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Academics urge rethink on 28-day prescriptions for people with long-term conditions

March 13, 2018

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 keep reading

Health & Patient Care

Fitness ‘prescriptions’: how we’re fighting chronic illness

February 7, 2018

GP James Higgins explains how a CCG-wide project to offer fitness ‘prescriptions’ is transforming care at his practice – and why it should be a keep reading

Health & Patient Care

Flu rates overall on the decrease – but not every where, latest RCGP figures show

February 5, 2018

Latest RCGP figures show that flu rates are decreasing – but that there is disparity in the ‘where’ Flu rates have decreased overall across England keep reading

Health & Patient Care

A step towards beating obesity

January 30, 2018

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 keep reading

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New briefing launched with lessons for a more sustainable person-centred NHS

December 14, 2017

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 keep reading

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Home is where the heart is: taking care out of practice and into the home

November 15, 2017

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 keep reading

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Discontinuity of care puts older patients at risk of emergency hospital admission

November 14, 2017

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 keep reading

Health & Patient Care

Making general practice dementia friendly

November 13, 2017

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 keep reading

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NHS offers smartphone GP appointments

November 6, 2017

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, keep reading

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Finding support for winter pressures

October 30, 2017

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 keep reading

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