GPAtlasWhat Changed This Week
7 September 2026. New UK guidance, drug safety updates and the primary care journals for UK general practice, gathered every Monday.
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From the GPAtlas Spotlight
Weak evidence for behavioural UTI prevention
Only fluid intake has trial evidence for preventing recurrent UTIs. Other behaviours commonly recommended in practice lack robust research support.
Read the topic: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Non-Pregnant Women in The Ocean
Quality multimorbidity care reduces hospital admissions
High-quality multimorbidity care reduced elective hospital admissions within 12 months in complex patients (3+ conditions).
Read the topic: Multimorbidity in The Ocean
GPs underprepared for adolescent vaping: lack of guidance fuels…
UK GPs report limited knowledge and inconsistent counselling for youth vapers with no smoking history. Time constraints and missing resources hinder…
Read the topic: Smoking Cessation in The Ocean
First map of GP wellbeing services in England reveals…
All 42 ICBs responded to FOI requests. Researchers identified 139 services but found variable uptake and responsibility, with predominantly…
Weekly insulin: 52 jabs a year instead of 365
NICE has recommended a once-weekly insulin for suitable adults, cutting injections from up to 365 a year to around 52, a real reduction in treatment burden.
Read the topic: Type 2 Diabetes & Insulin therapy (T2DM) in The Ocean
Slow walking speed flags higher heart risk in type 2 diabetes
A systematic review of 132,967 patients found slower self-reported walking speed consistently predicted cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes, a simple prognostic pointer.
Read the topic: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Assessment and Management in The Ocean
MHRA safety
Filters should be used during the administration of Parenteral Nutrition for patients in all care settings
Administration of parenteral nutrition without a filter has been associated with a number of adverse incidents including an embolism which resulted in a fatal outcome.
The journals
British Journal of General Practice: Primary care quality and secondary healthcare utilisation in patients with multimorbidity: a retrospective cohort study.
Retrospective cohort of 468,172 English patients found multimorbidity-specific quality measures associated with fewer elective admissions in the following year, particularly for those with 3 or more conditions, though generic quality metrics linked to more outpatient visits.
BJGP Open: A systematic review of behavioural interventions for prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections.
Systematic review of 10 studies (2 RCTs, 2907 participants) found heterogeneous evidence with low confidence for behavioural UTI prevention; increased fluid intake showed strongest evidence (one RCT, N=140), while other behaviours mostly not independently evaluated.
BJGP Open: A primary care intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis: protocol for the ThinkCancer! phase III trial.
ThinkCancer! phase III randomised controlled trial protocol testing a behavioural intervention for reducing primary care cancer diagnostic delays; no results yet.
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