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GDPR for GPs - Part 2 - the Data Protection Officer megablog

A Series of blogs on GDPR from Dr Paul Cundy (GPC IT Lead) - Republished with permission

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GDPR for GPs from the IT Lead for GPC - Part 1

A Series of blogs on GDPR from Dr Paul Cundy (GPC IT Lead) - Republished with permission

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BMA Northern Ireland welcomes additional funding for general practice

Responding to the announcement from the Department of Health of additional funding for general practice Dr Tom Black, chair of BMA Northern Ireland’s general practitioners committee said: "We welcome that the Department has managed to work through the current political impasse to make this investment in general practice and we hope this funding will help address some immediate pressures. It is disappointing though that it was not released, as agreed, nine months ago. 

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Goodwill and resilience of GPs only thing maintaining general practice says NI GP leader

Northern Ireland’s GP leader says the professional values, goodwill and resilience of GPs is the only thing that’s maintaining general practice there amid the ongoing "political vacuum" in the country.

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​ Patients asked to support GPs over winter period as patient lists soar

Northern Ireland’s under-pressure GPs have taken the unusual step of asking patients to self-treat minor illnesses common over the winter period as the staffing crisis in general practice has left remaining GPs each with average patient lists of over 2,000.

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BMA NI responds to English funding annoucement

BMA NI STATEMENT Following today’s announcement of a £20,000 ‘golden hello’ to attract GPs to rural areas of England, chair of BMA Northern Ireland’s GP committee said, “It is clear from this announcement that there is a GP crisis in England as well, however their government is at least making some attempt to address the issue.  Full Statement Here

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NI GPs to cut back on unnecessary work to spend more time with patients

GPs in Northern Ireland have agreed a range of contingency measures to help address their spiralling workload and mitigate against the current crisis in primary care. The measures will include referring patients back to hospitals for test results and appointments, no longer arranging out-patient ambulance transport and no longer completing insurance or PIP paperwork. 

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NI GP funding to be cut by £1million

Doctors leaders have expressed shock at the Department of Health’s decision to cut GP funding by £1 million, given the ongoing and deepening crisis in primary care.

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NI GP leaders challenge Health Minister to act to save GP

Northern Ireland’s future Health Minister and the Department of Health have been challenged by the country’s GP leader to "work with us, or work against us" at a conference of GPs in Belfast this weekend.

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NILMC Conference debates crisis in GP

GP's from across Northern Ireland debated the current crisis in General Practice and other issues including funding, indemnity and support for practices at risk of collapse and merger at the 2017 Annual Conference of Local Medical Committees (NI), which met in Belfast You can read the Conference highlights and full list of motions as well as the conference blog on the BMA site here 

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NIGPC vote to proceed with collecting undated resignations

British Medical Association Northern Ireland’s General Practitioners Committee (NIGPC) has voted to proceed with gathering undated resignations from general practices across Northern Ireland. 

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BMA Northern Ireland statement on Bannview Medical Practice

Responding to the Department of Health announcement that a GP contractor confirmed to take over at Bannview Medical Practice has withdrawn from the contract

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NIGPC statement on Bannview Medical Practice

GP leaders in Northern Ireland welcome Health Department announcement that new GP contractor provider has been found for crisis-hit medical practice

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NIGPC response to urgent Health Committee meeting on GP crisis

Dr Tom Black, chair of BMA's NIGPC, speaks after today’s urgent meeting of the Assembly’s Committee for Health on the escalating GP crisis.

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GPs say they are willing to begin the process of undated resignations

The overwhelming majority of GPs who attended crisis meetings across Northern Ireland to discuss the escalating crisis in general practice have said they are willing to begin the process of leaving the health service.

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Belfast GPs say they are willing to begin the process of undated resignations

The overwhelming majority of GPs who attended a crisis meeting in Belfast last night to discuss the escalating crisis in general practice have said they are willing to begin the process of leaving the health service.

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