GPs have a role to play in tackling obesity but are by no means the only players in trying to halt the ‘epidemic’, senior medical officers agreed at the Royal College of General Practioners' annual conference.
Dr Bill Kirkup said cross-government action was required and that there was no ‘medical quick fix’ but that brief, targeted interventions had potential.
Health Education England has exceeded its target for GP training for the first time, the health secretary has announced.
Considering a new report stating that child health outcomes in England are poorer than its western counterparts, NHS England should develop a Children and Young People’s Health Strategy as part of its long term plan, says Professor Russell Viner
Patients in some parts of the country now only have access to providers delivering poor services, according to the Care Quality Commission’s annual assessment of healthcare quality in England.
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