Patients 'welcome' weight loss interventions from their GP, study shows
GPs opportunistically raising the issue of weight loss and offering referral to weight management pr...
BMA calls for new support for prescription drug dependency
The government should set up a national helpline for prescribed drug dependence, the BMA has said....
Patients who call 111 for urgent repeat prescriptions to bypass GP
Patients who call NHS 111 for urgent repeat prescriptions will be referred directly to community pha...
NICE to 'fast-track' cost-effective new drugs for use on NHS
NICE has announced that it will change the way it appraises treatments by introducing a 'fast-track'...
GPs will refer 20,000 patients to diabetes prevention scheme this year
Up to 20,000 patients will receive weight loss interventions by the end of this financial year as a ...
Winner of Research Paper of the Year announced
Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham and colleagues from the National Institute of Health Research Collabor...
NHS must redesign care around multimorbidity, NICE experts warn
GPs should not fall into the trap of treating diseases rather than patients as the NHS faces a growi...
Video: Opportunities for improvement in managing high-risk conditions
There is huge potential to improve patient outcomes by improving secondary prevention, NHS England's...
NICE approves first new drug for Cancer Drugs Fund
Lung cancer drug osimertinib has become the first new treatment made available by NICE under the Can...
