August 31, 2022
Statin pills rarely cause muscle pain
The pills can protect against heart attacks and strokes, but have had some bad press because of a very rare … Read More “Statin pills rarely cause muscle pain”
Category: IM & T
August 26, 2022
GP list cleansing
NHS England has asked Capita to restart GP patient list cleansing, despite concerns raised by the BMA that it is … Read More “GP list cleansing”
August 25, 2022
Seasonal influenza vaccination programme 2022/23
The seasonal flu enhanced service specification 1 September 2022 to 31 March 2023 is directed at general practice to offer … Read More “Seasonal influenza vaccination programme 2022/23”
August 19, 2022
A third of practice managers have knowledge gap
In May last year, NHS Digital announced it would be rolling out GPDPR, which it described as a ‘new and improved’ GP data … Read More “A third of practice managers have knowledge gap”
August 18, 2022
National Obesity Audit
Nearly two-thirds of adults in England are living with overweight or obesity. A third of children leaving primary school are … Read More “National Obesity Audit”
August 16, 2022
GP staff survey summary report
This research sought to gather the opinions of general practice staff across England on GPDPR and associated topics, such as … Read More “GP staff survey summary report”
August 12, 2022
Shared decision-making
All PCN clinical staff must do mandatory refresher training for ‘shared decision-making’ conversations. It was announced as part of the … Read More “Shared decision-making”
August 11, 2022
Primary Care (GP and Dental) Complaints
The information obtained from the KO41b collection monitors written complaints received by NHS primary care providers (GP and dental practices). The … Read More “Primary Care (GP and Dental) Complaints”
August 10, 2022
NHS demands cannot wait
The NHS in England cannot wait for a new prime minister to be in post to tackle the the emergency … Read More “NHS demands cannot wait”
August 9, 2022
Access to a deceased patients record
In line with recent GP contractual changes made by NHS England, GP Practices are no longer required to print off digitised records … Read More “Access to a deceased patients record”