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#GPnews: Scrapping 'ineffective' QOF would be 'detrimental' to GP practice funding Subscription
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Giving GP practices extra funding 'could cut hospital costs by 10%' Subscription
Cutting back the MPIG 'may be counterproductive' because it could lead to rising costs in secondary care, researchers have warned.
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QOF does not improve care and should be replaced, finds official review Subscription
NHS ‘should look at other ways’ than QOF to motivate GPs to provide high-quality care for long-term conditions, a study commissioned by NHS England has concluded.
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Labour calls for £500m winter bailout fund for the NHS Subscription
The NHS needs £500m to shore it up against looming winter pressures, Labour’s shadow health secretary will say today.
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GPs advised not to rule out Lyme disease despite lack of tick bite Subscription
GPs should not rule out the possibility that a patient has Lyme disease if they present with symptoms but have no clear history of tick exposure, according to new draft NICE guidance.
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Labour vows return of independence to GP pay review body Subscription
A Labour Government would end the 1% pay rise cap for GPs and other public sector professionals ‘as soon as a it gets back in’, shadow health minister Justin Madders has said.
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#GPnews: Good mood 'increases effect' of flu jab in older people, researchers claim
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GP leaders face tough decision on industrial action in November Subscription
The BMA’s GP Committee is to decide next month on its next steps towards industrial action after its own survey found over half of GP practices would be willing to temporarily stop registering patients due to workload pressures.
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Short-term GP contracts discontinued 'because patients want continuity of care'
A CCG has taken the decision to disperse patients to GP practices with long-term contracts rather than renewing three APMS contracts.
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Popular petition demands relaxed GP immigration rules Subscription
A petition calling for the Government to include GPs on its shortage occupation list is swiftly gaining signatures.
