Same day pharmacy consultations may relieve pressure on GPs

Department of Health and Social Care has announced that same-day pharmacy consultations will now be offered to patients with minor issues. The new NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service will offer local pharmacy appointments to anyone calling NHS 111 about the minor conditions such as earache or a sore throat. If testing is successful, GPs and A&E

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British Medical Journal publishes new guideline for subclinical hypothyroidism

BMJ has released a new clinical practice guideline for evaluating benefits and harms of thyroid hormones for adults with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), triggered by a recent systematic review of randomised controlled trials, which could lead to a change in current procedure. The guideline states that thyroid hormones should not be routinely offered to adults with SCH

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Lancaster University initiative set to educate future Doctors on prescribing physical activity

A new scheme has been adopted by Lancaster University to embed physical activity into the training for medical students which has been showcased at a national and international level. Lancaster Medical School was the first school in the UK to fully adopt the involvement of Movement For Movement physical activity resources into the undergraduate programme

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