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UKHSA provides update on Nimbus Covid variant spread
UKHSA provides update on Nimbus Covid variant spread

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ADHD services should move to primary care, NHS taskforce recommends
ADHD services should move to primary care, NHS taskforce recommends

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New training code published for GPs on learning disability and autism
New training code published for GPs on learning disability and autism

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Ice slush drinks not suitable for children under seven, FSA warns
Ice slush drinks not suitable for children under seven, FSA warns

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NHS App to match patients with clinical trials under 10-year health plan
NHS App to match patients with clinical trials under 10-year health plan

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NHS image bank of how conditions appear on different skin tones launched
NHS image bank of how conditions appear on different skin tones launched
Diabetes in pregnancy associated with increased risk of autism and ADHD
Diabetes in pregnancy associated with increased risk of autism and ADHD

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Researchers find many more ME/CFS patients in England than previously reported
Researchers find many more ME/CFS patients in England than previously reported

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Once in a lifetime: Narcolepsy
Once in a lifetime: Narcolepsy

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Long Covid and ME patients report delays in diagnosis and low satisfaction
Long Covid and ME patients report delays in diagnosis and low satisfaction

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Clinical conundrum: Care home demanding sedation for a dementia patient
Clinical conundrum: Care home demanding sedation for a dementia patient

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ICB agrees to fund new locally-commissioned services following GP collective action
ICB agrees to fund new locally-commissioned services following GP collective action

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Investigation into death related to epilepsy drugs shortages
Investigation into death related to epilepsy drugs shortages

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Further 8% increase in ADHD prescribing in last quarter of 2024
Further 8% increase in ADHD prescribing in last quarter of 2024
CPD: Managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms – beyond investigations
CPD: Managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms – beyond investigations
NICE to reconsider Alzheimer’s drug rejection
NICE to reconsider Alzheimer’s drug rejection

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CPD: Key questions on non-pain symptom control in palliative care
CPD: Key questions on non-pain symptom control in palliative care
Case of the month answers – what was causing this patient’s panic episodes?
Case of the month answers – what was causing this patient’s panic episodes?
Heart attack and stroke risk higher with certain hormonal contraceptives
Heart attack and stroke risk higher with certain hormonal contraceptives
CPD: Understanding medically unexplained symptoms – initial management
CPD: Understanding medically unexplained symptoms – initial management

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Case of the month – what’s causing this patient’s panic episodes?
Case of the month – what’s causing this patient’s panic episodes?

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Spotting pathology in art: Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare’
Spotting pathology in art: Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare’
Case of the month – what’s causing this patient’s panic episodes?
Case of the month – what’s causing this patient’s panic episodes?

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Spotting pathology in art: Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare’
Spotting pathology in art: Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare’

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Case of the month – answers: Did you get the cause of the patient’s sudden memory loss?
Case of the month – answers: Did you get the cause of the patient’s sudden memory loss?

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Adults with ADHD ‘living shorter lives than they should’, GP records study finds
Adults with ADHD ‘living shorter lives than they should’, GP records study finds

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GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cut risk of dementia and other conditions
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cut risk of dementia and other conditions

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Case of the month: What’s causing this patient’s sudden-onset confusion and memory loss?
Case of the month: What’s causing this patient’s sudden-onset confusion and memory loss?

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GPs must continue promotion of folic acid in pregnancy after fortification of flour
GPs must continue promotion of folic acid in pregnancy after fortification of flour

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Clinical Quizmas: What is causing these patients’ long faces?
Clinical Quizmas: What is causing these patients’ long faces?

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Atomoxetine and stimulants best treatments for adult ADHD, study suggests
Atomoxetine and stimulants best treatments for adult ADHD, study suggests

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Most young people with long Covid recover within two years
Most young people with long Covid recover within two years

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Clinical Quizmas: Why the festive collapse and what has the ice-skater fractured?
Clinical Quizmas: Why the festive collapse and what has the ice-skater fractured?

