GP link to social work can save NHS £1.6bn, RCGP says
GPs could be required to take CPD in social work to help break down the 'Berlin Wall' between health...
Bariatric surgery 'can resolve up to 90% of diabetes'
Up to 90% of people with diabetes could have their condition 'resolved by gastric bypass', a leading...
Education GP challenges Simon Stevens on GP recruitment
A pledge by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens that there would be 5,000 new GPs has been cha...
Winter pressures could overwhelm general practice, warns RCGP conference
RCGP conference delegates have warned that general practice could collapse in the face of a tough wi...
Video: How genetics will impact upon healthcare
Clinical geneticist Professor Sir John Burn told conference how genetic tests are becoming cheaper a...
RCGP wins promise of 'substantial' primary care investment increase
A substantial increase in primary care investment needs to take place in the next five years, accord...
Revalidation is 'professional Darwinism' that is damaging patient care
Revalidation is a form of 'professional Darwinism' that is threatening the future of relationship-ba...
DNA testing in primary care 'will transform treatment and cut costs'
Genotype-guided dosing of warfarin in primary care can improve patient outcomes and slash NHS spendi...
Investing in extending care at home saves most of hospital costs
Investing in a New Zealand GP federation's project to treat patients in primary rather than secondar...
GPs urged to test patients for frailty risks
GPs must do more to identify frail patients and educate them about the risks of complications from t...
