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NICE to propose adding controversial 10% statin threshold to QOF

NICE advisors will meet on Monday to discuss whether new QOF indicators to incentivise putting patie...

Dr Green: 'Standard appointments should be 15 minutes long.' Pic: JH Lancy

Ten-minute consultations not long enough to spot cancer, GPC warns

GPs need longer consultation times, more funding, and better access to tests in order for early canc...

Dr Cavanagh: 'Getting isolated people back into the community.’

GPs prescribe gardening to help mental health patients

A GP who has been prescribing gardening to isolated patients has said he has seen an 'enormous' impr...

Dr Green had contacted Public Health England but had received no reply. Pic: JH Lancy

Antivirals guidance 'puts care at risk', GPs warn

Guidance on antiviral use from Public Health England ignores scientific evidence and GP opinion, doc...

Peanuts: GPs urged to check for allergy (Photo: iStock)

GPs urged to test children with asthma for peanut allergy

GPs should test asthmatic children with persistent symptoms for peanut sensitivity, researchers say,...

Handshake: strength of grip predicts heart risk

Weak grip can predict heart attacks, researchers find

The strength of a patient's grip is a better indicator of heart problems than BP, researchers have s...

Stroke: coloured PET scan of a stroke patient's brain (Photo: Science Photo Library)

Stroke risk doubled in patients with depression, GPs warned

GPs should monitor stroke risk in patients with recurring depression even if they no longer have sym...

HPV jab: research suggests expanding coverage to boys (Photo: Consolidated Scotland)

Female-only HPV vaccination leaves men exposed to cancers, study warns

Vaccinating girls against the HPV vaccine still leaves men 'at risk of cancers associated with the v...

Red wine: health boost

Cartoon: Could red wine improve type 2 diabetes patients' health?

A daily glass of red wine could improve the health of type 2 diabetes patients, results presented at...

Dementia: incentives to boost diagnosis rates 'unhelpful'

Exclusive: Three in four GPs say controversial dementia DES did not benefit patients

Three quarters of GPs say the controversial scheme to pay practices £55 per new dementia diagnosis d...

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