Placing more trust in pharmacists will ease pressure on GPs
Utilising pharmacy’s expertise will be vital in providing better patient care and reducing the backlog.
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Without a GP workforce plan, the NHS will fail
Despite the promises in the primary care recovery plan, the only solution to the NHS crisis is to train and…
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More medical school places will not automatically create more doctors
A lack of postgraduate training is creating a specialist workforce shortage.
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The Policy Ask with Kamila Hawthorne: “GPs should be caring for patients, not ticking boxes”
The chair of the Royal College of GPs on the importance of family doctors and the urgent need to tackle…
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The NHS workforce crisis could be solved by reforming medical training
The government is focused on recruiting consultants, but supporting the development of experienced doctors is also vital to filling vacancies.
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The fierce women doctors of Maternal show that TV drama is moving on
Not so long ago, every successful working woman on screen was either a secret wreck or a man-in-training.
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Doctors’ union chair: prioritising private healthcare will increase inequalities
Iain Kennedy, the chair of BMA Scotland, on why charging wealthier patients will reduce NHS funding and widen the health…
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The Policy Ask with Julia Patterson: “No one should seek to profit from public healthcare”
The founder of medic-led campaign group EveryDoctor on NHS privatisation, the role of experts and the climate crisis.
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