GP practices can start ordering flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government stockpile and can apply for a share of £12m in funding to cover extra costs as part of the extended 2020 campaign, the government has confirmed.
A vaccine yet to be licensed in the UK accounts for more than a quarter of the 8m doses the government has promised to make available from next month as part of the expanded 2020 flu campaign.
Prescriptions for HRT are 29% lower in GP practices in England’s most deprived areas compared with those in the most affluent areas, a new study has found.
GPs’ ‘gut feelings’ are more effective at identifying patients with cancer than some clinical guidelines, particularly in patients with non-specific or multiple symptoms, new research suggests.
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic primary pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic primary pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.
From next year GP practices will be incentivised to ensure people with obesity receive weight loss support, according to the government’s new obesity strategy which is unveiled today.
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.
