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Letter: ‘GP A&G payment risks being a perverse incentive’

Letter: ‘GP A&G payment risks being a perverse incentive’

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The pulse keepers: a poem

The pulse keepers: a poem

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Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer letter to Wes Streeting: ‘Coasting GPs accusation deeply hurtful’

Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer letter to Wes Streeting: ‘Coasting GPs accusation deeply hurtful’

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Letter: Copperfield is wrong – GPs do need women’s health training

Letter: Copperfield is wrong – GPs do need women’s health training

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Is this budget the last straw for general practice?

Is this budget the last straw for general practice?

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PAs: a symptom of NHS leadership groupthink and echo chambers

PAs: a symptom of NHS leadership groupthink and echo chambers

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GPCE chair to new health secretary: ‘Let’s work together to rebuild general practice’

GPCE chair to new health secretary: ‘Let’s work together to rebuild general practice’

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‘LMCs can choose to separate themselves from same-day hubs, or get involved’

‘LMCs can choose to separate themselves from same-day hubs, or get involved’

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What kind of industrial action do GPs want?

What kind of industrial action do GPs want?

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Letters: ‘I unwillingly came off the mailing list… it wasn’t a bad thing’

Letters: ‘I unwillingly came off the mailing list… it wasn’t a bad thing’

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Letter: ‘GPs need to speak out against the online abuse PAs face’

Letter: ‘GPs need to speak out against the online abuse PAs face’

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Letter: This digital transformation isn’t real general practice

Letter: This digital transformation isn’t real general practice

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Letters: ‘We are having to work 75-hour weeks’

Letters: ‘We are having to work 75-hour weeks’

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‘We’re in a good place (or system)’: LMC’s update on NHS reorganisation

‘We’re in a good place (or system)’: LMC’s update on NHS reorganisation

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Letter: ‘GMC changes are making GPs more vulnerable to disciplinary action’

Letter: ‘GMC changes are making GPs more vulnerable to disciplinary action’

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‘Advice and guidance is eroding our long-term contract with secondary care’

‘Advice and guidance is eroding our long-term contract with secondary care’

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Letter: Racism remains at all levels of general practice

Letter: Racism remains at all levels of general practice

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GP practices are paving the way with Covid research studies

GP practices are paving the way with Covid research studies

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The QOF is increasing health inequalities

The QOF is increasing health inequalities

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In full: NHS England letter on 2022/23 GP contract changes

In full: NHS England letter on 2022/23 GP contract changes

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Letter: Vaccinate the world

Letter: Vaccinate the world

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‘The silence on industrial action is deafening’

‘The silence on industrial action is deafening’

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Covid has been a learning curve for PCN clinical directors

Covid has been a learning curve for PCN clinical directors

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Cautiously optimistic

Cautiously optimistic

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GPs’ letter to RCGP faculty members on diversity within the College

GPs’ letter to RCGP faculty members on diversity within the College

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A global effort is the only chance of overcoming Covid

A global effort is the only chance of overcoming Covid

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In full: NHS England letter on Covid vaccination in care homes

In full: NHS England letter on Covid vaccination in care homes

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In full: NHS England letter on freeing up practice time

In full: NHS England letter on freeing up practice time

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Back to being a doctor again

Back to being a doctor again

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Remote consulting: a poem

Remote consulting: a poem

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‘The doctor as the patient’ – the story so far

‘The doctor as the patient’ – the story so far

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As an OOH GP, patients keep telling me they can’t see their GP

As an OOH GP, patients keep telling me they can’t see their GP

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Covid is the new religion, and that is the Gospel Truth

Covid is the new religion, and that is the Gospel Truth

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We deserve more thanks than this dearth of Covid funding

We deserve more thanks than this dearth of Covid funding

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In full: Notification letter for GPs to start Covid vaccines

In full: Notification letter for GPs to start Covid vaccines

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The Working Life of Dr Nobody

The Working Life of Dr Nobody

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Covid took my Appa from my life

Covid took my Appa from my life

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‘Many families are being pushed over the brink into poverty’

‘Many families are being pushed over the brink into poverty’

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Avoiding another lockdown could harm all our patients

Avoiding another lockdown could harm all our patients

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‘We are concerned about inaccurate and harmful media messages around GPs’

‘We are concerned about inaccurate and harmful media messages around GPs’

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‘Your letter has caused upset and a clinical problem’

‘Your letter has caused upset and a clinical problem’

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Open letter from GPs to the public – ‘Don’t become lax’

Open letter from GPs to the public – ‘Don’t become lax’

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Staying positive: charity giving, PPE bikes and caring local firms

Staying positive: charity giving, PPE bikes and caring local firms

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GPs’ open letter to the RCGP: Inclusive leadership cannot be achieved with all-white boards

GPs’ open letter to the RCGP: Inclusive leadership cannot be achieved with all-white boards

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Professor Clare Gerada’s letter to the CQC on restarting GP inspections

Professor Clare Gerada’s letter to the CQC on restarting GP inspections

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Northern Ireland GPs’ open letter to health minister Robin Swann

Northern Ireland GPs’ open letter to health minister Robin Swann

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GP Survival’s letter to Durham Police on Dominic Cummings

GP Survival’s letter to Durham Police on Dominic Cummings

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‘We propose an alternative to MRCGP exams process’

‘We propose an alternative to MRCGP exams process’

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Tell us your experience of being a patient

Tell us your experience of being a patient

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A solution to patient medication errors

A solution to patient medication errors

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Dispensing doctors do try to keep prices down

Dispensing doctors do try to keep prices down

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Could recruiting overseas-trained British GPs solve the recruitment crisis?

Could recruiting overseas-trained British GPs solve the recruitment crisis?

