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NHS GP | Writer | VC DAUK | VC N.Cumbria LMC @nwlmcs | exEM/Cruise Ship Doc | Tweets own views| #WhyCantISeeMyGP book royalties to @theDA_UK @dauk_gp

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Thrilled to present an award on behalf of @TheDA_UK at last nights #MJAAwards DAUK work closely with the press&host a directory of doctors happy to speak to journalists under the umbrella of DAUK membership- email press @dauk .org if you want to get involved Photo: Vicki Sharp
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I called my GP up yesterday (at around 10am) and got a same day face to face appointment for my child. Just saying… it’s easy to share bad experiences but plenty of good going on #gpisopen #gpneverclosed #gpcrisis
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22-24 patients PER DAY… Wow New Zealand (from job advert in my inbox) #GPCrisis
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I’ve just rejoined the @TheBMA (18 years after leaving) so I can support #PayRestoration for junior doctors
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I logged off at 2330 last night. How much later do you want GPs to work? PS. GP services run 24/7 - it’s called GP Out of Hours between 6pm-8am (and still isn’t an appropriate place for patients who need hospital admission/emergency care) #GPCrisis
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Lovely pic of Pru. But the scapegoating of GPS is not so lovely. If you're lying on a trolley awaiting admission a GP Is not what you need. Interesting line half way down... 'Downing Street rejected calls by NHS leaders to encourage greater mask wearing' #gpcrisis
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“We’ve normalised really really bad working conditions for NHS staff for decades,so that now going for a wee in the middle of your shift feels like a treat” - @KateBurkeNHS @FlexNHS #GPCrisis #GPCrisis My OpEd in @Independent @IndyVoices @TheDA_UK
Opinion: MPs may not have solutions for the burnout emergency among NHS staff, but doctors do

The NHS has reached a crisis point, from a toxic combination of chronic underfunding, a diminished workforce and increasing patient demands – with a global pandemic thrown in

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In response to the mail/telegraph/sun/mirror vilification of GP Dr Hall - my response. The GP bashing needs to stop. Their articles could have quite easily framed her work in a positive light - a remote GP is better than no GP at all #GPCrisis #TeamGP
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Big thanks to all contributors - our attempt to explain the #GPcrisis through personal stories - pre-order now @Parody_RCGP @ResilientGP @DrNeenaJha @BMA_GP @calonbooks
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I wrote a book sharing the stories of NHS staff during the pandemic - alongside a timeline of events - which we forget. Winter 2020 was a shocker for the NHS. Please have a read (Royalties to @MindCharity )
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what were you doing in Dec 2020? I’d love to get a sense of what peoples’ lives were like Dec 2020. This is what Tory HQ were up to and here’s what myself and colleagues were doing and wearing. My dad was dying with covid. Send pics #ToryHQdancingoncovidgraves @CovidJusticeUK
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People have very short memories…. 📢DOCTORS & TEACHERS WERE NEVER FURLOUGHED DURING THE PANDEMIC (You possibly remember something about clapping? That was for keyworkers…. Like doctors. And teachers)
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Teachers and doctors now threaten strikes alongside rail workers. It must be a tough life. You come off furlough. Only to go on strike.
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@DrShanHussain @ClareGerada I’d be happy to join too, an ARRS funded pharmacist replaced 3 of my regular locum sessions at a practice in Jan, which as a locum I accepted as a risk of the job-but it’s not great is it. @DrNeenaJha this happened to you too didn’t it?
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Today’s plans from Sajid Javid to “ramp up” in-person consultations, are no more than a political soundbite; his offer of £250m a soggy sticking plaster which cannot buy non-existing GPs or extra consulting rooms #GPCrisis #flexnhs #ThanksToMyGP @TheDA_UK @YourGP2021 @FlexNHS
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Doctors should be left decide when to return to face-to-face appointments | Ellen Welch
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Thank you @doctor_katie for the passion and the hope and a plan… Time for GPs to unite and get behind the BMA
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Neena Jha
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ALL GPs - partners, salaried + locums “Wise up! We are being played!” ☑️ Join the BMA ☑️ Vote in the Referendum (7-27th March) ☑️ Have your Say ☑️ Join your local LMC Whatsapp group This really is our last chance to save General Practice
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NHS Charges…not a good idea Read my @MetroOpinion piece describing my cruise ship medicine days - where charging for healthcare was the norm @TheDA_UK #NHS
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'I saw first hand the importance of free healthcare - Sajid Javid's idea to charge for GP appointments won't help patients,' says @wanderingwelch
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Thanks for the ⁦ @Telegraph ⁩ review ⁦ @ProfKarolSikora ⁩ - the solutions are not radical - they’re pretty simple: ➡️INCREASE FUNDING (£164 per patient per year for NHS general practice - while a single private appointment is at least £120…)
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Why the GP system is broken – and no one knows what to do

