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Need to know: NHSE funding offer under the GP Forward View extended
It’s not often that we can say ‘time is on your side’ but…the NHS England funding offer under the GP Forward View has been extended keep reading
Month: January 2018
News
Excess winter deaths: routine data won’t help GPs identify patients who are most at risk
Researchers at the University of Bristol, UCL and the University of Birmingham say routine data won’t help GPs identify patients who are most at risk Expecting keep reading
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NHS should consider expanding quadrivalent flu jab after fourth strain hits Europe
The NHS and other European healthcare providers should start administering quadrivalent vaccines to better protect against the influenza virus according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics keep reading
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Scotland: New GP contract ‘will cut doctors’ workload’
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Clydebank Post Clydebank and north-west Glasgow GPs are to get a new contract with the Scottish government, the Clydebank keep reading
Management
Research suggests alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to deliver hoped-for benefits
Research published by the University of Bristol suggests that alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to deliver hoped-for benefits in practice The realities of implementing keep reading
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Place rainbow flags in GP surgeries to encourage patients to ‘come out’
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph GPs should display rainbow posters in their waiting rooms to encourage gay and bisexual patients to keep reading
Health & Patient Care
A step towards beating obesity
A study published in the British Medical Journal in 2017 revealed GP referrals to weight management programmes seemed to help reduce the number of patients keep reading
Management
Alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to deliver hoped-for benefits in practice
Alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to deliver hoped-for benefits in practice The realities of implementing alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations, such as telephone, email, keep reading
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Tele survey shows majority back ‘ban’ on patients who miss appointments
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Dundee Born and Read Evening Telegraph Patients who miss three GP appointments should be banned from surgeries keep reading
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Pharmacists join GP practice teams in Lancashire
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Lancashire Telegraph Patients waiting to see their GP to discuss their medication now have the option to keep reading