NHS to roll out high street heart checks
Cardiovascular disease costs the NHS £7 billion a year.
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Tag: GPs
NHS England pledges £10m to support GP services over winter
NHS England says it will provide £10 million to GPs to help support delivery of additional extended hours, out of hours and unscheduled care sessions over the winter period.
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GP workforce in ‘precarious state’, warns RCGP
A small study involving GPs based in the South West has revealed the key factors driving a large number of doctors out of the profession, prompting GPs leaders to warn that the workforce is in a “precarious state”.
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GPs dealing with ‘unsafe’ work load
GPs in the UK are dealing with an average of 41.5 patient contacts every day, which is 60 percent more than what is deemed safe by peers in Europe, an investigation by Pulse has revealed.
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Data shows ‘gravely concerning’ drop in GPs numbers
NHS figures have revealed a significant drop in the number of GPs in England in the last year despite government pledges to swell the workforce.
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Just two-thirds of trainee GPs plan career in NHS general practice
Only two in three doctors who are completing their training to become GPs plan to work in NHS general practice, research by the University of Warwick has found.
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RCGP to work with Manchester on improving GP services
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership and the Royal College of GPs have signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver a new programme designed to improve GP services across the region.
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NHS could lose more than 2,000 GPs through Brexit
GP leaders are warning that nearly 3.5 million patients are at risk of losing their family doctor, if the status of doctors from the European Union is not protected during Brexit negotiations.
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UK GPs lacking in psoriasis training, warns report
A new report by The Patient Association in association with LEO Pharma has highlighted the significant gap between training/support available in primary care and the needs of people living with psoriasis in the UK and Ireland.
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GP practices to get in-house pharmacists
NHS England has announced that more GP practices across England are to get new, surgery-based clinical pharmacists to help with routine medication and treatment, following a successful pilot scheme which showed increased convenience for patients and reduced workload for doctors.
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GP closures at record levels
The number of GP practices shutting their doors in England has risen to record highs, forcing more than a quarter of a million people to change their family doctor.
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NHS workforce expands but GP numbers decline
The number of full time (FTE) staff working for the NHS in England has climbed 2.2 percent since 2015, but the number of GPs has taken a downturn, according to data published by NHS Digital.
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