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GPs can now prescribe cytisine pill to patients wanting to quit smoking
NICE has recommended cytisine for people who want to stop smoking, giving GPs another treatment option. In final guidance ...
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BMA locum leader: ‘GP unemployment is unacceptable and bizarre’
The sessional GP committee chair considers the impact of the GP workforce crisis, as BMA launches a survey on under and ...
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Let local leaders lead
The challenges facing primary care are well-documented and the overriding direction of travel has been an expectation to do ...
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Tribunal rules out-of-hours GP as ‘worker’ in claim against health board
An out-of-hours GP has successfully argued her ‘worker’ status at a tribunal, as part of a case against the local health ...
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ICBs estimate average £2m cost of GP collective action
The FOI data showed that on average ICBs are reporting that collective action is expected to cost £2m. Out of 10 ICBs who ...