A new book, Why Can’t I See My GP?, collects testimony from harassed doctors – but it’s light on the radical ideas that the ailing NHS needs

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@DrShanHussain @EstherMcVey1 @DrAmirKhanGP @DrSimonHodes @Dr_Ayan @relshire
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Part-time GPs are not to blame for the downfall of the NHS right now

The insinuation that an entire group of professionals are work-shy by being part-timers is offensive.

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“This perception of “GP being closed” was fuelled by false rhetoric from some media outlets, many social media anecdotes, comments from politicians and most surprisingly from several letters from NHS England itself” Excellent piece @DrSimonHodes @DrNeenaJha #gpcrisis
@bmj_latest
The BMJ
@bmj_latest
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Abuse of NHS staff must not become the norm, urge @DrSimonHodes and @DrNeenaJha NHS leaders need to act on the increasing levels of abuse which are unsustainable, damaging to morale, and exacerbating staff shortages
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I say I work in NHS admin rather than face hostility for admitting I’m a Gp. It’s a pretty accurate job description these days anyway. I am proud to be a GP, but I’d rather not spend my free time hearing how awful things are in the #NHS75
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I dread telling people I'm a GP - we need a government that values us. On the NHS's 75th anniversary @wanderingwelch reflects on the state of the NHS - and general practice in particular #NHS75 #GPnews
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“No other profession is routinely asked to defend their working patterns in the way GP’s are” @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK @FlexNHS @mother_pukka @PregnantScrewed #GPCrisis
Tories fall four years behind in pledge to hire 6,000 more GPs

A government promise of 6,000 more GPs by 2024 is unlikely to be met before 2028, Times analysis suggests.Experts said that, with more GPs now working part time

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Professional unity is needed to save General Practice It’s currently on the same trajectory as NHS dentistry ⬇️join the BMA (From a GP who hadn’t been a member for 20 yrs until 2023)
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GPC England has spoken: the current 24-25 contract offer is woefully inadequate and puts patients and staffing levels at risk. Watch the video update from @doctor_katie on our next steps, and why GPs should join the BMA to ensure you have your say.
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Doctors train for 10years+to become GPs to assess what’s going on &help patients in the best way possible. It’s shocking that Labour would suggest this. It puts patients at risk while simultaneously devaluing the expertise of GPs @DAUK_GP @lizzie_toberty
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Labour to allow patients to self-refer to secondary care

GPs should focus on caring for patients ‘rather than the admin that comes with effectively running a small business’, which would involve patients being able to self-refer, the leader of the opposi...

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@EveryDoctorUK @TheDA_UK @drmeenalviz Thanks for your support. This article by @SamanthaJWathen gives a good summary of why we are campaigning for this @drmeenalviz @SocialistNHS @NHSProjectS @TheDA_UK #FreeNHSParking
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Ending free hospital car parking is a slap in the face to our NHS staff

The government could find the money now if it really had a mind to. Instead, some of the sickest, lowest paid, and hardest working people are exploited.

