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Did you miss…A guide to prescribing in general practice

September 12, 2023

The BMA GP committee’s prescribing policy group has published guidance to help with the clinical responsibilities on prescribing CREDIT: This is an edited version of keep reading

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Government admits to missing target to eliminate paper prescribing by 2024

July 7, 2023

As reported by The Pharmaceutical Journal, a target to eliminate paper prescribing and introduce digital prescribing across the NHS by 2024 has been delayed by keep reading

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RCGP chair responds to investigation revealing number of people on anti-depressants

June 20, 2023

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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Pharmacies to prescribe antibiotics to free up GP time

May 10, 2023

As reported by the BBC, more people will be able to access health services without needing to see a GP under a plan launched by officials keep reading

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Number of repeat prescriptions ordered via NHS App up by 92% in the last year

May 9, 2023

Since the NHS App’s launch in December 2018, more than 42m repeat prescriptions have been ordered through the app, new figures reveal More than 500,000 keep reading

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Prescriptions in England uncollected due to cost of living crisis

February 15, 2023

According to the Guardian, people in England are struggling to pay for their prescriptions which may lead to larger population health issues Half of a keep reading

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Antidepressants exit must happen in stages, says NICE

January 18, 2023

As reported by the BBC, reducing an antidepressant dose should be done in stages, with help from a medical professional, according to the National Institute keep reading

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GP’s allowed to close this bank holiday

September 14, 2022

As reported by the NHS, the government has confirmed that Monday 19th September 2022 will be a bank holiday The NHS will be responsible for keep reading

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RCGP: Prescribing is a “core skill” for GPs and vast majority of prescriptions are not “unnecessary”

June 22, 2022

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has responded to comments by the medical director for NHS England at the NHS Confed Expo Prof Sir keep reading

Health Tech

The NHS APP features you need to know about

October 4, 2021

What GP practices need to know about the features on the NHS App NHS COVID pass People living in England can demonstrate their COVID-19 status keep reading

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