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Reimagining the UK’s shortage of GPs

Reimagining the UK’s shortage of GPs

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Foreign-born GPs are bearing the brunt of public anger

Foreign-born GPs are bearing the brunt of public anger

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I’ve had my fill of LMC conference wish lists

I’ve had my fill of LMC conference wish lists

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Our GP safeguarding peer support network is helping vulnerable families

Our GP safeguarding peer support network is helping vulnerable families

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Policing of GPs has gone too far

Policing of GPs has gone too far

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Capping patient lists would make GPs and patients safer

Capping patient lists would make GPs and patients safer

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Should GPs promote sustainable living as part of health advice?

Should GPs promote sustainable living as part of health advice?

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Our grassroots ‘Learn Not Blame’ campaign can stop scapegoating of doctors

Our grassroots ‘Learn Not Blame’ campaign can stop scapegoating of doctors

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NHS England should stop blaming GPs for its failings

NHS England should stop blaming GPs for its failings

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GP postnatal checks are a vital part of women’s care, not a chore

GP postnatal checks are a vital part of women’s care, not a chore

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GPs’ open letter to EMIS: ‘Drop your survey on charging for GP services’

GPs’ open letter to EMIS: ‘Drop your survey on charging for GP services’

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Our generals need to put on their helmets and join us at the front

Our generals need to put on their helmets and join us at the front

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Our campaign will help GPs cut inappropriate antibiotic use further

Our campaign will help GPs cut inappropriate antibiotic use further

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A universal basic income could free GPs to focus on their real job

A universal basic income could free GPs to focus on their real job

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The NHS must adapt to the ‘digital disrupters’

The NHS must adapt to the ‘digital disrupters’

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Little Johnny’s back again

Little Johnny’s back again

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A 3% pay rise is simply not good enough for Scotland’s GPs

A 3% pay rise is simply not good enough for Scotland’s GPs

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Building on the legacy of Julian Tudor-Hart

Building on the legacy of Julian Tudor-Hart

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The GMC should not use our fees to pay Bawa-Garba legal costs

The GMC should not use our fees to pay Bawa-Garba legal costs

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‘I increasingly feel professionally attacked’

‘I increasingly feel professionally attacked’

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A GP retires

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‘GPs are losing out by leaving NHS Pension Scheme’

‘GPs are losing out by leaving NHS Pension Scheme’

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We must stop poaching of GPs from other understaffed health systems

We must stop poaching of GPs from other understaffed health systems

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Soaring costs for copying patient records ‘should be a national scandal’

Soaring costs for copying patient records ‘should be a national scandal’

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Practices should not turn homeless away over mail fears

Practices should not turn homeless away over mail fears

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The label of racism in UK medicine is not helping discourse

The label of racism in UK medicine is not helping discourse

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Why general practice should embrace the NHS App

Why general practice should embrace the NHS App

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General practice must embrace the latest technology to survive

General practice must embrace the latest technology to survive

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‘GP at Hand is threatening general practice across the UK’

‘GP at Hand is threatening general practice across the UK’

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GPs must keep up the fight against antimicrobial resistance

GPs must keep up the fight against antimicrobial resistance

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Overseas GPs are dealing with their own Windrush scandal

Overseas GPs are dealing with their own Windrush scandal

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Super-partnerships to the rescue

Super-partnerships to the rescue

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‘The state of general practice in under-doctored areas is shocking’

‘The state of general practice in under-doctored areas is shocking’

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Electronic death certification makes sense for GPs and relatives

Electronic death certification makes sense for GPs and relatives

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This pressure to cut referrals makes GPs’ job even more stressful

This pressure to cut referrals makes GPs’ job even more stressful

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‘New data regulations will build patient confidence’

‘New data regulations will build patient confidence’

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GP at Hand is destabilising general practice

GP at Hand is destabilising general practice

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The NHS internal market has failed – time to move on

The NHS internal market has failed – time to move on

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Set a fair exam and we won’t need to retrain ‘failed’ GPs

Set a fair exam and we won’t need to retrain ‘failed’ GPs

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Why it’s time to re-think guidance on 28-day prescriptions

Why it’s time to re-think guidance on 28-day prescriptions

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Protection for reflection: how to rebuild confidence in a learning culture

Protection for reflection: how to rebuild confidence in a learning culture

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Stay strong and become an antibiotics ambassador

Stay strong and become an antibiotics ambassador

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Join our march to the GMC in support of Dr Bawa-Garba

Join our march to the GMC in support of Dr Bawa-Garba

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GPs are among growing number of altruistic kidney donors

GPs are among growing number of altruistic kidney donors

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‘Our profit-sharing incentive will reduce delays’

‘Our profit-sharing incentive will reduce delays’

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We must not be afraid to overhaul the general practice model

We must not be afraid to overhaul the general practice model

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General Practice – 2049

General Practice – 2049

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Going undergrad: how we are encouraging the next generation of GPs

Going undergrad: how we are encouraging the next generation of GPs

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Bawa-Garba: how can we curb this culture of blame?

Bawa-Garba: how can we curb this culture of blame?

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New asthma guidelines – double trouble for GPs?

New asthma guidelines – double trouble for GPs?

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‘The GMC treats BME doctors differently and harshly’

‘The GMC treats BME doctors differently and harshly’

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‘Dr Bawa-Garba could have been any one of us’

‘Dr Bawa-Garba could have been any one of us’

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‘This situation is completely unacceptable’

‘This situation is completely unacceptable’

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‘It’s extremely empowering to have an effective service to refer to’

‘It’s extremely empowering to have an effective service to refer to’

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How can we avoid a grim future for general practice?

How can we avoid a grim future for general practice?

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‘We are dismayed at the inadequate funding of our CCG’

‘We are dismayed at the inadequate funding of our CCG’

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General practice is doomed unless we change direction

General practice is doomed unless we change direction

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Christmas appeal: help the Cameron Fund keep supporting GPs in hardship

Christmas appeal: help the Cameron Fund keep supporting GPs in hardship

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GP medicals for elderly drivers won’t make our roads safer

GP medicals for elderly drivers won’t make our roads safer

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Mr Hunt, please recognise GPs as specialists

Mr Hunt, please recognise GPs as specialists

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How can it be right to hit us with a £265k bill for premises costs?

