Left to linger in treatable pain and illness

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Left to linger in treatable pain and illness

Sarah Dalton

Wednesday 1 December 2021, 09:40 AM

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Primary care is at the sharp end of trying to help patients on waiting lists – and frustration contributes to doctor burnout risk [Ulrich Derboven on Unsplash]

ASMS

Sarah Dalton explains the moral injury of keeping patients waiting – and says delays are not all due to COVID-19

At the heart of this is a longstanding failure to invest in the health workforce Moral injury: knowing patient care could be better, but being un

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How to Treat

Prostate cancer consultations are common in primary care and there is no one approach to testing and treatment that fits all patients. Urologist Simon van Rij discusses the key considerations and options for personalised care, appropriate investigation and treatment

Wednesday 11 September 2024, 12:45 AM