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It’s a lazy line. One that just rolls off the tounge to point the finger at GPs. As a Gp I also hear from patients who can’t be seen in ED. Who get taxis instead of ambulances. Who were referred to a specialist in nov 2022 and still haven’t been seen… the problems are systemic
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‘People are trying to get into their GPs & unable to see their GPs, so increase in pressure in A&E is getting greater’ Helen Sharp, Deputy Sister, Colchester Hospital ➡️ Well if hospitals weren’t rejecting so many GP referrals & didn’t have very very long waiting lists - may
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3 years
End NHS reliance on Foreigners?! Says Baroness Harding…The NHS wouldn’t function without “foreigners” & depends on the goodwill of its staff (13.8% of whom identify as non-British) NHSE needs someone who understands that and focuses on actual issues such as burnout #GPCrisis
@Independent
The Independent
@Independent
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Opinion: MPs may not have solutions for the burnout emergency among NHS staff, but we do
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The Gov, despite opposition from doctors, is pressing ahead with regulating PAs & AAs under the GMC. @John4Carlisle , as my MP, please oppose the draft Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 to protect patient safety @TheDA_UK
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If the #NHS is run for the benefit of doctors then why are they all leaving? Read @TheDA_UK and @cgps_gp response to @wesstreeting here ⬇️ #NHSinCrisis
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DAUK and GP Survival respond to Wes Streeting’s plans for General Practice outlined in his Times...
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EXC The NHS is too often run for the benefit of doctors, not of patients, Wes Streeting warns in @theipaper interview alongside Rachel Reeves. He promises a decade-long reform programme to empower patients to take control of their own care. Story:
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2 years
Today junior doctors strike for #PayRestoration The @TheBMA attempted negotiations with @SteveBarclay who has let these strikes go ahead Estimated cost of this is £1-2bn (depending who you ask) … didn’t we spend this much on T&T? This is a political decision to devalue staff
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We urgently need to double down on the basics, if we are to find a way out of lockdown - @KE_Sanderson @bmj_latest @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK #itsnotacovidcough 🤦‍♀️
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We urgently need to double down on the basics, if we are to find a way out of lockdown - The BMJ

As many had predicted, the relaxation of covid-19 restrictions over the Christmas period started to take its toll on the NHS before 2020 was out. [1] Between 28 December 2020 [...]More...

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Doctor bashing seems tobe a thing.I'll be supporting fellow females as we ruin the NHS #PinkWednesday #likealadydoc
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Well done @dave_dlt in @pulsetoday “The mode of consultation has no bearing on whether or not it’s good or bad. The key element is the quality of the communication” #remotework #remoteconsults
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Remote consultations are the future

Guest columnist Dr Dave Triska writes in response to Dr Katie Musgrave's column about the potential negative impact of remote consultations

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@DacreJane I think this is why
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“We’ve normalised really really bad working conditions for NHS staff for decades,so that now going for a wee in the middle of your shift feels like a treat” - @KateBurkeNHS @FlexNHS #GPCrisis #GPCrisis My OpEd in @Independent @IndyVoices @TheDA_UK
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@_katieknight_ When I do GP 111 shifts I often get told people’s GP surgeries are closed-but ive started quickly googling the surgery and haven’t found a closed one yet. Some of the callers, when they give permission to access notes have also already had a telephone consult with their own GP..
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@dianehain @jean_monaghan @lizzie_toberty @sajidjavid @TheDA_UK @DAUK_GP I worked with an American doctor who told me this story:
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@Parody_RCGP GPs to simulataneously work in hospitals while offering extended hours in their own practices, and manning ooh services?!?! 🤯
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@DrAmirKhanGP Well done Amir. Thank you for speaking so calmly and getting the message across. Mr Thomas is misinformed-GPs DO work evenings and weekend it’s called the out of ours service (and increasingly the day time work is spilling over into this time too) #GPcrisis
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As GPs squeeze more into each working day - it’s time to own that. If GPs are putting in 12 hours+ a day then they are working 3 (4hr10)sessions in one day #RebuildGP #GPCrisis
@TheDA_UK
Doctors’ Association UK 💙
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When part time means full time: the GP paradox #GPCrisis #RebuildGP Co-authored by our @wanderingwelch @relshire @DrShanHussain @Dr_Ayan @DrSimonHodes
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@wesstreeting @DrSteveTaylor Perhaps pie in sky, but the running of the NHS needs to move beyond party politics. We can’t have vote grabbing sound bites with no substance every time an election looms. Form a cross party group just for the NHS with a long term plan not just short term headline grabbing gains
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NHS doctors and nurses suffer abuse in ⁦ @thetimes ⁩ ⁦ @DAUK_GP ⁩ ⁦ @TheDA_UK ⁩ “The false stories about primary care being closed have become fact for many& I start a shift almost expecting a confrontation” #gpcrisis
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We are tired of the ongoing blame being piled upon GPs and are calling it out. If you agree - please sign our letter to @IpsoNews on the latest offering from @DailyMailUK ⬇️ #GPCrisis @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK @lizzie_toberty @DrShanHussain
Sign DAUK’s complaint to IPSO calling out Mail Online’s claims that GPs are fuelling waits in...