How can it be right to hit us with a £265k bill for premises costs?

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Hospital doctors need more training in general practice

Hospital doctors need more training in general practice

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Boycotting out of hours will force Government to address the indemnity crisis

Boycotting out of hours will force Government to address the indemnity crisis

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Ludicrous hoop-jumping is putting GPs off returning to work in UK

Ludicrous hoop-jumping is putting GPs off returning to work in UK

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Government must secure medical indemnity for GPs with GMC undertakings

Government must secure medical indemnity for GPs with GMC undertakings

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‘Lifestyle medicine’ could revolutionise patient care

‘Lifestyle medicine’ could revolutionise patient care

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The NHS needs a coherent prescribing strategy

The NHS needs a coherent prescribing strategy

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Medicines optimisation schemes simply rob Peter to pay Paul – GPs should boycott them

Medicines optimisation schemes simply rob Peter to pay Paul – GPs should boycott them

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Silent sell-off: how private companies exploit cheap GP rents

Silent sell-off: how private companies exploit cheap GP rents

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Overseas GP recruits must receive fairer treatment

Overseas GP recruits must receive fairer treatment

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Are we giving the right answers to the ‘surprise question’?

Are we giving the right answers to the ‘surprise question’?

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Shifting sands of seaside practices

Shifting sands of seaside practices

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It is not ‘negative’ to voice our very real concerns

It is not ‘negative’ to voice our very real concerns

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GP indemnity hikes could force me out of the job I love

GP indemnity hikes could force me out of the job I love

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‘Push Doctor’s advertising of NHS GPs is misleading’

‘Push Doctor’s advertising of NHS GPs is misleading’

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‘Indemnity fees are killing our profession’ – sign this letter to Jeremy Hunt

‘Indemnity fees are killing our profession’ – sign this letter to Jeremy Hunt

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Creating a shared vision for general practice in London

Creating a shared vision for general practice in London

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A GP appraisal of Brexit

A GP appraisal of Brexit

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Another MRCGP review is not the answer

Another MRCGP review is not the answer

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GPs, not elderly people, should decide if they’re fit to drive

GPs, not elderly people, should decide if they’re fit to drive

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The conspiracy to destroy the NHS is no ‘fake news’

The conspiracy to destroy the NHS is no ‘fake news’

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‘We understand GPs are facing unbearable pressures from the cost of indemnity’

‘We understand GPs are facing unbearable pressures from the cost of indemnity’

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Mind the generation gap: Why GPs need to stick together

Mind the generation gap: Why GPs need to stick together

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What practices need to know about collective list closures

What practices need to know about collective list closures

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The RCGP must learn to put its members first

The RCGP must learn to put its members first

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We must foster goodwill to defend the NHS

We must foster goodwill to defend the NHS

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We need to be realistic about rural general practice

We need to be realistic about rural general practice

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Government must make urgent reforms to tackle rising cost of clinical negligence

Government must make urgent reforms to tackle rising cost of clinical negligence

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Is it time to upgrade our status from GPs to consultant family physicians?

Is it time to upgrade our status from GPs to consultant family physicians?

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Time for GPs to say ‘No, because’ rather than ‘Yes, but’

Time for GPs to say ‘No, because’ rather than ‘Yes, but’

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We need to give the government an ultimatum on out of hours indemnity

We need to give the government an ultimatum on out of hours indemnity

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This LMC vote does not mean GPs support co-payments

This LMC vote does not mean GPs support co-payments

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Social prescribing can be a breath of fresh air for GPs

Social prescribing can be a breath of fresh air for GPs

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Diabetes prevention programme is making good progress

Diabetes prevention programme is making good progress

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The London Marathon was a wonderful chance to raise funds for a good cause

The London Marathon was a wonderful chance to raise funds for a good cause

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Rushing to reduce referrals is dangerous

Rushing to reduce referrals is dangerous

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GP partnership is not dead, it just needs better funding

GP partnership is not dead, it just needs better funding

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How we’ve created a ‘digital eco-system’ for patients

How we’ve created a ‘digital eco-system’ for patients

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How taking on a failing partnership turned into a positive experience

How taking on a failing partnership turned into a positive experience

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For one cremation form fee we can make ‘health for all’ a reality

For one cremation form fee we can make ‘health for all’ a reality

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The cynic’s guide to undermining good ideas

The cynic’s guide to undermining good ideas

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Maybe we need shock tactics to tackle obesity

Maybe we need shock tactics to tackle obesity

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Early discharge from hospital is as concerning as delayed discharges

Early discharge from hospital is as concerning as delayed discharges

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Merging the GMC and NMC would require careful consideration

Merging the GMC and NMC would require careful consideration

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Working with industry is the future of primary care research

Working with industry is the future of primary care research

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How online counselling can help patients

How online counselling can help patients

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GPs are already primary care consultants

GPs are already primary care consultants

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Federating can be a good thing

Federating can be a good thing

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GP lunch hours are busier than face-to-face consultations

GP lunch hours are busier than face-to-face consultations

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The state of general practice: a poem

The state of general practice: a poem

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How treating diabetes patients in primary care works for us

How treating diabetes patients in primary care works for us

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Bigger doesn’t always mean better

Bigger doesn’t always mean better

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NHS England should suspend QOF for the rest of the year

NHS England should suspend QOF for the rest of the year

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GPs should not have to disclose previous convictions to patients

GPs should not have to disclose previous convictions to patients

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Visa rules are preventing UK-trained GPs practising in our area

Visa rules are preventing UK-trained GPs practising in our area

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The GMC needs to start being the solution, not the problem

The GMC needs to start being the solution, not the problem

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Political party leaders – work with us to secure general practice

Political party leaders – work with us to secure general practice

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Are GPs’ jobs safe from artificial intelligence?

