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GPs in community health centres are withering from neglect

Under Medicare, GP clinics that once could provide time and care for the most vulnerable now have to squeeze in as many patients as possible

The Guardian - AU

Millions to be weaned off antidepressants as GPs give them to 8.4m people a year

Painkillers and sleeping pills will also be targeted if people have been taking them for a long time

Wales Online

Alex Murdaugh trial: A minute-by-minute timeline of the night Maggie and Paul were murdered

Cell phone and GPS data establishes exhaustive timeline of events around murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh

The Independent UK

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Formula One 2023: a team-by-team guide to the cars and drivers

Can Ferrari, with new principal Frédéric Vasseur installed, challenge the supremacy of Red Bull and Max Verstappen?

The Guardian - UK

Public health alert issued in Mackay as STI cases continue to rise

Health professionals say they cannot adequately respond to the situation because of resourcing pressure and are calling on GPs and hospitals to do more testing.

ABC News

Concerns raised as Belfast City Council told that not all GPs work full-time hours

There were 1,419 active GPs across Northern Ireland at 31st March 2022

Belfast Live

Veterans are being forced to pay for healthcare that should be free as GPs opt out

Some clinics not accepting the gold card that entitles war veterans to free healthcare as rebates fail to keep up with cost of delivering care

The Guardian - AU

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All the under-performing GP surgeries in England ranked - see if yours is on the list

A total of 51 GPs surgeries were deemed "inadequate" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England

Daily Mirror

Why hay fever season started early this year, and what you can do about it

GPs are no longer routinely prescribing treatments such as tablets, nasal sprays, or eye drops for hay fever

Wales Online

77-Year-Old Tourist In Alpina B3 Touring Stuck After Blindingly Trusting GPS

You can't park there mate.

Motor1

Veterans paying for service-related healthcare as GPs stop accepting rebate

Lack of timely and affordable medical care across Australia is exacerbating chronic health issues and causing mental distress among veterans, advocate says

The Guardian - AU

For 30 minutes, Volkswagen tracking service wouldn’t help deputies find stolen car with toddler inside

Detectives scrambled for a credit card number to pay the tracking service $150 to obtain the car’s GPS location but by then, the boy had been found unharmed.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘16 minutes of hell’; Volkswagen says ‘serious breach’ led to delay in giving authorities GPS location of stolen car carrying toddler

CHICAGO — Volkswagen acknowledged Friday that a representative of its roadside assistance program made a “serious breach” after declining to provide police with the GPS location of a car carrying an abducted toddler.

Tribune News Service

Queensland to trial GPS trackers for child offenders as young as 15 in Toowoomba

Expansion to include 15-year-olds is part of a suite of measures to crack down on youth crime, including making breach of bail an offence for children

The Guardian - AU

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The Independent UK

Health leaders urged to focus on retaining GPs after numbers drop year on year

The figures also show the proportion of GPs in England working full time at local surgeries is at its lowest level since current records began.

The Guardian - US

Florida researchers capture invasive pythons by attaching GPS collars to prey

Burmese pythons, which can grow up to 20ft, have surged in south Florida due to snake owners releasing them when they get too big

ABC News

Bulk-billing rates in Tasmania worst in Australia, as medical students shun GP careers

For those trying to find a bulk-billing doctor in Tasmania, the task is a challenging one — and with rural clinics under pressure and fewer GPs coming through the system, the problem is only going to get worse.

Fortune

‘Quantumania’ is taking over. Here’s where we stand in the real ‘quantum realm’

A Quantumania-inspired tour of the technologies and possibilities of quantum science.

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Daily Mirror

Mum whose daughter was struck down with Strep A slams GPs using 'text message diagnosis'

Laura Rooney, whose daughter was diagnosed with Strep A in December, has called for an end to the practice of diagnosing children via text messages and pictures

Chronicle Live

Full list of Newcastle GP surgeries and how many appointments were offered in a month

We take a look at every GP surgery in the city to see how easy it is to get a GP appointment - and how long it takes before you see a doctor

Belfast Live

Banbridge mum on Strep A diagnosis for daughter - 'text message diagnosis from GPs needs to end'

"Unfortunately, Farrah was wrongly diagnosed in a text message."

AAP

Grant scheme to keep GPs in flood-ravaged Lismore

Healthcare providers in Lismore will receive $5 million in government aid to rebuild flood-damaged infrastructure, replace equipment or move to new premises.

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: the areas where Australians are struggling to access free GP care

Exclusive: Data shows low bulk-billing rates in affluent Sydney suburbs as well as several regional electorates and Tasmania

Daily Mirror

'We're literally on a cliff edge': Inside GP surgery where NHS staff are struggling

Amid the NHS crisis and GP shortages, the Mirror went inside Horfield Health Centre in Bristol where 'demands are off the scale' and executive partner Peter Maynard has even been to the local job centre to find staff

ABC News

Defence veterans' entitlement schemes to be overhauled in bid to 'save lives'

Defence Force personnel are being promised easier access to veterans' entitlements under an overhaul of legislation, as the minister confirms the backlog of claims is still above 42,000.

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