Call to reform 'outdated' GP care
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Business leaders have rounded on GPs, claiming the service they offer is "outdated" and needs overhauling.
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A provocative study from Harvard Medical School suggests that, as a group, older doctors know less, provide lower-quality care, and may expose patients to greater risks than physicians recently out of medical school, a conclusion that an accompanying editorial declares should be "a wake-up call to the medical profession."
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Family doctors say patients should be more aware of their relatives' health history, a survey has found.
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GPs are becoming more remote from their patients, an opinion poll has revealed.
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It's been described as outdated,  bureaucratic, out of touch and at least one leading fertility  expert has called for it to be scrapped.
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NHS healthcare for cancer patients is not good enough, a think-tank of almost 1,000 doctors says.
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Lack of equipment leaves calls unmonitored Primary care trusts are not adequately monitoring out of hours telephone calls, according to a committee of MPs.â¦
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GPs are to be given their own budgets to pay for services for their patients.
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The care of people who fracture bones needs overhauling with screening for all over 50s, experts say.
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Breast cancer patients are not receiving the best follow-up care because guidelines are lacking, claim experts.
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The NHS must address failings in dementia care if it is to cope with an increase in cases, a watchdog warns.
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Cancer care across England is poorly  coordinated, funding varies widely from one area to another and  doctors are not referring patients for treatment quickly  enough, a parliamentary report said Wednesday.
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Tests and medicines used to diagnose and  combat tuberculosis (TB) in poor countries are outdated and  ineffective and new treatments must be developed to fight the  disease, Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday.
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GPs are becoming more distanced from their patients, compromising continuity of care, an opinion poll has revealed.
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The new health minister is urged to re-examine plans to shift emergency treatment from Livingston.
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Patients who want to see a GP in the evening should face a charge, some family doctors say.
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Care offered to people with long term conditions such as asthma and diabetes to be overhauled.