except most winter viruses will go away by themselves and don't need specific treatment let alone appts with healthcare staff - and most members of the public know this and wouldn't dream of going to a GP with a cold!
I looked at this and confirmed this is the main problem with the NHS plan
By removing the skilled clinicians at the beginning of the pathway it has massively raised the cost and time of the whole journey
A GP would have managed this without all this time wasted and imaging - yet the GP is removed and a less skilled clinician put into their jobs - what a cock up we are about to witness
And it is going to be even worse with spinal problems
WECOME TO 2025!
@UHP_NHS Voluntary Services are excited to announce that recruitment is open for many different volunteering roles!
NEW ROLES LAUNCHED! SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
Please head to our website https://t.co/oBYHLHxIsy for more information!
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“UK's first drug consumption room to open in Glasgow” next week. About time too.
Come on England+Wales. What could be wrong with a mobile van where needed, @SteveT_OHID , @ukhomeoffice?
Simple common sense, supported by @UNODC https://t.co/8pkk91cl5D
More “nitazene” in Canada. Anyone taking one of these familiar looking “Oxycodone” pills not realising they contain instead a “nitazene” many times stronger than fentanyl, would sadly be very likely to die, unless given immediate naloxone.
People going on about the importance of prevention. Well of course. But without acknowledging the conscious underfunding and undermining of UK public health it’s just sound bites/‘public health’ lite, not the hard deep work of addressing inequality
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.@vicderbyshire asks on @BBCNewsnight why is anyone sleeping on the streets in the sixth largest economy in the world. Too many people arrive on the streets from hospital - there's a cost-effective solution to help them leave homelessness for good.👉 https://t.co/W47HfTW9MW
It's here! My Churchill Fellowship report on my visit to Deep End GPs is published!
You can download it from here https://t.co/IOZKWlDEYb
Of course you should read it - it's not dull - but if you want a quick spoiler, here are my recommendations - a brief thread...
Hi @ukhomeoffice. Please note that they say here: “Facilitating access to low-barrier medical services (such as Overdose Prevention Centres and street medicine) has also proven effective.” (Catch up, England and Wales.)
I've called on the UK Government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop ALL arms sales to Israel. This is crucial to help secure a permanent and lasting ceasefire. #StopArmingIsrael https://t.co/GHsp5VR6kI
It was our birthday today!! Two years of taking the Virtual Ward from our first patient, to over 1750 accepted referrals!! Amazing team and some great news for next week. Thank you all for the help getting to where we are today 😊 @UHP_NHS#1BigTeam