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GPs asked to pull out of ADHD shared-care agreements as part of collective action
GPs asked to pull out of ADHD shared-care agreements as part of collective action

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Case of the month answers – what was the cause of this young worker’s abdominal pain?
Case of the month answers – what was the cause of this young worker’s abdominal pain?

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GPs to prescribe digital therapies for tic disorders, says draft NICE guidance
GPs to prescribe digital therapies for tic disorders, says draft NICE guidance

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CPD: Key questions on vitamin B12 deficiency
CPD: Key questions on vitamin B12 deficiency

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NICE rules newly-approved Alzheimer’s-slowing drug too costly for NHS
NICE rules newly-approved Alzheimer’s-slowing drug too costly for NHS

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Case of the month answers: What was causing this patient’s nausea and tingling fingers?
Case of the month answers: What was causing this patient’s nausea and tingling fingers?

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MHRA warns men taking valproate to use contraception over small risk to children
MHRA warns men taking valproate to use contraception over small risk to children

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CPD: An introduction to genetic haemochromatosis
CPD: An introduction to genetic haemochromatosis

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Once in a lifetime: Acoustic neuromas
Once in a lifetime: Acoustic neuromas

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Do we overdiagnose autism?
Do we overdiagnose autism?

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Case of the month answers: Did you get what caused the non-vertigo dizziness?
Case of the month answers: Did you get what caused the non-vertigo dizziness?

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Case of the month: What is wrong with this elderly man with non-vertigo dizziness?
Case of the month: What is wrong with this elderly man with non-vertigo dizziness?

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People with MS at risk of severe outcomes from Covid despite being fully vaccinated
People with MS at risk of severe outcomes from Covid despite being fully vaccinated

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Once in a lifetime: Porphyria
Once in a lifetime: Porphyria

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Antipsychotics associated with much wider harms in dementia patients than thought
Antipsychotics associated with much wider harms in dementia patients than thought

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Migraine: Myths and Facts
Migraine: Myths and Facts

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GPs alerted as reagent shortage hinders trust in processing bloods
GPs alerted as reagent shortage hinders trust in processing bloods

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Ten tips for providing more holistic and supportive dementia care
Ten tips for providing more holistic and supportive dementia care

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Diabetes drug shows potential in treating Parkinson’s disease
Diabetes drug shows potential in treating Parkinson’s disease

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NICE recommends first oral drug for preventing both chronic and episodic migraines
NICE recommends first oral drug for preventing both chronic and episodic migraines

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NHS has no hope of meeting autism and ADHD demand, warns report
NHS has no hope of meeting autism and ADHD demand, warns report

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Casebook: Prescription drug dependence
Casebook: Prescription drug dependence

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NHS England announces ADHD taskforce to improve care  
NHS England announces ADHD taskforce to improve care  

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Rational referrals: Neurology  
Rational referrals: Neurology  

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Overdiagnosis: The diagnostic challenges in long Covid
Overdiagnosis: The diagnostic challenges in long Covid

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Rubber-stamped NICE B12 guidance will be ‘challenging’ to implement, say GPs
Rubber-stamped NICE B12 guidance will be ‘challenging’ to implement, say GPs

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CPD: Key questions on primary headache disorder
CPD: Key questions on primary headache disorder

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Study offers clues into chronic fatigue syndrome
Study offers clues into chronic fatigue syndrome

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Drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk
Drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk

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Online group rehab can improve quality of life in people with long Covid
Online group rehab can improve quality of life in people with long Covid

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Supporting autistic patients
Supporting autistic patients

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Alzheimer’s blood test could help early diagnosis and direct treatment
Alzheimer’s blood test could help early diagnosis and direct treatment

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Key questions: Neuralgias
Key questions: Neuralgias

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Attending NHS Health Check linked to ‘significantly lower risk of disease’
Attending NHS Health Check linked to ‘significantly lower risk of disease’

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MHRA reviews risk of autism for children whose fathers took valproate
MHRA reviews risk of autism for children whose fathers took valproate

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Pulse Reference Masterclass: Dementia
Pulse Reference Masterclass: Dementia

