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Expert analysis: Why are we not retaining GPs?

Expert analysis: Why are we not retaining GPs?

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‘School attendance is everyone’s business – that includes GPs’

‘School attendance is everyone’s business – that includes GPs’

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Navigating the Supreme Court ruling as a transgender GP

Navigating the Supreme Court ruling as a transgender GP

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‘I was ready to go to custody after an unfounded complaint’

‘I was ready to go to custody after an unfounded complaint’

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MP guest blog: ‘GPs should take back control of out-of-hours services’

MP guest blog: ‘GPs should take back control of out-of-hours services’

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Allowing GPs to work as physician associates could boost retention

Allowing GPs to work as physician associates could boost retention

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Expert analysis: How many new GPs have really been hired under ARRS?

Expert analysis: How many new GPs have really been hired under ARRS?

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In defence of the GP partnership model

In defence of the GP partnership model

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RCGP chair: ‘General practice needs resources to standardise green prescribing’

RCGP chair: ‘General practice needs resources to standardise green prescribing’

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Chaand Nagpaul: ‘The Government’s NHS plans depend on supporting GP wellbeing’

Chaand Nagpaul: ‘The Government’s NHS plans depend on supporting GP wellbeing’

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Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown: Patient records need to reflect who treated them

Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown: Patient records need to reflect who treated them

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MP guest blog: New houses need new GP practices

MP guest blog: New houses need new GP practices

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The 2025/26 GP contract – A new dawn or another dead end?

The 2025/26 GP contract – A new dawn or another dead end?

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‘It is too soon to call rural recruitment scheme a failure’

‘It is too soon to call rural recruitment scheme a failure’

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‘Seven-month CQC results delay caused immense damage to our GP practice’

‘Seven-month CQC results delay caused immense damage to our GP practice’

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A primary care approach to bereavement

A primary care approach to bereavement

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Why are GPs more prone to compassion fatigue?

Why are GPs more prone to compassion fatigue?

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How GP partnership in a broken system left me in financial ruin

How GP partnership in a broken system left me in financial ruin

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Patients need to know GPs pump the life blood of the NHS

Patients need to know GPs pump the life blood of the NHS

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Imposter syndrome in general practice

Imposter syndrome in general practice

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The kids aren’t alright – GPs must lead debate on social media ban

The kids aren’t alright – GPs must lead debate on social media ban

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GPs do too many diagnostic tests – but we can take a more rational approach

GPs do too many diagnostic tests – but we can take a more rational approach

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On PAs and car mechanics: Just wait until you hire an amateur…

On PAs and car mechanics: Just wait until you hire an amateur…

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Expert FAQ: How GP partners can tackle national insurance cost hikes

Expert FAQ: How GP partners can tackle national insurance cost hikes

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Help stop the deepfake doctors putting patients’ lives at risk

Help stop the deepfake doctors putting patients’ lives at risk

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How our GP practice became a topic at the UN General Assembly

How our GP practice became a topic at the UN General Assembly

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Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘GPs have an opportunity to shape a better, sustainable future’

Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘GPs have an opportunity to shape a better, sustainable future’

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Why we set up women’s health hubs in Liverpool

Why we set up women’s health hubs in Liverpool

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Physician associate regulation – a simple solution

Physician associate regulation – a simple solution

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The first whistleblower in general practice

The first whistleblower in general practice

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How we established our consultant-led surgery

How we established our consultant-led surgery

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Spotting the early signs of burnout: A guide for GPs

Spotting the early signs of burnout: A guide for GPs

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A guide to the new medical examiner system

A guide to the new medical examiner system

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Will Generation Z save the NHS?

Will Generation Z save the NHS?

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Professor Kamila Hawthorne: ‘GP employment paradox must be resolved’

Professor Kamila Hawthorne: ‘GP employment paradox must be resolved’

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A GP in Gaza: Delivering care in disaster zones

A GP in Gaza: Delivering care in disaster zones

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Fighting for general practice: the key to a net zero health service

Fighting for general practice: the key to a net zero health service

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How female GPs are disproportionately affected by the employment crisis

How female GPs are disproportionately affected by the employment crisis

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Writing medicolegal reports on asylum seekers

Writing medicolegal reports on asylum seekers

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Understanding the GP locum conundrum

Understanding the GP locum conundrum

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Analysis: GP Patient Survey lays bare stark regional inequalities

Analysis: GP Patient Survey lays bare stark regional inequalities

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Being a ‘slow’ GP isn’t all bad

Being a ‘slow’ GP isn’t all bad

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Why our high-performing practice in a deprived area had to close

Why our high-performing practice in a deprived area had to close

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Drexit: Moral injury is destroying the foundation of our NHS

Drexit: Moral injury is destroying the foundation of our NHS

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Infected blood scandal: ‘Have I killed more patients than I have saved?’

