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Why the new GPC chair says GPs need a ‘plan B’; and how a new tool predicts statin side-effect risk

Why the new GPC chair says GPs need a ‘plan B’; and how a new tool predicts statin side-effect risk

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GPC Wales chair Dr Gareth Oelmann: ‘It is all about the money’
GPC Wales chair Dr Gareth Oelmann: ‘It is all about the money’

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Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘Online GP access has expanded patient choice’
Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘Online GP access has expanded patient choice’

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The new GPC chair is asking a question few GP leaders have dared to ask
The new GPC chair is asking a question few GP leaders have dared to ask

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Dr Clare Bannon: ‘GP partnerships are the most effective part of NHS’
Dr Clare Bannon: ‘GP partnerships are the most effective part of NHS’

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New standards for patient communication – and they’re low
New standards for patient communication – and they’re low

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A pre-start checklist for newly-qualified GPs
A pre-start checklist for newly-qualified GPs

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‘I didn’t know if I could practise again after my father’s death’
‘I didn’t know if I could practise again after my father’s death’

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Baroness Gerada: ‘Why general practice needs its own investment standard’
Baroness Gerada: ‘Why general practice needs its own investment standard’

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Coroners on our case
Coroners on our case

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‘You think being a GP in this heatwave is bad? Spare a thought for those in 1976’
‘You think being a GP in this heatwave is bad? Spare a thought for those in 1976’

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Is it time for GP and pharmacy contracts to make friends?
Is it time for GP and pharmacy contracts to make friends?

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‘Are we failing international medical graduates in GP training?’
‘Are we failing international medical graduates in GP training?’

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Dr Katie Bramall: ‘The Government is making us pay the price for the 2004 GP contract’
Dr Katie Bramall: ‘The Government is making us pay the price for the 2004 GP contract’

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Consultants don’t need A&G to bounce referrals
Consultants don’t need A&G to bounce referrals

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We are in a united state of tension
We are in a united state of tension

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‘Copperfield has it dead wrong about the dentist model for general practice’
‘Copperfield has it dead wrong about the dentist model for general practice’

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Top tips for writing a medical CV for a GP role
Top tips for writing a medical CV for a GP role

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‘General practice’s digital front door still has too many locks for patients’
‘General practice’s digital front door still has too many locks for patients’

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‘Why Kent and Medway’s neighbourhood contract is worth GPs’ attention’
‘Why Kent and Medway’s neighbourhood contract is worth GPs’ attention’

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‘Four reasons GPs are seeing patients become unhealthier earlier’
‘Four reasons GPs are seeing patients become unhealthier earlier’

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The collective action escalator is going down
The collective action escalator is going down

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Future Leader in General Practice: ‘GPs have the power to transform their communities’
Future Leader in General Practice: ‘GPs have the power to transform their communities’

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The dentist model lacks bite
The dentist model lacks bite

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‘The single patient record is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the NHS’
‘The single patient record is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the NHS’

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Streeting leaves behind heavy-handed health bill
Streeting leaves behind heavy-handed health bill

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Dr Katie Bramall: GPs are stronger collectively than individually
Dr Katie Bramall: GPs are stronger collectively than individually

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The dentist model lacks bite
The dentist model lacks bite

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‘The single patient record is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the NHS’
‘The single patient record is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the NHS’

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Streeting leaves behind heavy-handed health bill
Streeting leaves behind heavy-handed health bill

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Dr Katie Bramall: GPs are stronger collectively than individually
Dr Katie Bramall: GPs are stronger collectively than individually

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‘GPs are adopting AI faster than we understand it’
‘GPs are adopting AI faster than we understand it’

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Baroness Gerada: ‘General practice is being turned into an acute triage service’
Baroness Gerada: ‘General practice is being turned into an acute triage service’

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The GP collective action that maybe isn’t
The GP collective action that maybe isn’t

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Collective action or collective sigh of despair?
Collective action or collective sigh of despair?

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‘GPs cannot deliver fit note reform on their own’
‘GPs cannot deliver fit note reform on their own’

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Nobody is apathetic about avoiding a coroner’s referral form
Nobody is apathetic about avoiding a coroner’s referral form

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‘Medicine has a class ceiling – and only investment can change this’
‘Medicine has a class ceiling – and only investment can change this’

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‘Not licensed for use in children, but I prescribe them anyway’
‘Not licensed for use in children, but I prescribe them anyway’

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The GP model isn’t why the childhood vaccination programme is failing
The GP model isn’t why the childhood vaccination programme is failing

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Making the most of QOF 2026/27 – key tips
Making the most of QOF 2026/27 – key tips

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‘Independent providers are part of ADHD solution but GPs need clearer pathways’
‘Independent providers are part of ADHD solution but GPs need clearer pathways’

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‘Continuity of care should not be a luxury’
‘Continuity of care should not be a luxury’

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‘What happens when the GP becomes the patient – and then writes a play about it?’
‘What happens when the GP becomes the patient – and then writes a play about it?’

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The NHS fails women and it’s all my fault
The NHS fails women and it’s all my fault

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How to meet appraisal requirements as a portfolio or less-than-full-time GP
How to meet appraisal requirements as a portfolio or less-than-full-time GP

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Could GPs really ‘do a dentist’?
Could GPs really ‘do a dentist’?

