News
UK life expectancy drops amid pandemic
As reported by The BMJ, life expectancy in the UK sees a dip, attributed partly to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the latest data indicating a reduction keep reading
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Comment
The complexity and joy of general practice
Did you miss Helen Salisbury talk about the ups and downs of being a GP? CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that keep reading
News
Rise in GP expenses could make some practices unviable within two years
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has reported on the impact of expenses taking up a larger slice of practice income GP principals face a pay keep reading
News
GP clinics return to mask-wearing as COVID rates soar in the UK
As reported by the BMJ, Hospitals and general practices have responded to the rising number of COVID cases by again insisting that staff and patients keep reading
Recruit and Retain
It’s time to make general practice a sustainable career again
Rammya Mathew, GP, argues that now, more than ever, general practice needs a single unified voice CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article keep reading
Comment
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
Management
Why numbers matter in general practice
Helen Salisbury, GP, discusses the importance of measuring and counting – and why an absence of this is harmful CREDIT: This is an edited version keep reading
Management
Why the primary care backlog is a ticking time bomb
Now is the time to invest in general practice – not to try to reinvent the wheel through wholesale change, writes Farah Jameel, GPC England keep reading
Management
‘Holistic’ approach best for long COVID, say researchers
New research on long COVID in adults and children supports the multi-disciplinary approach to clinical care that is being provided at long COVID clinics in keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Dealing with post-pandemic mental health
Scott Weich, professor of mental health, says that the risks are clear and now is the time to learn and respond CREDIT: This is an keep reading