Health inequalities: Why GPs should become involved in 'health creation'
The NHS needs to do more to prevent illness. Dr Brian Fisher explains how practices can become healt...
Patients 'welcome' weight loss interventions from their GP, study shows
GPs opportunistically raising the issue of weight loss and offering referral to weight management pr...
E-cigarettes: An unnecessary evil or a golden opportunity?
A new study is seeking to find out what GPs know about e-cigarettes and help to improve the advice h...
'Weak' childhood obesity strategy criticised by GPs
The highly-anticipated childhood obesity strategy has come under fire from the BMA and RCGP, who hav...
Consulting skills: How to advise about exercise
Current guidelines on exercise, how to conduct a brief assessment and tips on giving lifestyle advic...
Viewpoint: Is the functional medicine model the future of general practice?
Dr Rangan Chatterjee explains how he became interested in functional medicine and what it brings to ...
Just one cardiovascular event prevented for every 5,000 NHS health checks
The NHS health check prevents one cardiovascular event for every 5,000 checks carried out, according...
GPs advised to 'promote e-cigarettes widely' as smoking substitute
GPs have been advised to promote e-cigarettes 'as widely as possible as a substitute for smoking' by...
Building relationships is the 'silver bullet' to tackle health inequalities
Building empathy and strong relationships with patients and colleagues across the healthcare system ...
Alcohol misuse: new government guidelines
New government proposals for recommended limits for alcohol consumption aim to reduce the harm cause...
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