Comment
New to the British GP and NHS system? A traveller’s tale
Ipsita Guha discusses moving from India to Cumbria to become a GP This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on the keep reading
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Practices are in “distress” and GPs are leaving due to “constant bashing” in Scotland
As reported by STV News, a GP in Glasgow has reported on the “distress” felt in GP surgeries causing young doctors to leave the profession keep reading
Compliance
A guide to the GP’s role in the firearms licensing process
What to do when someone applies for a firearms licence, including responding to the police and conscientious objection The Home Office statutory guidance The statutory guidance was keep reading
Comment
It is so difficult to see your GP because family doctors are now nearly extinct
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 keep reading
News
GP warns short appointments are “not safe”
As reported by the Leicester Mercury, general practitioners have issued a warning to MPs as to the dangers of shorter appointment times Dr Andrew Green keep reading
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The “Uberisation” of GP services
As reported by The Telegraph, the former health secretary has warned the NHS is moving towards an “Uberisation” of primary care with patients seeing a different keep reading
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GP addiction nurses help treat alcohol problems in Scotland
As reported by Nursing in practice, specialist nurses in general practice teams have been effective in reducing problems with alcohol in deprived areas according to keep reading
Comment
The doctor’s fighting for the climate – is it a professional duty?
Members of Doctors for Extinction Rebellion tell Jacqui Wise that peaceful civil disobedience is the only way to achieve action – and that it is unlikely to keep reading
Health Tech
Why trust issues surrounding GPDPR need to be addressed
Most talk around the paused General Practice Data for Planning and Research service is positive – but wider issues around trust need to be addressed. Digital keep reading
Health & Patient Care
A doctor’s view: what is gluten and why does it cause problems?
Everyone has heard of gluten and there is much discussion about ‘gluten-free diets’. So, what is it and why can it cause problems for some keep reading