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French GPs go on strike over deteriorating working conditions

In a rare move, general practitioners in France will go on strike on December 1 and 2, demanding greater investment from the government in local doctors' surgeries. They say that if their working conditions don't improve, the state can kiss goodbye to traditional local surgeries, since recruiting the next generation…

France 24

‘Life no longer as we know it’: war in space would have devastating effects, military experts say

Attacks on satellites could take out GPS systems, banking systems, power grids, and affect military operations, panel at space conference says

The Guardian - AU

Voluntary assisted dying is now legal in Tasmania but for some, the wait remains

It is now legal for terminally ill people to end their lives in Tasmania but people wanting to access the service cannot find GPs who are trained.

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Evening Standard

GPs tell patients to ‘get an Uber’ as NHS ambulance delays hit record level

Some practices in England encouraging stable patients with serious conditions to make their own way to hospital

The Guardian - UK

Stress, exhaustion and 1,000 patients a day: the life of an English GP

Behind the outcry about waiting times lies the anxiety that our cherished GP system will soon collapse. We witness life on the frontline

The Guardian - UK

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Thousands of Brits denied face-to-face meetings with GP - see how yours compares

Newly released statistics covering GP practices across England showed less than 75% of GP appointments for October were held face to face, and less than 40% took place on the same day

Daily Mirror

GPs 'vote to shorten working day' as many people struggle to get appointments

A GPs conference has reportedly voted in favour of a motion to reduce working hours to a 9am until 5pm due to discrimination against doctors with families

Daily Mirror

Data of all Nottinghamshire GP surgeries’ waiting times released by NHS

Leading GPs say the statistics are 'at best misleading'

Nottingham Post

New GP guidelines to combat 'Dr Google'

The peak body for GPs will launch a new resource to help patients and doctors navigate unrealistic expectations caused by turning to "Dr Google".

AAP

GPs are seeing more people who are 'vitamin deficient' because they can't afford to eat

Dr Rowena Christmas said she'd seen more patients presenting with vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies due to their poor diets

Wales Online

GPs carry out record amount of appointments while family doctor numbers drop

NHS Digital said 32 million appointments were carried out in October.

The Independent UK

UK's least accessible GP surgeries named and shamed in new appointment 'league tables'

The government said the league table would help patients make "more informed choices", but leading GPs say they won't account for different patient demographics and leave those at the bottom facing "undue criticism"

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Nottingham Post

GP practices could be named and shamed with new appointment ‘league tables’

Leading GPs have raised concerns

Wales Online

GP appointment 'league tables' published for England

The data will reveal how many appointments each practice is delivering and the length of time it takes to be seen

The Independent UK

GP practices could be named and shamed as appointment ‘league tables’ published

The Government said the data would give patients a ‘more informed choice’ about where to seek care.

The Independent UK

GP practices offering least appointments to be named and shamed

Health officials hope move will ‘improve transparency about performance’

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The Independent UK

Seriously ill refusing sick notes because they can’t afford time off work, heath chief says

GPs suffering ‘moral distress’ as they’re powerless to help UK’s most vulnerable

Daily Mirror

Patients turn down doctor sick notes as they need to work to keep feeding their families

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, the chair of the Royal College of GPs, said some of her patients have refused to sign off work due to illness because they have to keep providing for their families

The Independent UK

GP shortage warning: ‘More leaving the profession than joining’

HEE said it had met the Government’s target for GP specialty trainee recruitment for the fifth year running.

The Independent UK

Patients refuse sick notes as they cannot afford not to work, says leading GP

Professor Kamila Hawthorne described the ‘moral distress’ for GPs who want to be able to help their patients.

The Guardian - UK

Severely ill refusing sicknotes as they cannot afford time off, says GPs’ head

Exclusive: Doctors suffering ‘moral distress’ at their powerlessness to help most vulnerable, says head of the Royal College of GPs

Manchester Evening News

GPs begin prescribing heating for those that can't afford to keep warm

The trial will be expanded to support low-income households in different parts of the country

The Guardian - UK

GPs in England treat up to three times more patients than safety limit demands

Doctors are carrying out more consultations than before the pandemic, despite severe shortages in the profession

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