Are GPs’ jobs safe from artificial intelligence?

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We need urgent action for general practice in Northern Ireland

We need urgent action for general practice in Northern Ireland

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As GPs we know a lot about disease, but not about how to be healthy

As GPs we know a lot about disease, but not about how to be healthy

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Guidelines exist to help, not hinder, GPs

Guidelines exist to help, not hinder, GPs

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NHS transformation plans cannot ‘save’ money without cutting services

NHS transformation plans cannot ‘save’ money without cutting services

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My answer to the crisis – we all sign GP patients off work

My answer to the crisis – we all sign GP patients off work

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How GPs should approach HIV testing

How GPs should approach HIV testing

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Every missed HIV diagnosis is a failure of care

Every missed HIV diagnosis is a failure of care

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Donate to the Cameron Fund’s Christmas appeal – we can’t work without you

Donate to the Cameron Fund’s Christmas appeal – we can’t work without you

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What do you think of charging migrants for primary care?

What do you think of charging migrants for primary care?

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How a community adviser could help your practice

How a community adviser could help your practice

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Doctors should not be criminalised for doing their job

Doctors should not be criminalised for doing their job

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‘I, Daniel Blake’ accurately portrays what we see in our consulting rooms

‘I, Daniel Blake’ accurately portrays what we see in our consulting rooms

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Minimum alcohol pricing is needed to reduce the burden on GPs

Minimum alcohol pricing is needed to reduce the burden on GPs

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Pharmacists treating sore throats is not an ‘innovation’

Pharmacists treating sore throats is not an ‘innovation’

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Dealing with COPD in 10 minutes

Dealing with COPD in 10 minutes

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Why social prescribing needs to be given a chance

Why social prescribing needs to be given a chance

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Bogus whiplash enquiries are the latest in GPs’ bureaucracy barrage

Bogus whiplash enquiries are the latest in GPs’ bureaucracy barrage

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GPs’ right to privacy has been reaffirmed

GPs’ right to privacy has been reaffirmed

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Calling overseas doctors an ‘interim’ workforce is dangerous

Calling overseas doctors an ‘interim’ workforce is dangerous

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Do all GPs need standing desks?

Do all GPs need standing desks?

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As GPs we are constantly walking a tightrope

As GPs we are constantly walking a tightrope

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My solution to ‘overactive bladder’ in younger people

My solution to ‘overactive bladder’ in younger people

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How GPs can help diagnose HIV earlier

How GPs can help diagnose HIV earlier

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We need to stop the privatisation of GP services

We need to stop the privatisation of GP services

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What GPs can do to help ex-military patients

What GPs can do to help ex-military patients

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Reasons to be cheerful in a GP partnership

Reasons to be cheerful in a GP partnership

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Dear CQC – I think you’ve got some mythbusting to do

Dear CQC – I think you’ve got some mythbusting to do

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GPs should make the most of the tools available for lower back pain

GPs should make the most of the tools available for lower back pain

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TV entertainment is killing our efforts to tackle the obesity crisis

TV entertainment is killing our efforts to tackle the obesity crisis

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Ridiculous indemnity costs? How GPs can take back control

Ridiculous indemnity costs? How GPs can take back control

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GPs need to start prescribing lifestyle medicine

GPs need to start prescribing lifestyle medicine

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What I learned about chronic fatigue syndrome from my research project

What I learned about chronic fatigue syndrome from my research project

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How GPs can help patients with breathlessness

How GPs can help patients with breathlessness

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General practice’s problem with ‘non-mainstream’ careers

General practice’s problem with ‘non-mainstream’ careers

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It’s easy to help patients with gender variance – here’s what you can do

It’s easy to help patients with gender variance – here’s what you can do

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In full: Advice from NHS to practices affected by QRISK2 IT error

In full: Advice from NHS to practices affected by QRISK2 IT error

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We need to reinstate seniority payments

We need to reinstate seniority payments

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RCGP ambassadors will help implement the Forward View, not promote it

RCGP ambassadors will help implement the Forward View, not promote it

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We must act now

We must act now

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They are asking us to run a Rolls Royce service on a Mini budget

They are asking us to run a Rolls Royce service on a Mini budget

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Yes, we do really need pharmacies

Yes, we do really need pharmacies

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New libel ruling could help GPs restore their reputation after a GMC investigation

New libel ruling could help GPs restore their reputation after a GMC investigation

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It’s time to say ‘no’ to unresourced work – here’s how

It’s time to say ‘no’ to unresourced work – here’s how

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We have a chance to tell GMC what we really think of revalidation

We have a chance to tell GMC what we really think of revalidation

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In support of our striking junior colleagues

In support of our striking junior colleagues

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Professor Steve Field, I am still awaiting your response

Professor Steve Field, I am still awaiting your response

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Obituary: Pulse consultant medical editor and GP Dr Pat Kerrigan

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Hail Shakespeare – mythical, magical, medicinal wizard

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Letter to the profession on the General Practice Forward View

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Why we’re working towards regulation of the cosmetic industry

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The ‘funding uplift’ is another nail in the coffin for my practice

The ‘funding uplift’ is another nail in the coffin for my practice

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Our CQC inspection felt like a royal visit – and was probably just as pointless

Our CQC inspection felt like a royal visit – and was probably just as pointless

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Our new management strategy: the role of consultant GP

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What happened when a group of GPs went to Downing Street

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Junior doctors risk losing public support

Junior doctors risk losing public support

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The confusion around vitamin D is concerning

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It’s a shame that vanguards are struggling as young GPs want to work here

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Patient satisfaction is higher at smaller practices

Patient satisfaction is higher at smaller practices

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Mr Osborne, GPs need crown indemnity

Mr Osborne, GPs need crown indemnity

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Indemnity rises could stop me from working

Indemnity rises could stop me from working

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Dear Mr Hunt: will you support the NHS Bill?

