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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
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Popular Gloucestershire practice opens second branch
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on Gloucestershire Live A surgery in Cheltenham has opened a second branch due to increasing patient demand At a keep reading
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Most patients satisfied with the overall GP experience, survey shows
This year’s GP Patient Survey (GPPS) shows that the vast majority of patients are happy with their general practice experiences NHS England has released the keep reading
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Five million patients missing out on extended GP access
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on BBC.co.uk The government has been accused of ‘breaking promises’ following the news that 10% of Brits have no keep reading
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Sudden practice closure leaves 4,200 without a GP
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on News & Star Whitehaven Medican Practice will be shuttering its doors at the end of this month – keep reading
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Patients with multiple conditions not getting best possible care, say experts
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Guardian Millions of people in the UK and many more across the world are suffering from multiple keep reading
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RCGP renews calls for longer consultations following BJGP multimorbidity study
RCGP chair Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard has responded to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) on patients living with multimorbidities Undertaken to keep reading
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SCOTLAND: Patients urged to join the doctors’ debate
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Inverness Courier It’s not too late to register concerns about a controversial shake-up in GPs’ contracts, according to keep reading
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BMA: One in four GP appointments is ‘avoidable’
Credit: This story was first seen on the London Evening Standard A quarter of all GP appointments are “avoidable” with doctors forced to waste millions of hours keep reading