Health & Patient Care
Diabetes prescriptions rocket 80% in a decade
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 keep reading
Month: August 2017
Management
Local GP practices join forces for extra opening hours
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Frome Times Three local GP practices have announced that they are now open to patients for extended keep reading
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Premises help desk: What lurks beneath the surface
From noroviruses to mould, GP practices can be a minefield of contagions and even the most rigorous health and safety arrangements can fall prey to keep reading
Health & Patient Care
GPs warn against routine use of statins in a bid to stop over-prescribing
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 keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Autism patients: GPs in England urged to keep register
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 keep reading
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GPs-in-training already set to quit the NHS
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Yorkshire Post Leading family doctors have expressed concern over the number of GPs in training who are keep reading
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60 seconds with Robert Varnam
What do you do to de-stress after a long day? I spend a lot of time away from home with big groups of people so keep reading
Management
Skilling up: can PAs offer the additional support practices need?
PAs are viewed as a potential solution to workload pressures facing general practice. Their role is similar to that of a GP; they work autonomously keep reading
Management
Nearly 40% of GPs plan to leave the NHS within five years
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph A new report has found that government attempts to stop GPs quitting the profession are failing keep reading
News
BMA plan to push for more funds
GP leaders plan to revamp the Urgent Prescription for General Practice campaign – and will push for extra funding and reforms to ease pressure on keep reading