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Viewpoint: Doctors should be given protected time to digest Good Medical Practice
There's a lot for doctors to digest in the GMC's Good Medical Practice update before...
Viewpoint: The clinical and health inequality risk factors for sepsis
Professor Tjeerd van Staa explains a research project that looked at the interplay...
Viewpoint: What can GPs do to support patients with financial concerns?
The cost-of-living crisis means more people are experiencing financial worries that...
Viewpoint: Social prescribers have key role in tackling over-medicalisation of poor mental health
Understanding the difference between mental health and mental illness is key to providing...
Viewpoint: NHSPS service charge fees are still an issue for many practices
What does an out-of-court settlement on six-figure service charge fees that NHS Property...
Viewpoint: Dealing with the impact of an ageing population requires out-of-the-box thinking
More people living for longer with a major illness will have a significant impact...
What are the top priorities for the new BMA GP committee chair?
The BMA England GP committee has elected a new chair to lead general practice through...
Specialist mental health support for resettled Afghan veterans and refugees
Dr Eileen Walsh, Dr Julia Gillard and Heather Ashford explain the OpCourage Warm...
Could UK GPs prescribe viruses to treat bacterial infections?
As resistant strains of bacteria blunt the effectiveness of antibiotics, scientists...
Viewpoint: How we can address patients’ concerns about contraception
Following Davina McCall’s documentary about the contraceptive pill, Dr Stephanie...
Which areas have the highest patient satisfaction with general practice?
Patient satisfaction with GP services varies significantly across England - and unsurprisingly...
NHS at 75: Primary care-focused 'reboot' can save NHS
Professor Sir David Haslam and Professor David Pendleton, co-chairs of Henley Business...
NHS at 75: I dread telling people I'm a GP - we need a government that values us
As the NHS turns 75 GPs have become a punching bag for a failing system, says Dr...
What does the NHS workforce plan mean for general practice?
GPonline looks at the key pledges from the NHS workforce plan that will affect general...
How the COVID inquiry can put right unfair vilification of GPs during the pandemic
RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne sets out the key issues the college would like...
What does the BMA want from the next GP contract?
The BMA has published a 'call for action' setting out what it believes general practice...
Viewpoint: Improving patient care by learning from complaints and mistakes
Manchester GP Dr Tony Dysart is also senior lead clinician at the Parliamentary and...
How virtual training can support GPs to develop their personalised care skills
GP Dr Priti Kadoo explains how the Personalised Care Institute's new 'virtual patient'...
Health minister Lord Markham: How we will support GPs to offer patients greater choice
Health minister Lord Markham explains what the government's plans for using the NHS...
GP access recovery plan - key points
GPonline summarises the key points from the government and NHS England's delivery...
Viewpoint: Gambling harm must be treated as an urgent public health concern
Gambling harms are preventable, but we need to dismantle the stigma around this issue...
Podcast: How does being a GP in the UK compare with other countries?
Talking General Practice talks to Jake Beech, policy fellow from the Health Foundation,...
Podcast: What does the Hewitt review mean for general practice?
The team discusses what the Hewitt review had to say about GP contracts, the QOF,...
What is changing in the GP contract for 2023/24?
GPonline outlines what's set to change under the GP contract in 2023/24.
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