Sir Richard Branson injects £4m into GP surgery business
Sir Richard Branson has entered the world of GP healthcare by taking a controlling stake in an NHS walk-in centre operator.
Sir Richard Branson has entered the world of GP healthcare by taking a controlling stake in an NHS walk-in centre operator.
GP services in Islington are subject to more complaints from patients than anywhere else in the country, NHS figures reveal
A massive 770 written complaints about GP and dental services were logged with NHS Islington in 2008/09 - more than anywhere else per head of population in the UK.
A massive 770 written complaints about GP and dental services were logged with NHS Islington in 2008/09 - more than anywhere else per head of population in the UK.
More training needed for consultations with abusive patients
Doctors are vulnerable to aggressive, demanding, abusive or even violent patients and feel ill-equipped to manage such consultations, according to an MDU survey.
Doctors are vulnerable to aggressive, demanding, abusive or even violent patients and feel ill-equipped to manage such consultations, according to an MDU survey.
Doctors face skills check every five years
Doctors are to have their skills assessed every five years to ensure that they are still competent.
Northfield GP who battered wife in front of baby banned from working
A Midland GP who battered his wife for two hours in front of their crying baby daughter has been banned from practicing medicine.
Baby dies in Suffolk, the county with two GPs on call
One of England’s biggest counties has only two GPs on call on some nights to cover a population of more than 600,000.
Doctors are to have their skills assessed every five years to ensure that they are still competent.
Northfield GP who battered wife in front of baby banned from working
A Midland GP who battered his wife for two hours in front of their crying baby daughter has been banned from practicing medicine.
Baby dies in Suffolk, the county with two GPs on call
One of England’s biggest counties has only two GPs on call on some nights to cover a population of more than 600,000.
