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Researchers have reported a ‘significant’ long-term survival benefit associated with NHS Health Checks to identify those at risk of cardiovascular disease. GP records from a London borough tracked from 2009 to 2023 showed a large difference in survival between patients attending at least one NHS Health Check and those that did not take up the

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GPs should take care when using the word ‘normal’ to reassure patients, researchers have warned, after a study found it could unintentionally discourage them from seeking treatment. A study published in Nature Human Behaviour found that patients may interpret ‘normal’ as meaning that a symptom is acceptable, harmless or simply something they should live with – rather

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Claudia Tanner looks at the new primary care minister’s record – and what her appointment could mean for general practice Dame Diana Johnson takes responsibility for general practice at a potentially pivotal moment for the profession, with the Government facing an ongoing dispute with GPs over the GP contract. The minister of state for public health and patient

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Exclusive The RCGP undertook a review of an MRCGP assessment after the GMC raised potential ‘patient safety’ concerns. Emails between the RCGP and GMC in late 2025, seen by Pulse, reveal the college agreed to review its simulated consultation assessment (SCA) after the GMC noted a ‘growing concern’ about the assessment. This came after group of leading psychometricians complai...

The number of babies needing admission to intensive care for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been cut by 50% since maternal vaccination began, figures show. In a surveillance scheme at 20 NHS trusts 63 infants under the age of six months were cared for in intensive care or high dependency units with confirmed RSV infection in

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