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Blackburn GP calls for more cash for primary care in Lancashire
CREDIT: This story was first seen on This is Lancashire Blackburn GP Dr Malcolm Ridgway has put forward proposals for an extra £187m to be keep reading
Practice Operations
Management
Millions finding it harder to get a GP appointment, new analysis shows
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Independent Data indicates it is becoming harder to see your GP, and that people are increasingly dissatisfied with keep reading
Comment
Are pay conditions for salaried GPs likely to affect motivation?
Figures from NHS Digital have revealed that salaried GPs, on average, earned £53,600 during 2014/2015 compared to GP partners earning £101,500 over the same period. keep reading
Management
Keeping it in the family: Dr Peter Swinyard offers advice for the future
The FDA will be particularly familiar to those working in smaller practices, with the charitable organisation regularly signposting their members to key educational resources in keep reading
News
NHS launches plan to drive out wasteful and ineffective drug prescriptions
NHS England has published detailed plans – drawn up with family doctors and pharmacists – to cut out prescriptions for ineffective, over-priced and low value keep reading
Management
Leader of the pack: Practice Manager of the Year
After 22 years of working in primary care it would be understandable if Karin Bruce was beginning to take on fewer managerial responsibilities or, perhaps, keep reading
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GPs and nurses could treat patients at Ipswich Hospital’s A&E under new proposals
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Ipswich Star Pressure on Ipswich Hospital’s under-strain A&E department could be eased if new proposals are approved keep reading
Management
NHS will recruit 2,000 foreign GPs to meet staff targets, says health chief
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Independent The GP committee chairman has said that targeting staff abroad ‘a clear admission of failure from government’, the Independent reports. The National keep reading
Management
‘Hundreds of GP practices closed or merged in a year’
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Yorkshire Post More than 200 GP practices across England have closed or merged in the last year, keep reading
Management
GPs asked if they’re prepared to collectively close their practice lists
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Daily Mail Doctors are voting on whether to close their surgery lists and stop registering all new keep reading