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BP control in primary care has improved substantially (photo: Jim Varney)

GP-led BP treatment 'saves tens of thousands of lives a year'

30 May 2014

GP-led management of hypertension has doubled the number of treated patients with well-controlled BP...

Dr Haslam: NICE advice is 'galling' (photo: Paul Starr)

Senior GP criticises 'galling' NICE call for GP empathy training

29 May 2014

A leading GPSI and government advisor has criticised NICE's call for GPs to be given extra training ...

Obesity: GPs should routinely raise weight issues with patients, says NICE (photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

Train GPs in compassion to tackle obesity, says NICE

28 May 2014

GPs should be given extra training in communication skills to help them treat overweight and obese p...

Colonoscopy: call to allow GPs to refer more patients (photo: Science Photo Library)

Widen GP referral criteria for suspected bowel cancer, charity urges

28 May 2014

NICE should 'liberalise' referral guidelines for suspected bowel cancer so GPs can refer lower-risk ...

Dr Rose: Barriers to GP scan access causing 'frustration and dismay' (photo: Pete Hill)

Ban on GP access to hospital tests hampering early diagnosis, GPs warn

27 May 2014

The lack of GP direct access to hospital-based diagnostic tests is blocking early detection of disea...

Dr Ken Megson: GPs warn over QOF break up (photo: Pete Hill)

LMC Conference 2014: Local QOF deals risk undermining GPC negotiations

23 May 2014

Locally agreed QOF schemes or contracts that go beyond the nationally agreed deal risk undermining G...

The popularity of e-cigarettes is soaring in the UK (Photo: iStock)

E-cigarettes 'better than patches' for smoking cessation

21 May 2014

Electronic cigarettes are a more effective smoking cessation aid than NRT patches or gums, but NHS s...

Web-based instruction improved exercise rates among COPD patients

Internet-based walking programme improves COPD quality of life

20 May 2014

Individualised walking programmes which instruct patients via the internet can improve quality of li...

BP checks: NICE will consider whether to develop QOF indicators for multimorbidity (photo: Jim Varney)

NICE to consider multimorbidity QOF indicators

19 May 2014

QOF indicators for managing multiple long-term conditions will be considered by NICE advisors in Jun...

Gardasil: girls aged 12-13 will be offered a shorter vaccination course (Photo: SPL)

HPV jab schedule change set for September

19 May 2014

Teenage girls will be offered two doses of the HPV vaccine Gardasil rather than three from September...

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