Dear Mr Hunt: will you support the NHS Bill?

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Skiing and medicine: the perfect combination

Skiing and medicine: the perfect combination

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GPs have a duty to support the junior doctors – it will be our turn next

GPs have a duty to support the junior doctors – it will be our turn next

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Cuts to contraceptive services are impacting directly on patient care

Cuts to contraceptive services are impacting directly on patient care

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‘GP patients won’t be identified from sick note records’

‘GP patients won’t be identified from sick note records’

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Mr Cameron, the NHS is not safe in your hands

Mr Cameron, the NHS is not safe in your hands

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We need to protect GPs from litigation. Here’s how.

We need to protect GPs from litigation. Here’s how.

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I still think that doctors should not strike, despite the abuse I’ve received

I still think that doctors should not strike, despite the abuse I’ve received

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GPs don’t face ‘double jeopardy’ with new GMC power

GPs don’t face ‘double jeopardy’ with new GMC power

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Going the extra mile for a patient

Going the extra mile for a patient

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We must re-invest in small surgeries

We must re-invest in small surgeries

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The GMC needs to rethink its anonymous complaints policy

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A cardiac arrest made me realise the importance of doctors’ sixth sense

A cardiac arrest made me realise the importance of doctors’ sixth sense

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General practice may have ‘failed as a profession’, but we have succeeded as a charity

General practice may have ‘failed as a profession’, but we have succeeded as a charity

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A letter to Professor Steve Field from Birmingham LMC

A letter to Professor Steve Field from Birmingham LMC

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GPs have nothing to be ashamed of

GPs have nothing to be ashamed of

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The increase in CQC fees is appalling – sign our petition to show your support

The increase in CQC fees is appalling – sign our petition to show your support

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Let’s not scapegoat the GMC

Let’s not scapegoat the GMC

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Osborne’s billions are too little, too late

Osborne’s billions are too little, too late

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To our MPs: Tell Jeremy Hunt we are facing an unprecedented crisis

To our MPs: Tell Jeremy Hunt we are facing an unprecedented crisis

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This job is making me ill – a poem

This job is making me ill – a poem

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The danger of blanket financial incentives

The danger of blanket financial incentives

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We need to capitalise on the enthusiasm for general practice

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Seven-day access is masking, not solving, GPs’ problems

Seven-day access is masking, not solving, GPs’ problems

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GPs won’t be swamped by the diabetes prevention programme

GPs won’t be swamped by the diabetes prevention programme

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Physician associates should be subject to mandatory regulation

Physician associates should be subject to mandatory regulation

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Funding must separate GP pay from service provision

Funding must separate GP pay from service provision

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Let retired GPs come back as community volunteers

Let retired GPs come back as community volunteers

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The BMA is wrong about NICE’s asthma advice

The BMA is wrong about NICE’s asthma advice

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What new deal?

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Are generic medicines a false economy?

Are generic medicines a false economy?

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Good communication is the key to improving patient care

Good communication is the key to improving patient care

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It’s time we expanded the locum chambers model

It’s time we expanded the locum chambers model

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Placing caps on community surgery will not benefit patients or the NHS

Placing caps on community surgery will not benefit patients or the NHS

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‘We wish we could have explained this better’

‘We wish we could have explained this better’

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Scare Quality Commission?

Scare Quality Commission?

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Revalidation is not a waste of time

Revalidation is not a waste of time

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GPs should never be asked to determine a patient’s immigration status before treating them

GPs should never be asked to determine a patient’s immigration status before treating them

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What happened when I quizzed Jeremy Hunt on the GP workforce crisis

What happened when I quizzed Jeremy Hunt on the GP workforce crisis

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Don’t blame immigrants for the NHS crisis

Don’t blame immigrants for the NHS crisis

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You’ve got Aberdeen Medical School all wrong

You’ve got Aberdeen Medical School all wrong

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Time for a greater focus on prevention

Time for a greater focus on prevention

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‘Cornershop’ remark about small practices displays ignorance, Simon Stevens

‘Cornershop’ remark about small practices displays ignorance, Simon Stevens

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‘Seven-day access fairytale is not deliverable’

‘Seven-day access fairytale is not deliverable’

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Letter: CQC inspector recruitment was a farce

Letter: CQC inspector recruitment was a farce

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Letter: Copperfield, the NHS needs pharmacists

Letter: Copperfield, the NHS needs pharmacists

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Mr Hunt, shaming GPs on cancer diagnosis is wrong – and I should know

Mr Hunt, shaming GPs on cancer diagnosis is wrong – and I should know

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GPs need a system for domestic violence

GPs need a system for domestic violence

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Letter: GMC has not banned doctors from treating family

Letter: GMC has not banned doctors from treating family

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NICE is not operating from an ivory tower

NICE is not operating from an ivory tower

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Revalidation figures don’t tell the full story

Revalidation figures don’t tell the full story

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Time to put saving the NHS to the vote

Time to put saving the NHS to the vote

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Letter of the month: BMA wrong to back MRCGP legal challenge

Letter of the month: BMA wrong to back MRCGP legal challenge

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Add your name to Pulse’s letter to NHS England over funding for occupational health services

Add your name to Pulse’s letter to NHS England over funding for occupational health services

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Go back to basics for revalidation feedback

Go back to basics for revalidation feedback

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Leading the RCGP was a great honour

Leading the RCGP was a great honour

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It is extremely worrying if a third of GPs have no access to occupational health support

It is extremely worrying if a third of GPs have no access to occupational health support

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Seven-day opening is not the answer

Seven-day opening is not the answer

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What you’re saying online about the payment chaos faced by practices

What you’re saying online about the payment chaos faced by practices

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Calibration rules are just a rip-off

Calibration rules are just a rip-off

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GPs avoided LCP before media storm

GPs avoided LCP before media storm

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GP commissioners are damned if they do or if they don’t

GP commissioners are damned if they do or if they don’t

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OOH proposals are the excuse we need

