‘Positive feedback’ for group appointments at GP surgeries
Groups of patients with similar conditions have reportedly joined trials of the scheme around the country.
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What the papers say – October 6
Group GP appointments, Brexit and Russia’s cyber threat lead Saturday’s papers.
UK News|Oct 6, 2018
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Mental health support scheme opened up to all NHS doctors
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said the NHS long-term plan, due to be published this autumn, will contain a renewed focus on mental health.
UK News|Oct 5, 2018
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Shetland GPs to prescribe enjoying nature to patients
It follows a successful trial project in a partnership between NHS Scotland and the RSPB.
UK News|Oct 4, 2018
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Family doctors are not technophobic dinosaurs, says top GP
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard will call on political leaders to invest in technology to support GPs and ensure the NHS leads the way in patient care.
UK News|Oct 4, 2018
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NHS to recruit doctors from Australia to replace aging GPs
Health leaders have long warned of a ‘crisis’ in the GP workforce.
UK News|Oct 4, 2018
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Family doctors are not technophobic dinosaurs, says top GP
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard will call for support to ‘tame the tech tsumani’.
UK News|Oct 3, 2018
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Post-grad course aims to produce doctors with ‘passion’ for general practice
Some 55 students are already enrolled on the four-year course, which is open to those with a degree other than medicine.
UK News|Oct 3, 2018
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Ads for virtual GP at Hand service banned
The adverts failed to make it clear that users would have to give up their current GP and could only sign up if they lived or worked in certain areas.
UK News|Oct 2, 2018
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Thousands join march for all-Ireland abortion services
The March for Choice demonstrators made their way through Dublin’s main thoroughfares.
UK News|Sep 29, 2018
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Projects that hope to revolutionise healthcare
One of the winning projects is testing a new technology that will allow antibodies to be taken orally, rather than through invasive injections.
UK News|Sep 28, 2018
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GP surgeries at risk amid workforce crisis, health leaders warn
It is feared that 762 practices across the UK could close over the next five years, with three-quarters of GPs aged 55 or more and close to retiring.
UK News|Sep 28, 2018
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Drop in number of drivers having licence refused or revoked on medical grounds
Guidance issued last year stated that doctors must ‘make every reasonable effort’ to persuade patients to contact the DVLA if they are unfit to drive.
UK News|Sep 27, 2018
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Low-energy diet for obese ‘could ease pressure on GPs’
The total diet replacement plan led to significant, sustained weight loss, a study shows.
UK News|Sep 27, 2018
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Study finds alternative therapies may put one million elderly people at risk
Researchers said some herbal or dietary supplements can cause adverse effects when taken alongside prescription drugs.
UK News|Sep 24, 2018
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