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Out-of-hours GP services in Co. Durham may be cut
Out of hours service may be trimmed down in County Durham thanks to a lack of patients booking them, according to The Northern Echo Due keep reading
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How a green light to switch lanes could drive medicines’ optimisation
David Englefield, managing director at Spirit Healthcare, describes how CCGs can take the fast track to saving money on prescribing If someone offered your CCG immediate savings keep reading
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GP practice increases seasonal flu uptake by 20%
New technology may have the power to transform the NHS, but simply picking up the ‘phone and calling patients helped one London GP practice increase keep reading
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Diabetics denied new monitoring device by GPs
As reported by The Guardian, a BMJ report has shown that many GPs across the UK aren’t prescribing a potentially life-saving glucose-monitoring device to those keep reading
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Suffolk practice begins prescribing parkrun
According to the East Anglian Daily Times, a general practice in the region will be the first in Suffolk to prescribe parkrun A Suffolk practice keep reading
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NHS to make up half of Scottish government’s spending
Government spending for the NHS in Scotland will be boosted from 41% at the beginning of the decade to 50% next year Half of Scottish keep reading
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Let’s talk…supporting emotional wellbeing
Creating a culture that nurtures positive mental health and provides appropriate support for poor mental health is essential to the wellbeing of you and your keep reading
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Welsh Labour candidates choose between NHS and council funding
Wales Online has interviewed three Welsh Labour leaders, asking: what would you prioritise between the NHS versus council funding? Wales Online asked the three candidates keep reading
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Government to restrict prescription of gluten-free food
The government will restrict the prescription of gluten-free food as of December this year From next month, GP prescription of gluten-free food for coeliacs – keep reading
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Year-round emergency care crisis could put extra pressure on GPs
Data from the BMA shows that emergency services delivered worse levels of care this summer than five in eight recent winters, which the RCGP says keep reading