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Strong evidence for clinical and cost effectiveness of alcohol screening.

NICE to develop alcohol screening QOF targets

19 December 2012

GPs could be asked to screen certain patients for alcohol misuse, after NICE advisors approved the d...

Professor Helen Lester: urged GPs to make mental health 'core business'

Patients with mental illness 'under-treated for other conditions', researchers warn

3 December 2012

Patients with severe mental illness are less likely to be prescribed treatments for physical health ...

Professor Helen Lester: GPs must make mental health 'core business'

Offer longer consultations for mental health, urges senior GP

26 November 2012

GPs should provide longer consultations and separate waiting areas to patients with serious mental h...

QOF targets for long-term depression would increase its priority in care plans

Call for QOF to help people with long-term depression

14 November 2012

Introducing QOF targets for long-term depression would improve management of the condition and help ...

Prime minister David Cameron: dementia challenge must not be underestimated

GPs told to boost dementia diagnoses

8 November 2012

GP surgeries will be sent 'dementia toolkits' and asked to improve detection of dementia as part of ...

Patients on antidepressants benefit from regular reviews of their medication

Quarter of antidepressant users 'on wrong dose'

30 October 2012

A quarter of patients on long-term antidepressants may benefit from a change in dose and a simple re...

Anxiety: can lead to increased mortality risk

Mild anxiety raises mortality risk

1 August 2012

Even mild anxiety or depression can raise a person's risk of dying prematurely, a major study sugges...

Botulinum toxin: research found injections could halt MS tremors

Botulinum injections arrest MS tremors

5 July 2012

Botulinum toxin can prevent debilitating tremors among patients with MS, research has shown....

GPs should screen millions for dementia, MPs say

2 July 2012

Millions of patients at risk of dementia could be screened for early signs of the disease to improve...

Memantine was found not to reduce significant agitation in patients with Alzhemier's disease

Alzheimer's drug memantine does not cut agitation

4 May 2012

The Alzheimer's disease drug memantine improves cognitive function, but does not reduce clinically s...

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