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MHRA to put tighter rules on valproate prescribing in place from January
MHRA to put tighter rules on valproate prescribing in place from January

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Spotting pathology: realist painting of a woman in a field
Spotting pathology: realist painting of a woman in a field

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GP leaders want annual ADHD health check enhanced service
GP leaders want annual ADHD health check enhanced service

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BMA calls for ‘urgent progress’ on recognising long Covid as occupational disease
BMA calls for ‘urgent progress’ on recognising long Covid as occupational disease

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Pandemic lockdowns led to sustained cognitive decline among older adults
Pandemic lockdowns led to sustained cognitive decline among older adults

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One in 20 UK patients have long Covid over a year after infection
One in 20 UK patients have long Covid over a year after infection

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Young-onset dementia: The role of primary care
Young-onset dementia: The role of primary care

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Regular Tai Chi may curb Parkinson’s disease for years, study finds
Regular Tai Chi may curb Parkinson’s disease for years, study finds

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Clinical Clanger: ‘Can I have some more prochlorperazine for my dizziness?’
Clinical Clanger: ‘Can I have some more prochlorperazine for my dizziness?’

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GPs struggling to manage ADHD drugs shortages amid lack of support
GPs struggling to manage ADHD drugs shortages amid lack of support

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Key questions: Dementia
Key questions: Dementia

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Overdiagnosis: ADHD
Overdiagnosis: ADHD

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Complicated pregnancy clinic: Epilepsy
Complicated pregnancy clinic: Epilepsy

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GPs asked to contact ADHD patients to discuss medicines shortage
GPs asked to contact ADHD patients to discuss medicines shortage

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NICE recommends GPs prescribe insomnia drug if CBT fails
NICE recommends GPs prescribe insomnia drug if CBT fails

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Key questions: Multiple sclerosis
Key questions: Multiple sclerosis

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NICE to recommend rimegepant as first acute migraine treatment
NICE to recommend rimegepant as first acute migraine treatment

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ADHD is ‘independent risk factor’ for serious mental health conditions
ADHD is ‘independent risk factor’ for serious mental health conditions

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NHS to pilot puzzles app to speed up dementia diagnosis
NHS to pilot puzzles app to speed up dementia diagnosis

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University students urged to see GP for catch-up meningitis jab
University students urged to see GP for catch-up meningitis jab

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Red flags in assessing acute vertigo
Red flags in assessing acute vertigo

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GPs to be given training on ME/CFS to counter ‘dismissive attitudes’
GPs to be given training on ME/CFS to counter ‘dismissive attitudes’

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Patients with fibromyalgia at heightened risk of death, researchers warn
Patients with fibromyalgia at heightened risk of death, researchers warn

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Row reignites on NICE ME/CFS guidance as researchers question process
Row reignites on NICE ME/CFS guidance as researchers question process

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More adults than children diagnosed with ADHD for first time
More adults than children diagnosed with ADHD for first time

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GPs asked to identity patients at risk from anti-epilepsy drug shortages
GPs asked to identity patients at risk from anti-epilepsy drug shortages

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NICE approves novel oral drug rimegepant for preventing migraine
NICE approves novel oral drug rimegepant for preventing migraine

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Concerns raised over ADHD overdiagnosis by private prescribers
Concerns raised over ADHD overdiagnosis by private prescribers

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Tick-bite patients advised to see GP if unwell after TBE detected in UK
Tick-bite patients advised to see GP if unwell after TBE detected in UK

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Research points to patterns of immune cell dysregulation linked to long Covid symptoms
Research points to patterns of immune cell dysregulation linked to long Covid symptoms

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Vaccination halves long Covid risk, large study finds
Vaccination halves long Covid risk, large study finds

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GPs asked to review Parkinson’s medicines after special container status change
GPs asked to review Parkinson’s medicines after special container status change

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‘Psychosocially vulnerable’ more at risk of persistent fatigue after Covid
‘Psychosocially vulnerable’ more at risk of persistent fatigue after Covid

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Most long Covid symptoms resolve a year after mild infection, research suggests
Most long Covid symptoms resolve a year after mild infection, research suggests

