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RCGP responds to GP contract agreement
The RCGP has responded to the news that the BMA and NHS England have come to an agreement regarding the GP contract package Professor Helen keep reading
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Plan to take on 20,000 GP alternatives described as ‘sticking plaster’
The NHS’s plan to take on 20,000 staff to support GPs has been described by Jayne Dowle as a ‘sticking plaster’ An opinion piece published keep reading
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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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NHS England to take on 20,000 GP alternatives
As reported by the BBC, NHS England is planning to take on thousands of GP alternatives in order to relieve the pressure on general practice keep reading
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Councillor responds to loss of out-of-hours services
An Oswestry councillor has expressed his disappointment regarding the loss of an out-of-hours service An out-of-hours GP service is set to leave Oswestry, leading to keep reading
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GPs banned from charging for private services
As of April, GPs won’t be able to charge for private services that patients should be able to receive for free As reported by The keep reading
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Campaign urges patients to make the most out of non-GP primary care services
A new campaign to ensure patients in Northern Ireland receive the primary care they need has been launched The Patient Group has launched a campaign 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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NHS to boost social prescribing with 1,000 ‘link workers’
The NHS plans to boost social prescribing – thus removing some of the burden from GPs – by hiring at least 1,000 ‘link workers’ The keep reading
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Entire town blocks patients from switching GPs
A town in Hampshire is stopping patients from switching to another practice until the end of March Patients in Gosport have been blocked from switching keep reading