March 11, 2025
England’s top doctor to stand down
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England has today announced that he will step down this summer, … Read More “England’s top doctor to stand down”
Category: Human Resources
March 7, 2025
GP contract deal for 2025/26
A 7.2% rise in GP contract funding has been announced today as part of an agreed deal hailed by the … Read More “GP contract deal for 2025/26”
March 6, 2025
Tens of thousands seek NHS advice
There were 32,432 visits to NHS breast screening advice pages last week (Monday 17 February – 24 February) – an … Read More “Tens of thousands seek NHS advice”
March 4, 2025
NHS Chief to stand down
Amanda Pritchard has today formally notified the NHS England Board of her decision to stand down as chief executive at … Read More “NHS Chief to stand down”
February 28, 2025
BMA urges GPs to share experiences
GPs are being urged to share their experiences and opinions of working with physician associates (PAs), as part of a … Read More “BMA urges GPs to share experiences”
February 25, 2025
England’s top doctors launch review
National Medical Director Professor Sir Stephen Powis and Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty will lead the review as … Read More “England’s top doctors launch review”
February 21, 2025
GP golden handshake scrapped
NHS England has officially scrapped the ‘golden handshake’ GP recruitment scheme, citing a ‘need to prioritise budgets’. The Targeted Enhanced Recruitment … Read More “GP golden handshake scrapped”
February 14, 2025
CQC IT failure significantly delayed inspection
Inspection reports for 14 GP practices have been delayed by months due to IT failures, the CQC has confirmed, following … Read More “CQC IT failure significantly delayed inspection”
February 6, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of patients to get faster access to NHS care
The NHS has set out a new national ambition for 65% of patients to receive elective treatment within 18 weeks … Read More “Hundreds of thousands of patients to get faster access to NHS care”
February 4, 2025
NHS England response to ‘flawed’ Public Accounts Committee report
An NHS spokesperson said: “The report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) contains basic factual inaccuracies and a flawed understanding of … Read More “NHS England response to ‘flawed’ Public Accounts Committee report”