The government is planning to "bring back the family doctor" by giving GPs an extra £889m to spend time with patients in a bid to end a dispute.

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Health Secretary Wes ­Streeting has vowed to plough an extra £889million into GPs budgets and promised to slash red tape and targets so medics can treat more patients

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GPs are currently in a period of collective action over a dispute about their budget, which they say has left them unable to pay for their practices.

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Govt plans to 'bring back family doctor' with extra £889m for GPs in attempt to end dispute

'Signficant steps' have been agreed towards finding new premises for an Oxfordshire doctor's surgery where  a nurse has to work from a former…

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Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, also said that more than 200 health centers will operate, this winter, with extended hours, to reduce the burden on emergencies.

Ministra da Saúde, Ana Paula Martins, disse ainda que mais de 200 centros de saúde vão funcionar, neste Inverno, com horário prolongado, para diminuir a carga sobre as urgências.

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The Minister of Health guaranteed, this morning, that the Government will go “as far as necessary” to be able to complete the schedules on Christmas and New Year's weekends, thus trying to alleviate the constraints expected in some specialties, such as Obstetrics, and in some areas of the country, such as Lisbon and the Tagus Valley. Ana Paula Martins did not provide the journalists with the necessary fees for hiring office doctors for this cour…

A ministra da Saúde garantiu, esta manhã, que o Governo irá “até ao ponto que for necessário” para conseguir preencher as escalas nos fins de semana de Natal e Ano Novo, tentando, assim, atenuar os constrangimentos esperados em algumas especialidades, como Obstetrícia, e em algumas zonas do país, como Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Aos jornalistas, Ana Paula Martins não adiantou valores para a contratação de médicos tarefeiros para esta quadra, mas vinc…

Govt plans to 'bring back family doctor' with extra £889m for GPs in attempt to end dispute

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