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Single shot of HPV vaccine to be offered to teenagers
From September 2023, one shot of the HPV vaccine will be offered to Year 8 students, rather than the current two, following latest evidence and keep reading
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Health and economic issues could both benefit from weight-loss jab
The expansion of the new £40m Government pilot scheme to provide access to weight-loss injections is primarily to address health issues, but could also provide keep reading
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Waiting list silence causing worry for patients and overwhelm for practices
Practices in Northern Ireland are being overwhelmed by patients “kept in the dark” about their place on the region’s record waiting lists, according to an keep reading
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Mpox vaccinations extended in London after ‘worrying spike’ in cases
The nationwide mpox outbreak vaccination programme is scheduled to close at the end of July, but the latest diagnoses have prompted a rethink for London. keep reading
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Children to be given single HPV jab instead of two
As reported by the BBC, teenagers in England will be offered a single shot of HPV vaccine instead of two, from September, in line with keep reading
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RCGP chair responds to investigation revealing number of people on anti-depressants
Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs has responded to a BBC Panorama investigation into the prescription of anti-depressants The investigation revealed keep reading
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GPs should be told of risk of prescribing antibiotic that could link to suicide, says coroner
As reported by the BBC, the risk of suicidal behaviour as a side-effect of a certain antibiotic should be made clear to those prescribing it, keep reading
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Wes Streeting indicates that primary care access and reform to be one of his top three priorities
As reported by Nursing in Practice, Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, has stated that the Labour Party may give general practice a larger percentage keep reading
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Third of locum GPs say pay rates are top priority for this year, survey reveals
According to a survey conducted by the National Association of Sessional GPs (NASGP) in 2023, approximately one-third of locum GPs have identified raising their rates keep reading
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Government sets out new pledge to ‘streamline’ targets in primary care
A new pledge to streamline targets in primary care was made two days ago at the NHS Confed Expo where the government set out proposals keep reading