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Government to expand GP streaming service as '10%' of A&E patients diverted
Modification of help seeking behaviour?
This doesn’t help.Crisis town GP surgery forced to stop offering appointments for one week
I wonder whether a threat like this leads to a modification in patients’ help seeking behaviour?
GP practices to send out distress signals when facing ‘unsafe’ workload pressure
Thanks for this article Pulse, I had a really good laugh about this.
Universal six-week postnatal check for new mothers confirmed in GP contract
Is this evidence based?
I can’t be bothered to look as I think virtually everyone does it anyway.The primary care network project on the brink
On the brink? Let’s hope it takes a Great Leap Forward.
DH plans for pharmacists and paramedics to retrain as doctors in three years
Can I retrain as a pharmacist?
Jeremy Hunt appointed chair of the health and social care committee
They really hate us, don’t they?
The gender divide is a result of an inflexible partnership model
These ‘woe is me ‘ articles worry me.
As a partner one should be able to adjust both workload quantity and timing to suit and integrate better with family commitments , rather than be a slave to the 8 to 8 shift.
As a female GP you are a more valuable member of the workforce than a male GP. If you’re not treated as such, there will be many practices who would .Rationing disguised as health promotion?
What a great idea.
Leaflets and posters need to be available for all patients who fall foul of these rules.
On these documents will be the names of the individuals at the CCG who are responsible, with contact telephone and mail addresses for complaints.GPs saw 13 patients on Christmas day under extended access opening hours
Tempting, but time away from work probably worth more.
Government's review of doctors' pension tax allowance begins
Return lifetime pension allowances back to 1.5 million.
The reduction to 1.25 then 1.055 million is the only thing which pushed me into a drastic session reduction.Working Life: Working in trans health
With funding limitations , I’m not sure how this should be prioritised,
GPs to visit care home patients fortnightly under network requirements
We already do this as part of a LES, and it does produce a significant amount of extra work ( one to two GP sessions per week for a 50 bedded nursing home)
That out of hours bit is more scary.‘Peculiarity’ of electronic prescription system led to patient death, warns coroner
Again and again, lack of communication causes serious problems.
Coroner warning over patient death after 16-month wait from 'urgent GP referral'
Surprised they didn’t try to blame the GP.
What is the future of the GP home visit?
Looking at the examples above of the different commissioning protocols, I can’t imagine any of them being helpful,
The bulk of HV are for the elderly and the so called housebound, and we should not be visiting children or the mentally ill.
How many have chaperone policies for home visits?What is the future of the GP home visit?
Hello doctor, I didn’t know you were coming, I was just popping out to the shops.
Could reforms to GP incentives help boost vaccination take-up?
Make it obligatory before school and they’ll be queuing round the block.
The RCGP must adopt a neutral position on the assisted dying debate
Any volunteers to become your local Dr. Death?
Why I'm a GP running to be a Labour MP
Labour do have some good points.
Their leader and front bench are not one of them.
