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Tamsulosin now available OTC - GPonline
Tamsulosin now available OTC. Tamsulosin is now available over-the-counter (OTC) to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Is £889m the lifeline practices need to keep them afloat?
GP leaders say an £889m funding uplift in 2025/26 could be 'an important lifeline' that avoids redundancies and contract hand-backs in general practice - but warned that detail on how the …
Podcast: How the NHS can get the best from social prescribing
Talking General Practice speaks to Charlotte Osborn Forde and Dr Radha Modgil from the National Academy for Social Prescribing about the evidence that supports the use of social …
GP practice staff 'threatened' by patients over collective action ...
GP practice staff 'threatened' by patients over collective action, reveals LMC. GP practices have been on the receiving end of ‘threats’ and ‘intimidating behaviour’ from patients who are …
Government to tackle financial tension between GPs and pharmacies
Government to tackle financial tension between GPs and pharmacies. It is 'rational' for GPs to see the Pharmacy First scheme as a financial threat after years of underfunding - and competition …
Podcast: General practice finance in the year ahead | GPonline
Podcast: General practice finance in the year ahead. Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Tommy Perkins and accountant Andy Pow from Medics Money about the year ahead for …
Practice manager to pay back £44,000 after theft left GP facing …
Practice manager to pay back £44,000 after theft left GP facing panic attacks. A former practice manager has been ordered to pay back £44,000 after stealing more than £300,000 from the …
Government to set out roadmap to bring waiting times back to 18 …
Government to set out roadmap to bring waiting times back to 18 weeks. Government plans to bring waiting times for hospital treatment down to 18 weeks by the end of the current …
Government unveils £889m GP funding boost for 2025/26
Government unveils £889m GP funding boost for 2025/26. The government will increase overall funding for general practice by £889m in 2025/26 in what it says is the 'biggest boost to GP …