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MRA drugs ‘should be considered’ in all patients with heart failure
WEB1 day ago — By Emma Wilkinson. 01 October 2024. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists should be considered for all patients with heart failure, say Scottish researchers who found benefits across the board. The drugs, which include spironolactone, had already shown clear benefit for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction but their use in ...
Covid boosters needed as vaccine protection wanes after six …
WEBJan 2, 2024 — Reporting in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, they also pinpointed that the case fatality risk was also at its lowest for all groups in the six months after vaccination when the protective effect diminished at it began to rise again.. In adults over the age of 50, the case fatality risk was 10 times higher in the unvaccinated (6.3%) compared to those who had been vaccinated in the ...
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WEBWes Streeting named first Labour health secretary for 14 years. BMA to take legal action against GMC over PA regulation. More than 80% of GP locums ‘cannot find work’, BMA survey finds. RCGP advises GP practices to halt PA recruitment. Labour to ‘reform’ general practice with new ‘neighbourhood health centres’.
Health secretary asks DDRB to make earlier decision on 2025/26 …
WEB1 day ago — In a letter to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) yesterday, Wes Streeting said the Government’s ‘intention is to announce pay awards as close to the start of the pay year of 1 April as possible for 2025 to 2026’. This year, the DDRB’s recommendation for a 6% GP pay rise was published at the end of July ...
Almost half of England's GP practices have started taking collective ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 — Exclusive Almost half (46%) of England’s GP practices are taking some form of collective action, with one in four putting a limit on the number of patients they see in a day, a Pulse survey has revealed.. The snapshot survey of 283 GP partners from different practices – representing 5% of the practices in England – found that two-thirds were either already limiting patient contacts, or ...
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WEBRun PCNs like a community trust to improve management. Pulse PCN to become fully digital. GP provider running 10,000-patient practice shuts due to ‘financial unsustainability’. ICS deletes post advising patients to see PAs for persistent abdominal pain. Draft guidance stresses GP role in identifying and managing alcohol use disorder.
Gradual waning in MMR effectiveness shows importance of high …
WEB5 days ago — Gradual waning in MMR effectiveness shows importance of high uptake. UK researchers investigating a small rise in the number of measles infections in adults, despite two doses of MMR, have concluded the vaccine remains highly protective against the infection for life. However, they found that on a population level, the effectiveness of the ...
NHSE credits recovery plan as GPs see extra four million patients …
WEBJan 4, 2024 — GPs have provided four million more appointments in a month, compared to the same period before the pandemic, new figures have shown. NHS Digital data published today shows more than 31.4 million appointments – excluding vaccinations – were delivered by GP practices in November last year, with NHS England saying it was ‘the busiest November on record for GP teams’.
UKHSA: More preventable diseases will re-emerge without …
WEBApr 2, 2024 — The 6-in-1 vaccine in England fell to 92.8% and MMR, combined haemophilus influenzae type b and meningitis C, pneumococcal and meningitis B vaccine are all between 87% and 88% the figures show. Small increases were seen in the pre-school booster and MMR for children aged five years but at 85% both …