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NEWS: NICE Urges Yearly Weight Checks
As reported by The National, new draft guidance recommends annual weight monitoring for people with chronic conditions to catch early signs of diabetes and heart keep reading
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NEWS: New report highlights patients’ challenges
As reported by the Patients Association, a recent survey underscores patients’ desires for improved access to NHS diagnostic services, citing barriers such as long waits keep reading
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NEWS: Structured telehealth: A lifeline against loneliness
As reported by National Health Executive, the BASIL+ trial finds that weekly phone calls prove to be a vital antidote against loneliness and depression, offering a ray of keep reading
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Long-term sickness hits record high with 2.6m off work
As reported by The Times, long-term sickness has reached another record high, with almost 2.6m people off work because of illness Despite a government drive keep reading
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The mystery of mosquito bites
Dr Ross Perry explains why some people get bitten so badly by mosquitoes while others get away bite-free CREDIT: This is an edited version of keep reading
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World Schizophrenia Day: what you may not know about this mental health issue
World Schizophrenia Day is celebrated each year on 24th of May to honour Dr Phillippe Pinel who did much for the treatment and management of keep reading
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Part one: tackling population health challenges
Gerry McCartney and colleagues argue for a new model of equitable, holistic and sustainable public health CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that keep reading
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Beyond medicine – barriers to widespread adoption threaten social prescribing
Jonathan Finch, web content editor at First Practice Management, discusses the current social prescribing situation It was reported back in 2016 that around 20% of patients keep reading
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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
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‘Lack of urgency’ resulting in delayed child obesity action, says report
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 keep reading