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Rural GP concerns over Scotland’s new contract
CREDIT: This story was first seen in BBC News Rural doctors say Scotland’s proposed new GP contract has not ‘adequately addressed’ the challenges they face, BBC keep reading
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MDDUS urges Scottish government to speed up discount rate reform
Scottish indemnifier urges Scottish government to speed up reform of the controversial personal injury discount rate Scotland’s largest GP indemnifier has urged the Scottish government keep reading
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Health secretary orders review into medical negligence
Doctors have been promised clarity around gross negligence manslaughter, as part of an urgent review ordered by health secretary Jeremy Hunt The BMA reports that keep reading
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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
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Fear of legal action impacting on way GPs practise
Survey reveals that fear of legal action is impacting the way that GPs practice – impacting medical decisions such as making referrals, ordering tests and keep reading
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The Medical Defence Union has signed up 17 GP federations in Northern Ireland
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is providing corporate indemnity to all 17 GP federations in Northern Ireland The arrangement means the MDU will provide corporate keep reading
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Alex Chalk MP: New indemnity scheme welcome news for GPs, but we must still tackle rising costs
The proposed state-backed indemnity scheme is welcome news for GPs in England, but the underlying issue of rising clinical negligence costs still needs to be keep reading
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Data protection: getting ready for change
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force May 2018. Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, sets out what practices need to know keep reading
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MDU asks GPs to put pressure on MPs to solve indemnity crisis
CREDIT: This story was first seen on Politics.co.uk The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is asking GPs to get behind its Save General Practice campaign by keep reading
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GMC investigations: what could they mean for your practice?
What do practice managers need to know if a GP at their practice is subject to a ‘fitness to practice’ investigation by the General Medical keep reading