'Repeat offender' jailed after assault on GP practice employee
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A man has been jailed for 42 weeks after punching through a glass screen in a GP practice reception area, leaving a member of staff with cuts to the hand and face ..read more
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GPs could lose responsibility for fit notes under government welfare reforms
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GPs in England may no longer be responsible for signing sick notes under government plans to overhaul the benefit system ..read more
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Patients protest against same-day access plans that risk 'end of family doctor'
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A patient group held a public protest against plans to overhaul healthcare and access to general practice that the group believes will spell the end of the family doctor ..read more
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Podcast: Untapped locum GP capacity, NHS evidence on GP pay, NHS U-turn on mental health support
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The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice in our podcast ..read more
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Climate protest GP facing GMC sanctions after tribunal misconduct ruling
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A GP who was arrested while taking part in a series of Just Stop Oil protests is facing GMC sanctions after a tribunal ruled her fitness to practise was 'impaired by reason of misconduct ..read more
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GP practice wins business award for 'exceptional resilience' in local crisis
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A GP practice has won a small business award for 'triumph over adversity' after absorbing more than 10,000 patients from a nearby practice shut down after an inadequate CQC rating ..read more
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Doctors stage climate change protest outside GMC offices
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GPs, other doctors and patients have staged protests outside GMC offices in London and Edinburgh saying the regulator is not doing enough to protect the public from the health impacts of climate change ..read more
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BMA warns ICBs to add GP industrial action to their risk registers
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The BMA is writing to each of England's 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) warning that they should add potential GP industrial action into their system risk registers ..read more
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Constant NHS medicines shortages 'the new normal', report warns
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'Constantly elevated medicines shortages' have left patients struggling to access crucial products and driven up workload for GPs and pharmacists over the past two years, a report warns ..read more
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ICBs looking into potential contract breach by major GP provider
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Three ICBs in London are ‘considering their next steps’ amid concerns that a major private provider of NHS GP services may have breached the terms of its practice contracts ..read more
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