Health & Patient Care
A guide to the latest COVID drugs and treatments
With vaccines soaking up the COVID spotlight, it’s worth asking where we’ve got to with treatments – find out the latest drugs and treatment for keep reading
Year: 2023
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Researchers warn against patient aggression towards GP receptionists
As reported by Practice Index, patient aggression towards receptionists in GP surgeries is a “serious workplace safety concern,” researchers have warned A review, published in Family keep reading
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Breakthrough lung cancer treatment buys time for over 65s
As reported by The Times, thousands of older patients with advanced lung cancer will be able to live longer thanks to a treatment breakthrough A keep reading
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Five ways to boost your fitness without leaving your desk
If your job involves sitting at a desk for long periods of time it can be much harder to fit movement into your day – keep reading
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Nine unintended consequences of devolving your PCN budgets
Knowing how to manage the devolution of your finances without conflict is a risk for most PCNs – here are nine things to consider before keep reading
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Demand for GP appointments falls by 14% in town after elderly take part in dance classes
As reported by the BBC, the demand for GP appointments in a town has fallen by 14% since thousands of exercise classes were laid on keep reading
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Government admits to missing target to eliminate paper prescribing by 2024
As reported by The Pharmaceutical Journal, a target to eliminate paper prescribing and introduce digital prescribing across the NHS by 2024 has been delayed by keep reading
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RCGP responds to announcement of NHS long-term workforce plan
Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs has responded to news of the NHS long-term workplan She said: “The NHS relies on keep reading
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Promoting LGBTQ+ equality in medicine
Medical staff come from a broad cross section of backgrounds, experiences, sexual orientations and gender identities – here’s what the BMA is doing to ensure keep reading
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How to harness your anger for good
Don’t shy away from the issues your anger is trying to bring into focus – address and express this emotion for positive change, starting with keep reading