Tag: Royal College Of GPs
5 months ago
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What are ‘ghost patients’ and why is their number surging?

GP surgeries received an average of £164.64 per registered patient in 2022-23, meaning practices could have received ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Fewer GPs and soaring workloads puts future of general practice under threat, top doctor warns

Professor Martin Marshall said primary care is now experiencing the "most worrying crisis in decades" with continuity...

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almost 2 years ago
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GP suspended for 'dishonesty' after requesting laptop has ban overturned

The Royal College of GPs said Dr Manjula Arora’s case should never have got past GMC's screening process, let alone r...

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about 2 years ago
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Overworked and understaffed, GP surgeries have become the Cinderella service of the NHS

GP surgeries are overworked and understaffed - even with a new workforce strategy on the horizon it will take years t...

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about 2 years ago
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10-minute GP appointments 'not safe and make doctors unhappy', MPs told

Health and Social Care Committee told the only way surgeries can operate on the 10-minute system is by 'cutting corne...

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over 2 years ago
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NHS frontline staff in mental health crisis as 700 medics a month now seeking professional help

President of the Royal College of GPs Professor Dame Clare Gerada said the specialist clinic she established over a d...

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over 2 years ago
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Over-40s face backlog for Covid boosters as GPs struggle to cope with demand

NHS in England launches a drive to recruit tens of thousands of volunteers and vaccination workers to reach Governmen...

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over 2 years ago
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Middle-aged patients are most insistent on seeing their GP face-to-face, research shows

More 35-44 year olds want to decide whether to see their local doctor in person compared to those who want their GP t...

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over 2 years ago
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GPs and receptionists facing 'daily and relentless' abuse from public over remote appointments

'Patients are frustrated, understandably about waits and Covid precautions, but blame the hardworking staff that are ...

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over 2 years ago
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Sajid Javid ridiculed by GPs as war of words between medics and ministers heats up

Health Secretary had been due to speak at the Royal College of GPs annual conference but cancelled at the last minute...

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over 2 years ago
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GP face-to-face appointments 'unlikely to return to pre-Covid levels', says senior medic

Professor Martin Mashall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said patients will eventually get used to a new system o...

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about 3 years ago
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Royal Colleges unite in support for 'clear cut' benefits of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

Heads of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Royal College of GPs among those urging the public to follow the '...

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about 3 years ago
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Top GP says Europe is 'weaponising' AstraZeneca jab and called on nations to 'get a grip'

Professor Dame Clare Gerada, a former president of the Royal College of GPs, said friends of hers have even started c...

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