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‘Concerning acceleration’ in drug-resistant gonorrhoea ahead of vaccine programme

Public health officials have warned of a ‘concerning acceleration’ in cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea in England.

30 June 2025

Bullshit bureaucracy is back to block the system

Copperfield harangues the red tape and bureaucracy getting in the way of him doing his job Maybe I just dreamed it.

04 June 2025

Paxlovid eligibility withdrawn by NICE for over-70s, diabetes and obesity

Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir is no longer recommended for some risk groups including the over-70s, NICE has said in updated guidance.

15 May 2025

Researchers find many more ME/CFS patients in England than previously reported

There are two-thirds more people in England with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) than previously thought, researchers have reported.

06 May 2025

ONS data suggests one in five deaths in 2023 were ‘avoidable’

Over one in five deaths in 2023 in England could have been avoided with ‘timely and effective’ healthcare or public health interventions, new data has suggested.

30 April 2025

In defence of the GP partnership model

Ahead of major contract reform, Dr Kamal Sidhu argues the case for the model that has made general practice ‘the jewel in the crown’ Last month’s announcement on the abolition of NHS England is a seismic shift for our health service which will have far-reaching consequences.

16 April 2025

GPs need better tools to target antibiotic prescribing, say researchers

Researchers found no association between the use of antibiotics in primary care and hospital admission risk, and warned that better tools are needed to help GPs target antibiotic prescribing.

11 April 2025

Government must remove ‘micro’ GP incentives such as ARRS, says think tank

The Government must ‘mandate’ the redirection of NHS funding to primary care and remove GP ‘micro-financial incentives’ in order to achieve its shift to community care, a leading think tank has argued.

28 March 2025

NHS App saved 400,000 hours of GP time last year, NHS England claims

GP time equivalent to more than 400,000 hours was saved through the use of the NHS App last year, NHS England has claimed.

25 March 2025