GPC warning ignored as CCGs roll out bans on GPs prescribing OTC drugs
CCGs are imposing bans on GPs prescribing drugs available OTC just days after NHS England began a co...
NICE guidance backs statins for all CKD patients
All CKD patients should be offered statins to reduce their elevated risk of heart attacks or stroke,...
NHS ban on 'wasteful' prescribing could harm poorest patients, GPs warn
Plans to ban GPs from prescribing drugs available over the counter (OTC) to save the NHS £190m per y...
Campaigners consider legal action against HPV decision
GPs have called on the government to 'urgently' reconsider its stance that extending HPV vaccination...
One in three dementia cases preventable through lifestyle changes
Researchers have urged GPs to 'be ambitious about prevention' after finding that cracking down on ke...
HPV jabs for boys 'highly unlikely to be cost-effective' say DH advisers
DH advisers reviewing the HPV vaccination programme have concluded it is 'highly unlikely to be cost...
DH sets out plan to wipe out smoking and ease GP workload
Smokers made a third more GP appointments than non-smokers last year, the government said this week ...
GPs need support to help 300,000 patients quit benzodiazepines
GPs need more support to help up to 300,000 long-term users quit benzodiazepines and so-called 'Z-dr...
Regular diabetes checks linked to lower mortality risk, national audit finds
The mortality rate for people with diabetes who have regularly attended annual checks over the previ...
Even patients with low fracture risk benefit from bisphosphonates, NICE says
Osteoporosis patients with a risk of fracture above 1% could benefit from bisphosphonates, NICE has ...
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