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BMA to outline plan to ease GPs’ workload
A vision for improving patient care and easing workload pressures in general practice is set to be outlined by the BMA The paper, Ensuring Patient Safety keep reading
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Latest on Dr Bawa-Garba case from the RCGP
Following extensive discussion of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba’s case at UK Council on Friday February 23, RCGP chair, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard has made this statement: Dr keep reading
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People ‘unhappy’ about state of GP services, says patients’ champion
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Lancashire Telegraph A patients’ champion has hit out at the state of GP services, saying people are keep reading
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Thousands of ‘ghost’ patients registered with Leeds GP surgeries
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Yorkshire Evening Post Thousands of ‘ghost’ patients could be wrongly registered with GP surgeries around Leeds, the keep reading
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NHS lacks resources to transform care, says BMA
BMA council chair Chaand Nagpaul has told the Parliamentary health select committee that to realise transformation of NHS services will rewuire proper funding Health service transformation requires keep reading
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Public satisfaction with the NHS sees decline in 2017
A survey conducted by British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey – which asked members of the public about their views on, and feelings towards, the NHS and keep reading
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GP practices given cash back for not sending patients to hospital
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph GP practices are being given ‘cash back’ for preventing patients from going to hospital, under ‘profit-share’ agreements, keep reading
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New report examines inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in primary care
A new report –Â Reducing inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in English primary care: evidence and outlook – claims inappropriate prescribing was found in every general practice keep reading
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SCOTLAND: Patients urged to join the doctors’ debate
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Inverness Courier It’s not too late to register concerns about a controversial shake-up in GPs’ contracts, according to keep reading
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RCGP calls for an end to referral management centres that ‘prioritise cost-savings over patient care’
In a new report –Â Quality patient referrals Right service, right time – published today, an end to referral management centres that ‘prioritise cost-savings over patient keep reading