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Primary care news round-up (19th December 2024 to 1st January 2025)

Practice Index

Hospitals were pleading with patients only to attend emergency departments for serious or life-threatening emergencies, warning of long waits for others. Before Christmas, these patients accounted for 5% of hospital beds. The monthly data may include patients who were still waiting for an appointment at the end of November.

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Primary care news round-up (20th to 26th March 2025)

Practice Index

In-person GP appointments linked to high patient satisfaction Practices that offer the most face-to-face GP appointments have the greatest patient satisfaction, according to researchers from the University of Manchester. They also found the total number of appointments offered by practices made a big difference to satisfaction levels.

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

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Community care plan stalling The promise of shifting care from hospitals to community settings has already stalled, MPs have alleged. Continuity of care also increased the time between appointment requests. However, visiting a familiar GP increased the likelihood that a patient would be referred for an outpatient appointment.

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

Practice Index

He promised millions more appointments, offered close to home through community diagnosis centres and the development of one stop clinics. Last week, the latest data showed the number of flu patients in hospital quadrupling over the holiday. NHS England said 211 patients were in critical care.

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Manage your EHR inbox more effectively with these tips

Mobius MD

A recent study found that primary care physicians in a Massachusetts hospital spent an average of 36 minutes per visit using the EHR , with nearly 8 minutes dedicated to the EHR inbox. Forwarding urgent messages to a triage nurse can help determine whether a patient needs an appointment, urgent care, or an ER visit.

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Friday Reflection 38: Yesterday’s Solutions; Today’s Problems

Sensible Medicine

Most of my undergraduate medical education took place at New York Hospital, where a medical error occasioned the first calls for duty hour reform. I was responsible for staying at the bedside of (or at least in the hospital with) my patients until they were stable. PR was admitted to my service at a hospital where I briefly attended.

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Why Good communication Matters in Healthcare

Practice Builders

More than 60% of adverse events in the hospital are due to communication errors. Multidisciplinary rounds in which all members of the care team contribute. Intrahospital communication refers to the exchange of information within a single hospital or healthcare facility. Patient safety is a top priority for healthcare experts.