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PCN AF screening programme premature, says National Screening Committee
PCN AF screening programme premature, says National Screening Committee

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Management of dyslipidaemia handbook (contains promotional information)
Management of dyslipidaemia handbook (contains promotional information)
Updated information on rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects issued
Updated information on rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects issued

The Government has

GPs to prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors to reduce CVD risk under NICE proposals
GPs to prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors to reduce CVD risk under NICE proposals

Updated draft NICE

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GPs must still ration blood tests despite emergency tube order, says NHS England
GPs must still ration blood tests despite emergency tube order, says NHS England

GPs must continue

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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
Risk of blood clots higher with Covid infection than vaccines, finds large study

Covid infection carries

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Risk of blood clots higher with Covid infection than vaccines, finds large study
PCN incentive scheme to include online GP consultation targets from October

The network incentive

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PCN incentive scheme to include online GP consultation targets from October
High street pharmacies to carry out targeted CVD screening from October

All pharmacies in

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High street pharmacies to carry out targeted CVD screening from October
CPD: Heart conduction and ECG abnormalities

Different cases of

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CPD: Heart conduction and ECG abnormalities
US warnings on rare heart inflammation after Pfizer or Moderna vaccines

The US regulator

US warnings on rare heart inflammation after Pfizer or Moderna vaccines
Patients to be offered health checks during flu and Covid vaccination from autumn

Patients dropping in

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Patients to be offered health checks during flu and Covid vaccination from autumn
Bempedoic acid with ezetimibe recommended for high cholesterol

NICE has recommended

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Bempedoic acid with ezetimibe recommended for high cholesterol
NICE changes advice on bleeding risk tool in updated atrial fibrillation guidance

NICE has issued

NICE changes advice on bleeding risk tool in updated atrial fibrillation guidance
Patients aged 30-39 to be offered AZ vaccine alternative, JCVI recommends

The JCVI has

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Patients aged 30-39 to be offered AZ vaccine alternative, JCVI recommends