Child and teen obesity soars to record highs globally, with more than 124 million considered overweight
One in ten UK children now classed as obese. Health experts have called for a crack down on marketing of unhealthy foods […]
Author: Mark Edwards
Skill – News and Comment from Roy Lilley
Last year, in their annual report, the CQC told us we were ‘at a tipping point’. This year, in their annual report, […]
Harder than most people think – News and Comment from Roy Lilley
Would it be a good idea to say to a nurse who has worked flat out; ‘Well done and as our way […]
Dr Helen McGeown Visits Two CQC Outstanding Practices
Dr Helen McGeown looks at Amersham Vale Health Center and the Doctor Hickey Surgery in London. Both practice with a CQC outstanding […]
Dr Joanne Fillingham Harnessing the value of allied health professionals
So how will NHSI and those wider ALBs support the delivery of AHPs Into Action across provider organisations and wider across the […]
Is investment in GP services increasing?
The government and the national NHS bodies have made attempts to recognise and address the issues facing general practice. In April 2016, […]
Releasing Capacity in General Practice
Farzana Hussain, a GP who participated in the General Practice Improvement Leaders programme, shares her quality improvement journey. In July’s diary, the […]
Wellbeing for GPs: How can we improve wellbeing in our practices?
At the RCGP conference in Harrogate earlier this year, I took part in a discussion about staff wellbeing with about 40 GP […]
NHS plan for 7500 GP practices to become 1500 ‘superhubs’ revealed
Credit: This story was first seen on The Telegraph Thousands of GP practices are under threat of closure, with 7500 surgeries to become […]
GP Appointment Waiting Times
A growth in the average life expectancy, a reduction in the number of new GPs entering the profession, an increase in the […]