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Primary care news round-up (27th February to 5th March 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (27th February to 5th March 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. The board has now announced it will review the decision following a challenge from one of the five unsuccessful bidders. More than 13,000 people have signed a petition against the change.

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Primary care news round-up (6th February to 12th February 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (6th February to 12th February 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. The study in the British Journal of General Practice found that doctors who stay in rural areas love the countryside and often love raising a family there.

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Primary care news round-up (13th February to 19th February 2025)

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The post Primary care news round-up (13th February to 19th February 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. The governing Scottish National Party says it is already implementing tangible, concrete proposals to improve the NHS, including the aim of recruiting and training 800 more GPs by 2027.

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Primary care news round-up (16th January to 23rd January 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (16th January to 23rd January 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. This week, the Government set out plans to reschedule hospital building programmes, delaying some, but gave little new information on the programme for practices.

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Primary care news round-up (24th January to 29th January 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (24th January to 29th January 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. Only when they belong, do the workers become accepted as a credible source of support and become able to make a valuable contribution to patient wellbeing. Researchers interviewed 61 patients and 93 professionals.

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Primary care news round-up (2nd January to 8th January 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (2nd January to 8th January 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. It has told patients: If we need to speak to you, all we would ask for is your name, date of birth and first line of address to check your identity.

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Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

Health Populi

Health care cost management is always on employers’ minds, in this round of the annual survey an especially acute pain point as the median health care trend increase in 2021 was 8.2% — a height not seen for many years. I’ll call out food access here at the 20% of employers saying they will consider this SDoH for 2024-2025.