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GPs’ appointments become available for cash at private clinics while NHS surgeries stay shut

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The doctor will see you now…but only if you’re paying: GPs’ appointments become available for cash while NHS surgeries stay shut Investigation by Mail on Sunday shows some GPs who will not see NHS patients are willing to see people face-to-face as long as they’re prepared to pay For £49, patients can obtain a in-person … Read more

Routine face-to-face appointments with your GP may never return

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Routine face-to-face appointments with your GP may never return even after coronavirus, Royal College of General Practitioners says In-person GP appointments dropped from 70% to 23% within weeks of lockdown  This large shift has made a ‘compelling case’ to keep so-called ‘total triage This is when patients talk to a doctor online or over the … Read more

Virus wreaks havoc on jobs as number of permanent appointments falls

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Virus wreaks havoc on jobs as number of permanent staff appointments falls at sharpest rate in recorded history By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 May 2020 The coronavirus crisis is ‘wreaking havoc’ on the UK jobs market, a new report has showed. Businesses … Read more

Google’s website offering coronavirus test appointments filled up in one day 

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Google’s sister company, which launched a site offering to help patients schedule coronavirus tests, ran out of appointments in just one day. Verily, an online health-information platform run by Google’s parent company Alphabet, launched Project Baseline on Monday. The site was only available to residents aged 18 or older in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties … Read more

Weather, the World Cup and public holidays impact on the numbers of patients booking GP appointments

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Britons book more GP appointments when it is cold and rainy – but they make fewer visits when it is sunny or snowing, research shows. Scientists also found patients booked fewer appointments on days last summer that the England football team played in the World Cup. Spikes in attendances also occur after public holidays and … Read more

Pope Francis is ‘slightly unwell’ and cancels public appointments

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Pope Francis is still feeling ‘slightly unwell’ and has cancelled his official audiences today, the Vatican has said.  The 83-year-old pontiff has scrapped an audience with tech chiefs including Microsoft and IBM executives today – a day after calling off an appearance at a Mass in Rome.  Francis had appeared to have a cold during … Read more