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Blood test could detect Alzheimer’s before symptoms show

May 31, 2023

As reported by The Times, a blood test that can detect people at early risk of Alzheimer’s is a step closer after scientists implicated a keep reading

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Doctors warn of “full-blown primary care crisis” in Scotland

May 31, 2023

As reported by Medscape, senior doctors have warned of a “full-blown crisis” in general practice, with new figures showing Scotland has lost nearly 90 surgeries keep reading

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Survey reveals staff shortages “significant threat” to both patients and GPs’ health

May 30, 2023

As reported by Medscape, a survey has found that staff shortages are putting the health of patients, and of doctors, at risk, with doctors considering keep reading

Survey reveals strong link between poor health and loneliness

May 26, 2023

As reported by Medscape, adults in England who report ‘bad or very bad’ health are more than three times as likely to report feeling lonely than keep reading

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AI used to discover new superbug-killing antibiotic

May 26, 2023

As reported by the BBC, scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to discover a new antibiotic that can kill a deadly species of superbug The keep reading

AI risks harming patients and worsening health inequalities, warn experts

May 25, 2023

As reported by Healthcare Leader News, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare settings may worsen health inequalities and harm patients, experts from the keep reading

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RCGP calls for greater transparency around self-testing kits

May 25, 2023

The Royal College of GPs is calling on UK regulators to ensure self-testing kits are independently validated, and approved with a quality mark, so that keep reading

RCGP survey reveals four in 10 GPs working in premises ‘not fit for purpose’

May 24, 2023

Four in 10 GPs are seeing their patients in practice premises that are ‘unfit for purpose’, according to the latest survey from the Royal College keep reading

Nurses in general practice reportedly given just one per cent pay rise

May 24, 2023

As reported by Nursing In Practice, some nurses working in general practice have reportedly been given a pay rise of just one per cent this keep reading

Health Foundation comment on Keir Starmer’s NHS mission

May 23, 2023

Ahead of Keir Starmer’s NHS mission launch last Monday, Dr. Jennifer Dixon, chief executive of the Health Foundation released a comment Dixon said: “With more keep reading