News
- Diagnostic error - the need for change
- Conference on addressing diagnostic error
- Drug and alcohol users in Primary Care
- 15th National Conference on working with drug and alcohol users in Primary Care
- NHS cuts - less per patient
- Cuts in England mean less per patient over the next four years
- Fit notes to replace sick notes in April
- Important changes to sick notes coming up in April
- Pharmacist Prescribing
- Conference on Pharmacy Prescribing in Primary and Secondary Care
- International symposium on self care
- Details of a symposium to be held in London on self care
- Ambidextrous link to ADHD in children
- Researchers believe that children who are ambidextrous are more likely to have mental health, language and educational problems.
- Slimming pill suspended
- Reductil suspended over fears of increased risk of heart attacks and strokes
- NAPC Survey on Complaints Regulations
- Results of the NAPC survey of PCTs with regard to the Complaints Regulations 2009
- Breast cancer: Herceptin and chemotherapy combined
- Breast Cancer Survival improves when Herceptin used with Chemotherapy
- Nursing Indicators and Metrics
- Developing and implementing nursing indicators and metrics in England
- The Economic Crisis and General Practice
- NAPC Chairman, Dr Johnny Marshall, gives his thoughts on the current crisis for GPs
- Sugababes publicise new cancer campaign
- Sugabases are lending support to raise awareness of Cervical Cancer following the death of their friend Jade Goody.
- RCGP Conf: Working with Drug and Alcohol users
- 15th National Conference of the RCGP Sex, Drugs and HIV Group: Integrating Practice and Policy: everyone's business
- Data and Key Indicators for JSNA available
- NHS Information Centre is now providing data to help commissioners to complete their JSNAs
- NASCIS launched by Minister
- Minister launches National Adult Social Care Intelligence Service (NASCIS)
- Breast cancer tumours may change
- Nearly 40% of breast cancer tumours change form when they spread, recent research suggests.
- Reaching your patients
- Contacting your patients for vaccinations or specialist clinics
- Rise in obesity admissions in England
- Steep Rise In Hospital Admissions For Obesity In England
- Copper bracelets for arthritis don't work!
- A study from York University reveals that some alternative pain-relievers for arthritis are ineffective.
- InTime Data can help you!
- InTime Data can help you keep in touch with your patients.
- New hope with malignant tumours
- Cancer breakthrough by freezing tumours
- Liver cirrhosis, MHE and motor accidents
- Patients with Cirrhosis and impaired Cognitive Abilities have more motor vehicle accidents
- Gene discovery connected with Alzheimer's
- Gene link marks major breakthrough in dementia research
- Prostate cancer genetic mechanism found
- USC Researchers Identify 'Regulatory' Genetic Sequences That May Predict Risk For Prostate Cancer
- NEJM publish study of bone loss drug
- Studies Published in the New England Journal of Medicine Highlight Potential New Option in the Treatment of Bone Loss
- Doctors condemn comparison website
- Doctors are unhappy at patients being able to compare hospitals on the NHS Choices website
- Patient Feedback - through InTime Data
- InTime Data can still help with patient feedback surveys and in providing data for GP revalidation
- Macular degeneration - new study
- Diet is found to have impact on protecting against blindness in the elderly.
- GSK announces results of drug for cervical cancer
- Important study for GSK's Cervical Cancer vaccine is published in The Lancet
- Relaxation techniques for dementia sufferers
- An American study has shown a decrease in some adverse behaviours in dementia sufferers