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Primary care news round-up (27th March to 2nd April 2025)

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The case is backed by United Medical Associate Professionals, a trade union formed earlier this year. The country was hoping for improvements following the signing of a new GP contract in 2018, but seven years later, the deal has failed to deliver in several ways, according to Government auditors. The majority are women.

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How to Make Healthcare More Intelligent and Trustworthy: Accenture’s Digital Health Tech Vision 2018

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“Do no harm” has been the professional and ethical mantra of physicians since the Hippocratic Oath was first uttered by medical students. Finally, the Internet of Thinking rounds out Accenture’s five themes in the 2018 Health Tech Vision. Accenture’s vision this year is built on five pillars: Citizen AI. Extended Reality.

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Retail Health Ends 2018 With Big Plans for 2019

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As the CVS + Aetna merger crosses its last regulatory hurdle at the close of 2018, we enter 2019 facing a fast-growing and -morphing retail health landscape. Another grocery, Giant Eagle, is moving its pharmacies further into medical services through an agreement to channel DarioHealth’s Digital Diabetes Education and Rewards Program.

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Primary care news round-up (22nd August to 28th August 2024)

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Just 16% reported that medical care was easily accessible at weekends or during the evening. The BBC reported that the North Staffordshire Local Medical Committee has now advised practices that implementing this sanction is “vital”. In contrast, on other measures of general practice, the UK fared badly.

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If Data Is The New Oil in Healthcare, Will It Be Safe to Drink? The Accenture Digital Health Tech Vision 2018

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With the vast majority of patients’ medical records now digitized in electronic health records systems, the opportunities to mine, learn from, and act on the findings are promising for U.S. Finally, the Internet of Thinking rounds out Accenture’s five themes in the 2018 Digital Health Tech Vision. healthcare.

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The New Drug Companies Aren’t Drug Companies At All

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Launched in January 2018, Civica Rx started with pent-up demand for these medicines: nine months after launching, one-third of American hospitals had contacted the organization interested in accessing the generic drugs that Civica Rx was focused on supplying. GNS is a drug discovery research company in precision medicine.

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Primary care news round-up (13th June to 19th June 2024)

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The resources, from the Londonwide Local Medical Committees, deal with threats to the safety of staff and risks to patient safety from overworked staff. The LMCs’ Medical Director, Dr Elliott Singer, said: “The document covers steps practices can take to reduce the chances of patient behaviour escalating into abuse or violence.