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BBC survey finds that more than half of GPs expect to leave profession early
02.03.15: GP and BMA education, training and workforce committee chair, Dr Krishna Kasaraneni, has responded to a recent BBC survey on GPs.
Electronic patient records could change the culture of medical litigation
02.03.15: The widespread adoption of electronic patient records in health care may have significant consequences for medical litigation in the UK, according to a new paper.
Healthy gay men should be offered daily HIV drugs to prevent infections, say campaigners
27.02.15: A UK study, on 545 high-risk men, found one case of HIV could be stopped for every 13 men treated for a year.
CQC falls short in responding to safeguarding alerts
27.02.15: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) board has raised concerns over the performance of the organisation in responding to safeguarding information and taking action against persistently non-compliant providers.

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Financial investment in an online tool for patients to ‘self manage’ their mental health
24.02.15: CCGs and local authorities have invested £2.4 million in an online webtool for patients to ‘self manage’ their mental health.
Shortened training to impact safety
02.02.15: Shortened training for qualified doctors could compromise patient care and safety claims doctors.
Most patients happy with their doctors
16.02.15: The vast majority of patients are happy with the care they receive from their doctors, according to recent findings.
Language proposals made for health workers
02.02.15: New proposals to ensure healthcare workers have adequate language proficiency have been made.
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Personal practice

Blog: Intelligent monitoring and CQC inspecting
Steve Field: CQC chief inspector of general practice explains intelligent monitoring -one of the tools now being used to support their new approach to inspection
Blog: New direction for Health and Justice inspection
Steve Field: The CQC is currently consulting on a new approach to inspecting healthcare services in prisons, youth offender institutions and immigration removal centres
Blog: #indyref and Scotland’s NHS
Andy Drane: How will general practice be affected if Scotland decides to become independent? Two days before the ground-breaking vote specialist healthcare solicitor Andy Drane outlines possible changes

CQC

CQC falls short in responding to safeguarding alerts
CQC gives 60 practices the wrong rating
Complaints are vital for improvement.
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Patients

Healthy gay men should be offered daily HIV drugs to prevent infections, say campaigners
Financial investment in an online tool for patients to ‘self manage’ their mental health
NICE guidance-support for local government on tackling the causes of poor health
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