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Engaging with the general practice community on Twitter

Sometimes being a practice manager can feel like a lonely role, but connecting online with others working in the same position as you could help keep reading

Making GPs hospital employees won’t solve pressure on hospitals or general

May 18, 2022 Comment

David Oliver, consultant in geriatrics and acute general medicine, discusses why Sajid Javid’s plans are unlikely to work CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ There’s a keep reading

The impact of the government’s vaccine mandate U-turn

May 4, 2022 Comment

An avoidable and costly episode that raises concerning questions about governance CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ Two years into a pandemic, with hopes of respite keep reading

The link between health, poverty and stigma

April 28, 2022 Comment

Helen Salisbury, GP, explores the interactions between health, poverty and stigma CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o116 On hot summer days I used to take keep reading

Opinion: it is so difficult to see your GP because family doctors are now nearly extinct

April 21, 2022 Comment

Successive reforms to general practice have steadily eroded GPs’ ability to practise the ‘art’ of the family doctor, writes David Zigmond, retired GP and psychiatrist CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that keep reading

The rising pressure on practices

April 6, 2022 Comment

Catherine Lawler, PMA, discusses the pressure on GP practices and how you can regain a feeling of recognition We’re all acutely aware of the massive strains in general practice, with rising – many would say keep reading

New to the British GP and NHS system? A traveller’s tale

Has COVID changed opinions on nationalising general practice?

Why has mental health been forgotten in the government’s recovery plans?

Learning to express empathy

The complexity and joy of general practice

It is so difficult to see your GP because family doctors are now nearly extinct

Making GPs hospital employees won’t solve pressure on hospitals or general

The impact of the government’s vaccine mandate U-turn

The link between health, poverty and stigma

Opinion: it is so difficult to see your GP because family doctors are now nearly extinct

The rising pressure on practices

How to address an increase in general practice call volume

The link between health, poverty and stigma

To learn to live with COVID, we need to listen to those with ill health

Why nature has a critical role in mental health