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Over two thirds of first-wave Covid infections led to long Covid, finds study
Over two thirds of first-wave Covid infections led to long Covid, finds study

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Long Covid patients show signs of autoimmune disease, find researchers
Long Covid patients show signs of autoimmune disease, find researchers

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Clinical clangers: ‘My headaches are getting worse, doctor – it must be my blood pressure’
Clinical clangers: ‘My headaches are getting worse, doctor – it must be my blood pressure’

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Are you a diagnostic genius? ‘My husband has aged so much in the past year’
Are you a diagnostic genius? ‘My husband has aged so much in the past year’

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Poor mental health increases long Covid risk, finds study
Poor mental health increases long Covid risk, finds study

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Government seeks views on how much folic acid to add to flour
Government seeks views on how much folic acid to add to flour

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More than one in ten GP referrals to long Covid clinics rejected
More than one in ten GP referrals to long Covid clinics rejected

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JCVI advises of changes to infant vaccination schedule
JCVI advises of changes to infant vaccination schedule

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Clinical clangers: ‘My ear infection is back again, can I get something to clear it up properly?’
Clinical clangers: ‘My ear infection is back again, can I get something to clear it up properly?’

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5% of people suffer long-term loss of taste or smell after Covid
5% of people suffer long-term loss of taste or smell after Covid

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‘Advice and guidance is eroding our long-term contract with secondary care’
‘Advice and guidance is eroding our long-term contract with secondary care’

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Neurology lead claims rejected referrals have ‘minimal impact’ on GPs
Neurology lead claims rejected referrals have ‘minimal impact’ on GPs

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Four in ten GP neurology referrals rejected after virtual triage introduced
Four in ten GP neurology referrals rejected after virtual triage introduced

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GPs should be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis through national trial, review concludes
GPs should be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis through national trial, review concludes

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How to consult remotely: headache
How to consult remotely: headache

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Omicron infection less likely to trigger long Covid than Delta, finds large study
Omicron infection less likely to trigger long Covid than Delta, finds large study

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Trusts ‘vetting’ more neurology referrals to send back to GPs
Trusts ‘vetting’ more neurology referrals to send back to GPs

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Increased blood clot risk can persist for six months after Covid, study finds
Increased blood clot risk can persist for six months after Covid, study finds

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Clinical clangers: ‘She needs an antipsychotic, doctor – she’s started seeing and hearing things’
Clinical clangers: ‘She needs an antipsychotic, doctor – she’s started seeing and hearing things’

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Medical arithmetic: rough skin, a painful ear lump and ankle deformity
Medical arithmetic: rough skin, a painful ear lump and ankle deformity

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1.3 million in UK report having long Covid, ONS survey suggests
1.3 million in UK report having long Covid, ONS survey suggests

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Spina bifida patient wins legal case against GP for ‘not advising folic acid supplement’
Spina bifida patient wins legal case against GP for ‘not advising folic acid supplement’

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Long Covid-related cognitive impairment
Long Covid-related cognitive impairment

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Final ME/CFS NICE guideline recommends ‘personalised care and support plan’
Final ME/CFS NICE guideline recommends ‘personalised care and support plan’

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Covid infection ‘carries greater risk of neurological complications than vaccines’
Covid infection ‘carries greater risk of neurological complications than vaccines’

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NICE to publish ME/CFS guideline after final meeting next week
NICE to publish ME/CFS guideline after final meeting next week

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Casebook: Parkinson’s disease
Casebook: Parkinson’s disease

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GPs to continue advising folic acid in pregnancy despite flour fortification
GPs to continue advising folic acid in pregnancy despite flour fortification

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Researchers identify vaccinated patient groups most at risk of serious Covid
Researchers identify vaccinated patient groups most at risk of serious Covid

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Updated information on rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects issued
Updated information on rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects issued

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Covid vaccination halves risk of long Covid in cases of breakthrough infection
Covid vaccination halves risk of long Covid in cases of breakthrough infection

