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Remote consulting: cardiology
Remote consulting: cardiology

Continuing our series,

Improving heart failure diagnosis in primary care: How one simple blood test can make a big difference
Improving heart failure diagnosis in primary care: How one simple blood test can make a big difference
Managing and treating patients with VTE
Managing and treating patients with VTE
Management of dyslipidaemia handbook (contains promotional information)
Management of dyslipidaemia handbook (contains promotional information)
Three in four heart failure patients not getting NP test in months before diagnosis
Three in four heart failure patients not getting NP test in months before diagnosis

Despite a rise

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‘Serious concerns’ over cholesterol-lowering injection rollout, warn GP leaders
‘Serious concerns’ over cholesterol-lowering injection rollout, warn GP leaders

The BMA and

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GPs advised on managing rare cases of post-vaccine heart inflammation
GPs advised on managing rare cases of post-vaccine heart inflammation

Clinical guidance on

GPs to take same-day referrals of patients with ‘irregular pulse’ from pharmacies

Community pharmacies are

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GPs to take same-day referrals of patients with ‘irregular pulse’ from pharmacies
NHS procurement deal set to expand use of DOACs in atrial fibrillation

NHS England says

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NHS procurement deal set to expand use of DOACs in atrial fibrillation
GP remote blood pressure monitoring to be boosted with 220,000 extra devices

Some 220,000 patients

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GP remote blood pressure monitoring to be boosted with 220,000 extra devices
Long Covid: chest pain

Chest pain after

Long Covid: chest pain
Pharmacists should approach GPs to recruit hypertension patients, NHSE says

NHS England has

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Pharmacists should approach GPs to recruit hypertension patients, NHSE says
PCN AF screening programme premature, says National Screening Committee

Exclusive The UK

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PCN AF screening programme premature, says National Screening Committee
Updated information on rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects issued

The Government has

Updated information on rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects issued
GPs to prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors to reduce CVD risk under NICE proposals

Updated draft NICE

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GPs to prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors to reduce CVD risk under NICE proposals
GPs must still ration blood tests despite emergency tube order, says NHS England

GPs must continue

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GPs must still ration blood tests despite emergency tube order, says NHS England
NICE to approve ‘game changer’ twice-yearly cholesterol-lowering injection

GPs will be

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NICE to approve ‘game changer’ twice-yearly cholesterol-lowering injection

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