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Opinion: When it comes to sugary drinks, people prefer a nudge than a tax

09 Jun 2016

Theresa Marteau (Behaviour and Health Research Unit) discusses how to get people to consume less sugar.

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If general practice fails, the whole NHS fails, argue healthcare experts

18 Feb 2016

The current focus on financial crises in hospitals diverts attention from the crisis in general practice, argue Professor Martin Roland from the...

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Changes to NHS policy unlikely to reduce emergency hospital admissions

29 Jan 2016

Recent changes to UK healthcare policy intended to reduce the number of emergency hospital admissions are unlikely to be effective, according to a...

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Improving access to GP surgeries could reduce burden on out-of-hours services

21 May 2014

Poor access to GP surgeries could be driving patients to use out-of-hours services and putting an extra burden on the NHS, according to researchers...

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Financial injection

Can you put a price on health?

23 May 2013

As health services strive to improve quality and reduce costs, researchers study the benefits – and the pitfalls – of ‘pay for performance’ in...

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Phone

Therapy over the phone as effective as face-to-face

28 Sep 2012

Phone therapy also increases access and potentially decreases costs.

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doctor pad

Study examines number of GP visits before cancer patients are referred to specialists

24 Feb 2012

Patient information reveals women, young people, ethnic minorities and people with less common cancers have the highest number of pre-referral...

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Alzheimer’s test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs

07 Sep 2011

Launch of first ever rapid, objectively-scored GP assessment to differentiate between patients with memory loss due to the earliest signs of...

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