Add your signature here Dear Independent Press Standards Organisation, We would like to raise a formal complaint following a recent article published in the Mail Online by Mr Connor Boyd, Deputy...

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This is what we have come to. Mudslinging at those raising legitimate safety concerns re the PA role…instead of reflecting on those concerns and why so many health professionals (not just drs) are speaking up….
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Dr Matt Kneale
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I've issued a formal letter before legal action in relation to this defamatory "press release" from @UMAPsUK . I expect a retraction sent to any journalist it was sent to, alongside a public apology on their website.
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“Provide the public with means to follow the public health guidance. Remove the financial concerns people have around isolating by making provisions for those struggling to take time off work to isolate.“ @TheDA_UK @sbattrawden #NHSblueheart #StayHome
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Soldier-turned doctor warns GP burnout 'would see the collapse the NHS' | UK News | Sky News Well done ⁦ @dave_dlt ⁩
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Soldier-turned doctor warns GP burnout 'would see the collapse the NHS'

Dr Dave Triska says 90% of NHS care is done by GPs at a cost of 9% of its budget.

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Mid pandemic is no time for another reorganisation of the NHS
@DAUK_GP
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Who is best placed to make decisions about the NHS- ministers in Whitehall or those on the ground, dealing with patients and limited resources every day?
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It is obscene. Well done @Grumpybraindoc for speaking up #NHS @TheDA_UK @TheOnCallRoomUK
@TheNewsAgents
The News Agents
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“Nobody signed up for this...It’s obscene.” NHS staff are forced to examine patients in store cupboards and on hospital corridors, by holding up sheets. A neurosurgeon describes the effect that providing "the worst A&E care he has seen" is having on colleagues. @GlobalPlayer .
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GPs are perhaps the most important cog in the #NHS system (- this thread explains the issues causing the #GPCrisis ⬇️ #NHSOnLifeSupport @DAUK_GP @Parody_RCGP @DrSimonHodes @DrSelvarajah @Dr_Ayan @DrSteveTaylor @dave_dlt @lizzie_toberty @DrNeenaJha @DrAmirKhanGP
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Clifford Jones
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The media is putting more focus on #NHSCrisis You see reports from wards, hospitals, Emergency Departments, Ambulances of the immense pressures faced by my colleagues in secondary care But what does this crisis look like in #primarycare ? A thread 🧵...
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“We need free parking for NHS Staff. The pandemic proved it can be done. Scrapping these charges is an easy win” @IndyVoices @TheDA_UK @drmeenalviz @SocialistNHS #freenhsparking #nhsstaffwellbeing
Opinion: MPs may not have solutions for the burnout emergency among NHS staff, but doctors do

The NHS has reached a crisis point, from a toxic combination of chronic underfunding, a diminished workforce and increasing patient demands – with a global pandemic thrown in

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Blaming GPs for the current problems in the #NHS will help no-one. @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK have been speaking out about the #GPCrisis for months - follow us, watch our MP briefing & some of our proposed solutions @lizzie_toberty #FBF #followbackfriday #TeamGP
@TheHouseMag
The House magazine
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"Primary care delivered 75 per cent of Covid vaccines and performs over 30 million appointments each month - but we've been branded lazy." ✍️ @lizzie_toberty and @wanderingwelch
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791 medical students are currently in limbo… @UKFPO expects them all to be allocated jobs- but this could be miles from home.The financial and emotional uncertainty shown to professionals keen to work is sadly only the start of it in the NHS @bmj_latest
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#FreeNHSParking for patients, staff and visitors in Northern Ireland. Sign our petition to ask for the same in the rest of the U.K. @TheDA_UK @drmeenalviz @EveryDoctorUK @keepnhspublic @SocialistNHS @NursingNotesUK @NHSProjectS
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Petition: Make parking at work permanently free for all NHS workers

The Government should provide the funding necessary to ensure that parking at their place of work is free for all NHS workers. It is unacceptable that people who are working to save lives and care...