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Drugged up beyond belief
Drugged up beyond belief

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‘Why we’re urging hospitals to address patients – not GPs’
‘Why we’re urging hospitals to address patients – not GPs’

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Bounced, triaged, ignored – the National Inhumanity Service
Bounced, triaged, ignored – the National Inhumanity Service

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‘Are we over-medicalising weight loss?’
‘Are we over-medicalising weight loss?’

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‘How GP fellowships worked for me – and why they might be right for you too’
‘How GP fellowships worked for me – and why they might be right for you too’

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GP of the Year: ‘How our women’s health hub slashed waits through genuine collaboration’
GP of the Year: ‘How our women’s health hub slashed waits through genuine collaboration’

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‘Without a minister for men, GPs are left to pick up the pieces’
‘Without a minister for men, GPs are left to pick up the pieces’

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A&G gaslights the way to GP hell
A&G gaslights the way to GP hell

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Giving hospitals GP contract powers is like asking the fox to guard the henhouse
Giving hospitals GP contract powers is like asking the fox to guard the henhouse

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‘Everyone is damned in the GP fit note saga’
‘Everyone is damned in the GP fit note saga’

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Dr Amanda Doyle: New A&G pathways do not impact a GP’s decision to refer
Dr Amanda Doyle: New A&G pathways do not impact a GP’s decision to refer

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For every new QOF there should be a QIF
For every new QOF there should be a QIF

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‘My GP father was executed by the Iranian regime: change can’t come soon enough’
‘My GP father was executed by the Iranian regime: change can’t come soon enough’

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Mandatory A&G unintentionally weaponises Jess’s Rule
Mandatory A&G unintentionally weaponises Jess’s Rule

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Same-day scrutiny obscures what is really ‘urgent’
Same-day scrutiny obscures what is really ‘urgent’

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‘The GP partnership model is threatening locum life as we know it’
‘The GP partnership model is threatening locum life as we know it’

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Stephen Kinnock on the 2026/27 GP contract: ‘We know funding alone is not enough’
Stephen Kinnock on the 2026/27 GP contract: ‘We know funding alone is not enough’

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The GP contract could have been a lot worse
The GP contract could have been a lot worse

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We are contractually obliged to do everything, now
We are contractually obliged to do everything, now

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‘More unrealistic expectations of unlimited same‑day urgent care’: Reactions to the 2026/27 GP contract
‘More unrealistic expectations of unlimited same‑day urgent care’: Reactions to the 2026/27 GP contract

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Debate: Is the NHS Health Check a waste of GP staff time?
Debate: Is the NHS Health Check a waste of GP staff time?

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Lipid madness is furring up our brains
Lipid madness is furring up our brains

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Letter: ‘GP registrars are carrying the consequences of a decision over which they have no control’
Letter: ‘GP registrars are carrying the consequences of a decision over which they have no control’

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‘We are stuck in a system where GPs pay to work’
‘We are stuck in a system where GPs pay to work’

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‘Our sitcom is a love letter to the profession’
‘Our sitcom is a love letter to the profession’

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‘Is heart failure being taken seriously in primary care?’
‘Is heart failure being taken seriously in primary care?’

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The rationing of Health Checks is symptomatic of NHS short-termism
The rationing of Health Checks is symptomatic of NHS short-termism

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Saying AI is worse than a doctor is batshit bonkers
Saying AI is worse than a doctor is batshit bonkers

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Is it time to rethink the NHS Health Check?
Is it time to rethink the NHS Health Check?

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‘What salary should I expect?’ (And other salaried GP queries answered)
‘What salary should I expect?’ (And other salaried GP queries answered)

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Don’t blame Pharmacy first
Don’t blame Pharmacy first

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‘How cognitive overload pushed me to become an accidental GP innovator’
‘How cognitive overload pushed me to become an accidental GP innovator’

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‘Deprioritising IMGs is a policy the Government will regret’
‘Deprioritising IMGs is a policy the Government will regret’

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‘Even a dinosaur can see NHS is a weight-loss drugs laggard’
‘Even a dinosaur can see NHS is a weight-loss drugs laggard’

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Could GPs collectively declare black alerts?
Could GPs collectively declare black alerts?

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Dipstick brigade is taking the pee with elderly patients
Dipstick brigade is taking the pee with elderly patients

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown: ‘Increasing GP capacity must come before arbitrary access targets’
Victoria Tzortziou Brown: ‘Increasing GP capacity must come before arbitrary access targets’

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Do ministers understand what GPs do?
Do ministers understand what GPs do?

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Looking for zebras as a locum GP on safari
Looking for zebras as a locum GP on safari

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CQC chief inspector: ‘Regulation can help address healthcare inequalities’
CQC chief inspector: ‘Regulation can help address healthcare inequalities’

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Pulse Writing Competition: Could you be our next GP blogger?
Pulse Writing Competition: Could you be our next GP blogger?

