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Engaging with the general practice community on Twitter
Sometimes being a practice manager can feel like a lonely role, but connecting online with others working in the same position as you could help keep reading
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Has COVID changed opinions on nationalising general practice?
The pandemic has led the UK health secretary into a debate about whether GPs should be directly employed by the NHS. Azeem Majeed argues that this is keep reading
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Why has mental health been forgotten in the government’s recovery plans?
Adrian James, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, says that mental health provision seems to be going backwards in the post-COVID recovery plans CREDIT: keep reading
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Learning to express empathy
Helen Salisbury, GP, discusses how you can better express empathy CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ I keep reading
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It is so difficult to see your GP because family doctors are now nearly extinct
Successive reforms to general practice have steadily eroded GPs’ ability to practise the ‘art’ of the family doctor, writes David Zigmond, retired GP and psychiatrist keep reading
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Making GPs hospital employees won’t solve pressure on hospitals or general
David Oliver, consultant in geriatrics and acute general medicine, discusses why Sajid Javid’s plans are unlikely to work CREDIT: This is an edited version of keep reading
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The impact of the government’s vaccine mandate U-turn
An avoidable and costly episode that raises concerning questions about governance CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The keep reading
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The link between health, poverty and stigma
Helen Salisbury, GP, explores the interactions between health, poverty and stigma CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The keep reading
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Opinion: it is so difficult to see your GP because family doctors are now nearly extinct
Successive reforms to general practice have steadily eroded GPs’ ability to practise the ‘art’ of the family doctor, writes David Zigmond, retired GP and psychiatrist keep reading
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The rising pressure on practices
Catherine Lawler, PMA, discusses the pressure on GP practices and how you can regain a feeling of recognition We’re all acutely aware of the massive keep reading