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GPs to trial Now Healthcare platform
The Now GP video consultation platform will soon be trialed by a number of practices across the country Digital Health has reported that some practices keep reading
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Pay rise for doctors in Scotland ‘extremely disappointing’, says BMA
Scottish doctors earning less than £80,000 are set to receive a backdated pay rise, but the BMA says it’s not enough The British Medical Association keep reading
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Scrap ‘ineffective’ tax relief to fund NHS, says think tank
A think tank is requesting that the government cancels an initiative aimed at entrepreneurs in order to help fund the NHS The Resolution Foundation has keep reading
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NHS ‘in a year-round crisis’, according to performance figures
New performance statistics from NHS England highlight some serious issues that the health service continues to face NHS England has published its latest combined performance keep reading
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The GP Forward View needs a radical overhaul, claims RCGP
According to a report by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the GP Forward View – launched in 2016 and described as a ‘lifeline’ keep reading
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Does Virgin pose a threat to the NHS?
CREDIT: This story was seen on The Guardian Virgin taking on an ever-increasing volume of NHS contracts has created fears over how this might impact keep reading
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Can the government afford the promised NHS funding boost?
A new fiscal report shows that the government’s claims of boosting NHS spending may be too optimistic The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has released keep reading
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Prescription guidelines for GPs discriminate against smokers, report shows
A report by the British Lung Foundation shows a steep decline in stop-smoking aids being prescribed by GPs New research shows that GPs and pharmacists keep reading
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Staff development funding; does it work for you?
The General Practice Forward View focused on training and promised the funding to deliver it. Two years on, the question is, how successfully has this keep reading
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Unfair training funding for general practice must be addressed, says RCGP
The RCGP has called on the health secretary to ensure training placements in general practices receive the same funding as training placements in hospitals The keep reading