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Charging patients to visit GPs is ‘against founding principles of the NHS’
A group of doctors is putting forward the idea at this week’s BMA conference that patients should be charged to visit their GP The British 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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New partnership asks GPs to begin ‘prescribing’ outdoor exercise
Getting active outdoors is the prescription from the RCGP and parkrun UK’s new collaboration, which aims to get patients and general practice staff alike moving keep reading
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Better support for Welsh GPs is needed as patient satisfaction drops
The National Survey for Wales has revealed a 4% drop in satisfaction with GP services; the RCGP says the workforce needs a boost Satisfaction with 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
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Record numbers of trainee GPs must be better supported
Health Education England is taking on a record number of trainee GPs, but the RCGP warns that they need to be prepared to enter a keep reading
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Are NHS health checks working?, asks BJGP
The BJGP has examined data surrounding NHS health checks, which are currently only being attended by 45% of eligible adults The British Journal of General keep reading
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N. Ireland’s GP services to receive £8.8m boost
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on BMA.org.uk Northern Ireland’s GP services will receive an additional cash injection of £8.8m this year to help treat keep reading
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Relaxing of visa cap “a much-needed victory for common sense”
The home secretary has convinced Theresa May to ensure the tier 2 visa cap blocking international doctors from working in the UK is relaxed Earlier keep reading
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New £10m fund will improve work life for GPs
A new £10m fund from NHS England will aim to improve the working lives of GPs NHS England has announced the creation of a £10m keep reading