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Bród. Proud of Aisling Reilly for making this happen, it'll make a real difference to people attending, working in & visiting hospitals. Maith thú for lifting the burden on working people 🚑
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@HappyFamilyDoc @lizzie_toberty @DrShanHussain @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK @WorkersNhs @crotonlizziec @MeddygLou @DrKaveri_J Exactly right. I have that many patients Per 4hr session.
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Hugely important. As is antibiotic stewardship.
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Steve Taylor
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PLEASE Don’t follow the advice of The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Rt Hon Theresa Coffey @theresecoffey Only use prescribed antibiotics Finish the course Don’t use left over antibiotics Never share with others (Share widely)
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@wanderingwelch
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What a Legend. Someone who always spoke up and supported so so many people. Feisty and uncompromising, and kind. She embodied what DAUK stands for and I feel honoured to have worked alongside such a woman. You will be missed 💙🐢
@DrJennyVaughan
Jenny Vaughan | Just Culture for all in healthcare
@DrJennyVaughan
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It is with a heavy heart to share that the amazing inspirational legend @DrJennyVaughan peacefully passed away yesterday, Easter Sunday, surrounded by family. ( @matt_theknife )
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@dr_jepson I think this should be taught in schools along with cpr/classes on how the nhs works/how to access care.but would need to be written well¬ perpetuate myths like green snot=antibiotics needed
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How is this narrative still ongoing? #gpneverclosed just changed way of working as per @NHSEnglandMedia to total telephone (f2f as clinically needed) #teamgp @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK
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Rosie Shire 💙
@relshire
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@DrRosena have a word with @JonAshworth please, quoted saying GP surgeries have been closed. It's like a kick in the teeth every time I hear that, knowing that we stayed open & switched to total triage overnight to protect patients & staff. 😥
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@DrRobgalloway @_CarNik If you want to read more about this - “Why Can’t I See My GP” is out next week and @TheDA_UK are sending a copy to every MP. Fully agree this is political and it needs to be shouted about
@TheDA_UK
Doctors’ Association UK 💙
@TheDA_UK
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We have sent a copy of #WhyCantISeeMyGP to every UK MP ahead of #GeneralElection2024 to ensure General Practice is at the heart of all manifestos ✍️Tell your MP about this ⬇️ 🙏
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Very excited to announce this is now available to buy! ⬇️ #HowtheNHSCopedwithCovid19 #COVID #NHS #NHSStory @Turtle1doc @jenroy1212 @CareyWolfe321
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Was great to talk with you Sian but was disappointed on the take from @thetimes on #WhyCantISeeMyGP -I was clear no-one is blaming patients and sadly that’s tone that was chosen. It’s not about time wasting but understanding how to get the best out of the NHS⬇️
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Sian Griffiths
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Love this - from today’s print edition @thetimes Help your GP help you - and stop wasting their time!! 👇👇👇
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@TheGipsyHillCat thanks for the cuddles
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#KiliClimb4Kids 'the best team this week!'Much love& http://t.co/cn7BnidQNT @worldvisioncan http://t.co/MPUWzJLT87 http://t.co/bgbDPBNqWk
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#WhyCantISeeMyGP - some local news coverage @isaaccoopernews @nwlmcs @TheDA_UK @calonbooks
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Cumbrian GP pens new book on struggles faced by doctors' surgeries

A Cumbrian GP has written a book highlighting the pressures faced by GP surgeries across the country.

