Young patients open to sexual health advice in GP consultations
GPs should offer chlamydia tests, contraceptive advice and condoms to patients aged 16-24 in unrelat...
Higher proportion of at-risk patients vaccinated against flu by GPs this season
GPs vaccinated a greater proportion of at-risk groups against flu in 2016/17 compared with the previ...
GP prescription patterns could help diagnose cancer patients earlier
Researchers are compiling an anonymous dataset of primary care prescription data - totalling 80m pre...
Thousands of patients will contract Lyme disease this year, GPs warned
GPs must consider Lyme disease in patients with bull's-eye rash or if they become unwell following a...
Cancer patients willing to wait longer for GPs with good listening skills
Patients with high-risk cancer symptoms are prepared to wait longer to see a GP who they feel has gr...
Pharmacist-led reviews in general practice boost diabetes control
Pharmacist-led reviews in GP practices can improve diabetes control for patients, a study has found....
Year-long weight loss classes cut NHS costs and improve patient health
Weight loss programmes that continue for a year instead of the current 12-week standard could reap l...
£1.27bn spent on Cancer Drug Fund 'did not improve patient care'
Millions of pounds of NHS funding spent over a six-year period on the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) did not...
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