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NHS Digital update simplifies GP e-referrals to secondary care
Primary care staff can now turn an advice conversation with
Pandemic drives hospital workload dump on GPs, shows Pulse survey
Exclusive Two thirds of GPs have experienced a ‘significant’ increase
(4)
GPs asked to help identify patients to discharge from hospital
Exclusive GPs in Essex have been asked to go into
(6)
GPs to receive referrals from A&E under new NHSE proposals
GP practices could start receiving referrals from A&E departments under
(17)
Over 160k patients waiting over a year for hospital treatment
More than 162,000 patients have now waited more than a
(1)
Covid-19 first wave hampered patient care GPs could provide, GMC report finds
The vast majority of GPs have say that Covid-19 has
(4)
Urgent cancer referrals back to pre-pandemic levels
Urgent referrals for patients with suspected cancer have returned to
Community pharmacist consultation service starts taking referrals from GPs
The Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) has now been extended to include
Rising number of hospitals pausing non-urgent operations due to Covid pressure
At least six hospital trusts in the UK have now
(1)
GPs to be notified of hospitals’ patient surgery catch-up plans
GPs are to be contacted by hospitals about plans to
(1)
GPs to staff ‘long Covid’ specialist clinics backed by £10m
GPs are set to staff specialist clinics to diagnose and
(11)
New tool allows patients to self-refer for diabetes intervention without seeing GP
People who are at risk of type 2 diabetes can
GPs to refer ‘straight to test’ at ‘one-stop-shop’ diagnostic centres
GPs will be able to refer patients directly for diagnostic
(8)
