An investigation by Pulse Magazine has led to a revelation that some GPs in the UK are being offered thousands of pounds to cut the number of patients being sent to hospital…
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Cancer patients referred late by GPs likely to be dissatisfied with overall care
Researchers have revealed through an extended analysis of survey data from over 70,000 cancer patients that those who have had to visit their GPs more than three times before they were referred…
Overworked GPs could jeopardise patient safety, RCGP raises red flag
Unrelenting and increasing workload pressures are pushing dedicated GPs to their limits and fatigue among overworked GPs could jeopardise patient safety on a widespread scale, the Royal College of General Practitioners has…
Research gauges accuracy of online symptom checkers
With more and more people turning to the Internet for information on health conditions, diseases and even medicine information, there is one particular area which has been receiving increased attention – online…
Over two thirds GPs believe dementia patients are let down by health services
Dementia patients in the UK are being let down by lack of support from National Health Services (NHS) and social care in the UK, a new poll of over 1,000 family doctors…
To fight antibiotic resistance, GPs should prescribe antibiotics only where appropriate
Researchers in Australia are undertaking a pilot study through which they intend to reduce antibiotic resistance by reducing the amount of antibiotics prescribed by general practitioners in the country. Researchers at The…
Doctors, nurses and midwives should apologise to patients and admit mistakes
Medical professionals should admit mistakes and apologise to patients and provide face to face explanation to patients, according to a set of new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) and the…
NICE updates guidance to help diagnose cancer earlier
National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued updated guidance which it claims will enable GPs to use the symptom–based approach to help them diagnose cancer earlier potentially saving thousands…
GMC proposes ‘cool off’ time for cosmetic surgery decisions
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published new draft guidance for doctors who carry out any type of cosmetic procedure with the public and doctors having an opportunity to comment on the…
Choosing Wisely programme comes to the UK; urges docs to stop over-treating
An initiative, which calls upon doctors to stop over-treating their patients by using interventions that have no benefit whatsoever and which has had noticeable success in the US, is now launching in…
NHS could face GP exodus as one in three considering retirement by 2020
The National Health Services, UK could be facing a GP exodus as a new survey of over 15,000 doctors has found that one in three doctors is considering a retirement in the…
NHS shelled out £3,258 for one doctor’s A&E shift during Christmas
Staff shortages aren’t a new thing for NHS, but the situation turns grim at the time of major holidays including Christmas and New Year and a new investigation into the payments made…
Pharmacists to work in GP surgeries as per new proposed plan
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have come up with a plan under which they propose recruiting pharmacists to work in GP surgeries in a…