GP-led scheme cut hospital admissions 75% among elderly
A GP-led pilot to tackle dehydration in care homes reduced hospital admissions among residents by 75...
Two-fold variation in patients receiving diabetes checks across England
Diabetes patients in some CCG areas are more than twice as likely to receive the recommended eight k...
GP legal duty to report FGM takes effect this month
GPs will be legally obliged to report suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in patients...
Exclusive: NICE guidance on multimorbidities to help GPs avoid over-prescribing
NICE will publish guidance next year on multimorbidities to help GPs decide when to stop giving drug...
GPs urged to refer more via two-week cancer pathway to reduce deaths
GP practices have been urged to increase use of the two-week cancer pathway, after a study found tha...
GPs should not be pressured into prescribing against patients' wishes, warns GPC
GP leaders have hit back against claims that uptake of NICE guidance on AF was 'not good enough' ove...
RCGP clinical champions list top five ways GPs can improve outcomes
Each of the RCGP's six clinical champions told GPs their top tip to improve patient outcomes at the ...
GPs should warn patients of cancer risk to persuade them to lose weight, says CRUK
GPs should emphasise the risk of developing cancer as a way of more effectively tackling the UK's gr...
Time to recognise the healing power of the doctor-patient relationship
The growing evidence around the therapeutic value of the GP consultation needs to be recognised by m...
