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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
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RCGP Wales calls for support in cementing the NHS’s future
RCGP Wales aims to use the Barnett formula funding to boost patient care and is calling on the government to help The Royal College of keep reading
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NHS will receive £215m to fund research
The government has announced that £215m is set to be used by the NHS to fund essential medical research Jeremy Hunt has announced that £215m keep reading
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Allied health professionals will prove vital to GPs
CREDIT: This story was originally reported by Chartered Society of Physiotherapy At a King’s Fund event this week, RCGP’s Helen Stokes-Lampard confirmed that Allied Health Professionals keep reading
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Patients are losing out due to focus on hospitals rather than GPs
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on The Guardian Labour MP Paul Williams spoke to The Guardian about how strain could be taken away from keep reading