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Tales of exodus: Talk at the junior doctors strike

17 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by kipdudden in Features, The NHS

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Dr Mathew Stone is on strike. He is one of around two dozen people stood holding placards in the cold drizzle waving at tooting horns from the adjacent road. The conversation between this small group of doctors skips between two topics: the contract and Australia. As they speak through scarves and hoods, the temperature across the coast of New South Wales creeps over 20°C, there is a 0% chance of rain. Dr Stone has a plane ticket to Sydney leaving in three weeks. Continue reading →

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One in five London GP practices at risk of closure

02 Tuesday Feb 2016

Posted by kipdudden in News, The NHS

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109 GP surgeries in the capital could close over the next three years according to a recent survey.

Over 100,000 patients could be left without care by 2019 according to a survey conducted on behalf of Londonwide LMC, a group that represents the capitals GPs. The survey involved nearly half of London’s 1,300 GP practices,  19 of which said they intended to close in the next three years. Continue reading →

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