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NHS invests £2.1m to drive new primary care technology
Credit: This story was first seen on the National Health Executive The NHS has given its backing to a programme led by SBRI Healthcare that keep reading
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Private firms launch same-day GP service
Credit: This story was first seen on The Daily Mail Patients are being offered a GP-to-your-door home visiting service for a £120 monthly fee, The keep reading
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Spotlight on super partnerships
Haxby Group is a large ‘super-partnership’ in primary care providing services to 50,000 patients in the cities of York and Hull. It has 22 partners keep reading
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RCGP responds to NHS Digital report on GP workforce
In a three month period ending in December 2016, full-time equivalent (FTE) GP numbers fell by 445, from 34,495 to 34,050. The numbers are part of keep reading
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GPs to stop prescribing omega-3 oils, gluten-free food and cough medicine
Credit: This story was first seen on The Guardian The NHS is to stop giving patients travel vaccinations, gluten-free foods and some drugs that can keep reading
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Fourty per cent of CCGs trial GP physio services
This story was first seen on the CSP website Forty per cent of CCGs in England have piloted the use of general practice physiotherapists, the keep reading
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Nurses to take on GP appointments in South West England
Credit: This story was first seen on Nursing in Practice Nurses and other health professionals in South West England will conduct more than a quarter keep reading
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Overhaul of GP surgeries planned as part of £2bn savings
Credit: This story was first seen on the Yorkshire Post Drastic plans to reshape the NHS with an emphasis on primary and community care is keep reading
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Half of GPs unaware of drug’s use in cancer prevention
Credit: This story was first seen on The Guardian A ‘worrying’ number of family doctors are not offering at-risk patients a preventive breast cancer drug, keep reading
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A mother knows best
Judy Shakespeare is the RCGP perinatal mental health clinical champion. She speaks to Tim Martin about the complex risks associated with perinatal mental health issues keep reading