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Mandatory training I’d volunteer for
Mandatory training I’d volunteer for

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GPs deserve urgent clarity on what neighbourhood health really means
GPs deserve urgent clarity on what neighbourhood health really means

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‘Independent pharmacist prescribing rollout must not repeat PA mistakes’
‘Independent pharmacist prescribing rollout must not repeat PA mistakes’

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‘We don’t always have to curb our enthusiasm in general practice’
‘We don’t always have to curb our enthusiasm in general practice’

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Virtual hospitals will be an actual arse-ache
Virtual hospitals will be an actual arse-ache

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‘The GP everyone is talking about’
‘The GP everyone is talking about’

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Parenting children with additional needs as a GP
Parenting children with additional needs as a GP

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Health minister: ‘I want to thank GPs for making chickenpox vaccination possible’
Health minister: ‘I want to thank GPs for making chickenpox vaccination possible’

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‘What private general practice taught me – and why I’m glad they sacked me’
‘What private general practice taught me – and why I’m glad they sacked me’

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‘Give us some Christmas cheer, good king Wes-ceslas’
‘Give us some Christmas cheer, good king Wes-ceslas’

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I’m getting paranoid about para-help
I’m getting paranoid about para-help

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Taking stock of a year of promise that went wrong
Taking stock of a year of promise that went wrong

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‘Don’t you forget about me’ – an argument for the GP ‘Breakfast Club’
‘Don’t you forget about me’ – an argument for the GP ‘Breakfast Club’

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‘Even the leading voices on GP unemployment are now jobless’
‘Even the leading voices on GP unemployment are now jobless’

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I’m so not addicted to statins
I’m so not addicted to statins

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‘As a GP, I could spot signs of domestic abuse in patients – but not in myself’
‘As a GP, I could spot signs of domestic abuse in patients – but not in myself’

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‘GPs must join the fight to hold Big Tech responsible for robbing childhoods’
‘GPs must join the fight to hold Big Tech responsible for robbing childhoods’

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‘Access isn’t the same as care; technology alone won’t fix general practice’
‘Access isn’t the same as care; technology alone won’t fix general practice’

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Claiming financial support as a GP
Claiming financial support as a GP

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‘A tale of two patients – and one failing NHS’
‘A tale of two patients – and one failing NHS’

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General practice is being cut out of its own future
General practice is being cut out of its own future

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Government bombshell means it’s the season of badwill
Government bombshell means it’s the season of badwill

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‘Why the move away from hands-on clinical training may be damaging’
‘Why the move away from hands-on clinical training may be damaging’

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NHSE primary care director Dr Amanda Doyle: Patients deserve consistent online access
NHSE primary care director Dr Amanda Doyle: Patients deserve consistent online access

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Online access has us dead and buried
Online access has us dead and buried

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GPCE chair Dr Katie Bramall: ‘I am not in Wes’s pocket’
GPCE chair Dr Katie Bramall: ‘I am not in Wes’s pocket’

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Returning to work after maternity or parental leave
Returning to work after maternity or parental leave

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‘It is time for GPs to get a little bit naughty’
‘It is time for GPs to get a little bit naughty’

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If GP leaders have made a mistake, we need to know
If GP leaders have made a mistake, we need to know

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To boldly practice, just split the infinite workload
To boldly practice, just split the infinite workload

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‘You may have more veteran patients than you think – here’s how GPs can help’
‘You may have more veteran patients than you think – here’s how GPs can help’

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Fit-for-purpose Med3s might keep me at work
Fit-for-purpose Med3s might keep me at work

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‘Why approaching death doesn’t frighten me as a GP’
‘Why approaching death doesn’t frighten me as a GP’

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A GP’s guide to wellbeing and pastoral care
A GP’s guide to wellbeing and pastoral care

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In Perfect World, we’d all agree with the Government’s demands
In Perfect World, we’d all agree with the Government’s demands

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An A-Z guide to being a GP locum
An A-Z guide to being a GP locum

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I have a medium-term plan, and it’s called Chat GPTC
I have a medium-term plan, and it’s called Chat GPTC

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The charge of the online brigade
The charge of the online brigade

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Visa sponsorship: supporting IMG GPs in the UK
Visa sponsorship: supporting IMG GPs in the UK

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‘The happiest taxpayer I’ve ever met was a homeless asylum seeker’
‘The happiest taxpayer I’ve ever met was a homeless asylum seeker’

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‘GP to kindly’ is just code for ‘workload dump’
‘GP to kindly’ is just code for ‘workload dump’

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This Government’s honeymoon period with GPs is well and truly over
This Government’s honeymoon period with GPs is well and truly over

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NHS England’s baffling incompetence in dealing with the GP workforce crisis
NHS England’s baffling incompetence in dealing with the GP workforce crisis

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It’s the slow grind of general practice that wears us down
It’s the slow grind of general practice that wears us down

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GP workload makes us weep, wheeze or explode
GP workload makes us weep, wheeze or explode

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Managing the juggling act between parenthood and general practice
Managing the juggling act between parenthood and general practice

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Online hospitals rubberstamp GPs’ role as community housedog
Online hospitals rubberstamp GPs’ role as community housedog

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Exclusive interview with GPCE chair Dr Katie Bramall: ‘Nothing is off the table’
Exclusive interview with GPCE chair Dr Katie Bramall: ‘Nothing is off the table’

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‘The October access changes will affect our ability to provide good patient care’
‘The October access changes will affect our ability to provide good patient care’

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Here is why booking a GP appointment is harder than ordering a takeaway
Here is why booking a GP appointment is harder than ordering a takeaway

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Stephen Kinnock: Online GP access is about bringing ‘maximum convenience’
Stephen Kinnock: Online GP access is about bringing ‘maximum convenience’

