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How to tackle healthcare inequalities
Theresa Marteau and colleagues argue that behavioural and social causes of poor health must be tackled in parallel in order to reduce inequalities CREDIT: This keep reading
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A guide to general practice prescribing
A quick go-to guide for prescribing in general practice All prescriptions have the same basic requirements which include: All prescriptions must: Bear the name and keep reading
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Why socioeconomic circumstances are more important than ever
If social determinants of health are so important, shouldn’t we ask patients about them? Andrew Moscrop, a primary care physician, and his colleagues explore the keep reading
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Lockdown binge-eating, box sets and boredom ‘a health time bomb’
As reported by BBC news, people could face a health “time bomb” after a lockdown spent drinking, over-eating and watching Netflix, a council has warned keep reading
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A doctor’s view: sepsis and septicaemia
Dr Paul Lambden discusses the differences between sepsis and septicaemia and the important symptoms to look out for I qualified as a doctor in 1975 keep reading
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How GPs can help end food insecurity
Jane Feinmann asks why doctors should care about food insecurity, and what they can do about it CREDIT: This is an edited version of an keep reading
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Why socioeconomic circumstances are more important than ever
If social determinants of health are so important, shouldn’t we ask patients about them? Andrew Moscrop, a primary care physician, and his colleagues explore the keep reading
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How has the pandemic impacted the diagnosis of common health conditions?
According to research published in The Lancet Public Health, there has been a significant reduction in the rate of initial diagnoses of many common physical keep reading
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Why poverty is also a pre-existing condition
GP Helen Salisbury discusses why inequality is also a risk factor in contracting and dying of COVID-19 CREDIT: This is an edited version of an keep reading
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Why care during COVID must still be personal
Angela Coulter, freelance researcher, and Tessa Richards, senior editor, patient partnership BMJ, argue why, despite the challenges of the pandemic, patient and family involvement must keep reading