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GPs must ‘jointly manage’ elective care backlog with hospitals, says NHSE
GPs and hospitals must ‘jointly manage’ patients stuck in the
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Hospital waiting list tops five million despite some progress in recovering services
Figures from NHS England show the hospital waiting list has
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GP referral thresholds raised to include mandatory FIT tests
Exclusive GPs have been told they must conduct FIT tests
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‘Super Saturday’ clinics will not be hosted by GPs, says NHS England amid confusion
GPs will not be expected to host ‘Super Saturday’ clinics
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Charging hospitals for workload dump among ideas discussed by LMCs
Imposing financial penalties on hospitals for inappropriate workload dump onto
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‘One in 10’ online GP consultations could be referred to pharmacies under new scheme
Around 10% of online GP consultations could potentially be referred
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Clearing referral backlog could take a decade, warns BMA
Clearing the backlog of elective care to ‘more manageable’ levels
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GPs could be asked to review hospital waiting lists ‘on an ongoing basis’
GPs could be asked to review hospital waiting lists for
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GPs to be able to refer an extra 700,000 patients for weight management
The Government has announced a £70m investment to tackle obesity,
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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
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GPs asked to help identify patients to discharge from hospital
Exclusive GPs in Essex have been asked to go into
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GPs to receive referrals from A&E under new NHSE proposals
GP practices could start receiving referrals from A&E departments under
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Over 160k patients waiting over a year for hospital treatment
More than 162,000 patients have now waited more than a
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