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@sbattrawden reported an A&E doctor who didn’t want to go to work for fear of abuse from covid deniers. Abuse also prevalent online. Significant impact on morale #NHSblueheart #ProtectTheFrontLine please help combat the disinformation
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#FreeNHSParking ?? Please can you clarify this - we would welcome it and @TheDA_UK happy to discuss @TheDA_UK @drmeenalviz @SocialistNHS @keepnhspublic @NursingNotesUK @NHSProjectS @FlexNHS
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Thérèse Coffey
@theresecoffey
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There have been inaccurate reports we are changing free hospital car parking. We have delivered our manifesto pledge to provide free parking for those who need it most at all NHS trusts. This will not change. #ABCD is about putting patients first and I'm determined to deliver it
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Thanks for discussing this on the show. Not about time wasting or seeking help when needed, it’s about acknowledging the NHS is vast and complicated, we all use it and no one teaches us how to do that well. #WhyCantISeeMyGP @TheDA_UK read more ⬇️
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@GMB
Good Morning Britain
@GMB
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'Stop wasting GPs' time with warts' - that's the message from one Cumbrian doctor, who says people with petty ailments block up surgeries. Do people need lessons on when to see a GP?
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Very proud of these students who have launched a campaign, briefed MPs and spoken extensively in the media while doing finals… read their piece on #LiveableNHSBursary &support them! @TheDA_UK @thegradmedic @TrishikaSuji @mjv__1 @PPJSucharitkul @MedStudentErin +AnnaSigston
@bmj_latest
The BMJ
@bmj_latest
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Medical students in their clinical years are being forced to drop out of or interrupt their studies due to the financial pressures they face. Why is the government doing so little to help? @trishikasuji @mjv__1 @medstudenterin @PPJSucharitkul @thegradmedic
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With all due respect…. As a HCP you should know better than this. Locked doors and haven’t returned? Have you read anything other than the Daily Mail to inform yourself about what GPs have been doing? (Can happily signpost you @TheDA_UK website/mp briefing etc) #GPCrisis
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As the @covidinquiryuk slowly drags on, @MattHancock has opted to take centre stage and rebrand himself as an affable minor celebrity, a smokescreen over his current legacy of a broken #NHS @CovidJusticeUK @TheDA_UK @imacelebrity #ImACeleb via @MetroUK
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Matt Hancock is looking for your forgiveness - don't give it to him

Hancock would rather be remembered for eating a camel's penis than his handling of the NHS during the pandemic.

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General Practice is burning right now. 10 in my region at immediate risk of closure, and the rest struggling financially- and the government announce today they can’t even provide appropriate funding to deliver a basic service #WhyCantISeeMyGP ?
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Lancs & Cumbria LMCs
@nwlmcs
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Looking for some lunchtime reading-we have just published a report on the financial distress our practices are in.Almost 60% of practices reported financial stress either in terms of reduced income/rising costs&the inability to afford to recruit staff. #GP
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Why are people voting for this guy? Short term memory loss? #VoteMatt #ImACeleb #MattHanock @TheDA_UK
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#WhyCantISeeMyGP Political figures react to 'alarming' report on struggle of GP services in Cumbria @isaaccoopernews @GavinHawkton @BrianUkulele ⬇️ @nwlmcs sent this report to MPs ⬇️ @TheDA_UK sent my book on the #GPCrisis to every UK MP ⬇️ 1/2
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Political figures react to 'alarming' report on struggle of GP services in Cumbria

Political figures have been reacting to a report published by the Lancashire and Cumbria Consortium of Local Medical Committees which said that the…

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@pkonline84 Yep. People ‘know’. Often outraged at the suggestion to get tested.
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Thank you @NHSMillion @WorkersNhs @daysoftheyear #OverseasNHSWorkersDay Friday 5th March @TheDA_UK @DAUK_GP
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NHS Million
@NHSMillion
4 years
If France can award citizenship to its healthcare workers, so can we. Our heroes have risked their lives for this country, they deserve to call the UK home. This is why we are backing the NHS Overseas Workers Day on 5th March. Get behind @WorkersNHS #homeforheroes and RT 💙
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@SarahLudford It’s so frustrating. I had the same problem getting an appointment (I’m a GP…) I’ve written a book if you would like to read it #WhyCantISeeMyGP
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‘When can I see my GP’ presented by the excellent @DrAmirKhanGP on @ITVTonight takes a look at the #gpcrisis & explores the frustrations of both patients and GPs - watch it on catch up @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK #NHS
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Dr Amir Khan GP
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If you missed this tonight it’s on @ITVX or catch up on ITV Looking at having too few GPs across the country affects both patients and those GPs who are having to work in a stretched system Team #NHS
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The NHS turns 74 tomorrow 🎂 Celebrate with this new release featuring stories from over 30 frontline staff ⬇️ 🛒 Royalties➡️ @MindCharity #NHS74 #NHSBirthday #nhsbirthday #nhsbigtea #NHSuperheroes #OurNHS #ThankYouNHS #COVID #sundayvibes
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Support #OverseasWorkersDay today - find out more: @WorkersNhs @daysoftheyear @TheDA_UK @DAUK_GP #HomeforHeroes #ILR_4_NHS #FBFNHS
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When part-time means full-time @bmj_latest response to @mancunianmedic excellent article #GPCrisis @DAUK_GP @DrSimonHodes @DrShanHussain @DrNeenaJha @Dr_Ayan @relshire @dave_dlt @TheDA_UK
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Viewpoint: International staff play a vital role in the NHS | GPonline ⁦ @TheDA_UK ⁩ @PushpoH ⁩ responds to ⁦ @didoharding ⁩ comments in ⁦ @thetimes ⁩ #NHSStaff #GPcrisis ⁦ @DAUK_GP ⁩ ⁦ @GPonlinenews ⁩
Viewpoint: International staff play a vital role in the NHS

