GMC pushes ahead with appraisal plans
GPs will have to put together a portfolio of evidence each year for annual appraisal, according to t...
Pre-op statins cut death rates
Patients are 43 per cent less likely to die following surgery for heart disease if they have been ta...
GPs urged to do more for hep B risk
GPs can do more to help protect patients against hepatitis B, claims the British Liver Trust....
NICE advice on TIA referrals may be too tough
ABCD2 criteria for suspected TIA referral to rapid-access clinic will only pick up those patients at...
UK GPs to inspect German clinic
A group of GPs has visited Germany to investigate poly-clinics at first hand....
Chlamydia tests need to be 'destigmatised'
Quizzing women about their sexual history discourages attendance for chlamydia screening....
Three-quarters of stroke survivors die from heart disease
Almost three out of four stroke survivors will die of heart disease, international research findings...
Summary care record delays after contract axed
The summary care record programme is facing more delays, after NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) axed ...
70 per cent of patients unaware of summary care records
Less than a third of patients have heard of the summary care record programme, according to a BMJ st...
Scorecards may rank practices on hours open
Plans to introduce GP scorecards could rank practices on how many hours GPs are in surgery each week...
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