General Practice update for Jan 2023

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00:00 2023 update...

01:18 Ambulance strike impact

https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/bre...

What impact has it had on you
Normalising advising patients to make their own way to hospital
Medical transport
Risk based transport
Assisted / timely transport
Changing the risk

Who is responsible?

Alternatives:
Taxi - is this safe, local links
Clinician assisted - equipment and risk - CqC/ NHS england alerts
Public transport - what if worsen on route

Backlog when arrive?


16:10 Junior doctor strikes

More strike talk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-641...
Ballot Next week on Junior Doctor Strike Action next week
https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opini...

31:30 Patient aggression

https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/wor...

A destroyed waiting room in Derby after being advised to use the normal process
Aggression becoming more common

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