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GP satisfaction dips slightly but remains high, NHS patient survey reveals
CREDIT: This story was first seen on iNews More than 8 in 10 people are satisfied with their GP, a survey of 800,000 patients in keep reading
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Do STPs hold the key to the NHS living within its means?
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RCGP to work with Manchester on improving GP services
CREDIT: This story was first seen on Pharma Times Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership and the Royal College of GPs have signed a keep reading
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Planning for tomorrow
According to Understanding pressures in general practice, the 2016 King’s Fund report, more GPs today are retiring – and retiring earlier. A 2015 national survey keep reading
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GP services in full-scale crisis as eighth surgery set to close
Credit: This story was first seen on the Argus GP services in Brighton and Hove and around the country are in a ‘full-blown crisis’ a keep reading
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BMA: One in four GP appointments is ‘avoidable’
Credit: This story was first seen on the London Evening Standard A quarter of all GP appointments are “avoidable” with doctors forced to waste millions of hours keep reading
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GPs call for the introduction of ‘black alerts’ in primary care
Credit: This story was first seen on iNews GPs have called for the creation of ‘black alerts’ in primary care to indicate that maximum safe keep reading
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A going concern
Imagine running a business with one hand tied behind your back, to the point that the financial viability of the business is under threat. Now keep reading
Management
National Skills Academy for Health champions 500 new apprentices
The National Skills Academy for Health has released a new video as part of their bid to encourage employers to take on more than 500 keep reading
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Union warns 10% of Northern Ireland’s GP practices could shut in 2017
CREDIT: This story was first seen in News Letter Dr Tom Black called for an additional investment of £120m in general practice, News Letter reports. Reform keep reading