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The number of GPs planning to leave reaches a new high, research shows
It has been reported that well over a third of GPs are planning to quit direct patient care within the next five years; the BMA keep reading
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Management
One stop shop: GP-pharmacist partnerships
With much in the news about GP-pharmacy collaboration; we dug up this feature from the archives. Developing a diverse practice team has long been on keep reading
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One in five Scottish GPs are so stressed they feel they cannot cope at least once a week
More than one in five Scottish GPs are so stressed they feel they cannot cope at least once a week, says RCGP In a ComRes keep reading
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GP deportation prompts call to rethink visa applications, says BMA
BMA calls for Home Office to make visa applications more ‘flexible’ as the government seeks to recruit more doctors from abroad In a letter to the keep reading
Health & Patient Care
46% of GPs’ cancer referrals blocked or downgraded, says survey
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Daily Mail Nearly half of GPs have been blocked from sending patients for urgent cancer scans, a survey has keep reading
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NHS England announces agreement on 2018/19 GP contract
New GP contract agreed on by NHS England, the government and the British Medical Associations’s (BMA) General Practitioners Committee A new GP contract – agreed on keep reading
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People ‘unhappy’ about state of GP services, says patients’ champion
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Lancashire Telegraph A patients’ champion has hit out at the state of GP services, saying people are keep reading
Management
Thousands of ‘ghost’ patients registered with Leeds GP surgeries
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Yorkshire Evening Post Thousands of ‘ghost’ patients could be wrongly registered with GP surgeries around Leeds, the keep reading
Legal
Crash course in IR35 ‘intermediaries legislation’
IR35 ‘intermediaries legislation’; it has been heavily criticised across board, deemed overly complex and has caused some public sector contractors to go private, as well keep reading
Management
Why a 10-minute GP appointment isn’t enough
Let’s set the scene; GPs and practice staff across the UK are struggling with increasingly burdensome workloads and there are fewer resources to support healthcare keep reading