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GPs call for urgent obesity services review as demand for new …
1 天前 · 16 October 2024. GPs and other health professionals have called for an urgent review of ‘insufficient’ obesity management services in light of increased public demand for new weight-loss drugs. Over 200 doctors and specialists, including an RCGP representative, warned Wes Streeting today that new obesity drugs are putting ‘immense ...
Vaping among never-smokers increases seven-fold - Pulse Today
1 天前 · It is a seven-fold increase since 2021, with most of them vaping daily and over a sustained period, researchers from University College London have found. The trend is largely driven by young adults, they reported in The Lancet Public Health, with an estimated one in seven 18-24-year-olds (14%) who never regularly smoked now using e-cigarettes.
Inequalities in FTP referrals reduce further but more to do, admits …
10 小时之前 · Inequalities in FTP referrals reduce further but more to do, admits GMC. By Eliza Parr. 17 October 2024. Disparities in fitness to practise referrals based on ethnicity have continued to reduce, but the GMC has admitted that more needs to be done. The regulator’s annual update on progress in tackling discrimination indicated that it will be ...
CMO issues advice to doctors publicly commenting in assisted …
5 小时之前 · By Eliza Parr. 17 October 2024. It is ‘entirely reasonable’ for doctors to take part in the public debate around assisted dying, the UK’s most senior medical leaders have advised. Following the introduction of a new bill on assisted dying in Parliament on Wednesday, Professor Sir Chris Whitty and the other UK chief medical officers sent ...
Screening project picks up high numbers of undiagnosed COPD
6 天之前 · 11 October 2024. A project to pick up undiagnosed COPD in people who had attended lung health checks found 70% of those offered an assessment had the condition. Those involved in the scheme said the findings suggest the NHS Lung Health Check programme provides a targeted opportunity to pick up many more cases of COPD in those at high risk.
First repeat prescribing guidance in 20 years urges GPs to review ...
2024年10月8日 · GPs have been urged to review their repeat prescribing processes in the first guidance to be published in 20 years. The RCGP and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have together produced a new ‘practical toolkit’ for repeat prescribing systems in practices in England. Published today, the NHS England-commissioned guidance aims to ...
MHRA approves new use of semaglutide for cardiovascular …
By Eliza Parr. 24 July 2024. The UK’s medicines regulator has approved the use of semaglutide (Wegovy) for cardiovascular prevention in obese and overweight patients with established CVD. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted the authorisation on Tuesday this week, making it the first weight loss drug to be ...
Childhood vaccine uptake in England declines further despite …
2024年9月24日 · Childhood vaccine uptake in England fell again across all 14 measures tracked by the NHS in the past year, the annual report has shown. No vaccines met the 95% target for coverage, the data for 2023/24 shows and particular concerns were raised about uptake of key vaccines by five years of age.. The further declines in uptake come despite ongoing pleas from public health experts for parents to ...
Rates of obesity may have levelled off, England data suggests
27 September 2024. Rates of obesity in adults and children may have levelled off in recent years, suggest the latest figures in England. But large disparities persist between the wealthiest and most deprived areas of the country. Data from the most recent Health Survey for England show that in 2022, 64% of adults were overweight or obese ...