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Patients queued around the block to say goodbye (photo: Solent News)

Patients queue around the block to bid GP farewell

Hundreds of patients at a Portsmouth practice queued around the block to bid farewell to a retiring ...

BP control in primary care has improved substantially (photo: Jim Varney)

GP-led BP treatment 'saves tens of thousands of lives a year'

GP-led management of hypertension has doubled the number of treated patients with well-controlled BP...

Dr McDevitt: extra funding 'a step in the right direction' (photo: Douglas Robertson)

Scottish government sets out additional £4m practice funding plan

The additional £4m of funding promised to Scottish GPs will be paid into the global sum, reducing MP...

Dr Kestin: too few young GPs becoming trainers (photo: Pete Hill)

LMCs call for national training scheme for GP trainers

A standard national scheme to train the next generation of GP trainers is urgently needed to arrest ...

Dr Haslam: NICE advice is 'galling' (photo: Paul Starr)

Senior GP criticises 'galling' NICE call for GP empathy training

A leading GPSI and government advisor has criticised NICE's call for GPs to be given extra training ...

Abusive patients: LMCs called for more support for practices (photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

Zero tolerance towards abusive patients is under threat, GPs warn

The principle of zero tolerance towards abusive patients is under threat from a lack of support from...

Dr Charlson: 'Experience has shown that there is no single ‘one size fits all solution'.'

Viewpoint: How an independent provider can help under-pressure practices

For some years GP practices have been struggling to cope with falling income and increasing workload...

Obesity: GPs should routinely raise weight issues with patients, says NICE (photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

Train GPs in compassion to tackle obesity, says NICE

GPs should be given extra training in communication skills to help them treat overweight and obese p...

Colonoscopy: call to allow GPs to refer more patients (photo: Science Photo Library)

Widen GP referral criteria for suspected bowel cancer, charity urges

NICE should 'liberalise' referral guidelines for suspected bowel cancer so GPs can refer lower-risk ...

Dr Rose: Barriers to GP scan access causing 'frustration and dismay' (photo: Pete Hill)

Ban on GP access to hospital tests hampering early diagnosis, GPs warn

The lack of GP direct access to hospital-based diagnostic tests is blocking early detection of disea...

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