Get patients active for an hour a day to cut mortality risk, RCGP recommends
The RCGP has called on GPs to encourage patients to exercise at 'moderate intensity' for an hour a d...
GPs report FGM as thousands of cases identified in 2015/16
Over 5,700 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) were identified or first recorded over the last ...
Exclusive: E-cigarettes should not be available on prescription, say GPs
The vast majority of GPs do not believe that e-cigarettes should be prescribed for patients trying t...
GPs should be role models for physical health, says Public Health England
GPs should become 'physical activity role models', according to a public health report that argues f...
Hottest day of the year prompts GP workload warning as vulnerable patients at risk
GPs have been warned of the health risk to vulnerable patients as soaring temperatures prompt the Me...
Online breath test aims to diagnose lung problems earlier and reduce workload
A campaign encouraging patients to take an online breath test could help millions of patients with l...
GPs should 'immediately' refer children with potential diabetes, says NICE
GPs should immediately refer children and young people with suspected diabetes to hospital so they c...
GPs should treat suspected sepsis as urgently as heart attack, says NICE
GPs should afford sepsis the same urgency as a suspected heart attack and refer patients at severe r...
Two in five GPs pressured to prescribe antibiotics by childcare providers
Two out of five GPs say childcare providers' policies on conjunctivitis have pushed them to prescrib...
GPs can stop thousands of cancer deaths with better access to diagnostics, says NICE
NICE has emphasised the importance of GPs being given direct access to key diagnostic tests to help ...
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