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Denis Pereira Gray and colleagues argue that a renewed focus on continuity could help reduce the pressures facing general practice and the wider health system General practice is in crisis with falling numbers of general practitioners and low morale. For the first time, more patients are dissatisfied than are satisfied with general practice.1 National policies to deal with the crisis include the NHS workforce plan and deploying other health professionals into practices, but the potential of enha...

May 10, 2021 | Bill Barker, associate dean for research and graduate programs in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, is set to retire on June 30, 2021 after 30 years with UW–Madison. Barker joined the university in 1991, working as a researcher in the Department of Geology and Geophysics for many years. In 2000, he made a career shift to administration, becoming assistant dean for research and technology transfer in the College of Letters and Science. Barker went on to hold numero...

Wisconsin DOT Issues Funds to Support County Forest Roads A county forest road in Douglas County. (Wisconsin Department of Transportation) The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently distributed funds to improve public roads that run through county forests. Some $320,600 will support 900 miles of public roads throughout 24 counties. The funding was administered by WisDOT through the County Forest Road Aids program, which covers costs for the improvement and maintenance of roads that tra...