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GPs need better training in opioid tapering
Toolkit launched to tackle opioid use
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Include pregnant women in studies, urge researchers
Doctors debate long-term use of psychiatric drugs
GPs defend practice on prescribing statins
MHRA tightens licence restrictions on valproate for women
Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
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Include pregnant women in studies, urge researchers
Doctors debate long-term use of psychiatric drugs
GPs defend practice on prescribing statins
MHRA tightens licence restrictions on valproate for women
Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
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Pharmacy teams recruited to cut over-medication in care homes
Scheme is part of £20m programme to improve medication
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Poor pain management - a major cause of opioid crisis
Guidance issued on prescribing responsibilities
Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
Multidisciplinary prescribing can help reduce errors
Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine
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Poor pain management - a major cause of opioid crisis
Guidance issued on prescribing responsibilities
Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
Multidisciplinary prescribing can help reduce errors
Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine
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Latest NHS performance figures dubbed ‘shocking’
Thousands left waiting on trolleys and chairs
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Eight in ten stillbirths might have been avoided
NHS lagging on preventing cancer and heart deaths
Day surgery shake-up for Northern Ireland
Care to be delivered ‘closer to home,’ says Welsh government
Conditions in the NHS have worsened, new report shows
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Eight in ten stillbirths might have been avoided
NHS lagging on preventing cancer and heart deaths
Day surgery shake-up for Northern Ireland
Care to be delivered ‘closer to home,’ says Welsh government
Conditions in the NHS have worsened, new report shows
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Green light for primary progressive MS drug
NICE reverses its decision on ocrelizumab
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Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
Call for NHS England to ‘think again’ on limiting treatment
Wales cancer spend at record high
Resources wasted on low-risk blood pressure patients
NHS saves £324m by switching to cheaper medicines
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Call for NHS England to ‘think again’ on limiting treatment
Wales cancer spend at record high
Resources wasted on low-risk blood pressure patients
NHS saves £324m by switching to cheaper medicines
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Deep kissing - a neglected route for throat gonorrhoea
Public health campaigns focused on genital contact
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Concerns over UK young adults’ readiness for first sex
Well over half of people have never had an STI test
Promise to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030
JCVI recommends universal HPV vaccination
HPV programme linked to dramatic fall in cervical disease
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Concerns over UK young adults’ readiness for first sex
Well over half of people have never had an STI test
Promise to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030
JCVI recommends universal HPV vaccination
HPV programme linked to dramatic fall in cervical disease
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One in five people harmed by other people’s drinking
Harms are ‘relatively prevalent’ data shows
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Suicide attempt risk higher among non-heterosexual teens
Delinquency in childhood linked to premature adult death
How a ‘grumpy’ GP can have a disproportionate effect on a young person’s health
Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
Deadly DNP
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Suicide attempt risk higher among non-heterosexual teens
Delinquency in childhood linked to premature adult death
How a ‘grumpy’ GP can have a disproportionate effect on a young person’s health
Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
Deadly DNP
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GPs in deprived areas worst affected by workload pressures
GPs in deprived CCGs have more and sicker patients – inverse care law 'alive and well in general practice'
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Experts urge radical action on mental health crises
Type 2 diabetes in 10 times more young people than realised
GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years'
Social prescribing workers to ease GP pressure
Stop cynically undermining trust in doctors says BMA
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Experts urge radical action on mental health crises
Type 2 diabetes in 10 times more young people than realised
GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years'
Social prescribing workers to ease GP pressure
Stop cynically undermining trust in doctors says BMA
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Record number of registered nurses on NMC register
But nursing workforce challenges leave staff under substantial pressure and require urgent action
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GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years'
Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want
NHS performance figures show ‘the writing is on the wall’
NHS’s financial health is getting worse, warn MPs
GP numbers have fallen by 1,340 in just two years
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GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years'
Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want
NHS performance figures show ‘the writing is on the wall’
NHS’s financial health is getting worse, warn MPs
GP numbers have fallen by 1,340 in just two years
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Psoriasis linked to raised risk of many mental health problems
Doctors should focus on and support patients’ mental health as well as their dermatological condition
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NHS is failing patients with mental health problems
Experts urge radical action on mental health crises
Mental health patients report poorer hospital experiences
Mental and physical healthcare should be integrated
‘No improvement’ in community mental health care
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NHS is failing patients with mental health problems
Experts urge radical action on mental health crises
Mental health patients report poorer hospital experiences
Mental and physical healthcare should be integrated
‘No improvement’ in community mental health care
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Mobile phone intervention failed to prevent weight regain
But people using it were more active, happier with weight outcomes, and planned better for lapses
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Scotland reveals target of halving child obesity by 2030
Type 2 diabetes in 10 times more young people than realised
Social prescribing workers to ease GP pressure
Sweetened drinks greater risk for poor glycaemic control
Diabetes will soon cost NHS £16.9bn
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Scotland reveals target of halving child obesity by 2030
Type 2 diabetes in 10 times more young people than realised
Social prescribing workers to ease GP pressure
Sweetened drinks greater risk for poor glycaemic control
Diabetes will soon cost NHS £16.9bn
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Northern Ireland devolution must be restored for the sake of health and social care
BMA warns that significant investment and transformation cannot happen without a minister in place
