How Out-of-Hours GPs Can Help Mental Health Patients
Mental health doesn’t have a timeframe. This is why it’s important that mental health patients get the help and support that they need, when they need it. Out of hours…
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GP Connect: Everything You Need to Know
This week has seen a significant step for the future of healthcare with the launch of GP Connect in Leeds. The eagerly-awaited platform, an initiative of NHS Digital, provides digital…
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Trauma-Informed Healthcare: What It Is And Why We Need It
The need for trauma-informed healthcare is urgent in the UK. Trauma is something that is becoming more and more common as a result of violence, sexual abuse and combat. However,…
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General Practice To Receive More Funding
A groundbreaking new 5-year deal has been agreed by the NHS and BMA that will aim to address the issues currently faced by GPs in terms of workloads and workforce….
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Help For GPs – Will It Work?
The NHS has announced plans to recruit ‘an army’ of 20,000 health professionals who will work alongside GPs to provide better health services to the public, and ease the pressure…
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Will The NHS Long Term Plan Help GPs To Encourage Self-Care In Patients?
As a community-based healthcare service, general practice is ideally placed for targeting healthcare on an individual level. Through putting the focus for health and wellness back on the patient, many…
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Digital GP Appointments – How Are They Going To Work?
GP and hospital appointments will be going digital as part of the plans outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan. According to the plan, there will also be a huge reduction…
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What Impact Will Evening And Weekend GP Appointments Have On GPs?
This week it was announced that patients across England will now have 7-day access to GP services. While many practices across the country have offered this service in the past,…
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How Are GPs Handling The Winter Crisis?
Winter is a tough time for GP surgeries. This year measures are being put in place to help tackle the winter crisis. Last year’s winter period brought about an unprecedented…
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Will Capping Patient Lists Benefit GPs?
At this year’s England LMCs conference, it was suggested that GP patients lists are capped at 1,500 in order to bring workloads in line with other areas of general practice….
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