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CQC calls for caseload shift into primary care
The Care Quality Commission has identified the need for a huge shift of care out of hospitals and into primary care to generate cash savings.
16 February 2010
GP assessment of breast lumps has low specificity
The specificity of GP assessments of breast lumps is low, according to a UK study which is the first to compare the accuracy of women and GPs in detecting true breast cancer lumps.
16 February 2010
GMC alert on private screening tests
GPs who recommend screening tests offered by private firms to their patients could fall foul of the GMC under new guidance issued by the National Screening Committee.
16 February 2010
GPs told to ignore choice and refer to Care UK services
Exclusive: GPs are being told to refer thousands of patients to the private sector to bail out a Government scheme to outsource services from hospitals, Pulse can reveal.
16 February 2010
Nottingham eczema severity score
The Nottingham eczema severity score provides an simple, objective assessment of the clinical severity of atopic eczema.
15 February 2010
NICE draft appraisal approves liraglutide for type 2 diabetes
NICE has recommended liraglutide as an alternative to insulin in obese patients with uncontrolled glucose levels.
15 February 2010
Figures reveal thousands of assaults on GPs and staff
There were nearly 3,500 assaults on GPs and primary care staff recorded last year, according to the latest Department of Health figures.
15 February 2010
Waist measure reliable in different ethnic groups
Waist circumference is an accurate predictor of metabolic syndrome in both white and south Asian patients, say UK GP researchers.
15 February 2010
BMA launches major public campaign against private sector
The BMA has launched a major fight-back against the expansion of private sector provision in the NHS.
12 February 2010
Virgin poised to swipe raft of Darzi centres
Richard’s Branson’s Virgin Healthcare is preparing to make a dramatic return to primary care with a deal which overnight would make it the biggest provider of Darzi centres in the country, according to reports circulating in the City.
12 February 2010
