GPs

Elderly care home residents are ‘being left to die’ from coronavirus by ‘ageist’ GPs

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Elderly care home residents are essentially being left to die from coronavirus by ‘ageist’ GPs, warned the chief of Care England. Professor Martin Green, chief executive of the UK’s independent social care service, alleged one doctor wrote to a home refusing to visit pensioners, saying they will not be admitted to hospital amid the pandemic.  … Read more

GPs supplied with expired face masks that have concealed ‘best before’ stickers to fight coronavirus

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GPs on the coronavirus frontline are being supplied with face masks that expired four years ago, it has emerged.  Boxes of masks handed out to multiple GP surgeries by NHS England are printed with an expiry date of 2016. But in an apparent attempt to conceal the issue, stickers showing a later expiry date of … Read more

‘Dr Harold Shipman’ laws are put on hold to help GPs cope with growing coronavirus death toll

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Medical safeguards introduced following the conviction of Britain’s most notorious serial killer Dr Harold Shipman will be temporarily relaxed as Ministers are handed sweeping new powers to tackle coronavirus. Under emergency legislation to be put before MPs within days, strict rules around the registration of deaths and cremations will be put on hold to ease … Read more

NHS test used by GPs to detect adults with autism is UNRELIABLE, academics warn 

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An autism test used by GPs to flag adults with the condition in adults is ‘unreliable’, academics have said. The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ10) screens adults who are suspected of having the condition but do not have learning disabilities. They are asked 10 questions including ‘do you notice small sounds others don’t?’ and ‘do you find … Read more

GPs are in revolt over a drive to spot cancer sooner by making regular visits to care home patients

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GPs are in revolt over a drive to spot cancer sooner by making regular visits to care home patients Are part of contract with NHS officials to encourage surgeries to work together But family doctors say the terms are excessive given intense staffing pressures They are worried about demand to do ’rounds’ of care homes … Read more

GPs told to take pictures of suspected skin cancers on their PHONES to slash referrals

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GPs have been told to take pictures of suspicious moles on their phones before referring patients to a skin-cancer specialist. Under new plans, general practitioners working across four areas in North East England will have to take three photographs on their mobiles, which then get sent to a consultant for review. The specialist may then … Read more