GP prescribing shift has stopped thousands of strokes, says NHS chief

GPs have saved thousands of lives and prevented up to 17,000 strokes in the past 18 months by stepping up prescribing of blood-thinning medication, the NHS England chief executive has said.

by Nick Bostock

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