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New first minister for Wales must prioritise practices, says RCGP
The RCGP is calling for Wales’s newly-elected first minister to make GP practices a priority Mark Drakeford has been elected as the new first minister keep reading
Month: December 2018
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‘Help yourself before visiting A&E’, advises Somerset GP
As reported by the Somerset Country Gazette, local GPs are handing out advice for patients about helping themselves before spending time in A&E and slowing keep reading
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Tayside GPs see 11% rise in patients over 10 years
Tayside GPs are concerned over the dramatic rise in patients that the area has seen in the last 10 years A huge rise in patient keep reading
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Slow demise of smoking cessation services
Funding for smoking cessation services has been cut by 36% between 2013-2017, the Labour party claims. The numbers of people who smoke may be at keep reading
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Does your practice need a Facebook page?
Despite regularly hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Facebook is still one of the most widely-used social media platforms in the UK, with keep reading
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Older people living alone visit GP every month due to loneliness
As reported by News and Star, elderly people across the UK who live alone are spending more time with their GPs and at A&E due keep reading
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Could natural medicine rescue NHS from financial crisis?
According to a new report, the growing number of people suffering chronic illnesses threatens to cripple the NHS – unless the health service relies more keep reading
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Winter report shows 95% of NHS beds already occupied
The NHS is already suffering enormous winter strain, with the vast majority of beds already occupied, according to the BBC NHS England has released its keep reading
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Future fit? Overcoming challenges to healthcare with a digital-first practice: part 2
The NHS is getting serious about technology. There are a number of tech Initiatives already underway – and more about to hit. What do GP keep reading
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Emergency medicines for your practice
The CQC can’t – and won’t – dictate what drugs GPs should have available in the practice, or in their home-visit bag, but they can keep reading