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NICE to hold roundtable in attempt to salvage paused chronic fatigue guideline
NICE to hold roundtable in attempt to salvage paused chronic fatigue guideline

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NICE pauses publication of ‘unsupported’ chronic fatigue guideline
NICE pauses publication of ‘unsupported’ chronic fatigue guideline

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GPs to do blood tests for non-acute suspected Covid-vaccine thrombocytopenia
GPs to do blood tests for non-acute suspected Covid-vaccine thrombocytopenia

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Single-dose Covid vaccine linked with rare cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome
Single-dose Covid vaccine linked with rare cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome

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Two million people may have had long Covid, finds Government study
Two million people may have had long Covid, finds Government study

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Pregnant women on sodium valproate to be reminded to urgently see GP
Pregnant women on sodium valproate to be reminded to urgently see GP

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Fatigue lasting months most common long Covid symptom, finds NIHR review
Fatigue lasting months most common long Covid symptom, finds NIHR review

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Erenumab recommended for some migraine patients under commercial deal
Erenumab recommended for some migraine patients under commercial deal

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Appeal success on NICE guidance on erenumab for preventing migraine
Appeal success on NICE guidance on erenumab for preventing migraine

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NICE recommends new migraine treatment for up to 200,000 patients in the UK
NICE recommends new migraine treatment for up to 200,000 patients in the UK

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Non-Covid clinical crises: MS relapse
Non-Covid clinical crises: MS relapse

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Non-Covid clinical crises: TIA
Non-Covid clinical crises: TIA

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Non-Covid clinical crises: Cluster headaches
Non-Covid clinical crises: Cluster headaches

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Non-Covid clinical crises: Potential brain tumour
Non-Covid clinical crises: Potential brain tumour

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How to spot zebras – motor neurone disease
How to spot zebras – motor neurone disease

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CPD: Key questions on autistic spectrum disorder
CPD: Key questions on autistic spectrum disorder

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Five minute refresher – insomnia
Five minute refresher – insomnia

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​GP dementia screening aids ‘often misclassify’ patients, finds study
​GP dementia screening aids ‘often misclassify’ patients, finds study

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How to spot zebras – recognising narcolepsy
How to spot zebras – recognising narcolepsy

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Neurology hotline for GPs ‘saves more than £100,000 a year’
Neurology hotline for GPs ‘saves more than £100,000 a year’

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How to spot zebras – acoustic neuroma
How to spot zebras – acoustic neuroma

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Cannabis debate leaves GPs facing a prescribing conundrum
Cannabis debate leaves GPs facing a prescribing conundrum

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NICE: GPs should avoid anticholinergic drugs which raise dementia risk
NICE: GPs should avoid anticholinergic drugs which raise dementia risk

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How to spot zebras – Huntington’s disease
How to spot zebras – Huntington’s disease

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GPs should interview relatives when assessing dementia, says NICE
GPs should interview relatives when assessing dementia, says NICE

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GPs told to review 27,000 patients on valproate ‘within months’
GPs told to review 27,000 patients on valproate ‘within months’

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Guideline of the month – managing acute and chronic migraine
Guideline of the month – managing acute and chronic migraine

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Instant wisdom – neurology
Instant wisdom – neurology

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New drug substantially reduces migraine symptoms, finds study
New drug substantially reduces migraine symptoms, finds study

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GPs set to maintain register of autism patients under QOF proposals
GPs set to maintain register of autism patients under QOF proposals

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Measuring stress levels may help predict onset of migraines, study finds
Measuring stress levels may help predict onset of migraines, study finds

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CPD: Key questions on migraine
CPD: Key questions on migraine

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GP social prescribing can reduce appointments ‘by over one fifth’
GP social prescribing can reduce appointments ‘by over one fifth’

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NICE urges GPs to review mental health of people with learning disabilities every year
NICE urges GPs to review mental health of people with learning disabilities every year

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GPs to be paid £150 to diagnose and treat dementia
GPs to be paid £150 to diagnose and treat dementia

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GPs could see pregabalin restrictions lifted after Pfizer loses court appeal
GPs could see pregabalin restrictions lifted after Pfizer loses court appeal

