NICE is to adopt the new name polyendocrine metabolic ovary syndrome (PMOS) for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in its upcoming guidance on the condition. The new name was announced this month by ...

The idea of GPs 'doing a dentist' may no longer be just a joke, but Copperfield warns that the consequences could be more unsettling than many realise ...

GP practices in four areas of England will pilot different ways of issuing fit notes as part of a reform of the system, the Government has announced. As part of the pilots, patients will be offered ...

What data will be included in the single patient record? It will initially cover data from primary and secondary care, expanding over time to include services such as adult social care. The Government ...

The CQC will be given new powers and more time to initiate proceedings against providers who fail to provide safe care.

The independent contractor model should be ‘central’ to the delivery of general practice within the new neighbourhoods, LMCs ...

An update for GPs on the diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome – now termed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian ...

The NHS single patient record will ‘contain medical history from birth’ and will initially cover data from primary and ...

Wes Streeting has resigned from his role as health secretary, with his resignation letter saying he 'lost confidence' in the ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed James Murray as health secretary, following Wes Streeting's resignation ...

GP leaders have called on all UK governments to ‘pause and re-evaluate’ their policies on unlimited GP access.

GP leaders from around the UK have voted in favour of drawing up a strategy for ‘exiting GMS contracts’ and ‘future working outside the NHS’. LMC leaders agreed that general practice within the NHS is ...