A tool used by GPs to help identify seriously unwell children may not accurately detect or exclude acute illness, according to an evaluation using data from UK general practice.
The study, led by Cardiff University, assessed data from more than 6,700 cases and concluded the widely used National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Traffic Light system “cannot be relied...
A recent survey revealed that a worrying number of people in the UK would put off going to the doctors for reasons such as being embarrassed or not having enough time. Even when experiencing Jaundice, a life threatening condition, only 61% of people would go to the GP.
The survey showed that that 27% of people are too embarrassed to go to the doctors with 31% worrying what the doctor...
