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GPs with an interest (GPSIs) in occupational health are being invited to join a specialist group...becoming frustrated at the lack of representation for GPs with this special interest. Around 1,600 GPs ... disease areas, he said there was no specific representation for GPs in occupational medicine, nor any official backing from institutions or charities. Dr Hampton said: GP special interest groups have ...
-enforced closures rise, a GP analysis has found....Twice as many GP contracts are now ending per year as two years ago, PCT figures reveal. GP ... , this suggests around 1.2% of GP contracts in England ended last year. Though some were replaced, the average ... % of contracts ending in that year and retirements made up 14%. Absorption of smaller practices GP leaders ...
Early diagnosis of the most common inflammatory rheumatic disorder seen by GPs is being hindered...and the average GP will see five new cases a year. The condition is disabling but once identified it can ... in primary care.' Professor Mallen said cases may present in many forms and GPs must be alert. Once other ... . They have invited 5,000 GPs to complete surveys on primary care experiences of the disorder. The British ...
and enhancing GP training has been accepted by the Medical Programme Board....was introduced 30 years ago - the year I qualified. And it hasn't changed since. What we expect of GPs and the NHS, however, has changed enormously. Today, a GP is as likely to start someone on insulin or start ... . Thirty years on, we expect much more from our GPs. Our bid for extended and enhanced GP training ...
A GPSI with a special interest in allergy has set up a free helpdesk to answer GP queries.... Professor Sheikh believes the service will help GPs build confidence in interpreting investigations ...
. Avocados on the balcony GPs however, have GP friends. In the midst of my surreal fever-driven attempt to rearrange the avocados on my balcony, one of them emailed me. I read your column in GP, quoth she. What ... . There was even the thought of simply pretending to be better - but GP friends are nothing if not persistent, so ...
In Ireland we have a thing called 'the craic'. It is a bit hard to define; loosely, it means having fun with friends.
QOF productivity targets have put excessive pressure on GPs to slash hospital admissions...A total of 58% of GPs responding to the survey said they had experienced 'inappropriate' pressure ... % of the 667 GPs surveyed believe the targets have benefited patients. The indicators, which account for 10% of all QOF points, were unveiled less than a month before the 2011/12 GP contract began, bypassing ...
An advert backed by GP commissioners has aired in cinemas and on TV in a bid to cut A&E attendances.
Just 10% of GP practices in England have agreed an outer boundary with their PCT, a poll by GP...In the 2012/13 GP contract, the GPC and DH agreed that practices would agree an outer boundary ... . The deal was announced last November, but the online survey found that 62% of 667 GPs who responded ... .' In the survey, some GPs said they had an outer boundary pre-dating the contract deal. Others said their outer ...
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