GPs slam new health secretary’s “Plan for Patients’
…pressures GPs and our teams are facing, whilst also having minimal impact on the care patients receive”. Prof Marshall also noted that: “around 85% of appointments in general practice are…
…pressures GPs and our teams are facing, whilst also having minimal impact on the care patients receive”. Prof Marshall also noted that: “around 85% of appointments in general practice are…
…us risking our lives at the time – making the daily choice to brave hospital wards, general practices and care homes steeped in Covid – watched askance as the media…
…million over-60s who have several complaints such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. She predicts there will be another million by 2025 and accused the Government of allowing funding of…
…already overloaded GP practices, and horrifying long-term financial costs. In truth, sexual health services have suffered financially for some time. With the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act…
The BMA has said that the 3% pay rise for salaried GPs was a ‘completely empty promise’ as it comes with no extra funding for practices to pay for it….
Vulnerable patients – many elderly – are increasingly being sent home from hospital in the middle of the night, despite repeated pledges to stop the practice. An investigation reveals the…
…home already: a £3.7 billion underlying provider deficit in 2015–16; commissioners only balancing their books through one-off, non-recurrent funds; and finally the Department of Health busting its budget by £200…
…directly on patient care’. Pulse’s investigation revealed that GPs are losing contracts to provide LARC services in both York and London, while in one area of Devon, GP practices are…
In its long-term plan, published today, NHS England has said individual GP practices “will enter into a network contract, as an extension of their current contract”. The network contracts will…
…died by suicide or suspected suicide since April 2023 while under investigation by the NMC. In other situations nurses who had strong cases against them were continuing to practice because…