Tag - Primary care

Are chatbots the answer to minimising inequalities in treatment access?

2 weeks ago

11 min read

Access to mental health support is not equally distributed (Centre for Mental Health, 2020)...

Antidepressants: what is the Smallest Worthwhile Difference?

3 weeks ago

11 min read

Antidepressants do work (Cipriani et al., 2018; Tomlin, 2018) but they can also be problematic...

Millions more GP appointments in April than before pandemic

1 month ago

2 min read

GP teams delivered more than 30 million appointments for patients last month (April 2024), up by...

NHS launches Dentist Recruitment Scheme 

2 months ago

3 min read

The NHS is encouraging local dental practices with the highest demand to hire new dentists using a...

A triple empathy problem? Exploring barriers to accessing healthcare for autistic adults

2 months ago

10 min read

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact...

NHS online weight loss programme highlighted as a success in new study

2 months ago

7 min read

The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme is helping patients referred to the service to lose...

NHS self-referral for tests and appointments for hundreds of thousands of patients

3 months ago

3 min read

Hundreds of thousands more people a month will have the option to refer themselves for key services...

Boosted GP practice access for patients thanks to new phone technology

3 months ago

6 min read

More patients will be able to get through to their GP surgery for an appointment, thanks to...

Five million more GP appointments delivered in February than before pandemic

3 months ago

3 min read

GP teams delivered over 30 million appointments for patients last month (February 2024), up almost...