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UK’s early COVID response worst public health failure ever, MPs say
As reported by BBC news, the UK’s failure to do more to stop COVID spreading early in the pandemic was one of the country’s worst keep reading
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Compliance
Many women have a positive experience of maternity services, but for some care continues to fall short
Most women who gave birth in February 2019 had confidence and trust in staff, felt they were ‘always’ listened to by midwives and received appropriate keep reading
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New report on doctors’ wellbeing strengthens case for urgent action to tackle GP pressures and workload
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) responds to the General Medical Council’s new report, entitled Caring for Doctors, Caring for Patients This is an keep reading
Compliance
CQC report finds care quality ‘improving’ but with a long way to go
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published their annual State of Care report highlighting the overall quality of health and social care in England. Things keep reading
Legal
MDU welcomes Hamilton report on gross negligence manslaughter in medicine
The MDU has expressed its support for Leslie Hamilton’s report on how the laws on gross negligence manslaughter are applied in medicine The Medical Defence keep reading
Long-term conditions
Premature birth linked to increased risk of chronic kidney disease, BMJ says
Preterm and early term births can lead to an increased risk of long-term kidney disease, according to new research from the BMJ Preterm and early keep reading
News
Diagnostic tests ordered by GPs trebles in 15 years
The number of diagnostic tests ordered by GPs has risen more than threefold in 15 years, costing the NHS at least £2.8bn per year GPs keep reading
Management
New plan of action could relieve Aberdeen’s GP ‘crisis’
A comprehensive plan has been put together to help solve Aberdeen’s GP ‘crisis’, according to The Press and Journal The Press and Journal reports that health bosses keep reading
Management
Communication between hospitals and GPs in Wales must improve, report shows
Research into the way that patients are discharged from hospital and into GP care in Wales has exposed some of the problems therein A new keep reading
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GPs are writing their own reviews, claims NHS Choices
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on The Telegraph NHS Choices has deleted around 200 reviews of GP surgeries this year, due to suspicions of keep reading