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Disclosing an illness at work
Choosing if and when, as well as what, you disclose to an employer about chronic illness or disability can feel daunting. The important thing is keep reading
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A practice manager’s view: the good, the bad and the ugly
Carmel Loughlin, practice manager, discusses her experience in general practice over the last few months The good I unfortunately lost a family member to cancer keep reading
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Half with cancer signs didn’t contact GP in first wave
As reported by BBC news, almost half of people with potential cancer symptoms did not contact their GP during the first wave of the pandemic, keep reading
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AI ‘doctor’s assistant’ project awarded government money
As reported by BBC news, computerised system that advises doctors on the best treatment to give a patient is among the artificial intelligence projects that keep reading
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Cancer Research UK: go to GP about cancer symptoms
As reported by BBC news, anyone with symptoms that could be cancer must talk to their GP, even as COVID-19 cases increase across the country, keep reading
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Diagnoses of common conditions in general practice fell during lockdown, study finds
As reported by the Express and Star, research has found that there was a significant reduction in the diagnosis of many common physical and mental keep reading
Long-term conditions
Moving skin cancer treatment to GPs may be costly
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 keep reading
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Air pollution kills five people in Bristol each week, study shows
Toxic air contributes to health conditions such as asthma, cancer and stroke, say experts This is an edited version of an article first published by keep reading
Long-term conditions
RCGP stance on cancer diagnosis and care
Better GP access to diagnostic tests and more people across the NHS needed to improve cancer care, says RCGP This is an edited version of keep reading
Long-term conditions
Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer
A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer This is an edited version keep reading