Infected blood scandal: ‘Have I killed more patients than I have saved?’

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Life in the slow lane: ‘Women’s work’

Life in the slow lane: ‘Women’s work’

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Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer: ‘Leadsom fails to acknowledge general practice is in crisis’

Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer: ‘Leadsom fails to acknowledge general practice is in crisis’

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Andrea Leadsom: ‘I will fight to protect the principles of general practice’

Andrea Leadsom: ‘I will fight to protect the principles of general practice’

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‘My GMC suspension won’t stop me blowing the whistle on climate change’

‘My GMC suspension won’t stop me blowing the whistle on climate change’

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How we are trying to ensure strong general practice in Denmark

How we are trying to ensure strong general practice in Denmark

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Bored of AI

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Why we will oppose moves to stop same-day GP care

Why we will oppose moves to stop same-day GP care

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My alternative ten-point plan

My alternative ten-point plan

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What Scotland taught me about a functioning GP system

What Scotland taught me about a functioning GP system

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Remember the days before TikTok doctors and virtual consultations?

Remember the days before TikTok doctors and virtual consultations?

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Burnout: ‘I didn’t want to talk to anyone’

Burnout: ‘I didn’t want to talk to anyone’

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Doctors need to be ready for the assisted dying law to change

Doctors need to be ready for the assisted dying law to change

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It’s about time we had GP trainees undertaking primary care mental health posts

It’s about time we had GP trainees undertaking primary care mental health posts

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GPs are ready to work with politicians to rebuild general practice

GPs are ready to work with politicians to rebuild general practice

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Developing a portfolio career

Developing a portfolio career

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Physician associates are not trained to assess undifferentiated illnesses

Physician associates are not trained to assess undifferentiated illnesses

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Letter: Ghost practices are haunting us

Letter: Ghost practices are haunting us

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We need higher pay, not lower standards

We need higher pay, not lower standards

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Staying true to yourself

Staying true to yourself

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What’s the big deal about coaching?

What’s the big deal about coaching?

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Babylon was all about short-termism

Babylon was all about short-termism

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Moving asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm puts their health at risk

Moving asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm puts their health at risk

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Outsiders, disconnect, and a brave new chair: Inside GPC England’s chair election

Outsiders, disconnect, and a brave new chair: Inside GPC England’s chair election

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The rise of YouTube as a medical education resource

The rise of YouTube as a medical education resource

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We need common sense medicine

We need common sense medicine

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Hospitalised by an oatcake

Hospitalised by an oatcake

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How GPs can better support patients to choose contraception methods

How GPs can better support patients to choose contraception methods

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Portfolio general practice is the future

Portfolio general practice is the future

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Why being resilient is not enough

Why being resilient is not enough

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I set up a private GP practice, but people called me greedy

I set up a private GP practice, but people called me greedy

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Do we care enough?

Do we care enough?

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The closure of a homeless practice removes a vital safety net

The closure of a homeless practice removes a vital safety net

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There is a hierarchy of opportunity based on melanin

There is a hierarchy of opportunity based on melanin

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A&G can help us raise standards, not lower them

A&G can help us raise standards, not lower them

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Ever gone the extra mile and the patient complained?

Ever gone the extra mile and the patient complained?

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Good call to send 999 patients to GPs? Not if no one is there

Good call to send 999 patients to GPs? Not if no one is there

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We asked a chatbot how they would save general practice, and this is what they said

We asked a chatbot how they would save general practice, and this is what they said

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In a recruitment crisis, why are practices turning GPs away?

In a recruitment crisis, why are practices turning GPs away?

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Let’s take stock

Let’s take stock

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Remote consultations are the future

Remote consultations are the future

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Talking career change

Talking career change

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The options open to GPs to support patients with gambling addictions

The options open to GPs to support patients with gambling addictions

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Life at the Deep End

Life at the Deep End

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Now GPs can prescribe heating, will we get cheaper energy tariffs?

Now GPs can prescribe heating, will we get cheaper energy tariffs?

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End the dysfunctional primary-secondary care interface to improve GP access

End the dysfunctional primary-secondary care interface to improve GP access

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How to help improve medicines safety for everyone

How to help improve medicines safety for everyone

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Parents should be trained on common childhood illnesses

Parents should be trained on common childhood illnesses

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Let’s talk about a revolution

Let’s talk about a revolution

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Letter: QOF inequality doesn’t align to ‘NHS values’

Letter: QOF inequality doesn’t align to ‘NHS values’

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‘My imprisonment won’t stop me protesting against climate change’

‘My imprisonment won’t stop me protesting against climate change’

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An autistic GP – isn’t that an oxymoron?

