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RCGP Scotland survey reveals GPs winter concerns
A survey of RCGP Scotland members has revealed GPs are concerned that mounting workload pressures will negatively affect their ability to deliver patient care during keep reading
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NHS could give therapy before anti-depressants, under new guidelines
As reported by BBC News, people in England with mild depression should first be offered behavioural therapy or group exercise instead of medication, according to keep reading
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GP shortage ‘huge worry’, St Albans practice manager tells MP
As reported by In Your Area, a practice business manager at a doctor’s surgery in St Albans, Hertfordshire has revealed to MP Daisy Cooper her keep reading
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HPV vaccine cutting cervical cancer by nearly 90%
As reported by BBC News, the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by nearly 90%, the first real-world data shows keep reading
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No 10 set to break promise of 6,000 more GPs in England, Sajid Javid says
As reported by BBC News, the health secretary has admitted that the target us unlikely to be met due to the numbers of doctors retiring keep reading
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GP warns pressure is building because of ‘Amazon Prime mentality’
As reported by Manchester Evening News, a GP has warned that patient’s with an ‘Amazon Prime Mentality’ are adding to the ‘increased pressure’ on doctors keep reading
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General practice is a team profession, says RCGP
The RCGP has responded to a recent article in The Times about the latest NHS Digital data detailing the number of consultations delivered by GPs keep reading
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UK’s early COVID response worst public health failure ever, MPs say
As reported by BBC news, the UK’s failure to do more to stop COVID spreading early in the pandemic was one of the country’s worst keep reading
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Vitamin A trialled to help COVID loss of smell
As reported by BBC news, Vitamin A nasal drops might be able to treat the loss or altered sense of smell in some people who keep reading
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Long COVID: More than two million in England may have suffered, study suggests
As reported by BBC news, survey of half a million adults in England suggests around two million people may have had some long-lasting symptoms after keep reading