13 Jan 2011
| by GP reporters
The DoH named 52 pathfinder GP consortia in December, covering a quarter of the population...result, the largest GP consortium, covering more than 600,000 patients, is almost 36 times larger than the smallest.
GP spoke to both ends of the spectrum to ask whether size was important.
View Map of GP pathfinder consortia in a full screen map
England's smallest consortium Dr Mike Ingram, a ...
03 Feb 2006
| by Professor David Haslam, a GP in Cambridgeshire
Hippocratic Oaths, Medicine and its Discontents Author: Raymond Tallis Published by Atlantic Books, 19.99 ISBN 1-84354-126-2 Hippocratic Oaths looks at the truth behind the current dissatisfaction with healthcare, and why the extraordinary popularity of alternative therapies is bad for doctors and...
18 Sep 2009
Three GPs review our online curriculum resource centre and give their views on its content and ease-of-use....to isolate relevant articles from various healthcare publications and arrange them under the GP curriculum headings. 'The first page of the GP Curriculum Centre lists the curriculum statements as chapter headings ...
and intuitive to navigate.' Dr Prashini Naidoo, a GP trainer in Oxford Click here to read the full ...
22 Sep 2006
An East London GP beat competition from across Europe to win a ‘five-star doctor' award
21 Jul 2006
A Surrey GP s six-month battle to claim more than 300 in fees for insurance reports he completed for a medical reporting firm has ended successfully, thanks to GP. Dr Raghunath Lall, of The Surgery ...
he had not been paid, despite calls. However, after a call from GP, a spokesman blamed a database ...
24 Feb 2006
| by Dr Chris Lancelot, GP from Lancashire.
Has your practice got a mission statement? It should have, because it may help your mental well-being.
31 Oct 2007
| by Judy Sands
The roll-out of GP2GP software is halving the amount of time GP practices spend summarising new..., a GP in Croydon, south London, who started piloting the system in his practice over a year ago, said ...
07 Oct 2010
| by Dr Samar Razaq
There is a range of extra qualifications available which can enhance a GP's CV....The start of GP training marks an important shift in a trainee's focus. Although in most cases ...
and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is probably the diploma most frequently attempted by GP registrars.
The exam format has ...
by GPs and old-age psychiatrists to show a competence in delivery of a higher standard of care ...
19 Jan 2007
GPs believe PCTs are failing to support practices to improve clinical governance mechanisms, a...care , says clinical governance links between PCTs and independent contractors are undeveloped . GPs ...
survey on behalf of the NAO found that GPs see the main barriers to improving clinical governance as a ...
structures and processes in GP practices and pharmacies are not as extensive as they are at PCT level ...
01 Mar 2004
| by Dr Lisa Silver, a GP in Berkshire
24 hours and a GP within 48 hours'. It is important that patients, PCOs and primary care ...
points are assessed. 'A GP' means any general practitioner. This is not a named GP or even a
GP at the registered practice. If a practice is not able give a patient
an appointment with any GP within 48 hours ...