Julian Bashforth 🏳️‍🌈@DrJSBashforth

GP living and working in South Eastern Hampshire. Deputy Chair, BMA South Central. All views are my own.

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Joined August 2011
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GMC referral ‘must never be used as a weapon’, says regulator doctors.net.uk/news/gmc-refe…

GMC referral ‘must never be used as a weapon’, says regulator

Fitness to practise processes “must never be used as a weapon” against doctors, the General Medical Council has said.

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NHS England chair hints at ‘getting rid’ of outpatient appointments pulsetoday.co.uk/news/referr…

NHS England chair hints at ‘getting rid’ of outpatient appointments

The NHS England chair has said 'we need to get on’ with 10-year plan changes because outpatient appointments are ‘an outdated model’.

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This is good news for those with breast cancer who may benefit : NICE approves breast cancer drug in NHS funding U-turn doctors.net.uk/news/nice-app…

NICE approves breast cancer drug in NHS funding U-turn

A breast cancer drug has been approved by NICE following changes to its funding assessment process – reversing a previous decision that it was too expensive.

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Salary stand-off delays abolition of NHS quango

Health service leaders are urging ministers to set up a temporary body to resolve deadlock

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GPs should receive ‘mandatory training’ on AI tools, MHRA recommends pulsetoday.co.uk/news/educat…

GPs should receive 'mandatory training' on AI tools, MHRA recommends

GPs should receive training on how to use AI products, the national commission into the regulation of AI in healthcare has recommended.

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Government focus on GP access 'undermining quality and continuity'

Four in five GPs fear the government's focus on access in general practice has undermined quality and continuity of care, a GPonline poll suggests.

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Surgeon who sent wound photos on WhatsApp has suspension extended doctors.net.uk/news/surgeon-…

Surgeon who sent wound photos on WhatsApp has suspension extended

A plastic surgeon who sent photos from his phone of a patient’s open leg wound has had his suspension from the medical register extended.

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At-home urine test can detect nine in 10 cases of bladder cancer independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…

At-home urine test can detect nine in 10 cases of bladder cancer

Around 10,900 new bladder cancer cases are diagnosed every year in the UK

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Doctor breaches data protection rules by answering telephone call in front of another patient doctors.net.uk/news/doctor-b…

Doctor breaches data protection rules by answering telephone call in front of another patient

A doctor breached data protection rules by disclosing personal details in a telephone call in front of another patient.

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Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK bbc.in/3SOj34G

Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK

Its backers say it would provide a "vital safety net" against runaway AI systems such as those from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Gas prices hit three-year high as UK reserves fall to lowest in Europe. Yet our gas storage facility #Rough is empty @miatsf @energygovuk please invest in our domestic gas storage. telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

Gas prices hit three-year high as UK reserves fall to lowest in Europe

Iran war threatens to extend disruption of supplies from the Gulf as British stockpiles plummet

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Ookla Study Reveals Quality of 4G and 5G Mobile Signals on London Underground

Network benchmarking giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband and mobile Speedtest.net service, has today published one of th

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‘Superhuman’ AI tool could fast-track heart disease diagnosis from a routine ECG doctors.net.uk/news/superhum…

‘Superhuman’ AI tool could fast-track heart disease diagnosis from a routine ECG

Artificial intelligence could quickly detect signs of heart failure and heart valve disease in a routine ECG that cannot be detected by the human eye, researchers have found.

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'Swamped' NHS GP exposes brutal reality of 12-hour daily battle on the healthcare frontline mirror.co.uk/news/health/nhs…

'Swamped' GP exposes brutal reality of 12-hour battle on healthcare frontline

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Tamara Keith, who works in Cambridgeshire, penned a diary for the Mirror on a typical Monday and revealed the staggering range of complex patients our family doctors now treat

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Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns

Exclusive: Patients identify errors in consultation transcripts that are missed by GPs, Healthwatch England finds

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Taking HRT in midlife cuts dementia risk by a quarter, study suggests telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08…

Taking HRT in midlife cuts dementia risk by a quarter, study suggests

Findings support ‘window of opportunity’ theory that taking therapy during menopause may have brain health benefits

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Atorvastatin reduces major cardiovascular events but misses disability-free survival goal

Atorvastatin reduce​​d​​ major cardiovascular events by 30% in older people without known cardiovascular disease, diabetes or dementia, but did not significantly improve disability-free survival,...

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NHS to offer free high-street cholesterol tests in England

Checks at pharmacies for people aged 40 to 84 are aimed at identifying those at risk of heart attack or stroke

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Statins can safely cut risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people aged over 70, world-first...

Australian-led trial finds low risk of side effects from common cholesterol-lowering medication for otherwise healthy older people

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5G Mobile networks are critical national infrastructure, must be invested in and planning rules should relaxed to allow for their upgrades theguardian.com/technology/2…

UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives

Planning delays and slow 5G upgrades could leave the UK unable to cope with a surge in AI-related traffic

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