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  Queen's speech disappoints doctors on public health

  8 May 2013

  Doctors leaders are ‘bitterly disappointed’ by the absence of public health measures to ...

  Tags: UK government, public health, mid staffordshire inquiry, tobacco, minimum pricing, quality of care, health tourism

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  Scotland sets smoke-free deadline

  3 April 2013

  The BMA has welcomed Scotland’s ‘bold step’ of aiming to become smoke-free by 2034...

  Tags: smoking, smoking in public places, scotland, scottish council

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  Government prepares to reduce drink-drive limit

  21 March 2013

  The Scottish government will reduce the drink-drive limit following a consultation in which 74 per c...

  Tags: drink driving, alcohol, scotland, bma scotland, scottish parliament

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  Benefits system is ‘a struggle for GPs and patients’

  18 March 2013

  GPs have called for a benefits system shake-up, saying the current system is an ‘embarrassment...

  Tags: conference of scottish local medical committees, facilities and benefits, stress, controlling workload

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  Call to extend free fruit to all primary school children

  18 March 2013

  GPs have called on the Scottish government to extend a free fruit initiative to all primary school c...

  Tags: conference of scottish local medical committees, food, diet, health eating

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  Glasgow patients ‘die earlier in deprived areas’

  18 March 2013

  A doctor practising in a deprived area of Glasgow has described how his patients were more likely to...

  Tags: conference of scottish local medical committees, poverty, access to treatment

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  GP practices under threat in rural areas

  18 March 2013

  Rural areas could be left without a GP practice unless rules governing pharmacy set-ups are changed ...

  Tags: conference of scottish local medical committees, rural healthcare

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  GPs agree they have a great job

  18 March 2013

  GPs encouraged medical graduates to consider a career in general practice, saying it was still a &ls...

  Tags: conference of scottish local medical committees, job appointments, careers

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  GPs call for end to ‘bullying’ of clinicians concerned about care

  18 March 2013

  GPs in Scotland have called for a culture change in the NHS to make it easier for clinicians to rais...

  Tags: conference of scottish local medical committees, patient safety and clinical risk, bullying, whistleblowing, mid staffordshire inquiry

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  Tell me how I can make things better, says health secretary

  18 March 2013

  Scottish health and well-being secretary Alex Neil has called on GPs to tell him what they want from...

  Tags: conference of scottish local medical committees, GP contract