The NHS would not be able to function without the contribution of international staff and ministers and healthcare leaders need to acknowledge their contribution, says Dr Pushpo Hossain.

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@lawyerstan @DrJennyVaughan It’s not sympathy NHS staff need-it’s a break for a glass of water or something to eat. If the basics are right then care for patients can only improve. So it’s in the interests of us all to improve working conditions #thoughtsforgeorge #gpcrisis #nhscrisis @DAUK_GP
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Another shining example of The media’s anti-GP agenda @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK #teamgp #nhsgp
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The media’s anti-GP agenda

A Pulse investigation reveals GPs really did take a bashing in the press in 2020 for apparently ‘being closed’.

www.pulsetoday.co.uk
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NHS GP earning £700,000 a year is one of hundreds earning more than the Prime Minister
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Please sign @cgps_gp letter of support
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Dr John G Hughes
@johnghughes3
2 years
Response of GP Survival to the disgraceful ad hominem attack in media yesterday on a hard-working GP helping out her old home practice by working remotely; we are still collecting member signatures. @cgps_gp @Parody_RCGP @DAUK_GP @BMA_GP
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Such a great chat with Tara on all things General practice and books 📚 #WhyCantISeeMyGP Honourable mentions to @DoctorsDistress @youokaydoc @NHSPracHealth @doctor_benji @calonbooks
@bedsidepodcast
bedside reading podcast
@bedsidepodcast
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Out now I’m talking to @wanderingwelch from @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK about her book #whycantiseemygp listen here:
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Petition: Make parking at work permanently free for all NHS workers #freenhsparking
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Petition: Make parking at work permanently free for all NHS workers

The Government should provide the funding necessary to ensure that parking at their place of work is free for all NHS workers. It is unacceptable that people who are working to save lives and care...

petition.parliament.uk
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Not good enough @rcgp - Dr Abi-Raad CCTs in August - how can there not be space on a remote exam before then? Please sort this
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Elissa Abi-Raad
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I want to thank the @rcgp for making me, a GPST3, want to change careers as soon as i CCT. I have one more exam to pass so i can CCT (the SCA), which i have reserved to sit in January. Tell me why, @rcgp cancelled my reservation without notice? All other seats are taken 1/2
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If general practice fails, The NHS fails - Some of our suggestions towards a solution @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK @bmj_latest @DrSimonHodes @DrNeenaJha @DrShanHussain @lizzie_toberty #TeamGP
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Defining part time in General practice - describing our work in sessions is downplaying the work GPs actually do
@MetroOpinion
Platform by Metro.co.uk
@MetroOpinion
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'It's time to set the record straight on part-time GPs, we are not to blame for the problems of the NHS.' ✍️ @wanderingwelch
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Support #FreeNHSParking by signing this petition: @TheDA_UK @drmeenalviz @SocialistNHS @NHSMillion @FlexNHS @WorkersNhs @theHWF
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Petition: Make parking at work permanently free for all NHS workers

The Government should provide the funding necessary to ensure that parking at their place of work is free for all NHS workers. It is unacceptable that people who are working to save lives and care...

