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Jade Goody coverage led to 500,000 more cancer checks

Around 500,000 more women in England attended cervical screening appointments during media coverage ...

Alcohol abuse is placing growing pressure on NHS services (Photo: SPL)

Alcohol dependency prescriptions rise 60%

Prescriptions for alcohol dependency have risen more than 60% in eight years as the cost of alcohol ...

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Euro 2012 measles warning issued by Health Protection Agency

Fans heading to the Euro 2012 football championship in Poland and Ukraine have been warned to get va...

Dr Kassianos: the JCVI’s support for expanding the immunisation programme is ‘extremely welcome’.

All children should be immunised against flu, JCVI says

All school-age children should be immunised against flu, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immu...

NICE to consider ambulatory BP monitor target for QOF

NICE is set to consider ambulatory BP monitoring for hypertension for the QOF, the institute has rev...

Dr Bailey: the GPC would be 'delighted' to be able to negotiate no changes in QOF apart from clinically necessary ones.

Freeze QOF for two years, say GP leaders

QOF 'box-ticking' has become so arduous that it now interferes with GPs' ability to deliver traditio...

Patients to choose where they have blood tests

NHS patients will be able to choose when and where they receive common diagnostic and monitoring tes...

Anapen recall prompts call for GPs to review treatment

GPs should review the treatment of people who suffer from severe allergic reactions, the MHRA has sa...

A common therapy device called a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is prescribed for moderate cases (SPL)

Sleep apnoea treatment may cut hypertension risk

Treating obstructive sleep apnoea with breathing equipment may prevent hypertension, a study has fou...

LMCs Conference 2012 - Live Blog

Follow live updates from the 2012 LMCs conference in Liverpool as GP leaders from across the UK deba...

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