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GPs instructed to help ambulance crews in bid to ease winter pressures
NHS leaders have directed hundreds of GP practices to find capacity for ‘urgent calls’ from ambulance crews to mitigate ...
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The patients are revolting, or they should be
So: plumbers to urology, butchers to general surgery, electricians to neurology, carpenters to orthopaedics, pest control to infectious disease, carpenters to orthopaedics, chefs to gastro, painters ...
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GPs to be paid £20 per A&G request in bid to cut hospital waiting lists
GPs will be paid £20 for undertaking advice and guidance (A&G) with consultants, as part of reforms to reduce the elective ...
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GPs report usual respiratory workload despite ‘skyrocketing’ flu in hospital
GPs report 'as expected' levels of respiratory virus in the community despite hospital flu cases quadrupling in just one ...
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Should GP collective action become the new norm?
Dr David Turner considers whether various parts of collective action should become permanent in general practice ...
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Physician associate body preparing over 180 legal cases against GP practices
GP practices could face legal action from PAs, as the profession's trade union revealed plans to pursue 184 individual ...
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Over 80% of GPs faced verbal abuse from patients last year, finds survey
Over 80% of GPs experienced verbal abuse from patients in 2024, while a quarter were subjected to physical violence, a new ...
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Case of the month: What’s causing this patient’s sudden-onset confusion and memory loss?
In the next in our monthly quiz series, Dr Roger Henderson asks what might be the cause of this patient’s sudden-onset confusion and memory loss. Share your thoughts on the diagnosis in the comments ...