The Government has instructed NHS England to begin extracting identifiable patient data for research from GP records, on an ...

More action is needed as one in four pregnant women in England is now living with obesity, a report concluded.

Samantha Field and Jason Strelitz of the Health Foundation ask whether the NHS Health Checks programme is still fit for purpose ...

Healthcare support workers, including healthcare assistants (HCAs) are allowed to take the technical aspect of consent during vaccinations ...

New requirements for NHS chaperones will be ‘challenging’ to implement in GP practices, the BMA has warned. The union has raised concerns about recent guidance from NHS England regarding the role of ...

More than 60% of GPs say that checks done as part of the NHS Health Checks programme are ‘useful’, a Pulse survey has found.

Those from the most deprived areas were more likely to experience complications from hip replacement operations.

Statins do not cause most of the side effects listed in their package leaflets, including depression and sexual dysfunction.

Former RCGP chair and now-peer Baroness Gerada of Kennington has voiced frustration over the progress of the assisted dying ...

Policy makers should rethink the ‘relentless triage’ model of modern general practice as it is contributing to workforce ...