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Over half of the UK's primary care organisations (PCOs) do not follow NICE or...

 

GP commissioning holds key to integration, says report

Handing GPs responsibility for commissioning holds the key to better integration of services, according...

 

Lansley and ministers visit GPs for White Paper consultation

Health secretary Andrew Lansley (pictured) and his ministerial team are visiting a series of...

 

SIGN releases leg ulcer advice for Scotland

SIGN has issued an updated guideline on the assessment and treatment of venous leg...

 

Half of Britons sunburnt this year, survey shows

Almost half of Britons were sunburnt this year, a third of whom were trying...

 
 

GPs predict health White Paper could force their retirement

The White Paper reforms could prompt a rash of early retirement and lead to...

 

GP consortia will be paid £9 commissioning fee per patient

SHAs have been told that a management fee of £9-10 per patient for GP...

 

Burnham urges Liberal Democrats to reject health White Paper

Shadow Labour health secretary Andy Burnham has urged Lib Dem MPs to block health...

 

New 'GP commissioning council' meets to discuss White Paper plans

A new GP 'commissioning federation' has held its first meeting to discuss the implementation...

 

Call to tax alcohol on its strength to deter binge drinking

The amount of duty paid on alcohol should be overhauled to deter binge drinking,...

 
 
 
 
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Revalidation online resource

Revalidation online resource

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Locum rates 2010 now available online

Locum rates 2010 now available online

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Clinical Review - Asthma and employment

By Professor Paul Cullinan, professor in respiratory epidemiology at the National Heart and Lung...

 

Misleading haematuria

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Paediatric medicine - Tonsillitis in children

There is confusion surrounding the term 'tonsillitis', say Mr Noweed Ahmad and Mr Maurice...

 

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Chris Lancelot: Twenty-first century NHS must be user-friendly

It is always helpful to see life through other people's eyes: experiencing the NHS...

 

Editorial: Commissioners face bariatric surgery lottery

The BBC's news led last week with the story that the number of people...

 

Mary Selby: My summer holidays away from Mrs Regular

I am on leave for the next two weeks so Mrs Regular, who feels...

 
 

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DVD Review - Effective consulting: The five key tasks

The DVD is an 'excellent resource' with many interesting talking points, says Dr Louise...

 

MRCGP - Revising for the AKT and CSA

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MRCGP: CSA practice case - Patient requests specific medication

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Valuing premises shares

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Trainers' grants

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Entepreneurs' relief

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Symptoms of acute anterior uveitis include pain, bloodshot sclera and reduced vision