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RCGP responds to announcement of NHS long-term workforce plan
Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs has responded to news of the NHS long-term workplan She said: “The NHS relies on keep reading
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RCGP vice chair responds to government’s warning on GP “retirement time bomb”
Dr Victoria Tzortziou-Brown, vice chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has responded to the Liberal Democrat’s warning on the GP “retirement time bomb” keep reading
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Wes Streeting indicates that primary care access and reform to be one of his top three priorities
As reported by Nursing in Practice, Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, has stated that the Labour Party may give general practice a larger percentage keep reading
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Government sets out new pledge to ‘streamline’ targets in primary care
A new pledge to streamline targets in primary care was made two days ago at the NHS Confed Expo where the government set out proposals keep reading
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Primary care recruitment target met one year ahead of schedule
As reported by Nursing in Practice, over 26,800 primary care staff have been recruited into general practices under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) since keep reading
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Nurses in general practice reportedly given just one per cent pay rise
As reported by Nursing In Practice, some nurses working in general practice have reportedly been given a pay rise of just one per cent this keep reading
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Labour would shift focus of health funding to primary care, says Wes Streeting
As reported by The Independent, a Labour government would over time shift the focus of health spending towards primary care, according to the shadow health secretary keep reading
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College chair warns against general practice becoming “political football” at next election
Speaking to The New Statesman, college chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne warned all political parties against kicking about undeliverable vote-winning promises about tougher access targets at keep reading
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Six new diagnostic centres to open in bid to cut NHS waiting lists
New community diagnostic centres (CDCs) to open in regions across the UK to help cut NHS waiting list times Following a referral from a GP keep reading
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Plans for Shropshire’s GP hub halted by NHS
As reported by the BBC, a plan for six GP surgeries to relocate into a medical centre in Shropshire has been indefinitely halted A range keep reading