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Experts urge radical action on mental health crises
GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years'
Fund NHS standards or change them, warn NHS Providers
GP shortage could triple to 7,000 without decisive action
Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want
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Experts urge radical action on mental health crises
GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years'
Fund NHS standards or change them, warn NHS Providers
GP shortage could triple to 7,000 without decisive action
Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want
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Pension tax system particularly unsatisfactory for NHS staff
Treasury ‘should abolish ludicrous and capricious system of tapering annual allowances for tax relief’
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Five-year plan for general practice unveiled
New visa rules could prompt exodus of hundreds of doctors, warns BMA
BMA calls for maximum number of patients per GP
Tiny increase in GP numbers in England
Make GP a more attractive career, agree MPs
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Five-year plan for general practice unveiled
New visa rules could prompt exodus of hundreds of doctors, warns BMA
BMA calls for maximum number of patients per GP
Tiny increase in GP numbers in England
Make GP a more attractive career, agree MPs
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GP numbers in first sustained drop since 1960s
Nuffield Trust says drop reflects too few trainees, failure to recruit from abroad and more GPs retiring
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GP recruitment time-bomb ‘ready to explode’
Doctors unveils plan to ‘save’ general practice
BMA calls for maximum number of patients per GP
Hunt promises extra £20k for GP recruits to rural areas
GP patient care quality sliding into ‘state of emergency’
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GP recruitment time-bomb ‘ready to explode’
Doctors unveils plan to ‘save’ general practice
BMA calls for maximum number of patients per GP
Hunt promises extra £20k for GP recruits to rural areas
GP patient care quality sliding into ‘state of emergency’
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Pre-pregnancy BMI more strongly linked to risk than weight gain
Healthy pre-pregnancy BMI might be more important than controlling gestational weight gain
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Doctors demand action on drinking in pregnancy
Artificial sweeteners in pregnancy linked to fatter babies
Fewer than ever women smoke at point of birth
Pregnancy BMI has little impact on children’s fatness
Doctors and midwives welcome clear alcohol advice
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Doctors demand action on drinking in pregnancy
Artificial sweeteners in pregnancy linked to fatter babies
Fewer than ever women smoke at point of birth
Pregnancy BMI has little impact on children’s fatness
Doctors and midwives welcome clear alcohol advice
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People have less sex than a decade ago, especially the married
Half of women and nearly two thirds of men would like to have sex more often
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NHS England strips Capita of cervical screening contract
Parents unsure of HPV vaccine for daughters
Well over half of people have never had an STI test
Social media could help to cut STIs
Treating cardio risk improves erections too
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NHS England strips Capita of cervical screening contract
Parents unsure of HPV vaccine for daughters
Well over half of people have never had an STI test
Social media could help to cut STIs
Treating cardio risk improves erections too
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Lower ‘normal’ Apgar scores linked to poorer outcomes
Even small drop between 5 and 10 minutes relevant – so all babies should be scored at 10 minutes
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Much policy on newborn blood spot screening ignores evidence
NICE might underestimate gestational diabetes
Improve uptake of MMR jab to meet WHO target
Kernicterus screening ‘not beneficial’ reports PHE
Antenatal flu drugs not linked to newborn risks
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Much policy on newborn blood spot screening ignores evidence
NICE might underestimate gestational diabetes
Improve uptake of MMR jab to meet WHO target
Kernicterus screening ‘not beneficial’ reports PHE
Antenatal flu drugs not linked to newborn risks
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NHS technology revolution is stuck 'in a state of paralysis'
Frustrated digital leaders leaving for private sector
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Thousands of healthcare workers join ‘NHS in Crisis’ march
Time to hang up the phone – appointments need to be digitised
Disrupting traditional general practice
Digital transformation of health must involve nurse input
Shaping the future of medicines and pharmacy
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Thousands of healthcare workers join ‘NHS in Crisis’ march
Time to hang up the phone – appointments need to be digitised
Disrupting traditional general practice
Digital transformation of health must involve nurse input
Shaping the future of medicines and pharmacy
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Maternal nut consumption linked to neurodevelopment in children
Maternal diet rich in nuts during the first trimester of pregnancy linked to improved neurodevelopment in the child
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Prenatal vitamins linked to lower ASD risk in siblings
UK lagging behind peers on child health
Moderate maternal drinking seems not to harm neurodevelopment
Gestational weight loss or gain linked to poor outcome in children
High gluten intake during pregnancy associated with diabetes
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Prenatal vitamins linked to lower ASD risk in siblings
UK lagging behind peers on child health
Moderate maternal drinking seems not to harm neurodevelopment
Gestational weight loss or gain linked to poor outcome in children
High gluten intake during pregnancy associated with diabetes
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Patients with atrial fibrillation to be targeted in stroke reduction programme
Programme will identify and treat patients with atrial fibrillation not receiving adequate preventive care
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The new GP contract: transforming primary care, transforming CVD prevention
Fund specialist dementia training to improve care and save money
Brexit could result in thousands of extra CVD deaths
Risk of CV event highest straight after partner death
Millions miss out on vital diabetes health checks
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The new GP contract: transforming primary care, transforming CVD prevention
Fund specialist dementia training to improve care and save money
Brexit could result in thousands of extra CVD deaths
Risk of CV event highest straight after partner death
Millions miss out on vital diabetes health checks
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New drug combination could be effective for treatment-resistant gonorrhoea
Gentamicin with azithromycin was found to be almost as effective as the currently used first-line treatment for gonorrhoea
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Promise to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030
Use condoms to cut spread of drug-resistant gonorrhoea
HPV programme linked to dramatic fall in cervical disease
Uptake of PrEP coincides with less condom use
Gonorrhoea becoming difficult or impossible to treat, warns WHO
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Promise to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030
Use condoms to cut spread of drug-resistant gonorrhoea
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Uptake of PrEP coincides with less condom use
Gonorrhoea becoming difficult or impossible to treat, warns WHO
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