GP leaders have raised concerns that updated UKHSA guidance clarifying that healthcare assistants (HCAs) are unable to take informed consent … Read More “HCAs cannot take consent for vaccinations”
General practice staff in England are to be offered training to help them better identify and respond to domestic abuse … Read More “GP practice staff to get domestic abuse training”
A final agreement on the Welsh GP contract has been reached, delivering a full 4% pay uplift for GP partners, … Read More “Welsh GP contract agreed”
The highly coveted Practice Manager of the Year Award 2025 has been scooped by Caitlin Clarke – for a second … Read More “Practice Manager of the Year”
Online patient requests to GP practices have risen by more than a fifth in the first month of new contractual … Read More “Online requests rise by a fifth”
A total of 90% of practice managers who want to expand their GP workforce in the next year are unable … Read More “Nine in 10 practice managers unable to hire GPs”
The new figures come as the NHS and government strive to make contacting your practice as easy as possible. Around … Read More “GPs managed record number of online requests”
The report says lockdown could have been avoided if steps such as social distancing and isolating those with symptoms along … Read More “Lockdown could have been avoided”
Practice managers are being warned about a scam in which fraudsters target patients by impersonating the NHS automated phone calls. … Read More “Scam uses fake NHS calls”
A county’s health officials have warned more children and young people could become infected with a severe strain of flu … Read More “Children may be hit harder”