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Why is it so hard to contact GP surgeries?

Letter: Robin Davies, a consultant paediatrician, on how difficult it can be even for healthcare colleagues to communicate with GPs, let alone the public

The Guardian - UK

One North East area has more than 2,000 patients for each GP - as medics talk of 'primary care crisis'

Pressure on GPs in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic continues to have real consequences

Chronicle Live

Calls for GPs to issue fines to patients who do not attend NHS appointments

Millions of wasted appointments at GP surgeries across the UK have sparked calls for truant patients to be fined for their actions

Chronicle Live

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Meet the GPS artists running and cycling one creative canvas at a time

It may seem like a nice hobby, but there's a global community of runners and cyclists creating art though exercise-tracking apps. And it includes some passionate people from Melbourne.

ABC News

Home remedies to fight cold and flu symptoms may be comforting, but they're not a cure

When faced with a cold, some people slather vapour rub on their feet while others load up on garlic, but the Royal Australian College of GPs president says we should be wary of non-medical treatments.

ABC News

The Guardian view on attacks on GPs: the NHS is under threat

Editorial: Rising violence in GP surgeries should serve as a wake-up call. The pressure on the UK’s health system is not sustainable

The Guardian - UK

GP weight loss advice and programmes can help keep size down 'for years'

Researchers have identified the most effective weight loss plans and what they involved

Nottingham Post

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Screening of patients’ genomes for GPs to assess disease risk ‘is feasible’

Researchers say the findings could be the “start of a revolution” for healthcare.

The Independent UK

Weight loss plans that actually work and help keep size down 'for years'

Researchers have identified the most effective weight loss plans and what they involved

Liverpool Echo

The GP weight loss advice and programmes that help keep size down 'for years'

Researchers have identified the most effective GP weight loss plans and what they involved.

Daily Record

Weight loss advice from GPs really can help people slim down and stay that way

Study shows the best person to help you lose weight may actually be your family doctor

Wales Online

Free flu jabs at Tasmanian GPs, pharmacies

Tasmania will offer free flu vaccinations at GPs and pharmacies for four weeks in response to a rising rate of influenza infections in the island state.

AAP

Garmin takes the wraps off Forerunner 955 and 255 series running watches

New GPS running smartwatches add full triathlon support, performance features and recovery insights to help athletes of all levels run their best race yet

Irish Mirror

'Inadequate' learning disability centre branded 'unsafe' as investigators uncover two-month backlog of letters for GPs and patients

The service 'did not provide safe care' and left two patients 'without medicines for two weeks until staff eventually dropped their prescription off', investigators found

Manchester Evening News

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Daily Mirror

Areas of Britain with fewest GPs revealed - see how your region stacks up amid shortage

Data by Nuffield Health shows GPs in Portsmouth, Hull, Brighton and areas of Kent are the hardest working, with thousands of patients on their books as people struggle for appointments

Daily Record

Forth Valley NHS reveals plans to help GP's cope with rising numbers of houses

Forth Valley NHS is making plans to improve GPs surgeries and bring in more healthcare professionals

Wales Online

Violence at health centres and GP surgeries ‘almost doubles in five years’

A health leader called on the Government to ‘urgently’ deliver on its manifesto pledge to increase the number of GPs and practice staff

The Guardian - UK

Criminal acts of violence at UK GP surgeries almost double in five years

Doctors say violence now commonplace as surgeries struggle to cope with ‘unmanageable levels of demand’

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The Guardian - UK

GPs tell of ‘appalling’ abuse as violence at UK surgeries worsens

Doctors say staff ‘afraid and at risk’ of patient violence and aggression as services come under pressure

The Independent UK

Areas with fewest number of GPs revealed

In some parts of the country one GP is responsible for more than 2,500 patients.

The Conversation

Weight loss advice from GPs really can help people slim down and stay that way – new research

For people looking to lose weight, it can be hard to know where to start. Not only are there scores of commercial weight loss programmes to choose from, there’s also plenty of confusing and contradictory weight loss advice to be found online or in magazines.

The Guardian - AU

Shortage of diabetes medication Ozempic after TikTok users promote drug for weight loss

TGA urges GPs to limit prescriptions to approved use for diabetes management amid surge in off-label demand

The Conversation

Drawing data: I make art from the bodily experience of long-distance running

In 1979, the American artist Allan Kaprow wrote Performing Life, an important essay in the history of Western art arguing for the blurring of art and life.

ABC News

Which states and territories are offering free flu jabs and where do you get one

After two years of lockdowns and social distancing the flu has returned with a vengeance. In a move to encourage people to protect themselves, the jab is now being offered for free. But its availability differs throughout the states and territories.

Bristol Post

South Bristol's GPs and schools won't cope with 12,000 new homes claims MP

"Someone needs to own the problem" said Karin Smyth

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