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Respiratory conditions such as Asthma and COPD pose a substantial financial burden on the NHS, costing an estimated £11 billion annually....
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EK Interactive
- Oct 3
- 2 min
Signpost your Patients to STOPTOBER!
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness and premature death in England, with about half of all lifelong smokers dying...
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EK Interactive
- Aug 23
- 3 min
What does the Major Conditions Strategy mean for the future of the NHS Health Check?
Last week the government announced a Major Conditions Strategy which sets out their ambitions on improving health care and prevention...
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EK Interactive
- Jul 11
- 4 min
Blood pressure monitoring – how can practices ensure accurate readings?
Patients flood into GP practices on a daily basis, each with a different issue or problem. However, for GPs and nurse practitioners, the...
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EK Interactive
- Jun 13
- 4 min
How can Primary Care meet NHS Long Term Plan Objectives?
The primary goal of the NHS Long Term Plan is to reduce health inequalities through improving the health of the population and preventing...
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EK Interactive
- May 4
- 2 min
How to find the time for QOF in 2023/24?
As we are all more than aware, prevention is better than cure and with that in mind, the QOF programme is a great tool for assisting GP...
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EK Interactive
- Apr 13
- 3 min
NHS Health Check will become the Digital Health Check
Following a pilot programme launched in Cornwall last year, in the recent Spring Budget Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that the NHS...
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EK Interactive
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Social Prescribing: Sign-posting the road to good health
Many issues that influence our health can't be resolved by using just drugs or doctors. These factors could be debt, loneliness, stress...
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EK Interactive
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Winter pressures in the GP surgery – ways to reduce the strain
Once again it appears that unprecedented winter pressure on the NHS is the new norm. During the winter period GP practices are...
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EK Interactive
- Jan 6
- 4 min
Sitingitis: Why we should sit less...
… It raises your risk for blood clots, depression, and possibly cancer, according to scientists. Sittingitis! It may sound like a strange...
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EK Interactive
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
How to create a festive work-life balance for healthcare professionals
The fairy lights are up, there’s a smell of mulled wine in the air and the Pogues are on the radio… Yes, Christmas is now here. But...
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EK Interactive
- Nov 21, 2022
- 4 min
GP Annual Review: A Key Part of Dementia Care
A vital component of a dementia patient's care is yearly visits to the doctor. A GP should interview patients and their carers during the...
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EK Interactive
- Oct 18, 2022
- 4 min
Is your immune system ready for winter?
A strong immune system will respond if the body is under attack by viruses. Even if it's challenging to prevent all winter viruses, there...
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EK Interactive
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
Autumn 2022: NHS COVID-19 & Flu Vaccine Booster Programme
Since the NHS made history by giving Maggie Keenan in Coventry the first COVID-19 shot outside of clinical trials in December 2020, more...
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EK Interactive
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Tackling our next pandemic
Work from home, lockdowns, and the wide variety of food delivery options have undoubtedly caused us all to gain a few pounds and widen...
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EK Interactive
- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
Women's Health: The importance of cervical screening...
A cervical cancer screening test is available to women between the ages of 25 and 64. Instead of detecting cervical cancer directly, it...
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EK Interactive
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
Health Technology: Share your vision?
The past couple of years have seen GPs and consultants adopt health technology and new ways of working very quickly, while under great...
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EK Interactive
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Cigarettes and Alcohol... What is their place in the NHS Long Term Plan?
The purpose of the NHS Long Term Plan is to focus on prevention to save hundreds, of thousands of lives (500,000 lives over the next 10...
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EK Interactive
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
Diabetes - Prevention is better than cure!
Type 2 diabetes is a growing danger not only in the UK, but globally as well. There are an estimated 250 million people with diabetes...
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EK Interactive
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Health... It's an inside job!
Your health is in whose hands? It's easy to overlook how fortunate we are in the UK to have a National Health Service. It can feel like...
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