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Doctor’s Failure to Follow Up on Medical Test Leads to Large Settlement

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for physicians to order tests and then fail to follow up on results — often due to the sheer volume of patients that the physician sees. However, Dr P, who had an extremely high caseload at the medical center, failed to follow up on this finding. However, Mr W would not make it until then.

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Primary care news round-up (4th April to 11th April 2024)

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Right care, first time Practice managers are launching a major campaign to tackle public frustration at the delays in gaining GP appointments. It follows the national drive to diversify primary care teams, introducing a range of professions to support GPs. The local ICB reports 25,000 missed appointments in February alone.

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Primary care news round-up (29th August to 5th September 2024)

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According to the IGPM, the Department of Health should follow suit. Over the 14 years that led up to 2019, the number of appointments per patient remained much the same, but the length of time per consultation increased by nearly half. The proposal comes after the Government decision to end one-word Ofsted gradings for schools.

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Primary care news round-up (16th to 22nd February 2024)

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Dispute over growing appointment numbers GP and NHS leaders have clashed over another upsurge in appointment requests. NHS England says the nearly 26 million appointments in December demonstrate progress in improving primary care, while the Royal College of GPs says it shows that pressure on practices is becoming even more intolerable.

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Primary care news round-up (7th to 13th March 2024)

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Practices urged to sign up as veteran friendly A drive has been launched to encourage practices to become “veterans friendly”. Record appointments “unsustainable”? NHS England reports that practices delivered a record number of appointments last year. million appointments – that’s 20% more than the previous month.

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Primary care news round-up (28th November to 4th December 2024)

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Appointments reach record high Practice appointments reached a record high in October. million appointments in the month, three million more than 12 months earlier, itself a record, according to new NHS England data. The Royal College of GPs said practices now deliver 30% more appointments than five years ago.

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Primary care news round-up (6th June to 12th June 2024)

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Flawed appointments measure shelved Practices had risked losing thousands of pounds because they could not provide accurate data on appointments for indicator ACC-08. The IGPM had warned NHS England of a “significant flaw” in one of the appointment management systems.