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GPs can refer ex-soldiers to MOD if they took mefloquine
GPs can refer ex-soldiers to MOD if they took mefloquine

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Obscure diagnosis – postural tachycardia syndrome
Obscure diagnosis – postural tachycardia syndrome

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Obscure diagnosis – hemicrania continua
Obscure diagnosis – hemicrania continua

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Learning disabilities DES ‘reduces avoidable hospital admissions’
Learning disabilities DES ‘reduces avoidable hospital admissions’

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Obscure diagnosis – orthostatic tremor
Obscure diagnosis – orthostatic tremor

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Should everyone be on vitamin D?
Should everyone be on vitamin D?

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GPs should be incentivised to check memory problems, says dementia czar
GPs should be incentivised to check memory problems, says dementia czar

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Obscure diagnosis: exploding head syndrome
Obscure diagnosis: exploding head syndrome

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Prime Minister’s GP dementia diagnosis drive increased ‘false alarms’ by 150%
Prime Minister’s GP dementia diagnosis drive increased ‘false alarms’ by 150%

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Revealed: the dementia diagnosis drive that went too far
Revealed: the dementia diagnosis drive that went too far

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Anxious parents force GP practice to close waiting list for private Men B jabs
Anxious parents force GP practice to close waiting list for private Men B jabs

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‘These figures are alarming’
‘These figures are alarming’

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100,000 patients set to receive personal health budgets by 2020
100,000 patients set to receive personal health budgets by 2020

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Government told to restrict gabapentin and pregabalin availability
Government told to restrict gabapentin and pregabalin availability

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Fall in shingles vaccinations ‘could be due to pharmacy flu scheme’
Fall in shingles vaccinations ‘could be due to pharmacy flu scheme’

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Referral of the month – the diarrhoeal diabetic
Referral of the month – the diarrhoeal diabetic

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GPs urged to be cautious about prescribing ritalin by gold-standard review
GPs urged to be cautious about prescribing ritalin by gold-standard review

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GPs need support in taking more dementia patients off antipsychotics, say experts
GPs need support in taking more dementia patients off antipsychotics, say experts

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GPs ‘not confident’ to clear rugby players after concussion
GPs ‘not confident’ to clear rugby players after concussion

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Alzheimer’s drug ‘helps keep patients out of care homes’
Alzheimer’s drug ‘helps keep patients out of care homes’

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People with migraine with aura ‘should be offered statins at lower risk thresholds’
People with migraine with aura ‘should be offered statins at lower risk thresholds’

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The treatment – migraine
The treatment – migraine

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Drug giant’s pregabalin claim thrown out of court, but GPs still have to switch patients
Drug giant’s pregabalin claim thrown out of court, but GPs still have to switch patients

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GPC tells GPs not to accept pregabalin costs from drugs company ‘out of principle’
GPC tells GPs not to accept pregabalin costs from drugs company ‘out of principle’

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Number of people developing dementia ‘stabilising’
Number of people developing dementia ‘stabilising’

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Drugs company offers to reimburse GP practices for the cost of switching pregabalin prescriptions
Drugs company offers to reimburse GP practices for the cost of switching pregabalin prescriptions

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GPs could diagnose dementia ‘with three simple questions’
GPs could diagnose dementia ‘with three simple questions’

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GPs must give new paracetamol advice with MenB vaccinations
GPs must give new paracetamol advice with MenB vaccinations

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GPs urged to be ‘more open’ about end of life under NICE alternative to Liverpool Care Pathway
GPs urged to be ‘more open’ about end of life under NICE alternative to Liverpool Care Pathway

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Pfizer calls for new measures to stop GPs prescribing generic pregabalin
Pfizer calls for new measures to stop GPs prescribing generic pregabalin

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Prescriptions ‘up by over 50% in past decade’
Prescriptions ‘up by over 50% in past decade’

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Five minute refresher – headache
Five minute refresher – headache

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‘We wish we could have explained this better’
‘We wish we could have explained this better’

