The assisted dying bill has run out of time in the House of Lords and will not become law in England and Wales.
New advice and guidance (A&G) requirements will cause cost pressures for GP practices due to a ‘significant increase in ...
Patients could be asked to test at home for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and cholesterol levels, among other tests.
Shortages of commonly prescribed blood pressure medication ramipril will have knock-on impacts for general practice, a ...
An LMC has said ongoing GP IT outages are ‘a risk to patient safety’ with ‘every single surgery affected’ in its area. GP practices in the South East of England have this week reported network issues ...
Some 73% of adults who tried to contact their GP practice in the past month had a good experience, data from the ONS has shown.
GPs have been warned to exercise more caution in prescribing gabapentinoids, particularly alongside other medications, after a study highlighted the increased risk of drug poisoning. Analysis of UK ...
Health data from 500,000 people who had taken part in the UK Biobank project was offered for sale online in China, it has ...
The health secretary has backed a campaign to reduce missed diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in children. Proposals include mandatory finger prick glucose testing for babies, children and toddlers in ...
A committee of MPs has warned that Government rhetoric on childhood vaccination is not matched by its actions.
The importance of early visual and auditory assessment and monitoring in people with dementia and how GPs can ensure early ...