Feels quite demoralising that we are not managing to meet that need. you ok, you being served? today the government promised to improve gp services under new plans. £645 million will be spent over two years to allow pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for conditions including earache, sore throats and urinary tract infections. and they ll double the number of blood pressure checks they carry out. and patients will be able to book physiotherapy and podiatry services without going through a doctor. new phone systems will be offered to some gps and training for receptionists to direct calls to a range of services, including physios and nurses. the plan today is a really big part of trying to recognise the level of pressure on primary care to innovate, to adapt services, to meet that pressure and to meet the needs of our patients. hello, there.
But it s everywhere. it s our nhs that s - supposed to be so good. portsmouth, one of the worst places to get a gp appointment. here, the number of patients for each doctor is the second highest in england and, like many areas, services are on their knees. it feels like a tsunami of need that is coming through to us and it feels quite demoralising that we are not managing to meet that need. in portsmouth and surrounding areas they say they are short of gps by about 50%. the government have set plans to increase gp numbers but they are notjust not on course to reach those figures, gp numbers have actually fallen further. today, the government promised to improve gp services under new plans. £645 million will be spent over two years to allow pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for conditions including earache, sore throats and urinary tract infections.
In portsmouth and the surrounding areas here they say they are short of gps by around 50%. back in 2016 and 2019 in england to the government set targets to increase gp numbers, but it s notjust on track to miss those two targets, gp numbers have actually fallen even further. are you 0k? are you being served? yes today the government promised to improve gp services under new plans. 616 million will be spent over two years to allow pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for conditions including earache, sore throats and urinary tract infections. and they ll double the number of blood pressure checks they carry out. patients will be able to book physiotherapy and podiatry services without going through a doctor. and new phone systems will be offered to some gps and training for receptionists to direct calls to a range of services, including physios and nurses.
Paid time off to address issues of illnesses, a flu, waking up in a morning with a child with an earache or getting into a fender-bender on the way to work and having to get checked out at the hospital. these things happen and they need you a paid time to address that. you told the new york times, quote, it s an insane and cruel system and these guys are fed up with it. help us understand what you see is broken in the current arrangement. absolutely. so what you have here is basically 20 years of bad blood forming, bad relationships forming between the employers and the employees. these railroads are effectively cartels that control the market and services of both pricing and how good their services are. and this whole time span, what s happened is they ve been on a stock buy and demands, profits parade, showering shareholders in billions and billions of
Reported a possible case. tonight here, more on what this havana syndrome is, and here s abc s receive knstephanie ramos. reporter: tonight, vice president kamala harris has landed in vietnam after her flight was delayed over a, quote, possible anomalous health incident in hanoi.madamd you continue your trip? reporter: the reported incident affected a staffer at the u.s. mission in vietnam in recent days. allegedly an incident of havana syndrome the mysterious onset of symptoms like headache, earache, nausea and trouble seeing or balancing. cases were first reported by american personnel in havana, cuba, in 2016 and 2017. many of them diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries. since then, dozens of u.s. officials in multiple countries have reported symptoms. can you share more about the possible incident of havana syndrome that delayed the vice president s trip? while this is not a confirmed case at this point in time, we take any reported incident which was recent and was