Almost half of GPs will not address obesity with patients

Four in ten GPs avoid raising sensitive issues such as obesity and almost all would like to spend more time on each appointment, the provider's Health of the Workplace report reveals. Patients also frequently fail to raise issues with their doctor and many show an alarming lack of knowledge of some basic health indicators, it adds. Aviva's research shows GPs are unprepared to discuss serious conditions such as obesity (47%), alcohol misuse (19%) and smoking (13%) with patients. Personal hygiene is the most commonly neglected subject as 59% fail to raise this with their patient. ...