Health & Patient Care
Loneliness strategy positive step for GPs and patients
Loneliness Strategy is a ‘great result’ for GPs and patients, but we need more detail on funding and how it will work in practice, says keep reading
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Staff shortages force practice to limit appointments
A GP surgery on the Isle of Wight is suffering so badly from staff shortages, it can no longer offer pre-booked appointments According to On keep reading
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Patients could be charged for GP appointments
If Tory MP, Sir Christopher Chope, has his way, patients could be charged to see their GP MPs are set to debate on whether GP keep reading
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Newcastle loses GP surgery while another is saved
One GP surgery in Newcastle will close down at the end of this month, while another has been granted a new lease on life The keep reading
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New guidance urges doctors to ditch the jargon
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has published guidance for doctors, suggesting that they use plain English when writing to patients New guidance from the keep reading
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‘Super surgery’ to open in Hereford; locals have their say
The Hereford Times has published an opinion piece highlighting locals’ concerns over the new ‘super surgery’ set to open near the railway station Plans to keep reading
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GP closure sees patients forced to travel 30 miles
The Belfast Telegraph has reported that residents of a small village in Co Fermanagh are having to travel at least 30 miles to see a keep reading
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GPs may be earning money from ‘ghost patients’
The Guardian has reported that millions of ‘ghost patients’ may be on GP registers According to The Guardian, GP surgeries across England may have as keep reading
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Patients missing GP appointments ‘seems to be getting worse’
Doctors are speaking out about patients missing appointments instead of cancelling them and the strain it places on the NHS Patients failing to attend GP keep reading
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GPs unlikely to believe patients’ alcohol consumption claims, survey shows
Nearly 200 GPs and 2,000 patients were surveyed regarding alcohol intake; results show GPs assume most patients are being economical with the truth A survey keep reading