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1. BMA joins legal case of GP partner losing contract over refusal to join a PCN. 2. Streeting will take GP views on National Insurance hike ‘seriously’. 3. Dr Burnt Out: The general practice ‘phantom zone’. 4. Regulating PAs will benefit patient care, GMC chair to tell Pulse conference. 5.
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New UK health security body replaces PHE - Pulse Today
01 October 2021. The new UK-wide public health and disease security organisation, which replaces Public Health England (PHE), has launched today. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) brings together PHE, NHS Test and Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre to protect the population from future health threats, as well as continuing to tackle ...
Red flag refreshers: Breathlessness - Pulse Today
Sep 2, 2020 · The following red flags in the history should prompt investigation: • New cough lasting over three weeks. • Haemoptysis – possible infection (pneumonia, TB, PE) or lung cancer. (People born outside the UK accounted for 72% of TB notifications in 2018, and most have at least one other social risk factor.) 2. • Fevers.
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Ten top tips - 24 hour ECGs - Pulse Today
Sep 18, 2017 · Ten top tips – 24 hour ECGs. 18 September 2017. 1. Holter monitoring may be useful in assessing syncope as well as palpitations. Common indications for Holter monitor testing are the investigation of symptoms of palpitation, dizziness or loss of consciousness with a view to diagnosing tachy- or bradyarrhythmia.
A GP guide to allergy testing - Pulse Today
Mar 3, 2010 · A GP guide to allergy testing. 03 March 2010. Allergy GPSI Dr Adrian Morris rounds up what you need to know about common methods of allergy testing as well as a new recombinant method. A positive allergy test indicates sensitisation to an allergen but does not necessarily predict that a clinically relevant allergic reaction will occur.
NICE publishes first-ever draft guideline on B12 deficiency
11 July 2023. GPs should offer patients a blood test for vitamin B12 deficiency if they have one symptom and at least one risk factor, NICE has said. The advice forms part of the first-ever draft guideline on B12 deficiency diagnosis and management, published today and open to a six-week consultation. It offers guidance on how to diagnose the ...
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NHS England to take on responsibility for sharing patient records for research. GPs in deprived areas care for 2,500 patients each. PCN DES update reveals ARRS GP eligibility and reimbursement rates. RCGP votes to oppose the role of PAs in GP practices. ‘We will engage’ with GPs on future of partnership model ‘in decline’, says Streeting.
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