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GPs seeing up to three times the recommended safe level of patients per day
CREDIT: This story was first seen in iNews GPs are seeing up to 70 patients a day – almost three times the recommended safe level keep reading
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Free up healthcare regulators to do their job better, MDU urges
MDU call for action, saying regulatory reform needed to free up healthcare regulators to do their job better The GMC and other regulators of healthcare keep reading
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Workforce being ‘flogged to death’
Winter crisis creating an ‘extremely stressful’ and impacting primary care, with the CQC suspending routine inspections of well-performing GP practices Doctors have told the BMA of keep reading
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Scottish GPs vote YES (70%) to own GP contract
The first Scotland-only GP contract has won strong backing from the profession and will now be implemented The BMA Scottish GPs committee took the decision keep reading
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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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Threat of eviction lifted from Terrington Surgery GPs
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The York Press Doctors who were facing eviction from their own surgery in a North Yorkshire village have keep reading
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Rise in blunders by GP out-of-hours services as pressures mount
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph The number of major blunders reported by GP out-of-hours services has risen by one quarter, with patients keep reading
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MPs call for more blood cancer testing by GPs
CREDIT: This story was first seen in Sky News Blood cancer’s “vague” symptoms, like tiredness and bruising, mean it is more likely a patient’s diagnosis keep reading
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Carillion signals end of outsourcing
The future of two NHS hospital projects and a string of other healthcare services are unclear after private outsourcing firm Carillion went into liquidation Carillion keep reading
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New ‘John Lewis-style’ GP chain caps partners earnings to boost staff pay
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Herald A chain of GP practices which offers staff John Lewis-style benefits has launched across Scotland, The keep reading