Perspectives on primary care
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Are you fit to drive?
GPs must tell the DVLA about any patients who continue to drive when they are medically unfit to do so, says the General Medical Council. The regulator says it is strengthening its advice after hearin ...
Spire Healthcare welcomes NICE guidelines on menopause
Mr Richard J Sheridan FRCOG, FRCS is a Consultant Gynaecologist, with a specialist interest in menopause, practising at Spire Bushey Hospital, Hertfordshire. The menopause can be a very miserable time ...
“A destructive vicious circle”: Damning Age UK report highlights crisis in health and social care for older people
A damning report by charity Age UK finds that the health and care system for older people in England is under severe stress and is under-performing, leading to higher costs, poorer health outcomes and ...