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Hundreds of GPs a month seek mental health support as COVID-19 pressure bites
More than 200 GPs a month are seeking mental health support as COVID-19 drives up pressure on the NHS - and demand for help is rising fastest among doctors in primary care, figures from a confidential support service suggest.
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Viewpoint: GPs will be there for patients this winter, but at what cost?
Rising to new challenges is in GPs' DNA and the profession has not let patients down through the COVID-19 pandemic, says Professor Dame Clare Gerada. But intense pressure on GPs is exacting a heavy toll on their mental health.
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GPs to be told 'shortly' how they can reclaim PPE costs
Information on how practices will be reimbursed for PPE costs incurred during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be 'announced shortly', according to NHS England.
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GPs demand support as COVID hotspots sound alarm over rising workload
GP leaders have accused the government of 'behaving as if the second wave is an unexpected surprise' as practices in COVID hotspots battle to maintain services with little to no extra support.
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Abusive graffiti daubed on side of GP practice in Bristol
GPs at a practice in Bristol arrived at work this week to find abusive graffiti daubed on the wall of their premises in foot-high letters.
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GP capacity hit hard as 60% lost colleagues to self-isolation in past fortnight
More than three in five GPs say they or clinical colleagues have been forced to self-isolate within the past fortnight, with many reporting reduced capacity and cancelled appointments at a time when workload is soaring.
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GPs feel like 'boiling frogs' as abuse over face-to-face appointments continues
GPs are continuing to face unkindness, verbal abuse and complaints - leaving staff 'close to tears' - a month after an 'insulting' NHS England letter on face-to-face care provoked negative media coverage.
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GPs place first orders from government flu jab reserve as £12m support fund rolled out
GP practices can start ordering flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government stockpile and can apply for a share of £12m in funding to cover extra costs as part of the extended 2020 campaign, the government has confirmed.
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Quarter of government's 8m-dose flu stockpile is vaccine granted temporary approval
A vaccine yet to be licensed in the UK accounts for more than a quarter of the 8m doses the government has promised to make available from next month as part of the expanded 2020 flu campaign.
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GPs report drop in older patients coming forward with cancer symptoms
More than half of GPs say numbers of older patients coming forward with cancer symptoms remain low compared with pre-coronavirus levels, a poll reveals.
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Failure to involve GPs in COVID-19 test and trace 'a disaster and a national shame'
GPs and primary care teams should have played a key role in the UK’s efforts to test, track and trace coronavirus, according to a leading global health expert who has labelled the current system ‘a disaster and a national shame’.
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RCGP chair 'livid' over attacks on general practice from 'armchair critics'
General practice has risen 'heroically' to unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall - who said he was 'livid' at attacks on the profession from 'armchair critics who don't get it'.
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Remote GP consultations a 'lifeline for the NHS' during pandemic, says Hancock
The rapid switch to remote GP consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic provided a 'lifeline for the NHS' as it faced its greatest ever challenge, health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has said.
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COVID-19 disrupted training for four in five doctors, GMC survey shows
The vast majority of trainee doctors have seen their training disrupted or limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, a GMC poll reveals.
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GP practices face losses 'in excess of £50,000' as COVID-19 hits income
GP practices across England are facing a significant loss of income as COVID-19 dries up key funding streams, accountants have warned, with some on track to lose more than £50,000 this financial year.
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MPs explore GP workload cap and flag damaging impact of intense pressure
MPs have raised the prospect of a cap on GP consultations in an investigation into workload intensity and burnout in the NHS - and heard evidence that the health service is 'paradoxically' damaging the health of people working within it.
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GP training: Working remotely as a GP trainee during the pandemic
Dr Zoe Brown was in her first year of GP training and pregnant as lockdown began. She describes how working remotely during the first peak of the pandemic affected her and the impact it has had on her training.
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GPs warn government off PCN-led test and trace system
GPs have rebuffed suggestions that primary care networks (PCNs) are ‘best placed’ to run COVID-19 test and trace systems, but argue they should have greater involvement in testing.
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Map: Three-fold variation in GP practice list size between CCGs
The list size of GP practices across England has grown rapidly over the past decade - but major variation remains between CCG areas.
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Advance decisions to refuse treatment - what GPs need to know
A recent case has underlined the need for GPs to communicate a patient’s known wishes about their care or treatment at the end of life with hospital colleagues. The MDU's Dr Kathryn Leask explains how GPs should handle requests from patients to sign documents relating to future clinical decisions.
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