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GP referral scheme extended for further year in north Durham
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Northern Echo An NHS scheme using private companies to assess GP referrals for specialist treatment is set keep reading
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Appointment no-shows are wasting vital nurse time
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Northumberland Gazette An under-pressure medical group is losing nearly a week of nurse time each month due keep reading
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More clinical pharmacists set to boost GP services for patients and practices
Nearly 34 million patients will benefit from improved GP services as NHS England boosts the number of surgery-based clinical pharmacists that can offer expert medication keep reading
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The digital impact on general practice
The digital age has arrived – and the health sector is undergoing a transformation driven by the ‘digital patient’ Technology is being championed as a keep reading
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GPs in NI call on politicians to ‘put patients first and save our health service’
GPs in Northern Ireland are calling on politicians to ‘put patients first’ and resolve the year of political deadlock following the collapse of the NI keep reading
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Charging your defences: a look at the cyber-threat
In 2017 the NHS found itself the target of a security breach. But what makes the healthcare industry vulnerable? New research by eSentire looks at keep reading
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Fears over privatisation of late-night GP services in Warwickshire
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Leamington Observer Fears have been raised a contract for late night GP services could be offered to a keep reading
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Winter pressures overwhelm NHS
CREDIT: This story was first seen on BMA News ‘Unprecedented’ demand on the NHS has left corridors packed with patients, people waiting for eight hours keep reading
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Connecting people: improving patient experience across multiple practices
Improving access to GP services was a priority for the The Hicks Group, a practice which works across two surgery sites in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – as keep reading
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‘3 before GP’: new RCGP mantra to help combat winter pressures in general practice
Patients are being asked to adopt a new three-step ‘mantra’ to help relieve pressures on GP services this winter The Royal College of GPs‘Â ‘3 before keep reading