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GP body teams up with parkrun UK to improve patient fitness and cut medications

GPs are encouraging patients with long-term conditions to take part in their local ‘Parkrun’ in a national initiative to boost physical activity and, where possible, help reduce medication.…

Google searches for online prescription services have doubled

Internet search activity for online GP and prescription services in the UK has increased.…

Pharmacists begin deprescribing pilot for frail older people with diabetes

Exclusive: New type 2 diabetes guidance, which is the first in the UK to include specific recommendations for treating frail older people, is being piloted by pharmacists working in GP surgeries in south west England.…

Give pharmacists more responsibility to help cut doctors’ workload, GPs say

GP receptionists could “signpost” patients to pharmacists without the need for a doctor’s appointment to help ease pressure on general practice, a report by the Royal College of General Practitioners has said.…

Royal College of GPs to help healthcare professionals talk to patients about menstrual wellbeing

The Royal College of General Practitioners is starting work on support for GPs and healthcare professionals to talk to patients about menstrual conditions.…

Pharmacists are most visited out-of-hours resource and rated highest for care, Scottish survey reveals

Pharmacists and ambulance A&E crews have been rated joint best for care, according to a survey by the Scottish government.…

Huge variation in gluten-free prescribing across England, new research finds

Prescribing of gluten-free products varies substantially across primary care in England, according to a new study published in BMJ Open.…

Tales and take-home lessons from general practice

What’s in a story? Lessons for general practice, by David Orlans, Rodger Charlton & Samuel Finnikin…

New GP contract rolls out across Scotland

A new GP contract for Scotland was launched on 1 April 2018.…

Private online GP-consulting services may fuel antimicrobial resistance, study finds

A study by researchers at Imperial College London has raised concerns about the negative impact of the expansion of private online GP-consulting services on efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance.…