Two thirds of UK people back 'opt-out' organ donation model, BMA poll reveals
Two thirds of people in the UK would support a system of presumed consent for organ donation, accord...
Extend GP mental health training to improve eating disorder care
The RCGP has refuted claims that GPs are not trained to treat patients with eating disorders, but ca...
Breast screening coverage rises for first time in five years
More than three in four women aged 53 to 70 have undergone breast screening within the last three ye...
Hormone therapy at onset of menopause could protect against dementia
Long-term, estrogen-based HRT could have a protective effect against dementia in women if initiated ...
Technology could help GPs resist hospital pressure to prescribe specialist drugs
GP IT systems should be developed to improve specialist drug prescribing and help GPs resist the pus...
Secondary care support can boost GP use of breast cancer prevention drug
Researchers have called for a joint primary and secondary care pathway to encourage prescribing of t...
Statin side-effects 'strongest predictor' patient is missing cholesterol targets
Side-effects of statin treatment such as muscle complaints are the strongest predictor that a patien...
NICE backs QOF target for postnatal mental health checks
GP practices should be incentivised through the QOF to assess the mental health of all women who hav...
QOF frozen in new GP contract as 1m obese patients added to vaccination scheme
QOF indicators and the total number of points will remain unchanged in the coming financial year, wh...
GPs could be forced to report patients' immigration status in NHS charging scheme
GP practices could be required to determine new patients' immigration status under plans to extend c...
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