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Take your time with Jess’s rule
Take your time with Jess’s rule

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Promises alone won’t train more GPs
Promises alone won’t train more GPs

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Big Interview: ‘The predicted August GP unemployment crisis has come to pass’
Big Interview: ‘The predicted August GP unemployment crisis has come to pass’

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‘Suburban patients are a Different Class’
‘Suburban patients are a Different Class’

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Why the BMA’s Gaza motions should matter to UK GPs
Why the BMA’s Gaza motions should matter to UK GPs

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Wes, we’re not whining but drowning
Wes, we’re not whining but drowning

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Calling GPs concerned about access changes ‘laggards’ is lazy, Wes Streeting
Calling GPs concerned about access changes ‘laggards’ is lazy, Wes Streeting

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‘What good is a workforce plan without a workforce?’
‘What good is a workforce plan without a workforce?’

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New neighbourhood pilots are flying blind
New neighbourhood pilots are flying blind

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How do I negotiate my salary as a GP?
How do I negotiate my salary as a GP?

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The reward for toeing the NHSBSA pension line? Being stung for more tax
The reward for toeing the NHSBSA pension line? Being stung for more tax

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GPs are not cashing in on asylum seekers
GPs are not cashing in on asylum seekers

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Can GPs help the ADHD generation?
Can GPs help the ADHD generation?

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‘Do salaried GPs have adequate employment rights?’
‘Do salaried GPs have adequate employment rights?’

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Obsessing over cancer is less than charitable
Obsessing over cancer is less than charitable

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Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘GPs have led the way in transforming the NHS’
Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘GPs have led the way in transforming the NHS’

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Caught between a (diabetic) hard rock and a (patient charter) hard place
Caught between a (diabetic) hard rock and a (patient charter) hard place

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NHS must resist the urge to replace GPs with AI
NHS must resist the urge to replace GPs with AI

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‘Homeless general practice: the most fun you can have in medicine without GMC attention’
‘Homeless general practice: the most fun you can have in medicine without GMC attention’

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‘Getting patients back to work is not the responsibility of GPs alone’
‘Getting patients back to work is not the responsibility of GPs alone’

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Streeting’s letter is one-hand clapping
Streeting’s letter is one-hand clapping

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Streeting’s letter is welcome – but not reason to stand down
Streeting’s letter is welcome – but not reason to stand down

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‘GPs aren’t getting the medical examiner system wrong – coroners are’
‘GPs aren’t getting the medical examiner system wrong – coroners are’

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GPs owe ME/CFS patients an apology
GPs owe ME/CFS patients an apology

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‘Why I’m risking arrest as a GP over Palestine Action’s ban’
‘Why I’m risking arrest as a GP over Palestine Action’s ban’

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Fat chance that Mounjaro will save the NHS
Fat chance that Mounjaro will save the NHS

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Why has it all gone quiet about the next cohort of qualified GPs?
Why has it all gone quiet about the next cohort of qualified GPs?

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‘We should go hard-line on measles and mandate child vaccination’
‘We should go hard-line on measles and mandate child vaccination’

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We should not be embarrassed by part-time GP work
We should not be embarrassed by part-time GP work

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Sexism in general practice begins in training – it’s time we faced it
Sexism in general practice begins in training – it’s time we faced it

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Is pay really the issue for striking doctors?
Is pay really the issue for striking doctors?

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Neighbourhood ME/CFS care should energise GPs
Neighbourhood ME/CFS care should energise GPs

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‘Why I resigned from the BMA over its international doctors policy’
‘Why I resigned from the BMA over its international doctors policy’

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From a physician associate at breaking point: ‘We came to help not harm’
From a physician associate at breaking point: ‘We came to help not harm’

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The PA experiment has failed – now invest in GPs
The PA experiment has failed – now invest in GPs

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‘Fails to meet the urgency’ – Doctors and PAs react to Leng review
‘Fails to meet the urgency’ – Doctors and PAs react to Leng review

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Please hold – your assisted death is important to us
Please hold – your assisted death is important to us

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The 10-year health preoccupation plan: fear for the future
The 10-year health preoccupation plan: fear for the future

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GP guest opinion: I was diagnosed with PTSD after workplace violence
GP guest opinion: I was diagnosed with PTSD after workplace violence

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The 10-year plan signals the end of the GP partnership model as we know it
The 10-year plan signals the end of the GP partnership model as we know it

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Live reaction to the Government’s 10-year health plan
Live reaction to the Government’s 10-year health plan

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I’ve fallen shorts of expectation
I’ve fallen shorts of expectation

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Is it really all good in the hood for GPs?
Is it really all good in the hood for GPs?

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AI will lead GPs up the garden path to oblivion
AI will lead GPs up the garden path to oblivion

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GPs caught in the middle of a muddled tirzepatide rollout
GPs caught in the middle of a muddled tirzepatide rollout

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Investing in general practice – if not now, when?
Investing in general practice – if not now, when?

