December 8, 2021
Postponed health checks
Practices can postpone minor surgery and routine health checks for over-75s and new patients until 31 March. The plans would … Read More “Postponed health checks”
Category: Human Resources
December 3, 2021
Practices are losing multiple frontline staff
GP practices in Northern Ireland are regularly losing staff members due to the pressures and abuse faced by the sector. … Read More “Practices are losing multiple frontline staff”
December 1, 2021
Booster rollout
Early evidence suggests the new Omicron variant – initially reported to the World Health Organization from South Africa on Wednesday … Read More “Booster rollout”
November 30, 2021
Management in Practice
Today, AMSPAR President Myra Upton will be chairing at the Newcastle Management in Practice event. AMSPAR accredit this event for … Read More “Management in Practice”
November 26, 2021
Limit health secretary interference
Proposed amendments to the Health and Care Bill may limit ‘controversial’ powers for the health secretary to intervene in the … Read More “Limit health secretary interference”
November 19, 2021
Disclose earnings above £150k
The BMA has confirmed that salaried GPs are not required to declare earnings above £150k. It also said that it … Read More “Disclose earnings above £150k”
November 17, 2021
Booster doses to be offered to over 40s
Evidence suggests the chance of testing positive for Covid falls by more than 80% two weeks after a booster. The … Read More “Booster doses to be offered to over 40s”
November 16, 2021
Local health systems
The NHS will set out the next steps for how primary care networks will work with partners across newly formed … Read More “Local health systems”
November 12, 2021
GP demand
When PCNs were introduced two and a half years ago, part of the reason for having them was to try … Read More “GP demand”
November 11, 2021
CQC rating drops
CQC inspected the service in August to look at how safe, effective and well-run the service was. Caring and responsive … Read More “CQC rating drops”