OOH proposals are the excuse we need

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Letter of the month: The CQC is too much work for us, especially now

Letter of the month: The CQC is too much work for us, especially now

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Dr Mike Dixon: Post-Francis report, this is a critical time for GPs to assert leadership skills and trustworthiness

Dr Mike Dixon: Post-Francis report, this is a critical time for GPs to assert leadership skills and trustworthiness

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The Government’s agenda is clear: to cut GPs’ pay

The Government’s agenda is clear: to cut GPs’ pay

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Don’t dump GPs with the obesity epidemic

Don’t dump GPs with the obesity epidemic

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A union by any other name

A union by any other name

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Trainers’ letter to RCGP

Trainers’ letter to RCGP

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Most GPs have already put in a lifetime’s work

Most GPs have already put in a lifetime’s work

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GPs happier than ever? Only in Cloud Cuckoo Land

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Letter of the week: CQC box-ticking puts my patients at risk

Letter of the week: CQC box-ticking puts my patients at risk

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Letter of the week: We’re allowing core values to slip away

Letter of the week: We’re allowing core values to slip away

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Patient care is still DH’s priority

Patient care is still DH’s priority

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Acupuncture is effective in chronic pain

Acupuncture is effective in chronic pain

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The GMC is wrong – faith has a crucial role to play in patient care

The GMC is wrong – faith has a crucial role to play in patient care

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Letter of the week: NICE admission on guidelines is overdue

Letter of the week: NICE admission on guidelines is overdue

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BMA campaign plan fraught with pitfalls

BMA campaign plan fraught with pitfalls

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But the NHS is already fragmented

But the NHS is already fragmented

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A chance to send a real message

A chance to send a real message

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Revalidation resources better spent on CME

Revalidation resources better spent on CME

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GPs need to pull a rabbit out of the hat

GPs need to pull a rabbit out of the hat

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Letter of the week: I have seen the future, and therein lies chaos

Letter of the week: I have seen the future, and therein lies chaos

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Letter of the week: I am resigning over these reckless reforms

Letter of the week: I am resigning over these reckless reforms

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Letter of the week: GP-led out-of-hours services under threat

Letter of the week: GP-led out-of-hours services under threat

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We welcome additions to our assessment

We welcome additions to our assessment

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A combination inhaler is not always the least costly way to prescribe an inhaled steroid and a LABA

A combination inhaler is not always the least costly way to prescribe an inhaled steroid and a LABA

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Asthma review missed key options

Asthma review missed key options

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Axe PCTs as soon as possible

Axe PCTs as soon as possible

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Abortion leak a theoretical referral risk

Abortion leak a theoretical referral risk

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We need more male GPs to solve jobs crisis

We need more male GPs to solve jobs crisis

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Our audit helped protect GP trainees

Our audit helped protect GP trainees

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Making the case for routine HIV screening

Making the case for routine HIV screening

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Together we can make a difference

Together we can make a difference

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We’re not even paid for the work we do do

We’re not even paid for the work we do do

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If patients don’t exist, we can’t be paid

If patients don’t exist, we can’t be paid

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RCN indemnity cover change makes sense

RCN indemnity cover change makes sense

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The flu vaccine is evidence-based – and here’s the evidence

The flu vaccine is evidence-based – and here’s the evidence

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Flu vaccine is evidence-based

Flu vaccine is evidence-based

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Carr-Hill has failed over deprivation

Carr-Hill has failed over deprivation

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Clarifying our revalidation survey study

Clarifying our revalidation survey study

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CSA is failing overseas trainees

CSA is failing overseas trainees

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GP contract is already a joke

GP contract is already a joke

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Exploitation? Partners face it too

Exploitation? Partners face it too

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Spiritual care doesn’t require belief in God

Spiritual care doesn’t require belief in God

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Depression must stay in the QOF

Depression must stay in the QOF

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Helping dual-diagnosis patients

Helping dual-diagnosis patients

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I would not recommend the NHS Pension Scheme to a younger GP

I would not recommend the NHS Pension Scheme to a younger GP

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NHS Pathways is a clinical assessment

NHS Pathways is a clinical assessment

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Let’s start a BMA pension fund

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Practices not to blame for list cleansing

Practices not to blame for list cleansing

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Self-prescribing is a matter of judgment

Self-prescribing is a matter of judgment

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A case of foot in mouth disease

A case of foot in mouth disease

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Our unused drugs can make a real difference

Our unused drugs can make a real difference

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More evidence is needed on ezetimibe

More evidence is needed on ezetimibe

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Praying to the gods of the NHS

Praying to the gods of the NHS

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‘Back to work’ is about holistic care

‘Back to work’ is about holistic care

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The BMA isn’t representing regular GPs

The BMA isn’t representing regular GPs

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Copperfield spot on on self-prescribing

Copperfield spot on on self-prescribing

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BMA needs backbone on pension ballot

BMA needs backbone on pension ballot

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What about MPs’ pensions?

What about MPs’ pensions?

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Action by GPs remains a possibility

Action by GPs remains a possibility

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Locum shortage not clear cut

Locum shortage not clear cut

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Suggestions welcome, Sir John

Suggestions welcome, Sir John

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Letter of the week: Health bill debate must not split the profession

Letter of the week: Health bill debate must not split the profession

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BMA must show visible opposition

BMA must show visible opposition

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Why such anger over boundaries?

Why such anger over boundaries?

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Our priority is patient care

Our priority is patient care

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You don’t need religion to be spiritual

You don’t need religion to be spiritual

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We must manage expectations

We must manage expectations

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A picture is worth…

A picture is worth…

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Keep NHS business based in Britain

Keep NHS business based in Britain

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CQC rejects PCT pressure

CQC rejects PCT pressure

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The true cost of referral gateways

The true cost of referral gateways

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Letter of the week: Scrapping boundaries is stupid and dangerous

Letter of the week: Scrapping boundaries is stupid and dangerous

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No one can be ‘religion neutral’

No one can be ‘religion neutral’

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Where’s the evidence for flu vaccination?

