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Primary care news round-up (20th to 26th March 2025)

Practice Index

In-person GP appointments linked to high patient satisfaction Practices that offer the most face-to-face GP appointments have the greatest patient satisfaction, according to researchers from the University of Manchester. of appointments were face to face. of appointments were face to face.

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Primary care news round-up (17th to 23rd April 2025)

Practice Index

In-person consultations contribute to patient satisfaction Reductions in face-to-face appointments have contributed to a collapse in public satisfaction with GP services. The Royal College of GPs commented that many patients like the convenience of remote consultations.

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Enhancing Patient Satisfaction with the 5 Ps of Nursing Rounding

Guideway Care

The healthcare industry attempts to enhance patient satisfaction in hospitals through the implementation of the 5 Ps of nursing rounding. This is proactive and forms a core part of quality patient care as patients’ needs are addressed satisfactorily and efficiently.

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What is Automation in Healthcare? A Guide to Streamlining Operations 

CollaborateMD

Some benefits of automation in healthcare include: Improving patient scheduling and lessening the load of clerical work. Getting paid more consistently Better patient retention and improved patient satisfaction. And, according to McKinsey, more individualized treatment equals greater patient satisfaction.

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Primary care news round-up (11th July to 17th July 2024)

Practice Index

Patient satisfaction with practices may have improved recently after several years of decline. Some 74% of people reported a good overall experience in the latest national GP-Patient survey. However, fewer than half reported it being easy to contact their practice and 34% said they waited too long for an appointment.

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Primary care news round-up (23rd May to 30th May 2024)

Practice Index

The Liberal Democrats claimed this could deliver patients a legal right to see a GP within a week of requesting an appointment and to get an appointment within 24 hours in the case of urgent need. The Royal College of GPs said it had concerns about setting mandates for practice appointment times.

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

Practice Index

The dashboard contains details of rising numbers of appointments, declining patient satisfaction and NHS financial support for practices. It shows that last year, just 35% of patients usually saw their preferred GP, compared with 50% in 2018. The Foundation intends to update the data quarterly.