Pharmacists have lost their battle to overturn the government’s decision to impose far reaching cuts…
GPs urged to step up meningitis vaccination programme
Too many young people are failing to get the meningitis vaccine they should be receiving…
Tackling Loneliness & Delivering Change through Social Prescribing
More than 3.5 million people aged 65 and over in the UK currently live alone¹,…
Areas facing the biggest GP retirement risk revealed
Some sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) areas have been identified as at risk of facing…
#Cyberattack – GPs working hard to provide “business-as-usual”
GPs and practice management staff across the UK worked over the weekend to reboot computer…
‘Staggering’ GP vacancy problem must be tackled
The “staggering” GP vacancy problem must be addressed as a matter of urgency. This is…
Warnings of big surge in drug-resistant TB
Over the next 20 years, cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) are set to rise in…
Blood pressure monitors in GP waiting rooms save time
Making more blood pressure monitors available in GP waiting rooms could increase the detection and…
Just under 3 million adults use electronic cigarettes
There are now more ex-smokers who use e-cigarettes than there are current smokers, new figures…
Doctors under GMC scrutiny to get extended support
The Doctor Support Service, a telephone and email service which offers free confidential emotional support…