A systematic review of 17 prospective studies and randomised controlled trials suggests that vitamin D supplementation at moderate to high doses may reduce cardiovascular risk.
Leg pain and cold extremities have emerged as leading ‘red flag’ symptoms in identifying children presenting with meningococcal disease in a large UK general practice study.
GPs have called for hospital trusts to be financially punished after uncovering evidence that more than 97% of outpatient discharge letters are not being sent back to primary care within the required 48-hour time period.
Exclusive: It is likely to be up to individual PCTs to financially support GPs who require retraining under revalidation, and it is essential that they do so, the GMC has warned.
Homeopathy is effective for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, a randomised controlled trial of patients in primary care has found - but the effect may be due to a consultation with a practitioner, and not the homeopathic remedy itself.
GPs should make sure they check for differences in the systolic blood pressure recorded in each arm of hypertensive patients, after a primary care study found patients with differences of more than 10mmHg are at greater risk of CVD events and mortality.
GP leaders joined nearly 200 key NHS workers at BMA headquarters last night to rally against a massive shift of hospital workload to primary care polysystems, in a move which could herald large-scale public protests against NHS cuts.
GP leaders have launched a campaign to encourage more patients to opt out of the controversial Summary Care Record, amid fears thousands are being railroaded into it ahead of the general election.