My GP wife worked herself to death – something needs to change | GPonline
Clare Gerada
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General practice is like calling an Uber, MPs say> and this is what happens when one priorities access over continuity. We need to restore the work force and bring back jewell in crown of NHS & provide patients with the care they need.
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‘Gambling addiction is an awful addiction. And it harms so many people along the way’ – says president of who set up the Primary Care Gambling Service in 2019. ‘Where it is a problem, it’s catastrophic,’ she adds ‘But treatment works’ [2/8]
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Bank of England in fresh emergency move to calm markets> not an expert in economics. But really can’t see how tax cuts is going to pay for Covid, Brexit deficits and inflationary costs.
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Wonderful evening at the future is great in the hands of our overseas trained doctors. Thank you
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in the 12 months ending July 2022, 345 million appointments were recorded as being delivered by GPs compared to 310 million appointments recorded in the 12 months ending July 2019. This equates to a 35 million increase in appointments recorded as delivered over a 12 month period
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Record GP demand ‘outstrips’ capacity, NHS England admits in stark warning - Pulse Today> this is really important. We can’t continue blaming GPs
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Public won't be told to cut energy use after Truss objects>. Well, that’s OK then. PM says we’re OK
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Whilst GP practices don’t have big machines to run we do need electricity - our phone systems, medical records and prescribing (electronic and paper systems) all@are plugged to the mains. Not sure how we can function if the lights are turned off.
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Dozens of GPs with suicidal thoughts contact specialist service every month | GPonline
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Liz Truss to hold emergency talks with OBR after failing to calm markets> first Brexit, now this.
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General practice delivered 26.5m appointments this August - 13.3% above the level seen in the same month in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, analysis of official data show.
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Thank you Andy - train guard @9.06 - for your help with me and other passengers struggling with heavy luggage (and for me, my Brompton). Little acts of kindness make such a difference
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Covid & flu vaccine done. All ready for the winter now.
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I can’t see how it helps our lowest paid for the highest paid to pay less tax. Really can’t.
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Sadly - if we lose general practice and the care we provide > 300 million times per year will leave patients floundering, with fragmented care & far longer waits. We have to protect general practice to protect the NHS, patients and the public purse.
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Narrative is often ‘NHS isn’t working’. Just think how many of us have received text to book our Covid jab, made an appointment on line- convenient in place & time for us, received text reminder & then vaccinated. All for no on-cost, no hassle. That’s the NHS working
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On a typical day in NHS GPs 1.3 million people are seen by General Practice (45% have requested to be seen on that day). Please don’t tell us we’re not working hard.
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Some free advice for the Government: if your ambition is to boost economic growth, simply re-join the EU's Single Market and Customs Union. You're welcome.
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I will make it easier to see GP, promises Coffey> not sure where extra will come from. There is no magic GP tree ! Until & unless we reduce workload we’re flat out delivering more care, to more people & to greater difficulty. We CANT do anymore. Sorry.
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NEU Care4Calais - Welcome all refugees appeal - a Community crowdfunding project in London by Teachers
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We are very sorry to hear about the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Our deepest condolences are with the Royal Family.
Full statement from RCGP President : rcgp.org.uk/News/Statement
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The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
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The Queen’s death will shake this country deeply – she was a steady centre amid constant flux.
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Not sure there is an ‘access’ problem in general practice. We’re actually seeing (across all modalities) more patients today & doing more for them than ever before. The problem is the capacity we have to deliver the care we want to for our patients.
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Liz Truss defence spending to cost £157bn, says report> one does wonder whether this money would be better spent on housing & eduction ? (Just saying)
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Last time I did was during 2012 Olympics. What a mess our political leaders have got us in. It feels as if it’s still a big game to them. Strikes everywhere. Disparity growing. Food & fuel hunger looming. Yet we seem to be offered empty promises & no solutions.
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Will there ever be a time when we are proud to be British again?
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Cigarette butts: how the no 1 most littered objects are choking our coasts
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Surrey GP took her own life after her job 'became overwhelming' | GPonline>so sad. Please contact if you need support for mental health issues. GPs are struggling to deliver the care they want to for their patients.
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I wish media and others would stop this narrative that GPs work only part time. We’re not. More than half of our work is out side the consulting room (just as with other medics) - R&D, training, running clinical teams, home visiting, working in other clinical area and so on.
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Blaming GPs for lack of appointments is a bit like blaming pilots for disrupted and cancelled flights.
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GP workforce shrank by 116 in May as appointments rose by 3.6m | GPonline
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Have been at European GP & combined annual conference. So great to be surrounded by GP enthusiasts from across the world. I feel reinvigorated, hopeful and full of love and joy for my profession #wonca2022 #rcgpac thank you everyone.
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RCGP president calls on GPs to fight injustice and protect the healthcare rights of women | GPonline
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We need to create a world wide movement to support the (eroding) rights of women across the world. This has to be the urgent agenda for us all, now. When mothers die everyone suffers.
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Any Maltese doctors out there. Please can consider signing this petition around womens access to termination of pregnancy on the Island forms.gle/4oUvzvuLuEqstZ (Malta has a blanket ban on termination)
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Roe v Wade: Abortion clinics start to close after Supreme Court ruling-> supporters say ‘every human life has to be protected’ - expect of course when it involves guns shooting children. What hypocrisy. How has USA got to this ?
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