An autistic GP – isn’t that an oxymoron?

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Just a GP…

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‘The BMA’s behaviour principles are making a positive difference’

‘The BMA’s behaviour principles are making a positive difference’

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United we stand, divided we fall: Why GPs are stronger together

United we stand, divided we fall: Why GPs are stronger together

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Is it time for a new national representative body?

Is it time for a new national representative body?

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The trouble with being a superhero

The trouble with being a superhero

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Mental health in fitness-to-practise investigations

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Refinding the joy in general practice

Refinding the joy in general practice

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Rescued by a reception revolution?

Rescued by a reception revolution?

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GP-hospital mergers can be a great option for some

GP-hospital mergers can be a great option for some

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Why I removed my contribution to the future of general practice report

Why I removed my contribution to the future of general practice report

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We need to talk

We need to talk

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Why the GP Forward View remains flawed five years on

Why the GP Forward View remains flawed five years on

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‘Death threats were flying around after we stopped hydroxychloroquine trials’

‘Death threats were flying around after we stopped hydroxychloroquine trials’

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‘This vaccine could help achieve herd immunity’

‘This vaccine could help achieve herd immunity’

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‘Many locums feel very hard done by’

‘Many locums feel very hard done by’

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The UK could learn a lot from Ireland’s Covid response

The UK could learn a lot from Ireland’s Covid response

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Book review: How to Grow a Grown Up

Book review: How to Grow a Grown Up

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The human faces of Covid-19

The human faces of Covid-19

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Lockdown highlighted the struggles faced by the trans community

Lockdown highlighted the struggles faced by the trans community

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Our experience as the only practice trialling the Oxford Covid Vaccine

Our experience as the only practice trialling the Oxford Covid Vaccine

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‘GPs were given no notice of this dramatic expansion of the flu scheme’

‘GPs were given no notice of this dramatic expansion of the flu scheme’

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New NICE indicators are interesting because they are likely to make it into QOF

New NICE indicators are interesting because they are likely to make it into QOF

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There isn’t a one size fits all approach to weight management

There isn’t a one size fits all approach to weight management

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The coronavirus diaries: A GP’s perspective

The coronavirus diaries: A GP’s perspective

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Why the RCGP was wrong to describe Covid-19 as a ‘lifestyle disease’

Why the RCGP was wrong to describe Covid-19 as a ‘lifestyle disease’

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Lockdown might be easing, but the NHS still needs protecting

Lockdown might be easing, but the NHS still needs protecting

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There is racism in the NHS – and we need to address this

There is racism in the NHS – and we need to address this

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Pride in a pandemic

Pride in a pandemic

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Can us GPs do more to help during this pandemic?

Can us GPs do more to help during this pandemic?

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The GMC’s reassurances to GPs around Covid have been meagre

The GMC’s reassurances to GPs around Covid have been meagre

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The stormy night that shaped my views on death verification

The stormy night that shaped my views on death verification

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What is the long-term exit strategy?

What is the long-term exit strategy?

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We can empower patients through end-of-life conversations

We can empower patients through end-of-life conversations

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Doctors stepping into the leadership void

Doctors stepping into the leadership void

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I’m having to start my medical career early – and I need Government support

I’m having to start my medical career early – and I need Government support

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The lack of a uniformed approach to PPE is costing lives

The lack of a uniformed approach to PPE is costing lives

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We at the GMC understand the burden you are shouldering

We at the GMC understand the burden you are shouldering

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Why I’ve returned to the NHS ‘Hotel California’

Why I’ve returned to the NHS ‘Hotel California’

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As a GP who’s overcome coronavirus, here’s what I want you to know

As a GP who’s overcome coronavirus, here’s what I want you to know

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Coronavirus should change GP practices’ long-term approach to digital

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Deep cleans and concerning NHS 111 referrals: our practice’s Covid-19 experience

Deep cleans and concerning NHS 111 referrals: our practice’s Covid-19 experience

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PCNs face an identity crisis

PCNs face an identity crisis

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‘Dad’s Army’ to the coronavirus rescue? How about a real plan?

‘Dad’s Army’ to the coronavirus rescue? How about a real plan?

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If you disagree with the RCGP’s assisted dying decision, make your voice heard

If you disagree with the RCGP’s assisted dying decision, make your voice heard

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How a GP placement during medical school taught me the value of language

How a GP placement during medical school taught me the value of language

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NHS indemnity is welcome, but the burden of compensation remains

NHS indemnity is welcome, but the burden of compensation remains

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Why we decided to open our practice to the media

Why we decided to open our practice to the media

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GPs need to feel more enabled to diagnose lung disease early

GPs need to feel more enabled to diagnose lung disease early

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NHS Property Services on why ‘a clean slate’ isn’t the answer

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To engage or not to engage…?

