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How has the pandemic impacted the diagnosis of common health conditions?

February 12, 2021

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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Cancer Research UK: go to GP about cancer symptoms

October 14, 2020

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

October 2, 2020

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

Features

Researchers hope Alexa can detect signs of dementia

March 5, 2020

An effort to use voice-assistant devices – such as Amazon’s Alexa – to detect signs of memory problems has received a boost with a grant keep reading

Features

I’m campaigning for menopause posters in GP’s surgeries – we older women are fed up of being ignored

December 11, 2019

When Elizabeth Carr-Ellis went back to the GP with an array of symptoms doctors and tests couldn’t figure out, she was finally told the Menopause keep reading

Long-term conditions

Sharp 80% rise in liver cancer deaths in UK

November 4, 2019

The increase is due to several factors including deprivation and rise in obesity, says Cancer Research UK This is an edited version of an article keep reading

Long-term conditions

‘Unacceptable’ delays in diagnosing secondary breast cancer

October 15, 2019

A survey suggests that one in four patients with secondary breast cancer had to visit their GP three or more times before they got a keep reading

Long-term conditions

GPs are highly trained to spot cancer – but need more diagnostics and time with patients, says RCGP

October 14, 2019

Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) says primary care clinicians are highly competent in spotting cancers, but limited resources and time pressure threaten keep reading

Long-term conditions

The emotional impact of false positive diagnosis

May 3, 2019

False positive cancer diagnoses can cost the NHS millions every year and cause a devastating emotional impact False positives in cancer diagnosis cost NHS millions keep reading

News

GPs must be ‘on permanent alert for signs of meningitis’

September 18, 2018

Research by a meningitis charity emphasises the need for GPs and other healthcare professionals to take concerns about the condition seriously It’s meningitis awareness week keep reading

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