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Dr Heather Ryan: How my own GLP-1 journey has reshaped patient consultations
Dr Heather Ryan: How my own GLP-1 journey has reshaped patient consultations

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Pulse Checker: Out-of-work GPs to be hired as physician associates’ assistants (PAAs)
Pulse Checker: Out-of-work GPs to be hired as physician associates’ assistants (PAAs)

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GPs need more than three strikes before we’re out
GPs need more than three strikes before we’re out

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Professor Gillian Leng: ‘There’s nothing that says PAs are 100% safe in primary care’
Professor Gillian Leng: ‘There’s nothing that says PAs are 100% safe in primary care’

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Blue-sky thinking is great, but not if it fails to reach the grassroots
Blue-sky thinking is great, but not if it fails to reach the grassroots

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Younger GPs don’t know how good we used to have it
Younger GPs don’t know how good we used to have it

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If we say goodbye to physician associates in general practice, what next?
If we say goodbye to physician associates in general practice, what next?

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Bullshit bureaucracy is back to block the system
Bullshit bureaucracy is back to block the system

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Expert analysis: Why are we not retaining GPs?
Expert analysis: Why are we not retaining GPs?

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God knows how we get through day duty
God knows how we get through day duty

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‘School attendance is everyone’s business – that includes GPs’
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‘We are jeopardising the careers of a whole generation of new GPs’

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‘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’

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Trigger warnings need a trigger warning

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Less of the paperchase, more of the appraisal

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BMA locum leader: ‘GP unemployment is unacceptable and bizarre’

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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

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

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NHS England’s plan for general practice reveals it has no plan whatsoever

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The Traitors is over, but the treachery isn’t

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‘Standardised referral criteria’? Gawd help us all

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Total triage as an antidote to selfish patients

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Is £20 for A&G a good deal?

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Communication breakdown: Approaching GP colleagues struggling with burnout

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AI will save us – by destroying everything else

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Dr Burnt Out: The general practice ‘phantom zone’

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Is this budget the last straw for general practice?

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The more things change…

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Finance diary: Working with PCNs to ensure that funding is maximised

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Help stop the deepfake doctors putting patients’ lives at risk

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GP partners are ‘working people’ too – but for how much longer?

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Is this the dumbest thing a health secretary has ever said?

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ARRS for GPs? What a load of ARRS

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Communication breakdown: Dealing with racism

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

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Why should PAs be the only ones feeling the heat?

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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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Is the system really ‘broken’? 
Is the system really ‘broken’? 

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Why we set up women’s health hubs in Liverpool

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The Government is choosing welfare gimmicks above systemic improvement

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My new role: GP with a special interest in death

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We’re terrible with names

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Well done, RCGP, for showing the pointlessness of the PA project

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Lord Darzi observed what GPs already knew

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Sam’s plans

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The first whistleblower in general practice

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Have PAs been scopegoated?

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‘Go back to Syria’

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The PA debate must be silenced with a statutory scope of practice

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Pulse Writing Competition: The patient that taught me

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The flicker: one more day

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Pulse Writing Competition: Gut feelings

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Pulse Writing Competition: The big ideas

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A Pretty Meagre Solution

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The very definition of a GP

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Spotting the early signs of burnout: A guide for GPs

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A guide to the new medical examiner system

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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

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

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I actually have sympathy with Streeting over his ARRS plans
I actually have sympathy with Streeting over his ARRS plans

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We need to be better at reaching out to burnt out colleagues

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How female GPs are disproportionately affected by the employment crisis
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Finance Diary: How GPs can make the most out of childcare funding

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Collective action means goodwill games are over

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Communication Breakdown: ‘I’m making a complaint!’
Communication Breakdown: ‘I’m making a complaint!’

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Concerns are not ‘legitimate’ if GPs are closing early for their safety
Concerns are not ‘legitimate’ if GPs are closing early for their safety

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How would I improve the NHS? Well, I wouldn’t start from here
How would I improve the NHS? Well, I wouldn’t start from here

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Pulse Writing Competition: Could you be our next blogger?
Pulse Writing Competition: Could you be our next blogger?

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Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘We have ensured ring-fenced funding for GP recruitment’
Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘We have ensured ring-fenced funding for GP recruitment’

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Why shouldn’t this collective action be the norm?
Why shouldn’t this collective action be the norm?

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First, do some harm
First, do some harm

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Learn the lesson from vets: we cannot replace GPs
Learn the lesson from vets: we cannot replace GPs

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Dr Burnt Out: The first weeks of August will determine the profession’s future
Dr Burnt Out: The first weeks of August will determine the profession’s future

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It’s time for central accountability for failing NHS IT
It’s time for central accountability for failing NHS IT

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Dr Brian Balmer: How Essex GPs coped with missing letters backlog
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We may be safe – but patients aren’t 
We may be safe – but patients aren’t 

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Professor Clare Gerada and Dr Phil Hammond: Why we are performing at the Fringe
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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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Understanding the GP locum conundrum 
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NHS computer systems – The modern-day emperor’s new clothes
NHS computer systems – The modern-day emperor’s new clothes

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Darzi could send ARRS to the dogs
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GMC case in focus: Should breaking the law always result in suspension?

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We are in danger of losing the sacrosanctity of the GP role
We are in danger of losing the sacrosanctity of the GP role

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An invitation to Wes Streeting
An invitation to Wes Streeting

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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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Streeting’s election encapsulates Labour MPs’ dilemma
Streeting’s election encapsulates Labour MPs’ dilemma

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The final manifesto – a prescription for general practice

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Acute care doesn’t always go with the flowchart

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Being a ‘slow’ GP isn’t all bad
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We need to talk about the GP partners who game the system
We need to talk about the GP partners who game the system

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It’s a thin line between PAs and AI physio

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Patience and planning – the next Government must think long-term

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

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PAs aren’t the enemy – this is a systemic issue
PAs aren’t the enemy – this is a systemic issue

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Debate: Will AI replace clinicians?
Debate: Will AI replace clinicians?

