Covid-19: Diagnosis of common conditions in general practice halved during lockdown, study finds

New diagnoses of mental health conditions, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2 diabetes approximately halved in Salford, Greater Manchester, during the country’s covid-19 lockdown, a study has found.1 Researchers used routinely collected primary care data recorded in the Salford Integrated Record system from 1 January 2010 to 31 May 2020. They then used computer modelling with monthly counts of…

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