Where’s the evidence for flu vaccination?

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Letter of the week: Choose and Book beats any referral gateway

Letter of the week: Choose and Book beats any referral gateway

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Referral gateways can improve care

Referral gateways can improve care

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Letter of the week: CQC registration will be a chaotic nightmare

Letter of the week: CQC registration will be a chaotic nightmare

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Letter of the week: Patients will back pensions fight

Letter of the week: Patients will back pensions fight

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LMC vote dooms our pensions

LMC vote dooms our pensions

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Beliefs always affect our practice

Beliefs always affect our practice

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Putting GPs’ problems in perspective

Putting GPs’ problems in perspective

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National consortium a non-starter

National consortium a non-starter

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Let’s reform the army like the NHS

Let’s reform the army like the NHS

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Got milk? Not if you’re baking a cake

Got milk? Not if you’re baking a cake

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Letter of the week: Keep God out of medicine

Letter of the week: Keep God out of medicine

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Colleges already do work together

Colleges already do work together

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Paediatrics training is long overdue

Paediatrics training is long overdue

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Prepare for a health bill PR job

Prepare for a health bill PR job

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Even business types will need the NHS

Even business types will need the NHS

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Establishing new tribunal services

Establishing new tribunal services

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Letter of the week: NHS choice is in wrong place

Letter of the week: NHS choice is in wrong place

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Playing politics with OOH services

Playing politics with OOH services

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Letter of the week: Critics of reforms act as if everything is rosy now

Letter of the week: Critics of reforms act as if everything is rosy now

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GPs won’t gain by withholding treatment

GPs won’t gain by withholding treatment

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Will NHS market ruin our pensions?

Will NHS market ruin our pensions?

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Are GP trainees seeing enough emergency psychiatry referrals?

Are GP trainees seeing enough emergency psychiatry referrals?

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The accuracy of clinical coding is improving

The accuracy of clinical coding is improving

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Letter of the week: Patients won’t be impressed by our conflicts of interest

Letter of the week: Patients won’t be impressed by our conflicts of interest

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Payment by results must be reformed

Payment by results must be reformed

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Letter of the week: A million must march against NHS reforms

Letter of the week: A million must march against NHS reforms

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The option of retiring at 60 or working longer

The option of retiring at 60 or working longer

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RCGP must start listening to trainers

RCGP must start listening to trainers

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Communication vital at the end of life

Communication vital at the end of life

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List cleansing is bean counting

List cleansing is bean counting

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Working GPs to 65 is dangerous

Working GPs to 65 is dangerous

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Letter of the week: List cleansing is targeted racism

Letter of the week: List cleansing is targeted racism

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Referral blocks are counter-productive

Referral blocks are counter-productive

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Don’t forget research networks

Don’t forget research networks

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Health bill will destroy NHS from within

Health bill will destroy NHS from within

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Letter of the week: The concerns Lansley must address to sell reforms

Letter of the week: The concerns Lansley must address to sell reforms

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BP guidance is not in real world

BP guidance is not in real world

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Letter of the week: My audit also shows we’re safe

Letter of the week: My audit also shows we’re safe

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Not another bloody test

Not another bloody test

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Peverley right on the mark on training

Peverley right on the mark on training

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Most GPs feel like a deer in headlights

Most GPs feel like a deer in headlights

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Dementia drugs are worth cost

Dementia drugs are worth cost

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111 is doing what it’s meant to do

111 is doing what it’s meant to do

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Chemicals can’t change feelings

Chemicals can’t change feelings

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Kaiser Permanente is a role model

Kaiser Permanente is a role model

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A lack of emotional intelligence

A lack of emotional intelligence

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Letter of the week: Skin cancer guidance was pure prejudice

Letter of the week: Skin cancer guidance was pure prejudice

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Health bill is final step in privatisation

Health bill is final step in privatisation

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Call to campaign against reforms

Call to campaign against reforms

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Letter of the week: Can college be trusted with revalidation?

Letter of the week: Can college be trusted with revalidation?

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If retirement age is put on the table, we will fight it

If retirement age is put on the table, we will fight it

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Lansley is turning the difficult into the impossible

Lansley is turning the difficult into the impossible

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It’s my duty to represent GPs

It’s my duty to represent GPs

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General practice will need to be less stressful

General practice will need to be less stressful

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Letter of the week: Western model hands drugs to the lazy

Letter of the week: Western model hands drugs to the lazy

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This is politics before patients

This is politics before patients

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Letter of the week: It’s not GPs who have been incompetent over flu vaccines

Letter of the week: It’s not GPs who have been incompetent over flu vaccines

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Consortia must involve small practices

Consortia must involve small practices

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Minimum spend must be maintained

Minimum spend must be maintained

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Being careful with the ‘C’ word

Being careful with the ‘C’ word

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Letter of the week: Don’t touch our pensions

Letter of the week: Don’t touch our pensions

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Diluting superannuation will decrease incentive

Diluting superannuation will decrease incentive

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Commissioning will discredit usl

Commissioning will discredit usl

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Migrant cap will harm care

Migrant cap will harm care

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Keeping our impartiality

Keeping our impartiality

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Supermarkets must choose

Supermarkets must choose

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What do our ‘leaders’ think of these nonsensical targets?

What do our ‘leaders’ think of these nonsensical targets?

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We need a clear GP voice

We need a clear GP voice

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Why no legal action on CSA?

Why no legal action on CSA?

