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    GP Appraisal redesign

    NHS England is working to “redesign the current process” of GP Appraisals. The reason for this, is to achieve a more “flexible approach” in light of the pandemic. In March, routine CQC inspections were stopped in order to reduce the strain on GPs and GP practices.

    Medical Student creates clinical handbook

    Second year medical student, Malone Mukwende, has created a clinical handbook that looks at how medical conditions present differently on black or brown skin. Malone identified a need for this book to be created when he witnessed how textbook would frequently only refer to how symptoms would appear on white skin.

    To read the article in full, click here

     

    Encouraging patients back to the surgery

    GPs are urging patients to seek medical help and assistance if they feel they need it. There is a fear that people who need urgent care could slip through the net.

    During the pandemic, routine face to face appointments were halted and replaced with telephone triage and video consultations. GP surgeries saw a reduction in the number of patients seeking out their services, which has led to the concern that people may not be receiving the treatment they need for their conditions.

    Click here to read the article

    Second Wave

    Scientists are predicting that there is a chance of a second, much worse, spike in coronavirus deaths this winter. What are we able to do now to prepare for this?

    The pandemic has already caused a backlog for GPs and the NHS as a whole, so calls have been made, for funding and plans to be put in place in order to reduce the impact of the possible second wave.

    Read the article here

    A New way of working

    A survey by the Consumer Intelligence for health insurance, has found that 61% of the British public would either prefer to continue with remote appointments, or to still have this option after lockdown.

    To read the review in full, click here

    Government funding

    The government has promised £3bn spending boost to get the NHS “battle ready for winter”

    The funds are said to be available “immediately”. This follows scientific advice that we could be hit by a worse second wave if the NHS is not adequately prepared.

    Read the article here

     

    That’s all for this week!

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