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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
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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
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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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A heavy burden to bear: Obesity in general practice
The cost of the obesity epidemic is expected to reach £50bn per annum by 2050 according to Public Health England which estimates that the direct keep reading
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Scheme launched in North Lincolnshire to support dementia patients at earlier stage
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Scunthorpe Telegraph A pilot scheme has been to launched to ensure residents in North Lincolnshire care homes keep reading
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Signing off in style
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GP ‘gender bias’ preventing men from weight management classes
Credit: This story was first seen on iNews NHS staff are reluctant to refer men to weight management services despite positive results because of a keep reading
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Diabetes patients benefit from watching online films
A report, published in Primary Care Diabetes has confirmed that watching short health information films on a computer, tablet or smartphone can help the growing keep reading
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MyAsthma self management app links with online GP service
Digital health pioneers my mhealth have teamed up with LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor to deliver the myAsthma app to their patients. MyAsthma is a comprehensive management keep reading
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The quest to better manage long term conditions in general practice
We all face the triple challenges of an ageing population, workforce crisis and limited resources. At my practice in the West Midlands, as in many keep reading