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Our regular columnists, GP editors and guest editors give us their insight on the world of general practice and the issues affecting GPs.
POLL RESULTS
GUEST EDITORIAL
Guest Editorial - I don't do resolutions but here are my 2012 hopes
I'm not a great believer in new year's resolutions; I believe that the way to achieve significant, long-term change is through dedication and hard work over time, rather than through a quick fix.
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PREVIOUS GUEST EDITORIALS
- Guest editorial - My eye-opening view of biggest health market
- Guest editorial - Funding must support GPs to do a good job
- Guest Editorial: Reforms must lead to improved patient care
- Guest Editorial: Listening exercise must deal with competition
- Guest Editorial: Hospital is 10 times more costly than GP care
- Guest Editorial - GPs providing quality cancer care for patients
- Guest Editorial - Time to make a difference to patients' lives
POLL RESULTS
COLUMNISTS
Chris Lancelot - GPs suffer the overarching failure of NHS management
08 February 2012I am becoming increasingly disillusioned with the high-level organisation of the NHS. Clinicians do their best to help the patients while being obstructed by managers with their imposed, dysfunctional systems.
Guest Editorial - Let's not sacrifice quality of care for the reforms
08 February 2012To call it the '11th hour' might seem dramatic, but the past two weeks have seen a great deal of talk from all sectors about how medical professionals can, together, continue to influence the Health and Social Care Bill as it moves into the report st...
Mary Selby - How to regain control of the consultation room
08 February 2012Mrs Voluble spent her early life terrified of doctors... Then along came Pendleton and now she's glued to the consulting room chair. We've learned to delve into patients' psyches like ferrets. Think you might have a problem tomorrow? Got any other th...
Liam Farrell - The differences run too deep to put into words
08 February 2012I've been writing for GP for more than 10 years now, and it is has been both a privilege and a continuing challenge.
GP EDITORIALS
Editorial - Hospitals should face same scrutiny as GPs
01 February 2012Monitoring of GP prescribing has been part of general practice for many years.
Editorial: Cutting paperwork would ease workload crisis
25 January 2012This week, GP reveals that the amount of paperwork GPs have to do is spiralling out of control. According to our survey, 23% of GPs are now spending more than half their time on paperwork.
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