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@TheDA_UK #protectthefrontline DAUK’s MP Briefing is now live, opening with @KE_Sanderson discussing oxygen demand and #PPE during the current crisis
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Do you think NHS workers deserve free parking? Here’s how you can do something about it via @LondonEconomic @TheDA_UK @drmeenalviz **please sign the petition**
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My contribution to @YourGP2021 project - part time and proud! #gpcrisis #ThanksToMyGP #doctorsofdauk @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK
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@drmattuk Indeed. Same for GPs
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@wanderingwelch
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22-24 patients PER DAY… Wow New Zealand (from job advert in my inbox) #GPCrisis
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Long Covid concerns: @ben_itu @DrJennyVaughan @DrVinPatel GPs are seeing effects of this, those who cannot return to work or carry out daily activities-huge impact on patient and families and mental health. Huge resources will be needed to support #LongCovid
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I spoke with @PatKennyNT this morning about “Why Can’t I See My GP?” Listen to our chat here ⬇️ via @NewstalkFM @TheDA_UK ( @DrAmirKhanGP you get a mention too) #GPCrisis #WhyCantISeeMyGP
New book “Why Can’t I See My GP?” | Newstalk

A new book titled “Why Can’t I See My GP?” looks at testimonials from GPs around the world and why they have reached a crisis point. Do we have the sam...

www.newstalk.com
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What wasn’t said: ‘part time working' in general practice 🩺GPs call a 'half day' a session - (now4-7 hours for most)plus admin-phone calls, checking results, hospital correspondence&emails 🩺A’session' has now become a full day's work #GpCrisis @DrSimonHodes
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Thank you 👏🌐 @WorkersNhs @TheDA_UK @DAUK_GP @lizzie_toberty (your area!) #OverseasNHSWorkersDay #homeforheroes
@STSFTrust
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
@STSFTrust
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This #OverseasNHSWorkersDay please join us in saying a huge THANK YOU to our amazing overseas colleagues at #TeamSTSFT 💙 #HomeForHeroes @WorkersNHS
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#protectthefrontline #PPE remains a concern for frontline staff. All exposed healthcare workers should be provided with FFP3 masks to provide protection from airborne transmission @TheDA_UK
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@DrSteveTaylor @StuartW1976 @Jane45431059 @lolaandfin @Nelly1899 @KRTN_Will @DrNeenaJha @DrSelvarajah You can also pick up a copy of this if you want to learn more @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK #WhyCantISeeMyGP
@calonbooks
calonbooks
@calonbooks
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Pick up a copy of 'Why Can't I See My GP?: The past, present and future of general practice' by Dr Ellen Welch ( @wanderingwelch ) in your local bookshop or via the link below! 📚
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Thanks also to @SocialistNHS @NursingNotesUK @EveryDoctorUK @keepnhspublic @NHSProjectS @drmeenalviz for supporting this campaign #FreeNHSParking
@TheDA_UK
Doctors’ Association UK 💙
@TheDA_UK
2 years
Join DAUK and @drmeenalviz to call for #freenhsparking The government should not fine/charge our hardworking NHS staff for going to work or for staying late to look after sick patients. Sign our petition
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@doctor_katie @andrealeadsom Thanks Katie - and for this! #whycantiseemygp
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Read about why @LiveableNHSBurs was set up - @PPJSucharitkul writes for @MetroOpinion #LiveableNHSBursary @TheDA_UK
@MetroOpinion
Platform by Metro.co.uk
@MetroOpinion
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'I'm a medical student and the cost of living crisis is making me too burnt out to focus fully on my studies - we deserve more funding.' - @PPJSucharitkul
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The legend that is @DrJennyVaughan speaking up on the #GPCrisis on @LBCNews @AndrewCastle63 @DAUK_GP @RebuildGP @BMA_GP @rcgp @YourGP2021 @Parody_RCGP @cgps_gp @ResilientGP @LondonwideLMCs @LMCSupportNet #RebuildGP @Jeremy_Hunt
@TheDA_UK
Doctors’ Association UK 💙
@TheDA_UK
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DAUK’s outgoing Chair Dr Jenny Vaughan speaks about the immense pressure on the GP service and the need for a properly funded NHS in @LBC #saturdaymorning show. @DrJennyVaughan @DAUK_GP
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This sounds familiar @DAUK_GP didn’t @NHSEngland assure us at the last meeting that this wouldn’t happen again? #teamgp why are we hearing about this in the press @NikkiKF ?
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