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More Rons tasked with saving primary care – who do I vote for?

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Drexit: Moral injury is destroying the foundation of our NHS

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The paradox of plenty – where have all the jobs gone?

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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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GP trainee recruitment requires more than half-baked commitments

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Time to put action into words

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Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer: ‘We need to prepare for undated resignations’
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The Carr-Hill formula is getting old
The Carr-Hill formula is getting old

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Can the LMC conference revive general practice across the UK?
Can the LMC conference revive general practice across the UK?

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

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When technology and triage aren’t enough – we need money to pay for GPs
When technology and triage aren’t enough – we need money to pay for GPs

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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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If the college was in touch with GPs, it wouldn’t delight in trying to improve them
If the college was in touch with GPs, it wouldn’t delight in trying to improve them

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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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Unsustainable workloads will drive GPs extinct
Unsustainable workloads will drive GPs extinct

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We need to blow our own trumpets more – GPs do an amazing job
We need to blow our own trumpets more – GPs do an amazing job

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The CQC is a symptom of ministers’ lack of trust in doctors

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The trial that is GP life – how workload dump is hitting new lows 
The trial that is GP life – how workload dump is hitting new lows 

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Debate: Should we close doors as part of industrial action?

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What is the point of the GMC?
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Improving the lot of GP trainees
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Contract negotiations about as redundant as GPs

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New year, new GP retention plan?

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

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Open surgery: Not a GP? No problem

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We need to talk to patients about quality, not quantity, of life

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LMC decision not to send off acute care is short-sighted

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Is Pharmacy First… a good idea?

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GPs are ready to work with politicians to rebuild general practice

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Has the recruitment crisis come full circle?

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Open surgery: Sound the alarm

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The chemicalisation of death

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Letter: Ghost practices are haunting us

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We need higher pay, not lower standards

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Dear NICE, please join the real world…

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What does NHSE’s direction of travel mean for GPs?

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GP to kindly be more kind

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Lucy Letby case: Beware normalising the abnormal

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Myxoedema madness

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Open surgery: Strapped in

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Open surgery: In safe hands

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I’d prefer preferential treatment for NHS staff
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Open surgery: Labour’s problem

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Open surgery: Taking the biscuit

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Dr Amanda Doyle: ‘I am confident this plan will help to make primary care more sustainable’

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Portfolio general practice is the future

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Don’t we deserve to feel good about what we do?

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How lung checks are catching cancer early

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How many avoidable deaths?

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The 2024 contract won’t be the revolution we were hoping for

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Why being resilient is not enough

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

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The irony of patients’ access frustrations

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Behind the headlines: Can Allison Pearson save general practice?

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To preserve patient dignity or take a risk?

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Duck and dive, 25

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All this not working is not working

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Open surgery: Surf’s up

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New tool takes my breath away

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Open surgery: Honesty is the best policy

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Do we care enough?

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Strike back against the medical empire

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Health minister: ‘We will go further to boost the NHS workforce’

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Failing the screen test

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The closure of a homeless practice removes a vital safety net

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A new and more accessible route into medicine can only be a good thing

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The GP recovery plan could work like magic

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The ‘innovative practice’ should not be the basis of a recovery plan
The ‘innovative practice’ should not be the basis of a recovery plan

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Health minister: ‘We will free up time by cutting bureaucracy’
Health minister: ‘We will free up time by cutting bureaucracy’

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We keep doing our duties and keep feeling helpless
We keep doing our duties and keep feeling helpless

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Strike that option off the list

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Pulse Writing Competition: Read the top 12 entries

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Would my best still be enough in today’s NHS?

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The vital door-handle question
The vital door-handle question

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Gratification delayed by a generation – the reward of continuity

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Nothing prepares you for the death of your mother – not even being a doctor

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So… will GPs be taking industrial action or not?

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Stop kicking, GPs are lying down
Stop kicking, GPs are lying down

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What’s in a name?

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The new contract is backbreaking, but in a good way

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If you want to get a life, get a dog

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Hell’s kitchen
Hell’s kitchen

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Health minister: Pensions changes could help keep thousands of staff in the NHS
Health minister: Pensions changes could help keep thousands of staff in the NHS

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The workforce and wellbeing QI makes me want to go off sick

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The targets will continue until GP burnout improves
The targets will continue until GP burnout improves

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In full: Hewitt recommendations for general practice contract reform
In full: Hewitt recommendations for general practice contract reform

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The Government is having a laugh

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OTC blood testing makes mine boil

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Brace yourselves – the next week won’t be pretty

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Were the Covid lockdowns justified?
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The SAS can’t save us

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Open surgery: Working down under

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

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An excess of access
An excess of access

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We can’t strike, but we can stop treating erectile dysfunction

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To strike, or not to strike
To strike, or not to strike

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The Government has given up the pretence of caring
The Government has given up the pretence of caring

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The new contract is a declaration of war

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What the QOF changes will mean for GP practices

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Ever gone the extra mile and the patient complained?

