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July 5th 2024

DDA congratulates Labour on election win

The DDA has congratulated the Labour party and its leader Sir Kier Starmer for their success in yesterday's election.    During the run-up to the election, the DDA actively promoted its rural manifesto and received many pledges

July 4th 2024

Fife LMC lobbies patients to contact politicians

Fife Local Medical Committee has urged dissatisfied GP patients to contact MSPs. In a letter, also read by the Scottish Parliament, the LMC letter reads:   If you’re not satisfied with the service you receive, look beyond the practice an

June 21st 2024

Difficult access to healthcare cited as reason for rural depopulation

Scottish politicians have called for a new rural health funding mechanism. In a debate on rural depopulation, Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con) said: “Rural populations deserve access to essential services such as … health. Can we

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June 20th 2024

BMA highlights Welsh practice closures

The pre-general election emphasis has focused mainly on pay disputes, industrial action, and waiting times in secondary care. However, there lies a crisis in primary care that is dangerously overlooked but impacts us all, GPC Wales chair Dr Gareth Oe

June 18th 2024

BMA opens collective action ballot

The BMA has opened a ballot for collective action by GPs in England from 1 August.   In its statement, the BMA says: “Collective action is not the same as strike action”. To explain, it says that action could see GPs withdrawing fro

June 14th 2024

Village bus services take centre stage in Green party manifesto

The Green party has pledged to revive village bus services, ensuring there is a service to every village. The manifesto for the 2024 general election also pledges a £2bn capital investment in primary care over the next five years and annual pr

June 14th 2024

Labour pledges more community pharmacy prescribing

 A Community Pharmacist Prescribing Service, granting more pharmacists independent prescribing rights is a key pledge within the Labour party election manifesto. The plan for the NHS also pledges to allow other professionals, such as opticians,

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