Tag: GPs
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Doctors say they cannot afford to recruit new GPs
Read Latest News Lisa Summers Health correspondent, BBC Scotland BBC Dr Annie Lomas is a partner at Linden Medical Practice in West Lothian Doctors are warning that many practices in Scotland cannot afford to hire new GPs, despite government promises to make it easier to see a family doctor. Trainee GPs have also told BBC…
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Plane GPS systems are under sustained attack
Read Latest News BBC As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted. Just minutes from touching down, the aircraft’s essential Global Positioning System (GPS) suffered an unexplained interference, triggering an emergency diversion. The Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 had already descended to around 850ft (259m) when the…
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GPs to face potential closure, says body
Read Latest News Getty Images The hike in national insurance contributions (NICs) set for April will see some Northern Ireland GP practices going under if the government does not provide a bail-out, according to a senior doctor. The Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland (RCGP) told Stormont’s Public Accounts Committee the move could be…
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GPs in England agree deal to end ‘8am scramble’ for appointments | UK News
Read Latest News More patients in England will be able to book appointments online and request to see their regular doctor as part of a new deal agreed with GPs in England, the government has said. The deal includes an additional £889m in funding for the year 2025 to 2026 and is designed to end…
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England GPs hope to see more patients after agreeing new deal
Read Latest News More patients will be able to book appointments online and request to see their usual doctor under a new contract agreed between England’s GPs and the government. The deal gives an extra £889m a year to general practices, as well as a reduction in red tape and targets that ministers hope will…
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GPs ‘working as Uber drivers’ because they can’t find jobs as medics warn of ‘unprecedented crisis’ | Politics News
Read Latest News A lack of jobs is forcing GPs out of the NHS with some taking up work as Uber drivers to pay the bills, experts have told Sky News. The “ridiculous” situation has been blamed on chronic underfunding and the rising costs of running a general practice – meaning there is not enough…
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Elen Wyn says GPs laughed at her endometriosis fear
Read Latest News Elen Wyn says she suffered with pain before her diagnosis which she was told were “just period pains” The Traitors contestant Elen Wyn has said she was laughed at by a GP and told she had a low pain threshold during her 10-year wait for an endometriosis diagnosis. Elen, from Anglesey, said…
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NICE asks GPs to identify potential gambling addicts
Read Latest News Annabel Rackham Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images Health watchdog NICE is asking doctors and other healthcare professionals to identify patients at risk of gambling addiction GPs and other healthcare professionals in England should help identify potential problem gambling, in the same way they look for alcohol and smoking addiction, new guidance…
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GPs turn to AI to help with patient workload
Read Latest News Deepali Misra-Sharp Dr Deepali Misra-Sharp uses AI to help take notes This is the fifth feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI is changing medical research and treatments. The difficulty of getting an appointment with a GP is a familiar gripe in the UK. Even when an appointment…
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Govt plans to ‘bring back family doctor’ with extra £889m for GPs in attempt to end dispute | Politics News
Read Latest News The government is planning to “bring back the family doctor” by giving GPs an extra £889m to spend time with patients in a bid to end a dispute. Under proposals for the new GP contract for 2025/26, which is being consulted upon now, GPs would be incentivised to ensure patients most in…
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GPs owed wages refuse to work at eHarley Street-linked surgeries
Read Latest News BBC Dr Samantha Jenkins says she has concerns for patients and is owed thousands of pounds Doctors have warned of “dangerous” staffing levels and “potentially catastrophic” supply shortages at practices supported by a GP management company. Some locum doctors have refused to work at Welsh practices linked to eHarley Street, because they…
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NHS must ‘live within that budget’ says chancellor after GPs raise concerns over national insurance increase | Politics News
Read Latest News Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the NHS must “live within that budget” given to them – despite concerns being raised by GP surgeries over the increase to employers’ national insurance contributions. Speaking to broadcasters, Ms Reeves was repeatedly asked about the concerns raised by the likes of hospices, care homes and general…
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GPs demand protection from Budget tax hike for firms
Read Latest News GPs are calling on the government to protect them from tax rises for employers announced at the Budget, warning it could hit services for patients. The NHS and rest of the public sector are due to be shielded from a hike in National Insurance (NI) contributions from April next year. But GP…
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GPs, care homes and hospices voice concern over Budget tax rises
Read Latest News Getty Images GPs, care homes and hospices have voiced concerns about the impact of the rise in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Budget. The NHS and rest of the public sector are exempt from the tax rise – but that does not cover private care homes or hospices which provide…