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Dumb zombie apocalypse groundhog day now

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Can GPs come together over industrial action (and is now the time)?

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

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And now GPs have to extract the urine
And now GPs have to extract the urine

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A&G is an acceptance of slipping standards

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

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Defining the lines of abuse

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If we refer everyone, no one gets seen

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No one likes us and we do care

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Insulting our intelligence

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In a recruitment crisis, why are practices turning GPs away?
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This year is an opportunity lost

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

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Capita is indicative of our acceptance of slow deterioration
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Simple ideas are usually the best

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End the dysfunctional primary-secondary care interface to improve GP access
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Just scan this
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This CQC gimmick is outstanding
This CQC gimmick is outstanding

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If Barclay outlasts a course of Amoxil, he should sort out respiratory hubs

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Is the Government serious about levelling up?
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Enough of this merging nonsense

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Not FIT for purpose

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Open surgery: Another NHS winter crisis

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Not everything that counts can be counted

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One week in medicopolitics, two weeks in the bin

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Coffey, no sugar
Coffey, no sugar

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Open surgery: Covid boosters
Open surgery: Covid boosters

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The criticism of GP access is unfair

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It’s almost as if the access plan hasn’t been thought through

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All the reaction to the health secretary’s GP access plan
All the reaction to the health secretary’s GP access plan

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Dr Coffey’s announcement is not a plan
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Why we set up Pulse Reference
Why we set up Pulse Reference

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PCN roundtable: Health inequalities, part 1
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General practice is a business
General practice is a business

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Crushed by complaints
Crushed by complaints

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The undaunted Prime Minister

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Unhappy headlines because of the stupid ARRS
Unhappy headlines because of the stupid ARRS

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If they don’t listen now, when will they?

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‘We’re planning for a £50,000 increase in costs this winter’
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The end of GANFYD?
The end of GANFYD?

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So long, Covid clinics
So long, Covid clinics

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My quick wins
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The things that needle me

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Man the lifeboats, this ship is sinking

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Toxic emissions are overheating Planet Primary Care

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Practices are not businesses
Practices are not businesses

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Open surgery: EasyJet set

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Spending millions while Rome burns

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It’s in their DNA
It’s in their DNA

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Good medical practice changes will not open the floodgates to investigations
Good medical practice changes will not open the floodgates to investigations

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Sharing my shared decision-making certificate with you
Sharing my shared decision-making certificate with you

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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
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The ‘part time’ fallacy
The ‘part time’ fallacy

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Language matters – take my word for it

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Let’s talk about a revolution
Let’s talk about a revolution

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Open Surgery: There is no crisis
Open Surgery: There is no crisis

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Stop with all the (wo)mandatory training

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Too much and not enough
Too much and not enough

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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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Pandering to the vocal classes
Pandering to the vocal classes

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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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Crisis, what crisis? (Redux)
Crisis, what crisis? (Redux)

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Workload dump prevention causes loads of work
Workload dump prevention causes loads of work

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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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Letter: Racism remains at all levels of general practice
Letter: Racism remains at all levels of general practice

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The temporary health secretary
The temporary health secretary

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Primary care is key to the success of Integrated Care Systems
Primary care is key to the success of Integrated Care Systems

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Too much food for thought
Too much food for thought

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Open Surgery: Give me something
Open Surgery: Give me something

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When do we admit defeat?
When do we admit defeat?

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Too much medicine, too little time
Too much medicine, too little time

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Have you tried to get through to another public service recently?
Have you tried to get through to another public service recently?

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Strike only when the iron is hot
Strike only when the iron is hot

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A retrograde step for women’s reproductive rights
A retrograde step for women’s reproductive rights

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An autistic GP – isn’t that an oxymoron?
An autistic GP – isn’t that an oxymoron?

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Will we ‘face-to-face’ the music?
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To B12 or not to B12
To B12 or not to B12

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MPIG might fly
MPIG might fly

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Just a GP…
Just a GP…

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RIP EBM
RIP EBM

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Is that a complaint in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
Is that a complaint in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

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Racism starts at the very top
Racism starts at the very top

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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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It’s enough to drive me away from retirement
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What if Capita was a GP practice…
What if Capita was a GP practice…

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Evolve or die
Evolve or die

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Sexism at the BMA: Representation matters
Sexism at the BMA: Representation matters

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BMA’s full response to Pulse investigation into sexism and culture
BMA’s full response to Pulse investigation into sexism and culture

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Stocktake or pisstake
Stocktake or pisstake

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If bigger isn’t better, scaling up GP could prove disastrous
If bigger isn’t better, scaling up GP could prove disastrous

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The GMC on trial
The GMC on trial

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Flushing out the work backlog could get messy
Flushing out the work backlog could get messy

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Salaried and locum GPs need proper representation
Salaried and locum GPs need proper representation

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Hoodwinking the profession
Hoodwinking the profession

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The [insert specialty here] referrals crisis
The [insert specialty here] referrals crisis

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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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No HRT, no problem
No HRT, no problem

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The trouble with being a superhero

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The messages to send to the media

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Opinion: the trouble with single-issue campaigns

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Jeremy Hunt at Pulse Live: ‘If I was a doctor, I’d want to be a GP’
Jeremy Hunt at Pulse Live: ‘If I was a doctor, I’d want to be a GP’

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A vision developing from the RCGP
A vision developing from the RCGP

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Copperfield at Pulse Live: Lessons on gambling disorder
Copperfield at Pulse Live: Lessons on gambling disorder

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Mental health in fitness-to-practise investigations
Mental health in fitness-to-practise investigations

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That bit worse
That bit worse

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Refinding the joy in general practice
Refinding the joy in 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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That’s a weight on my mind
That’s a weight on my mind

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The QOF is increasing health inequalities
The QOF is increasing health inequalities

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Do they really want to reduce health inequalities?
Do they really want to reduce health inequalities?

