Information Links
- Trending
- GP contract
- Red Flags A-Z
- GP Insight
- GP Wellbeing
Varenicline withdrawal ‘may cause thousands of avoidable deaths’
Ongoing disruption to the supply of prescription medicine Champix (varenicline) could cause avoidabl...
Sunak announces plan to phase out smoking in England
The government has set out plans to phase out smoking in England by making it illegal to sell tobacc...
People aged 55-74 with history of smoking to be offered lung cancer screening
People in England aged 55-74 who smoke, or who have previously smoked, and are identified as high ri...
Patients should be offered advice on vaping to help them quit smoking, says NICE
New NICE draft guidance has said that healthcare professionals can recommend e-cigarettes, or vaping...
Funding cuts leave GPs unable to prescribe stop smoking products
Cuts to public health funding have led to a dramatic fall in prescriptions for stop smoking products...
MPs to investigate safety of e-cigarettes
MPs are to examine the safety of e-cigarettes, including their effectiveness as a stop smoking tool....
Success rates for giving up smoking 'highest on record' in 2017
Smoking quit-rates have reached the level highest on record throughout the first six months of 2017,...
NICE diabetes guidance backs GP referral to lifestyle programmes
NICE has updated its 2012 guidance on preventing type 2 diabetes to put greater importance on lifest...
GPs told to recommend phone app to tackle middle-aged inactivity
GPs have been urged to crack down on middle-aged inactivity after Public Health England (PHE) found ...
GP consultations not long enough to provide advice on exercise, says RCGP
GPs are less likely to ask patients about physical activity because 10-minute appointments are 'unfi...
Refine your search
By Area
- « Any By Area
- News (37)
By Date
By Therapeutic area
- « Any By Therapeutic area
- Health promotion (37)
- Alcohol (2)
- Diet (2)
- Exercise (3)
- Smoking cessation (12)
- Health promotion (37)
By Topic
- « Any By Topic
- News (37)
- Clinical News (37)
- News (37)