Evening and weekend GP appointments rolled out across England, NHS announces
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Evening and weekend GP appointments rolled out across England, NHS announces

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/17/evening-weekend-gp-appointments-rolled-across-england-nhs-announces/ By Sophie Barnes Evening and weekend GP appointments have now been rolled out across England, health bosses have announced. NHS England said that an estimated nine million extra appointments per year are now available to patients outside of normal working hours. The extended access available from today means people will be…

Dementia risk to become part of over NHS Health Check for over 40s
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Dementia risk to become part of over NHS Health Check for over 40s

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.homecare.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1596903/dementia-risk-nhs-check-40s By Sue Learner GPs and nurses will now be able to advise patients over 40 on how they can reduce their dementia risk, as part of the NHS England Health Check. The health check is recommended every five years for people over the age of 40 and the tests include height,…

GP training is outdated and needs to teach young doctors about nutrition, experts claim
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GP training is outdated and needs to teach young doctors about nutrition, experts claim

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/gp-training-outdated-needs-teach-young-doctors-nutrition-experts/ By  Telegraph Reporters  GPs’ training is ‘outdated’ and needs to teach young doctors about the importance of nutrition and healthy eating, experts have claimed. Family doctors, medical students and researchers accused medical schools of failing to give practical, relevant training to address medical problems linked to lifestyle and diet, such as…

NHS slashes funds for top homeless mental health team
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NHS slashes funds for top homeless mental health team

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/10/nhs-slashes-funds-homeless-mental-health-unit-north-london-focus-camden By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Fears for rough sleepers as specialist north London unit faces 42% budget reduction NHS bosses are under fire for cutting back a team of doctors and nurses who provide mental health care to one of Britain’s largest groups of homeless people. Camden NHS Clinical Commissioning Group…

Patients struggling to get GP appointments, poll finds
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Patients struggling to get GP appointments, poll finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/03/03/patients-struggling-to-get-gp-appointments-poll-finds/ By AOL News Many people are going without seeing their GP because they find it too difficult to make an appointment, a poll has found. More than a third (36%) of people surveyed said they have gone without seeing their doctor in the past 12 months because they could not get…