Practices need plans in place to ‘proactively’ communicate with patients about any changes of services should the BMA’s proposed GP … Read More “Practices and ICBs need patient communication plan”
NHS services have provided 372.3 million appointments, which is up 65 million compared to pre-pandemic levels or an increase of … Read More “GPs now delivering a fifth more appointments”
The CQC ‘got things wrong’ in the implementation of its new regulatory approach, its chief has admitted, while announcing an … Read More “More CQC inspections planned”
Significant flaws in the UK’s pandemic planning meant Covid caused more deaths and economic costs than it should have, the … Read More “UK ‘failed citizens’”
An NHS spokesperson said: “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS, an appointment … Read More “Response to global IT outage”
Half of practice managers have rated primary care networks (PCNs) as being successful in increasing patient access as well as … Read More “PCNs have improved patient care”
NHS England has denied BMA claims that it is trying to remove practices’ control over the GP Connect function that … Read More “NHS England denies opt-out button being removed”
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has changed the way it regulates all health and social care providers and is now … Read More “The new CQC inspection method”
A leading cybersecurity expert has warned that the NHS remains vulnerable to further cyber-attacks unless it updates its computer systems. … Read More “Fix NHS gaps or face more attacks”
NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against … Read More “Update on cyber incident”