Loughlin about home visits, the advantages of using community teams [read more]
Older patients who do not see the same GP over a period of time are at higher risk of emergency hospital admission than those who see the same or a small number of GPs, according [read more]
Reports of significant national variations in dementia care suggest the challenge of transforming current approaches is proving difficult. Tim Martin investigates the efforts being made by the NHS to transform the future of dementia care [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in BBC News A 24-hour service has been launched for NHS patients, offering GP consultations via videolink on smartphones, BBC News reports. The pilot scheme will initially cover 3.5 million [read more]
As the evenings shorten and winter creeps in, the focus is on managing the winter-surge in demand on NHS services. With an anticipated increase in emergencies and high-risk patients, hospitals are expecting increased bed-space occupancy [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in BBC News Young people are facing long waiting times and unequal access to mental health services, a review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said. BBC News reports [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph Overweight patients should be handed a tape measure and told to measure their own waistlines as part of the war on obesity, GPs have said. The Telegraph reports [read more]
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