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Is “listening” the key to reducing antibiotic prescribing?

Wednesday will see the publication of a report on GPs over-prescribing antibiotics for patients – nothing new there – but this has a twist: GPs over-prescribing antibiotics even when the patients are not particularly asking for them. This comes at … Continue reading

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First female CMO

Congratulations to Professor Dame Sally Davies who has been appointed as the new Chief Medical Officer. The first woman to hold this role (see gallery of her male forebears) she will also retain her role as DG of Research and … Continue reading

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