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Delayed treatment report likely to spark negligence claims
Delay is in the news again. Delayed Brexit, delayed trains and add to that delayed NHS treatment. In this in-depth piece, Robert Dempsey, an associate keep reading
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Latest NHS performance figures ‘shocking’, says BMA
The latest NHS England performance figures show that, since last April, the percentage of patients who waited more than four hours in A&A has risen keep reading
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Childhood vaccination information and advice
The anti-vaxxer movement is gaining ground, with worried parents choosing to ignore medical advice and avoid vaccinations for their children. Here’s a timely reminder on keep reading
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Addressing the care deficit
The NHS is under extreme pressure to deliver mental health services, and is struggling. The reasons for the increased demand are being laid at the keep reading
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Assistance dogs in the practice
A GP called the MDU advice line to ask about assistance dogs. A regular patient at the practice brought a large, boisterous dog to every keep reading
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GPs will be required to use NHS app
As reported by the HSJ, the NHS’s chief digital officer has confirmed that GPs across the country will be required to use the NHS app keep reading
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Video: How to speak to a transgender person
Practices need to use the correct terms when communicating with transgender patients – but what do you say and how do you say it? In keep reading
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‘Are you a man or a woman?’
As part of our focus on gender identity issues, here we’re looking the some of the experiences of trans men and women when accessing primary keep reading
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The importance of medical defence
Dr Rob Hendry, medical director at the Medical Protection Society, explains why medical defence is still important for GPs – and their practices – even keep reading
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Winter figures show that “the NHS is truly in crisis”, says BMA
According to the British Medical Association (BMA), the NHS is truly in crisis; this is in response to the latest winter operational figures The latest keep reading