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Australia-first trial to retain GPs in rural areas will see them employed directly by state government

Tasmania will be the first in the country to trial a new $13 million statewide rural GP training model in the latest attempt to help combat widespread doctors shortages and GP clinic closures.

ABC News

Number of permanent GPs in England drops year on year for seventh month in a row

There were 26,706 permanent qualified GPs working in England in December 2022, down 1.3% from 27,064 in December 2021.

The Independent UK

Alaskan Wolves Have Eaten So Many Deers They’re Now Hunting Sea Otters

Scientists claim that wolves have recently turned to sea otters as their primary prey.

Zenger

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Older patients on medley of drugs ‘at higher risk of adverse reactions’

Older people prescribed 10 or more medicines by GPs at threefold increased risk, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

High turnover of GPs 'having detrimental impact on patient care'

Report says nearly 30% of practices in England have been affected, forcing more patients to turn to hospital A&E departments

Wales Online

'The ship is sinking': Wales' GP staffing crisis as surgery set to close if it can't recruit new doctors

Borth Surgery says it is facing closure if it is unable to recruit GPs

Wales Online

Conservatives ‘testing the water’ for ‘two-tier’ NHS, Gordon Brown claims

Ex-PM criticises Sajid Javid for suggesting idea of paid appointments for GPs and A&E

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Health trust to take over at-risk Co Down surgeries after talks to find new GP fail

It follows extensive work to identify a new contractor to take over following the resignation of the current GP partners

Belfast Live

Gordon Brown warns Tories are considering making patients pay for NHS treatment

The former prime minister hit out following a claim by Sajid Javid that patients should be charged for visiting GPs or A&E wards.

Daily Record

Scotland's NHS on its knees as 2000 doctors needed for crippling staffing crisis

Today the Daily Record begins a week dedicated to saving our NHS by shining a spotlight on the huge challenges facing our GP surgeries and hospitals.

Daily Record

Lib Dems: Ease NHS crisis with more GPs and giving pharmacists further powers

The party is launching a plan it says will help fix the pressures on the health service.

The Independent UK

The 6 best Fitbits for swimming

Most Fitbits are water-resistant and suitable for swimming, but features such as built-in GPS and heart rhythm tracking can set them apart.

Inverse

NHS leaders voice alarm as 10 more ambulance strikes planned

Unite move means NHS will struggle on 6 February, but union says escalation caused by ministers’ wrong claims over patient safety

The Guardian - UK

The rural Welsh village about to lose its last GP surgery

Nearly a fifth of GP practices in Wales have shut in the last ten years

Wales Online

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Medical abortions still hard to access in Wagga Wagga, GPs say, due to 'culture of silence'

Women rely on "word of mouth" to access medical abortions in New South Wales' largest inland city and sometimes they're too late, according to these GPs.

The Independent UK

Two in five GPs face verbal abuse on daily basis – poll

The Royal College of GPs described the survey findings as ‘deeply disturbing’.

Daily Mirror

Doctor explains why Brits are being plagued with never-ending coughs this winter

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, explains why rates of lower and upper respiratory tract infections are well above the average

The Guardian - UK

Antidepressants ‘should be reduced in stages’ to avoid withdrawal symptoms

UK medicines watchdog advises GPs to ‘taper’ doses for patients who want to stop taking the drugs

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The Guardian - UK

Don’t panic when Starmer refers to NHS ‘reform’. He is thwarting Tory moves to destroy it

For too long, reform has been a ministerial code word for ‘dismantling’. Labour’s approach will be refreshingly different, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting’s plan to turn GPs into salaried NHS staff is misguided

Letters: Salaried GP Joe McFarlane says the Labour proposal is shortsighted and raises several big questions, but Dr Jeremy Bending thinks it would improve quality of care

The Guardian - UK

If patients could bypass GPs to see specialists, the NHS would grind to a halt

Letter: NHS psychiatrist Dr Melanie Knowles agrees that the current system is flawed, but says the answer is not to dispense with referrals from GPs, who are experts in diagnosis and triage

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer says he's never used private healthcare - but NHS must reform or 'die'

Labour's leader defended his tough stance on NHS reforms, vowing to take on 'bureaucratic nonsense' and 'mind-boggling inefficiencies' in the health service

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer: Nothing is off the table when comes to NHS reform

Sir Keir said nothing is off the table when it comes to reforming the NHS as the health service is in its ‘worst position in history’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer vows to slash ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ in NHS

‘If we don’t get real about reform, the NHS will die,’ says Labour leader

Wales Online

Sir Keir Starmer backs plan to make GPs NHS employees and slash ‘bureaucratic nonsense’

Plans include bringing GPs back under the direct employ of the National Health Service rather than running their own practices under contract

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