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GPs join call for QOF to incentivise reduced antidepressant prescribing

GPs join call for QOF to incentivise reduced antidepressant prescribing

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Will GPs benefit from pharmacies taking on ‘common conditions’ prescribing?

Will GPs benefit from pharmacies taking on ‘common conditions’ prescribing?

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Pharmacies to prescribe for ‘common conditions’ from end of January

Pharmacies to prescribe for ‘common conditions’ from end of January

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GPs should not lead gender identity treatment, ICB tells NHSE

GPs should not lead gender identity treatment, ICB tells NHSE

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NHSE: ‘4-5%’ surge in GP prescribing costs driven by demand, DOACs and HRT

NHSE: ‘4-5%’ surge in GP prescribing costs driven by demand, DOACs and HRT

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ICB agrees to gender incongruence service after pressure from GPs

ICB agrees to gender incongruence service after pressure from GPs

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‘More guidance needed’ on probable overprescribing of antibiotics for insect bites

‘More guidance needed’ on probable overprescribing of antibiotics for insect bites

Change ‘highly misleading’ physician associate title, proposes BMA

Change ‘highly misleading’ physician associate title, proposes BMA

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Marked fall in GP prescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines and Z-drugs

Marked fall in GP prescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines and Z-drugs

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Online pharmacies warned over risks of not contacting GPs

Online pharmacies warned over risks of not contacting GPs

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Pharmacist prescribing pilots to be launched across England

Pharmacist prescribing pilots to be launched across England

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More diagnostic testing needed to tackle antibiotic resistance, Government told

More diagnostic testing needed to tackle antibiotic resistance, Government told

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Liothyronine should only be prescribed by specialist in small number of patients

Liothyronine should only be prescribed by specialist in small number of patients

Apps to prescribe and manage weight-loss medication for obesity, NICE proposes

Apps to prescribe and manage weight-loss medication for obesity, NICE proposes

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One in four blood tests in general practice may be unnecessary

One in four blood tests in general practice may be unnecessary

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Senior GP leader had to sign ‘220 paper prescriptions in one day’

Senior GP leader had to sign ‘220 paper prescriptions in one day’

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NICE says its new approval process has sped up access to medicines

NICE says its new approval process has sped up access to medicines

GP practice stops employing physician associates after patient death

GP practice stops employing physician associates after patient death

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Government to keep free prescriptions for over-60s

Government to keep free prescriptions for over-60s

GPs should prescribe OTC medicines to poor patients, watchdog suggests

GPs should prescribe OTC medicines to poor patients, watchdog suggests

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No increase in unsafe prescribing by GPs during Covid pandemic, finds study

No increase in unsafe prescribing by GPs during Covid pandemic, finds study

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Pharmacists to access and add to GP record by end of year

Pharmacists to access and add to GP record by end of year

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