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Improving access; supporting patient care of type 2 diabetes
As the UK battles the bulge, the NHS is battling a rising tide of patients with the complex, long-term health issues associated with it, such keep reading
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Continuity of care lowers death rates, study shows
According to new research, seeing the same doctor multiple times may lower death rates – but achieving this is quite a challenge Research by the keep reading
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Summer skin care; caring for your skin in the summer sun
The sun’s great; it makes us feel good and the golden tan it can generate makes us look good as well. Well-tanned people are considered keep reading
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Mental health crisis services to receive cash injection of £15m
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on GOV.UK. Mental health crisis services are set to receive a boost of £15m in the UK, meaning that keep reading
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People with dementia in rural communities increasingly isolated, says charity
Ahead of Dementia Action Week – May 21-27 May – the Alzheimer’s Society has launched a guide that calls for action to be taken to make keep reading
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Mental health ‘game-changer’ leads to reduction in demand for GP appointments
Improved mental health care for patients with physical ailments has reduced demand for GP appointments and cut hospital admissions by three quarters in a pilot keep reading
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Heart patients in England at risk from gaps in NHS care
New audit reveals a ‘significant threat to patient safety’ according to Anticoagulation UK Tens of thousands of heart patients in England are at increased risk keep reading
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A virtual solution to supporting self-management
GP practices are under more pressure than ever. Their workload has grown as they have seen a 13% increase in appointments over the past five keep reading
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MPS works with NICE to revise cauda equina syndrome red flags
MPS and NICE revise cauda equina syndrome establishing the red flag symptoms – changes which should help GPs and other healthcare professionals make more effective referrals in keep reading
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Significant proportion of patients at the end of life accessing out-of-hours primary care service
Out-of-hours GPs see almost one-third of people who die in Oxfordshire, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ Open A study published keep reading