Patients with type 2 diabetes to be prescribed 800-calorie-a-day liquid diets
Up to 5,000 patients in England with type 2 diabetes will be prescribed a liquid diet of just over 8...
GPs face curbs on prescribing blood glucose test strips and bath emollients
GPs could face restrictions on prescribing blood glucose testing strips and bath emollients, followi...
Antidepressant prescribing by GPs rose after Brexit vote, research shows
Antidepressant prescribing by GPs in England increased relative to other types of drug in the wake o...
CCGs must enable GPs to refer more patients for cancer scans, report warns
The NHS needs to provide increased funding and support to enable GPs to refer more patients for urge...
Flu jab disruption leaves average practice 400 jabs behind for over 65s
GPs practices across England would have to deliver an average of 400 flu jabs each to patients aged ...
NHS England tells CCGs to end postcode lottery over blood glucose monitoring
CCGs will be expected to make wearable sensors that allow continuous monitoring of blood glucose lev...
Diabetes prescriptions cost NHS in England over £1bn in 2017/18
The NHS in England spent more than £1bn on diabetes prescriptions in 2017/18, accounting for 11% of ...
GPs could prescribe music to patients under social prescribing plans
Doctors could prescribe 'personal playlists' for patients with dementia under plans to expand 'socia...
Call to reverse public health cuts as Hancock pledges focus on prevention
Doctors' leaders have called on the government to reverse public health cuts as health and social ca...
