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Re: GP's (28th Aug 13 at 10:12am UTC)
Prof Steve Field named chief inspector of GPs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23808681
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Re: GP's (29th Aug 13 at 9:20am UTC)
Doctors 'offered bribes for referrals to private firms'
Private healthcare firms have been accused of bribing GPs to send patients for expensive treatment at their clinics, sometimes involving procedures they do not even need.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10272811/Doctors-offered-bribes-for-referrals-to-private-firms.html
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Re: GP's (2nd Sep 13 at 9:42am UTC)
'The tectonic plates of healthcare are moving'

Dick Vinegar, the Patient from Hell, on the delicate path that the new chair of the General Practitioners Committee must tread

http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/sep/02/chaand-nagpaul-general-practitioners-committee-chair
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Re: GP's (9th Sep 13 at 10:15am UTC)
Primary care can ease pressure on hospitals
Improved access to GPs and other community services will reduce burden

http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/sep/09/primary-care-ease-pressure-hospitals
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Re: GP's (10th Sep 13 at 8:22am UTC)
Jeremy Hunt calls for GPs to improve care for elderly http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24026646
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Re: GP's (16th Sep 13 at 10:25am UTC)
The image of general practice is in the hands of GPs

http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/sep/16/general-practice-image-gps-patients
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Re: GP's (24th Sep 13 at 9:12am UTC)
New network of general practices aims to improve standards and lift morale
Quality Practice is a national network of general practices that will extend core activities, share services and increase efficiency

http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/sep/24/network-general-practices-improve-standards
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Re: GP's (30th Sep 13 at 9:13am UTC)
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt: GPs need 'rigorous inspection

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10340117/Health-Secretary-Jeremy-Hunt-GPs-need-rigorous-inspection.html
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Re: GP's (1st Oct 13 at 10:30am UTC)
Cameron promises more flexible GP hours http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24339484
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Re: GP's (3rd Oct 13 at 10:05am UTC)
GP care in England 'faces funds catastrophe amid cuts' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24362902
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Re: GP's (19th Oct 13 at 10:03am UTC)
GPs condemn David Cameron's open-all-hours surgery plans
Doctors say prime minister's pledge is unachievable, as analysis shows only 1% of surgeries open all weekend

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/oct/18/gps-condemn-cameron-surgeries-plan
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Re: GP's (20th Oct 13 at 8:12am UTC)
Women doctors provide better care than men but male GPs are more 'productive'

A University of Montreal study found female GPs tended to spend longer with patients and prescribed more recommended medication than men
However, male GPs reported carrying out 1,000 more procedures a year than their female counterparts
The researchers found the differences between male and female medics were greater among older doctors


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2465797/Women-doctors-provide-better-care-men-male-GPs-productive.html#ixzz2iFQXAEPK

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Re: GP's (15th Nov 13 at 10:09am UTC)
GPs take on extra role for frailest patients http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24945134
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Re: GP's (16th Nov 13 at 10:27am UTC)
NHS spending on local surgeries has dropped

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-spending-on-local-surgeries-has-dropped-8943575.html
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Re: GP's (1st Dec 13 at 9:42am UTC)
Doctors ignore 'wonder-drug'... fresh air

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/doctors-ignore-wonderdrug-fresh-air-8975107.html
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Re: GP's (7th Dec 13 at 12:40pm UTC)
Many GP cancer referrals too slow, NHS England data suggests http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25274287
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Re: GP's (12th Dec 13 at 11:03am UTC)
'Maggot-infested' GP surgeries exposed by inspectors http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25337908
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Re: GP's (20th Dec 13 at 10:21am UTC)
Track patients addicted to prescription drugs, home affairs committee tells GPs
Report calls for immediate steps as it is revealed there are as many as 1.5 million people dependent on tranquillisers

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/20/track-patients-addicted-prescription-drugs-gps-tranquilisers-mps
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Re: GP's (24th Dec 13 at 1:56pm UTC)
Longer waits to see GP revealed in new survey
Results of NHS England investigation bring renewed focus on the coalition's stewardship of the NHS

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/24/longer-waits-to-see-doctor-revealed
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Re: GP's (23rd Jan 14 at 10:56am UTC)
Rare disease patients need integrated care from specialists and local teams
Proposals for 'complex care' GP practices must consider the needs of patients with additional or rarer conditions

http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2014/jan/23/patients-rare-diseases-integrated-care-specialists
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