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Pfizer apologises ‘for causing GPs concern’ over pregabalin patent enforcement
Pfizer apologises ‘for causing GPs concern’ over pregabalin patent enforcement

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Single CBT session could prevent chronic insomnia
Single CBT session could prevent chronic insomnia

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The treatment – insomnia
The treatment – insomnia

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Stop almost all psychiatric drug use, urges Cochrane expert
Stop almost all psychiatric drug use, urges Cochrane expert

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The treatment – neuropathic pain
The treatment – neuropathic pain

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Pharmacists told to refuse GPs’ generic pregabalin prescriptions
Pharmacists told to refuse GPs’ generic pregabalin prescriptions

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GPs should be sued for ‘late’ dementia diagnoses, says professor
GPs should be sued for ‘late’ dementia diagnoses, says professor

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GPs record 25% hike in dementia cases since introduction of ‘cash for diagnosis’ scheme
GPs record 25% hike in dementia cases since introduction of ‘cash for diagnosis’ scheme

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Area team issues GPs wrong contract for dementia DES
Area team issues GPs wrong contract for dementia DES

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Election pledges on health and wellbeing – do they add up?
Election pledges on health and wellbeing – do they add up?

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GPs told to delay ‘freshers’ meningitis jab until combined vaccine available
GPs told to delay ‘freshers’ meningitis jab until combined vaccine available

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Challenges in neurology (1.5 CPD hours)
Challenges in neurology (1.5 CPD hours)

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GPs set to screen millions more for dementia under ‘significant’ expansion of enhanced service
GPs set to screen millions more for dementia under ‘significant’ expansion of enhanced service

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NHS England steps in after GPs’ prescriptions of pregabalin were treated as ‘significant event’
NHS England steps in after GPs’ prescriptions of pregabalin were treated as ‘significant event’

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Hunt announces £68m partnership with pharmaceutical companies to battle dementia
Hunt announces £68m partnership with pharmaceutical companies to battle dementia

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Q&A: What the change in dementia diagnosis rates means for GPs
Q&A: What the change in dementia diagnosis rates means for GPs

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GP dementia diagnosis rates to increase by five percentage points overnight
GP dementia diagnosis rates to increase by five percentage points overnight

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Over 10,000 patients to get combined personal health and social care budget
Over 10,000 patients to get combined personal health and social care budget

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GPs told to carry out review of patients taking pregabalin ‘as soon as possible’
GPs told to carry out review of patients taking pregabalin ‘as soon as possible’

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Clinical casebook: migraine (1.5 CPD hours)
Clinical casebook: migraine (1.5 CPD hours)

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GPs have ‘three strikes’ policy before willing to refer for dementia, Alzheimer’s chief claims
GPs have ‘three strikes’ policy before willing to refer for dementia, Alzheimer’s chief claims

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Inappropriate GP dementia referrals double since introduction of case-finding DES
Inappropriate GP dementia referrals double since introduction of case-finding DES

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Have GPs been ‘gaming’ the dementia DES?
Have GPs been ‘gaming’ the dementia DES?

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GPs to ‘snoop’ on colleagues, young fathers are more likely to pass on genetic defects and dementia research ‘despair’
GPs to ‘snoop’ on colleagues, young fathers are more likely to pass on genetic defects and dementia research ‘despair’

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GPs should review all nursing home residents for dementia, says NHS England lead
GPs should review all nursing home residents for dementia, says NHS England lead

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In full: NHS England’s FAQ on diagnosing dementia in care homes
In full: NHS England’s FAQ on diagnosing dementia in care homes

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GPs to recommend ‘books on prescription’ to patients with dementia
GPs to recommend ‘books on prescription’ to patients with dementia

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Learning disabilities DES ‘led to improved care’
Learning disabilities DES ‘led to improved care’

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GPs ‘should recommend joining walking groups’ to their patients
GPs ‘should recommend joining walking groups’ to their patients

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CCG drops plan to ration hearing aids
CCG drops plan to ration hearing aids

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CCGs cut back on audiology services
CCGs cut back on audiology services

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