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Study reveals NHS could save up to £500m if England’s smokers switched to vaping
As reported by The Times, a new study has revealed that persuading half of England’s smokers to switch to vaping could save the NHS £500m keep reading
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Winter Covid vaccines axed for under-65s
As reported by the BBC, Covid vaccines will not be offered routinely to healthy under-65s this winter, following advice from UK immunisation experts Last autumn, keep reading
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One in six GPs failing to allow patients face-to-face appointments
As reported by The Telegraph, GPs are failing to give patients face-to-face appointments despite repeated NHS and government commitments, research has found Polling shows one keep reading
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Cuts to Covid vaccine programme will leave patients and GPs in despair, says BMA
The BMA says a decision by NHS England to significantly reduce the fee that GPs are paid to deliver Covid vaccines undervalues general practice and threatens keep reading
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Professor Kamila Hawthorne responds to latest NHS initiative to fast-tracks tests
Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs has responded to the latest NHS England initiative to fast-track tests and checks for respiratory keep reading
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GP practice manager who embezzled £155,000 ordered to pay back £41,000
As reported by Sky News, a former GP practice manager – whose embezzlement forced a surgery to close – has been ordered to pay back keep reading
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GPs given freedom to directly fast-track patients for heart and lung checks
As reported by the BBC, GP practices in England will be able to order a host of checks directly to help speed up the diagnosis keep reading
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Artificial intelligence shown to detect more cancer than clinicians alone
As reported by The Times, artificial intelligence has been shown to halve the workload of radiologists and detect more cancers than clinicians alone, in what keep reading
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Almost 20% of new GP trainee places in NI not filled
As reported by the BBC, almost 20% of Northern Ireland’s GP training places are yet to be filled, just days before the new academic year keep reading
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Share preferred pronouns to each new patient, advises NHS training
As reported by The Times, NHS staff should share their preferred pronouns every time they meet a new patient, according to the quango responsible for keep reading