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Letter of the week: Sick patients don’t have a ‘plan B’ either

Letter of the week: Sick patients don’t have a ‘plan B’ either

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A clean slate isn’t enough

A clean slate isn’t enough

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Letter of the week: Debt will make the difficult, impossible

Letter of the week: Debt will make the difficult, impossible

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Standing up for our NHS

Standing up for our NHS

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We should not be seduced by management allowances

We should not be seduced by management allowances

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Silence is not the answer

Silence is not the answer

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Race ‘bias’ is to be expected

Race ‘bias’ is to be expected

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Alternatives to antipsychotics

Alternatives to antipsychotics

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We’re reviewing CRB delays

We’re reviewing CRB delays

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Letter of the week: An underfunding legacy

Letter of the week: An underfunding legacy

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The low cost of learning English

The low cost of learning English

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Letter of the Week: Drug initiation plan will be costly and dump work on GPs

Letter of the Week: Drug initiation plan will be costly and dump work on GPs

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GP and member of drug and therapeutics committee

GP and member of drug and therapeutics committee

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A small price to pay for patient safety

A small price to pay for patient safety

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Letter of the week: GP training is failing next generation

Letter of the week: GP training is failing next generation

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GPs are being give the chance to save the NHS

GPs are being give the chance to save the NHS

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PCTs and GPs are working together

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Letter of the week: Good GPs are failing this new CSA

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How Poohsticks is played today

How Poohsticks is played today

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Answering in good faith

Answering in good faith

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Letter of the week: Add a job crisis to your list of worries

Letter of the week: Add a job crisis to your list of worries

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Letter of the week: Doing QOF entries in batches is not fraud

Letter of the week: Doing QOF entries in batches is not fraud

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Waste audit is bureaucratic madness

Waste audit is bureaucratic madness

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Making MURs even better

Making MURs even better

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Can’t afford to lose GP health programme

Can’t afford to lose GP health programme

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Commission impossible?

Commission impossible?

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Carpal tunnel restriction beggars belief

Carpal tunnel restriction beggars belief

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PBC savings figures not all they seemed

PBC savings figures not all they seemed

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LIFT Council will work to keep funds coming

LIFT Council will work to keep funds coming

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Unrealistic aims

Unrealistic aims

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GPC has already rolled over on commissioning

GPC has already rolled over on commissioning

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Letter of the week: Commissioning will bury us in paperwork

Letter of the week: Commissioning will bury us in paperwork

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We must translate enthusiasm into action

We must translate enthusiasm into action

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We need GP maternity fund

We need GP maternity fund

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Charity for unused drugs

Charity for unused drugs

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Letter of the week: White paper will leave blood on the carpet

Letter of the week: White paper will leave blood on the carpet

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Politicians want voters’ anger to fall on us

Politicians want voters’ anger to fall on us

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RCGP must change or it will die

RCGP must change or it will die

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We must act on wasted drugs

We must act on wasted drugs

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GPs must seize the opportunity

GPs must seize the opportunity

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The RCGP is working hard to engage GPs

The RCGP is working hard to engage GPs

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Explicit opt-in is BMA policy

Explicit opt-in is BMA policy

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Why the BMA are wrong on homeopathy

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Box-ticking bureaucrats killed off World Class Commissioning

Box-ticking bureaucrats killed off World Class Commissioning

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The NAPC is still squarely behind GP commissioning

The NAPC is still squarely behind GP commissioning

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Letter of the Week: GPC must call referendum on OOH to give grass roots a voice

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Patients will suffer without homeopathy

Patients will suffer without homeopathy

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Letter of the week: Cutting QOF will ruin GP practices

Letter of the week: Cutting QOF will ruin GP practices

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Don’t blame GPs for fit note shambles

Don’t blame GPs for fit note shambles

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A classic case of Pityriasis rosea

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Peverley is wrong about care records

Peverley is wrong about care records

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Counselling cuts are based on evidence

Counselling cuts are based on evidence

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Small practices must be saved from closure

Small practices must be saved from closure

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Letter of the Week: Easy to forget the ghosts

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Contract ‘Yes’ vote was spun

Contract ‘Yes’ vote was spun

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Do consultants grasp the ‘fit note’ concept?

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Relaxation tips for self-care

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Health policies need to be piloted first

Health policies need to be piloted first

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Die is not yet cast in PMS contract review

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Sorry, Hamish, I couldn’t make the protest

Sorry, Hamish, I couldn’t make the protest

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GPs wanted for national liver strategy

GPs wanted for national liver strategy

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Clarifying points on NHS pensions at private firms

Clarifying points on NHS pensions at private firms

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Axing practice boundaries will harm patients

Axing practice boundaries will harm patients

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We have sold our souls for cash

We have sold our souls for cash

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Letter of the Week: PCTs have a duty to act on PMS

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Flu summit was an important way of sharing best practice

Flu summit was an important way of sharing best practice

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Why the GP patient survey is unfair

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Overpaid? We deserve every penny

Overpaid? We deserve every penny

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We must not bend to the will of NHS managers

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Letter of the Week: What qualifies a clinician to be a Government adviser?

Letter of the Week: What qualifies a clinician to be a Government adviser?

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Patient survey scores based on unreliable responses

Patient survey scores based on unreliable responses

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Please, let us get on with the job

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Is care record push linked to the election?

Is care record push linked to the election?

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PCT stance on premises is nonsensical

PCT stance on premises is nonsensical

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Polysystems – like cottage hospitals – just won’t work

Polysystems – like cottage hospitals – just won’t work

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Letter of the Week: Why not stop swine flu vaccine in children now?

Letter of the Week: Why not stop swine flu vaccine in children now?

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Is the swine flu threat real or not?

Is the swine flu threat real or not?

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The lessons to be learned from the pandemic

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Not all drug-switching schemes are the same

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Care record chaos will add to consultations

Care record chaos will add to consultations

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Is promoting LARCs really a good idea?

Is promoting LARCs really a good idea?

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Drug users – be glad you’re not Chinese

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Treat patients as cherished customers

Treat patients as cherished customers

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Multi-tasking is one thing but this is too much

Multi-tasking is one thing but this is too much

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GPs unfairly blamed over ADHD drugs

GPs unfairly blamed over ADHD drugs

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