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NHS England and BMA agree on five-year GP contract package
The British Medical Association (BMA) and NHS England have come together to create a five-year contract package The BMA’s GP committee has reached a contract keep reading
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Liverpool could lose six surgeries at once
Six surgeries in Liverpool may close thanks to recruitment and financial problems Six GP surgeries in Liverpool may close this year, potentially leaving thousands of keep reading
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Only one GP per 1,700 patients on the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight has just one GP per 1,700 people, according to Freedom of Information data As reported by the Isle of Wight County keep reading
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More west Lincolnshire patients experiencing long appointment waits than average
Patients in west Lincolshire are more likely to wait three weeks or longer for a GP appointment, according to NHS data Despite extended hours across keep reading
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Diabetes: Focusing on prevention, not cure
Managing diabetes is a growing challenge for GP practices, with costs increasing exponentially as the numbers of people living with the condition grow. Practising GP keep reading
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‘We need a long-term cure for general practice’, says BMA chief
Dr Richard Vautrey is demanding more than just sticking plasters from the government to help support general practice The leader of England’s GPs last week keep reading
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New GP health hub opens its doors in Bristol
According to the Bristol Post, a state-of-the-art and environmentally-friendly super-surgery has now opened its doors A new super-practice has opened in Bristol, combining four GP keep reading
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Safe surgeries; improving patient access
A ‘safe surgery’ is a GP practice that takes steps to tackle the barriers faced by many migrants accessing healthcare; in practice it involves ensuring keep reading
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Spotlight on practice mergers
There are a number of reasons that a GP practice might decide to undergo a merger – for example, to work at scale, deliver a keep reading
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Number of GP practices in Northern Ireland falls by 5%
According to The Irish News, the number of GP practices in Northern Ireland has fallen by almost five per cent in recent years; however, the number of practicing GPs has keep reading