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Did it hurt? Well yes, it really rather did!
Did it hurt? Well yes, it really rather did!

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Another dissatisfied customer
Another dissatisfied customer

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Debate: Was it the right decision to remove Covid restrictions?
Debate: Was it the right decision to remove Covid restrictions?

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Government sows, GPs reap
Government sows, GPs reap

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I’ll handle the genitals if secondary care can face some patients
I’ll handle the genitals if secondary care can face some patients

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We survive or fail based on the competence of secondary care
We survive or fail based on the competence of secondary care

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Rescued by a reception revolution? 
Rescued by a reception revolution? 

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This is a significant step for PCNs
This is a significant step for PCNs

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Our core is killing us
Our core is killing us

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RIP efficient patient notes, FFS
RIP efficient patient notes, FFS

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Open Surgery: Guidance against abuse
Open Surgery: Guidance against abuse

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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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Are we seeing a bit of radicalism from the RCGP?
Are we seeing a bit of radicalism from the RCGP?

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Serious violence: GPs as part of the healing process
Serious violence: GPs as part of the healing process

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I left general practice after burning out – and I am happier for it
I left general practice after burning out – and I am happier for it

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Sajid’s speech promises fewer patients more cake
Sajid’s speech promises fewer patients more cake

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We need radical solutions, but do we want them?
We need radical solutions, but do we want them?

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We need to pull our finger out over cancer diagnosis. Or stick it in
We need to pull our finger out over cancer diagnosis. Or stick it in

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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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Pharmacists saving 50 million appointments? It doesn’t add up
Pharmacists saving 50 million appointments? It doesn’t add up

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When Saturday comes
When Saturday comes

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‘The imposed deal must be legally tested’: All the reaction to 2022/23 GP contract
‘The imposed deal must be legally tested’: All the reaction to 2022/23 GP contract

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Let me refer you to my previous answer
Let me refer you to my previous answer

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Thank you, all
Thank you, all

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Want to fix hospital waiting lists? Fund general practice
Want to fix hospital waiting lists? Fund general practice

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How to advise and guide your patients
How to advise and guide your patients

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Is the NHS unfit for purpose?
Is the NHS unfit for purpose?

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Transparently wrong
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Miracles while you wait
Miracles while you wait

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Letter: Vaccinate the world
Letter: Vaccinate the world

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War huh
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We need a revolution in radiology
We need a revolution in radiology

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Overmedicalisation remains the easy route
Overmedicalisation remains the easy route

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Open Surgery: Government figures
Open Surgery: Government figures

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Trust the process?
Trust the process?

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Continuity of despair
Continuity of despair

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GMC needs to clarify policy on GP use of social media
GMC needs to clarify policy on GP use of social media

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‘The silence on industrial action is deafening’
‘The silence on industrial action is deafening’

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We need a proper commission for care quality
We need a proper commission for care quality

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Open Surgery: Staff shortages
Open Surgery: Staff shortages

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Panic booking
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Open Surgery: Unvaccinated staff
Open Surgery: Unvaccinated staff

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The prickly issue of the vaccine mandate
The prickly issue of the vaccine mandate

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I’ve never been prouder to be a GP
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Human touch medicine
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Is autonomy dead?
Is autonomy dead?

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Dump and dumper
Dump and dumper

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The NHS won’t ‘collapse’        
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Open Surgery: New Year’s Resolutions
Open Surgery: New Year’s Resolutions

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I hate defensive notes so sue me
I hate defensive notes so sue me

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Previews of the year: More of the same, I’m afraid

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The real privatisation
The real privatisation

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Previews of the year: All hail our sentient coronavirus virion leader
Previews of the year: All hail our sentient coronavirus virion leader

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Preview of the year: Join another online team…
Preview of the year: Join another online team…

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Open Surgery: Party time?
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Open Surgery: Red list
Open Surgery: Red list

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The fear of complaints
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Look who has come crawling back
Look who has come crawling back

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This funding drop feels worse than in 2015
This funding drop feels worse than in 2015

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(Not quite) reaping what they have sown
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I forecast income protection with some squalls
I forecast income protection with some squalls

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Protecting the Christmas crowds
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Leading the flock
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If you want my advice…
If you want my advice…

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A short-term boost
A short-term boost

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Medicopolitics is the art of the risible
Medicopolitics is the art of the risible

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My hope for a better 2022
My hope for a better 2022

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Sometimes we have to stand up to the bullies
Sometimes we have to stand up to the bullies

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The GPC chair’s top priority? Remind people why we exist
The GPC chair’s top priority? Remind people why we exist

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It’s not just cricket
It’s not just cricket

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CPD: Making primary care greener
CPD: Making primary care greener

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