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Screening for suicidal ideation in primary care among people who have signs of depression does not appear to induce feelings that life is not worth living.

SummaryIn 1997, one of the partners in a general practice in NW London comprising 6700 patients began using microacupuncture -a very brief form of treatment described by Felix Mann. The computer system used for patient records was modified to allow easy recording of details of acupuncture treatments; the latter being performed opportunistically in standard 10-minute consultations. Over the course of three years, during which time a second partner began using acupuncture, referrals to acute physiotherapy (conditions present for < 3 months) fell by 86%, and referrals to outpatient rheumatology fell by 51%. This is likely to represent a considerable cost saving to the NHS.

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