Lords urged to block legislation for GMC to regulate PAs
The BMA has urged peers to block legislation that would make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates and anaesthesia associates in a House of Lords vote on 26 February. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Professional regulation Source Type: news

Analysis-Prices for New US Drugs Rose 35% in 2023, More Than the Previous Year Analysis-Prices for New US Drugs Rose 35% in 2023, More Than the Previous Year
Pharmaceutical companies last year launched new U.S. drugs at prices 35% higher than in 2022, reflecting in part the industry ' s embrace of expensive therapies for rare...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - February 23, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

Continuity of care would save millions of GP appointments each year, new study finds
GP workload would be significantly reduced if continuity of care was prioritised in general practice, a new study suggests. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news

' Where Have My Orgasms Gone?' Sex Medicine and Older Women'Where Have My Orgasms Gone?' Sex Medicine and Older Women
Satisfying sexual engagement can be important for the general well-being and overall health of older women.Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

Progress, Not Cure, for Sickle Cell Disease, Says Ethicist Progress, Not Cure, for Sickle Cell Disease, Says Ethicist
Art Caplan discusses progress made for treating sickle cell disease and the importance of not labeling it as a cure.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

RCGP condemns threat to retention funding as third of GPs consider quitting
Funding for GP retention risks being stripped away to cover other financial pressures at a time when one in three GPs are considering quitting the NHS, the RCGP has warned. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news

Palliative Care Has a Branding Problem
(MedPage Today) -- Most people with a diagnosis impacting their quality of life intuitively understand how they could use "an extra layer of support." Loved ones need it too. Chronic and terminal disease reverberates through families like the stressors... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

GPN Manifesto 2024: Adapt to digital health
This is the last of 10 priorities for general practice nursing for this year, forming a manifesto for the profession We hear from many general practice nurses (GPNs) who aren’t happy with the direction of travel at their practices or the progress of the profession, so we asked 10 nurses to share their top priorities... Read moreThe post GPN Manifesto 2024: Adapt to digital health appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 22, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Analysis Digital health GPN manifesto 2024 Source Type: news

Podcast: Visa sponsor shortage threatens GP workforce, locum GPs struggle to find work, record appointments
The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice in our latest podcast episode. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news

Podcast: Locum GPs struggle to find work, visa sponsor shortage threatens GP workforce, record appointments
The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice in our latest podcast episode. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news

How a GP practice worked with patients to stop a torrent of complaints
A GP practice has seen complaints drop from 50-plus a day to just four in 10 months after a change to its appointment system and improved communication with patients. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice management Source Type: news

UK's Medical Regulator Says Sorry for Striking Off Gay Doctors Before 1966 UK's Medical Regulator Says Sorry for Striking Off Gay Doctors Before 1966
Britain ' s medical regulator on Thursday apologised for its past disciplinary action against gay doctors, some of whom had their careers ended by convictions based on...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

NHS gained nearly 250 fully-qualified GPs over the past year
The GP workforce in England gained 248 fully-qualified, full-time equivalent GPs over the past year - a 1% rise that almost kept pace with rising numbers of patients, analysis by GPonline shows. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news

Former RCGP chair joins NHS England board
Former RCGP chair Professor Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard has joined the NHS England board as a non-executive director. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: People News Source Type: news

GMC apologises to doctors for historic sanctions under homophobic laws
The GMC has formally apologised to doctors it took regulatory action against or struck off under now-repealed homophobic laws and has called for people or families affected to come forward. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Professional regulation Source Type: news