Helen Salisbury: GP collective action to end unfunded work
Many GPs are not only cross and tired: they’re genuinely worried about the future of…
Category: General practice / family medicine, UK, Diabetes
Diabetes: One in 10 patients on NHS’s “soups and shakes” diet plan went into remission
Just over one in 10 people who took part in NHS England’s Type 2 Diabetes…
Helen Salisbury: Failings at the Care Quality Commission
We learnt recently that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been branded not fit for…
Helen Salisbury: Weight loss treatment—available in theory but not in practice
In general practice, some of the most challenging and frustrating consultations we have are those…
Type 1 diabetes: Randox removes adverts after claims that it was using fear to sell genetic test
The diagnostics company Randox Health has removed advertisements for its type 1 diabetes genetic test…
NICE recommends hybrid closed loop systems for poorly controlled type 1 diabetes
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended hybrid closed loop systems—sometimes…
Partha Kar: The time to tackle rising type 2 diabetes is T2DaY
England’s 18-40 year olds with type 2 diabetes now exceed those with type 1.1 It’s…
Diabetes: Missed routine checks are causing premature deaths in England, charity warns
Urgent action is needed to tackle the missed checks and health inequalities that are causing…
Rise in diabetes shows that prevention is more important than ever
Obesity now constitutes a major challenge for healthcare settings around the world, and aetiologically it…
Partha Kar: Don’t obstruct change
When it comes to managing the adoption of new technology, change always takes time. The…
Partha Kar: NICE needs better support to do its job
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is simultaneously vilified and admired. The…