Lowering blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar could halve obesity-related risk of heart disease and stroke, finds a collection of studies published in The Lancet.
Better access to primary care is critical to easing the pressure on A&E departments, states a report by Sir Bruce Keogh.
A clinical commissioning group(CCG) governance code has been launched by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) to complement official guidance from NHS England.
The fortnightly round up of key political and clinical news for primary care and community nurses.
As the numbers of children with obesity-related problems increases, Seeta Bhardwa asks how nurses can tackle this.
A GP and nurse led dementia initiative in Staffordshire, won £80,000 last night for the NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia.Â
Memory First has seen dementia diagnosis times reduced from two...
I have been to many national events discussing why the NHS needs to change. Arguments revolve around the 'burning platform' of financial challenge, demographic pressure...
Antibiotics are one of the most relied on tools in modern healthcare. Without the protection they confer, a host of commonplace infections could not be treated and procedures would not be able to take...
An overactive bladder will affect most people in old age and many before that. Alison Bardsley explains the mechanisms and treatments.
Clues to systemic disease can be observed in the nails. Jean Watkins gives an overview of some common nail disorders
While antibiotic resistance is nothing new, Graham Cope and Anwen Cope explain how and why it can be addressed in primary care.
Breastfeeding is recommended by the WHO but mothers need support to establish and continue successfully. Suneeta Kochhar provides an overview.
Occupational asthma should always be considered in people with symptoms. Beverley Bostock-Cox explains why and what to do.
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