November 19, 2020
QOF income protection
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a voluntary scheme within the General Medical Services (GMS) contract. The revised approach … Read More “QOF income protection”
Category: Human Resources
November 17, 2020
Flu vaccination leaflet
To help answer questions you may be getting on flu vaccine availability, we have created a new two-page leaflet. It … Read More “Flu vaccination leaflet”
November 13, 2020
Poorer continuity of care
The UK Government is encouraging ‘expansion, mergers and greater collaboration between practices’, in order to deliver services ‘more efficiently’ and … Read More “Poorer continuity of care”
November 12, 2020
New workload prioritisation
The College has published new guidance on workload prioritisation, reflecting the increasing prevalence of COVID-19 around the country, to support … Read More “New workload prioritisation”
November 11, 2020
Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million
Europe, with more than 12.5 million cases and 305,700 deaths, is again a hotspot after being the first epicentre of … Read More “Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million”
November 6, 2020
Give GPs a ‘green fund’ to cut carbon emissions
The BMA’s GP Committee has written to primary care minister Jo Churchill to ask for a ‘green fund’ to be … Read More “Give GPs a ‘green fund’ to cut carbon emissions”
October 26, 2020
I want to volunteer
NHS Volunteer Responders has been set up by NHS England and Royal Voluntary Service, in partnership with GoodSam, to support … Read More “I want to volunteer”
October 23, 2020
GPs to run NHS test and trace system
GPs and local health services should be handed the keys to run the NHS test and trace system. The RCGP … Read More “GPs to run NHS test and trace system”
October 22, 2020
The state of health care
Since the arrival of COVID-19, we inhabit a different world, in which all these things remain true, but so much … Read More “The state of health care”
October 21, 2020
The split between science and politics
“Following the science” was a phrase we heard a lot of earlier in the year. It’s what, we were repeatedly … Read More “The split between science and politics”