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Pandemic threatens primary care for long term conditions

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, attention was diverted away from primary care’s key roles in early detection of disease and management of long keep reading

Moving skin cancer treatment to GPs may be costly

September 16, 2020 Long-term conditions

Would moving more skin cancer treatment to the primary care sector improve outcomes and save money? A new study tries to establish the facts This is an edited version of an article first published by keep reading

Why mental health care must become a business priority

September 14, 2020 Long-term conditions, Policy

It’s difficult to think of any single issue which could be allowed to undermine every worker’s worth to their employer by £1,500 each year without prompting urgent action – yet this is the impact of keep reading

GPs must have ‘quick and easy’ access to appropriate resources in order to care for patients who have long-COVID, says RCGP

September 14, 2020 Long-term conditions, News

Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “COVID-19 is a new virus and whilst we are rapidly learning about it, research is still necessary to help us properly understand recovery from keep reading

Close-up care of those with complex conditions – connecting with the community

September 10, 2020 Long-term conditions

Patients who consult often and widely, and with ‘medically unexplained’ symptoms, can pose a particular clinical challenge. Keith Cooper reports from a service which tries to understand their motivations and help them This is an keep reading

‘Lack of urgency’ resulting in delayed child obesity action, says report

September 9, 2020 Long-term conditions, News

As reported by BBC news, government efforts to fight child obesity risk getting lost in reorganisations and delays, a report warns The National Audit office says 20 years of targets and policies have had limited keep reading

GP patient relationship important when discussing issues such as weight, says RCGP

August 25, 2020 Long-term conditions, News

Responding to a new report published by the local government association, Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “GPs know that keep reading

Pandemic threatens primary care for long term conditions

Pandemic threatens primary care for long term conditions

Support: the solution to obesity

Unplugging patients: how to tackle chronic constipation in general practice

RCGP clinical priority: A spotlight on sepsis

The art of sharing primary care services

Chronic lifestyle diseases – diabetes and silent ticking time bombs

Moving skin cancer treatment to GPs may be costly

Why mental health care must become a business priority

GPs must have ‘quick and easy’ access to appropriate resources in order to care for patients who have long-COVID, says RCGP

Close-up care of those with complex conditions – connecting with the community

‘Lack of urgency’ resulting in delayed child obesity action, says report

NHS to offer shake diet to combat type 2 diabetes

Avoiding back pain whilst working from home

GP patient relationship important when discussing issues such as weight, says RCGP

I work as a GP and feel powerless to treat patients with mental illness