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A GP has many roles, but mostly it is to act as the main point of contact for general healthcare. They treat all common medical conditions and refer patients to hospitals and other medical services for urgent and specialist treatment. In recent years, demand for their services has increased. This article highlights the most common problems seen in primary care.

Hospitals are failing to treat suspected sepsis effectively and delays in giving treatment are putting patients lives at risk, according to BBC News research.

Cancer Research UK has urged the Government to take action to tackle obesity after new research shows that people who are obese now outnumber people who smoke two to one in the UK, and excess weight causes more cases of certain cancers than smoking.

Primary care manages most insect bite consultations but GPs are under pressure to reduce antibiotic prescribing and resistance rates. A survey by a subgroup of the RCGP overdiagnosis group examined current practice in insect and tick bite management. Two librarians undertook a literature review of studies in this area.

Millions of smokers in the UK are putting themselves at increased risk of blindness or sight impairment by continuing with the habit, according to a poll for the Association of Optometrists (AOP).

Patients are set to get longer appointments with their family doctor thanks to a new collective working that will see practices support each other to deliver specialist care services for patients from a range of skilled health professionals.

Back to school (BTS) asthma is associated with a tripling in the rate of GP appointments across England with the increase in health service appointments particularly marked in boys.

Millions of smokers in the UK are putting themselves at increased risk of blindness or sight impairment by continuing with the habit, according to a poll for the Association of Optometrists (AOP).

Postmenopausal women who are €œapple€ shaped rather than €œpear€ shaped are at greater risk of heart and blood vessel problems, even if they have a normal, healthy body mass index (BMI) according to new research.

A new council of specialists from across society is to be created to develop attractive products and services that help people of all ages to live better and more independent lives as they grow older.

Aortic stenosis is a pathological narrowing of the aortic valve which results in restriction of blood flow and is a common valvular abnormalities in the older patient.

Postmenopausal women who are €œapple€ shaped rather than €œpear€ shaped are at greater risk of heart and blood vessel problems, even if they have a normal, healthy body mass index (BMI) according to new research.

People diagnosed with an eating disorder have higher rates of other conditions and certain prescriptions in the years before their diagnosis, a large-scale data study conducted by Swansea University researchers has found.

Over half (55%) of audiologists do not believe their patients are aware of the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, according to the results of an audiologist research panel, conducted by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has called on the Government to reduce the amount of free sugar in baby food as it risks babies developing a sweet tooth early on which can lead to tooth decay, poor diet and obesity.