Management
All but ‘urgent’ patients turned away as pressure overwhelms GPs
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph GPs are being forced to deny patients routine appointments and only accept “urgent” cases due to keep reading
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Entering into leases with NHS property services
Where your practice occupies a building owned by NHS Property Services (NHS PS) you will almost certainly be asked to take a formal lease, even keep reading
Health & Patient Care
MPS works with NICE to revise cauda equina syndrome red flags
MPS and NICE revise cauda equina syndrome establishing the red flag symptoms – changes which should help GPs and other healthcare professionals make more effective referrals in keep reading
News
Hundreds of doctors needed for GP practices in Kent
CREDIT: This story was first seen in Kent Online Around 250 doctors are needed for general practices in Kent, according to an NHS estimate. Kent keep reading
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RCGP pays tribute to GPs who served patients – and the profession – during difficult times
Migrants who made the NHS: the RCGP has paid tribute to GPs who served patients – and the profession – during difficult times in the keep reading
Management
Surgeries employing GPs with additional training in complementary medicine less likely to prescribe antibiotics
New research from the University of Bristol and published in BMJ Open suggests that the use of complementary/alternative medicine may help reduce over-prescribing of antibiotics keep reading
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NHS Digital publishes cost of prescriptions dispensed and number of items dispensed during 2017
Prescription Cost Analysis report has been published by NHS digital The report details the number of items and the Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) of all prescriptions keep reading
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GMC hits low ebb following the Bawa-Garba case
The GMC’s relationship with doctors has taken a ‘hit’ following the Bawa-Garba case and it has a ‘long way’ to go to regain their confidence, keep reading
News
GPs in west London: 12 practices either closed or merged in last 18 months
CREDIT: This story was first seen in getwestlondon Figures from NHS Digital cover the period from July 2016 to December 2017, getwestlondon reports. Twelve west London keep reading
Management
Health rethink over falling GP numbers in Oxford
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Oxford Mail A growing shortage of GPs in Oxford is forcing health bosses to rethink how care is keep reading