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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.
Why GP trainees will join junior doctor strikes in their thousands
Fifteen years of real-terms pay cuts for junior doctors have triggered a retention...

Professor Kamila Hawthorne: General practice is at breaking point – the government must act
General practice is experiencing a severe workforce crisis and the government must...

Viewpoint: The cost-of-living crisis is having a devastating impact on health
Dr Paul McNamara, a GP in Port Glasgow, Scotland, describes how the cost-of-living...
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How we are using technology to improve diabetes care in our area
Dr Tom Milligan explains how Humber and North Yorkshire integrated care board (ICB)...

How career coaching can transform the lives of veterans
GPs across England and Wales can refer patients who used to work in the armed forces...

How the five fundamentals of COPD care can help GPs support patients
GP Dr Andrew Whittamore, clinical lead at Asthma + Lung UK, explains NICE’s five...

Viewpoint: How choice and personalisation of care will bring about the menopause revolution
GP and menopause specialist Dr Katie Barber explains how the key findings from a...

Viewpoint: How can we reduce antibiotic prescribing?
Dr Anita Sharma, who has been involved with several antibiotic prescribing initiatives...

How practice-level appointments data threatens unfair pressure on GPs
NHS Digital will publish practice-level GP appointments data this week for the first...

Viewpoint: More training capacity in underdoctored areas vital to boost GP trainee numbers
Record numbers of doctors are entering GP training at a challenging time for the...

Interview: New RCGP chair Kamila Hawthorne on tackling the GP workforce crisis
Addressing the GP workload and workforce crisis must be a top priority, the new RCGP...
How GPs can support veterans this Remembrance Day
Military veterans are a diverse group with higher rates of long-term illness and...

My GP wife worked herself to death – something needs to change
Chris Milligan’s wife Dr Gail Milligan took her own life earlier this year. He speaks...

How shared decision making can help GPs better meet patients' needs
Dr Ollie Hart and Dr Devina Maru are at opposite phases of their career – Dr Hart...

What does a positive future for general practice look like – a view from the next generation
Dr Devina Maru and Dr Liam Loftus explain a groundbreaking consultation exercise...

Who is new health and social care secretary Therese Coffey?
Therese Coffey has become the third health and social care secretary this year after...

From pay to recruitment: what GPs want from the next health and social care secretary
Newly appointed Conservative leader Liz Truss is expected to fill key cabinet positions...

What does a Liz Truss premiership mean for general practice?
Liz Truss will replace the outgoing Boris Johnson as UK prime minister - what does...
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