Primary Care News 6th December 2024

A round-up of the news headlines this week relating to primary care and GP practices in the UK.

 

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Winter wellbeing support for staff

NHS England

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Record number of appointments in general practice belie need for more GPs

The Health Foundation

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Mansfield GP practices praised for pioneering work with vulnerable patients

Chad News

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Medicines Recall/Notification: Class 4 Defect Information published

Gov.uk

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Court victory for GP who refused to join PCN opens new legal window for practices

GP Online

 

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Dereham Toftwood Medical Centre is recommended for closure

Dereham Times

Angry doctors owed thousands refuse to work

BBC News

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National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports: 2024 to 2025 season

gov.uk

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Updated NHS Violence Prevention and Reduction (VPR) Standard

NHS England

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GP practices ‘often reluctant’ to take on student nurses

Nursing in Practice

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The role of clinical leaders in championing innovation

NHS England

Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: monthly data, 2024 to 2025

gov.uk

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GPs ‘worried about missing things’ as practices busier than ever

Lincolnshire Live

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GPs stop system pressure alerts amid poor uptake and disappointing impact

Management in Practice

 

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Tower Hamlets GP Practice Hosts Successful Winter Homeless Fair

NHS East London Foundation Trust

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Greater Manchester gets 53,000 extra GP appointments amid NHS 'quad-demic' fears

Manchester Evening News

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Doctors in Dunster and Porlock ban new patients to stop 'flight' from Minehead

West Somerset Free Press

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Why are GPs in Scotland getting ready for industrial action?

The Scottish Herald

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The impact of physician associates and other non-GP roles on primary care

Brunel University

More than 100 Ipswich residents help shape future of local healthcare

Ipswich.co.uk

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Whistleblowing reform must include GPs

Yahoo! News

Solihull dad urges people to use 'brilliant' NHS service which came to poorly daughter's aid

Birmingham Live

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Queen Mary University vaccination tool boosts uptake of MMR vaccine in children

Queen Mary University of London

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Speyside Medical Group agrees to take over GP surgery at Aberlour

Northern Scot

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