Pulse PCN: Primary care must think like a social movement. Here’s why. Pulse PCN #primarycare buff.ly/3MqMMKe

'The changes are designed to give assurance to relatives and reduce the risk of NHS scandals or malicious action by medical practitioners.' With the new medical examiner system coming into force tomorrow, Dr Grant Ingrams explains what this means for GPs buff.ly/3XqS275

Health secretary Wes Streeting committed to three ‘strategic shifts’ for the NHS which includes moving care from ‘hospital to community’. buff.ly/3Tp1CoG

Patients prefer GPs to community diagnostic centres, survey finds buff.ly/47ilcsa #CDCs #diagnostics #communitydiagnostics

'We have taken more than 600 spinal patients from the hospital waiting list' A Norwich practice shares how day surgery in the community can save money, increase capacity and give GPs resilience buff.ly/4egLzRD

GP stalked by ‘infatuated’ practice cleaner for five years buff.ly/4gi0ZHa #stalker #GPabuse #stalking

We are pleased to welcome The Medicines Management Team to Pulse PCN Manchester, taking place on 8 October. Come and meet them during the networking breaks and find out how they can support your PCN: buff.ly/4f2MVAJ

A damning report into the circumstances surrounding the fire at Grenfell Tower has highlighted serious issues around psychological support for survivors, as GPs ‘did not know where to refer people needing care’. buff.ly/3Zj9Pym

'There’s very strong emotions that can transfer across when I’m in [...] my GP consultation, very powerful emotions... Although it has been six years on [since the fire], it still, you know, feels like as though it just happened yesterday.' buff.ly/3MAS46b

A poll by Healthwatch revealed that patients prefer to go to their GP (38%) or a hospital (22%) rather than a diagnostic centre in a community location (6%). buff.ly/4eaSg8t

The Labour Government also wants to shift the NHS from ‘analogue to digital’ and from ‘treatment to prevention,’ Mr Streeting said this weekend. buff.ly/3Xz3uO4

A court has heard the details of a practice cleaner's ‘Baby Reindeer’ style stalking at the Dalgety Bay medical centre in Fife, Scotland. buff.ly/3Tongcx

‘In our polling, people said they’d prefer to go to their GP (38%) or a hospital (22%) rather than a diagnostic centre in a community location (6%). buff.ly/3TodfMt

📢 At @Pulse365 virtual this month we will be joined by Fiona Mosgrove for a talk on “Bronchiectasis – a guide for primary care”. Her talk will look at how #bronchiectasis is diagnosed, what long term effects can be caused, & what can trigger a flare up: buff.ly/3MqLOhm

'Patients should be counselled about the significance of cardiac/exertional symptoms and asked to report any such symptoms' Read our advice on how to manage an incidental finding of calcified coronary arteries after a negative lung CT scan: buff.ly/3MC5jUe

Layla Moran MP elected to chair health select committee buff.ly/3Zf2fox #houseofcommons #selectcommittees

GP practices should have ‘work coaches’ to get patients back to work, say NHS leaders buff.ly/3XndJn8 #unemployment

🧠 Top 5 GP Searches on Pulse Reference: Headache, abdominal pain, dizziness, cough, reflux. What’s puzzling you today? Pulse Reference is your go-to for reliable clinical insights. Find answers here: buff.ly/3Mq8gqS #GPs #Healthcare

Commenting on her appointment, the MP said she will ‘constructively challenge ministers and the department to deliver’. buff.ly/4d0217X

The NHS Confederation said that ‘there could be value’ in reviewing the way career advice can be given outside of Jobcentres and in other places in the community, including GP practices. buff.ly/3XC4jpn