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Protein and veg and fasting. @mccheapo.bsky.social · 1d

I gather it's because they're not allowed to use certain money to recruit GPs, it's specifically earmarked for recruiting other staff. But I'm not an expert, and that might be wrong. You should follow @drstevetaylor.bsky.social to learn more.

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GP who believes in the NHS Doctors Association UK https://dauk.org

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Yep

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 1d

They streamed ahead despite the warnings and hit the Brexit iceberg to appease the few, who have jumped ship to Reform

Madness then & madness now

They have destroyed the future of the younger generation with student fees, inflated house prices, doubled national debt whilst storing up wealth

Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 1d

And Simon was a little more realistic and relaxed when he spoke about online - but definitely off message

Encouraging turning off and breaching online access

I was there and we all had our hands in our faces 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/2025-26...

GPs to be 'naughty' on online access in patients' interest, Labour MP suggests

Many GPs could initially disregard online access requirements in the interests of patient safety, an MP who is also a GP has said.

www.pulsetoday.co.uk

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 4d

Helpful to explain what £169/patient/year pays for (this is £40 less than 2015 in real terms funding & only £123 is patient care)

380million appts in GP practices - half with GPs

But there is more to General Practice than just appts

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 3d

TAKE A SEAT

Government believes that simply attaching the words 'online', 'digital' or 'virtual' to any NHS problem instantly solves it, those actually working within the NHS know that the opposite applies

Face to face, human interaction with the right tools is the best answer

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 3d

Virtual wards, virtual hospitals

Real waiting, real people, real needs

The choice is whether as a society we should fund it properly

We must!

Cartoon He’s waiting to see a doctor online. I put him in the corridor for the full hospital experience.

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 9d

102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons

27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries

31 million people visit GPs every month a similar number have haircuts

You can see the problem @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social judging by Wes’s trim he is going to the hair salon a lot more than his GP unlike many

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 3d

Virtual wards, virtual hospitals

Real waiting, real people, real needs

The choice is whether as a society we should fund it properly

We must!

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 3d

It’s interesting to see the conversation rates from requests from patients preference to how there are completed after speaking to a GP

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

Kemi Badenoch asked where she would send the 150,000 people she says she would deport every year, replies that it's an "irrelevant question".

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 3d

TAKE A SEAT

Government believes that simply attaching the words 'online', 'digital' or 'virtual' to any NHS problem instantly solves it, those actually working within the NHS know that the opposite applies

Face to face, human interaction with the right tools is the best answer

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 4d

Good point

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 4d

Helpful to explain what £169/patient/year pays for (this is £40 less than 2015 in real terms funding & only £123 is patient care)

380million appts in GP practices - half with GPs

But there is more to General Practice than just appts

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 7d

I spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social this morning

Raising expectations without any support

GP online access is a good thing but it needs extra GPs & resources

The 8am rush may reduce but there are no more appts or Hp time to offer, in fact less as a online forms are dealt with

Safety vital

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 4d

Smaller practices have been shown to increase patient outcomes & satisfaction. It is likely that this is due to greater knowledge of individual patients, continuity being key, but even low-level continuity with staff can be extremely helpful in managing patients www.pulsetoday.co.uk/analysis/spe...

What are the systemic reasons affecting GP access?

Practices have been criticised for providing poor access, but the data reveals that the level provided depends very much on system issues.

www.pulsetoday.co.uk

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 5d

Wes Streeting barely mentioned the NHS at the Labour Party Conference

He has spent the week talking down to GPs, launched an online hospital, NHS England reforms are on hold due to no money for redundancies

His promise of bottom up replaced with top down

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 5d

Wes Streeting barely mentioned the NHS at the Labour Party Conference

He has spent the week talking down to GPs, launched an online hospital, NHS England reforms are on hold due to no money for redundancies

His promise of bottom up replaced with top down

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 8d

Asking my hairdresser to provide unlimited haircuts for less than £3 a week, including online booking & an immediate response to emergency shave at 1min before closing

That’s a NO😂😂

Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 7d

GPs have done all they can to keep patients safe and provide as much as possible
1.4million people will consult today
Compare this with 67,000 in A&E

The reason for the concerns is we have a capacity problem & a funding crisis
The 8 am rush (it’s bad) will be replaced by the GP waiting list (worse)

Dr Katie Bramall @drkatie.bsky.social · 8d

If @wesstreeting thinks GPs are stuck in 20thC, visit a hospital

We are the science museum!

➡️Electronic records since 1991
➡️Online triage
➡️Ambient scribes
➡️SMS
➡️Online bookings
➡️Electronic prescribing
➡️Online referrals
➡️Video consults DAYS after 1st lockdown….

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 7d

They have been told to in no uncertain terms

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Rebecca Hewer @beckshewer.bsky.social · 7d

How many times a day do we have to ask of Wes Streeting, "is he an idiot or is he evil"?

Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 9d

102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons

27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries

31 million people visit GPs every month a similar number have haircuts

You can see the problem @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social judging by Wes’s trim he is going to the hair salon a lot more than his GP unlike many

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 7d

🗣️ | “It's raising expectations for patients, but there aren’t more GPs, there aren’t more appointments. We’re already cancelling some pre-booked face-to-face slots to cope with this extra demand.”
DAUK's @drstevetaylor.bsky.social spoke to @news.sky.com on GP online access 👇
dauk.org/new-online-g...

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 7d

I spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social this morning

Raising expectations without any support

GP online access is a good thing but it needs extra GPs & resources

The 8am rush may reduce but there are no more appts or Hp time to offer, in fact less as a online forms are dealt with

Safety vital

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