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NHS data shows ‘no let up’ in demand for treatment
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on NHS Providers The figures from this year’s NHS England combined performance summary show some troubling statistics, but ‘trusts keep reading
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Practice management: how to work smarter, not harder
Modern practice managers have their work cut out for them. Practice workload is increasing and resources are decreasing – all practice staff are tasked with keep reading
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New ways of working: interoperability in practice management
The way general practices work is changing; collaboration and the seamless and secure sharing of information – including patient data – is central to this. keep reading
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Telephone triage: supporting patients and healthcare providers
General practice is inundated – staff are managing more patients many with increasingly complex healthcare needs. Triage is being considered as a means of effectively keep reading
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All but ‘urgent’ patients turned away as pressure overwhelms GPs
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph GPs are being forced to deny patients routine appointments and only accept “urgent” cases due to keep reading
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One in five Scottish GPs are so stressed they feel they cannot cope at least once a week
More than one in five Scottish GPs are so stressed they feel they cannot cope at least once a week, says RCGP In a ComRes keep reading
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GP-pharmacist collaboration: share the records – share the load
Newham GP Dr Farzana Hussain explains how giving the local community pharmacist read-write access to her patient record has transformed care at her practice When keep reading
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A virtual solution to supporting self-management
GP practices are under more pressure than ever. Their workload has grown as they have seen a 13% increase in appointments over the past five keep reading
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Bye, bye burnout; the small changes that make a big difference
Ever feel like just walking out and leaving the endless to-do lists and mounting paperwork behind? Is it hard to look beyond the immediate without keep reading
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GMC plans to ask doctors about fatigue
Doctors are to be questioned on the impact of burnout and fatigue in their careers, writes the BMA The GMC has said that it will keep reading