To engage or not to engage…?

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Book review: Child Protection and the Family Court – What You Need to Know

Book review: Child Protection and the Family Court – What You Need to Know

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Enough is enough – NHS Property Services must end its toxic disputes with GPs

Enough is enough – NHS Property Services must end its toxic disputes with GPs

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Why I left the NHS for Ireland

Why I left the NHS for Ireland

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Why I resigned as a PCN clinical director

Why I resigned as a PCN clinical director

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My MBE reminded me how far general practice has come

My MBE reminded me how far general practice has come

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I ran as a Conservative MP last year and believe GPs should consider standing for election

I ran as a Conservative MP last year and believe GPs should consider standing for election

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Don’t forget to tip the UberDoc GP in 2020

Don’t forget to tip the UberDoc GP in 2020

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How being a GP helps me to understand teenagers

How being a GP helps me to understand teenagers

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We GPs need to embrace new ways of managing our stress

We GPs need to embrace new ways of managing our stress

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Coronation Street delves into the legal problems of the GP Good Samaritan

Coronation Street delves into the legal problems of the GP Good Samaritan

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What GPs should know about the constantly changing face of flu

What GPs should know about the constantly changing face of flu

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The RCGP must adopt a neutral position on the assisted dying debate

The RCGP must adopt a neutral position on the assisted dying debate

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The value of general practice

The value of general practice

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GPs are well-placed to become MPs – here’s why I’m standing as an independent

GPs are well-placed to become MPs – here’s why I’m standing as an independent

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Why I’m a GP running to be a Labour MP

Why I’m a GP running to be a Labour MP

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Banned by bureaucracy from practising in the UK

Banned by bureaucracy from practising in the UK

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NHS patients and GPs deserve better than another five years of this circus

NHS patients and GPs deserve better than another five years of this circus

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Book review: Making a Medic

Book review: Making a Medic

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Why I chose to write about training

Why I chose to write about training

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Dr Richard Vautrey: ‘We cannot overload PCNs with work’

Dr Richard Vautrey: ‘We cannot overload PCNs with work’

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White GPs have a role in calling time on racism from patients

White GPs have a role in calling time on racism from patients

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I was left unsupported for 80 minutes in a life-threatening situation

I was left unsupported for 80 minutes in a life-threatening situation

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Mitigating the effects of the new coroner reporting rules

Mitigating the effects of the new coroner reporting rules

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Book review: The Meaning of Pain

Book review: The Meaning of Pain

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PCNs are a chance to redefine general practice and feel empowered about the future

PCNs are a chance to redefine general practice and feel empowered about the future

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Professor Simon Gregory: ‘I want GPs to feel valued – that’s not universal yet’

Professor Simon Gregory: ‘I want GPs to feel valued – that’s not universal yet’

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A dyslexic GP’s problems with the CSA

A dyslexic GP’s problems with the CSA

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A dyslexic GP’s problems with the CSA

A dyslexic GP’s problems with the CSA

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I’m a German GP and I’m having to review my circumstances

I’m a German GP and I’m having to review my circumstances

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Every GP has a book in them…

Every GP has a book in them…

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What does it take to satisfy CQC inspectors?

What does it take to satisfy CQC inspectors?

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Taking a check on the symptoms checkers

Taking a check on the symptoms checkers

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Do fit notes benefit patients stuck with their benefits?

Do fit notes benefit patients stuck with their benefits?

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Having conversations about weight

Having conversations about weight

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Looking after your wellbeing after medical school

Looking after your wellbeing after medical school

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‘GPs must be able to charge for firearms approvals’

‘GPs must be able to charge for firearms approvals’

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GPs being named a shortage occupation is not enough to stop the staffing crisis

GPs being named a shortage occupation is not enough to stop the staffing crisis

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New standards can help improve end-of-life care

New standards can help improve end-of-life care

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Don’t sugarcoat the obesity epidemic

Don’t sugarcoat the obesity epidemic

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‘General practice made Richie ill’

‘General practice made Richie ill’

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We have to defend continuity of care in general practice

We have to defend continuity of care in general practice

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A right Royal mess: Why is RCGP still endorsing ‘Emma’s Diary’?

A right Royal mess: Why is RCGP still endorsing ‘Emma’s Diary’?

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How will Brexit impact on the GP workforce?

How will Brexit impact on the GP workforce?

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GPs shouldn’t dismiss physician associates – my practice couldn’t do without them

GPs shouldn’t dismiss physician associates – my practice couldn’t do without them

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‘I’m, um, having a few problems downstairs’

‘I’m, um, having a few problems downstairs’

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