Following the end of emergency provisions allowing for flexibility of pharmacy opening hours and temporary closures, PSNC has published new guidance … Read More “PSNC issues guidance on unplanned pharmacy closures”
One page summary for primary care teams: What do I need to do? Read more – NHSE & I (31/3/22)
QOF and all its requirements is fully reinstated from today (1 April), despite concerns that the system does not take … Read More “QOF fully reinstated”
NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Government continue to remaincommitted to honouring the 5-year settlement that runs to 2023/24, … Read More “GP Contract 2022/23”
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) has today published the revisedNetwork Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) which takes effect from … Read More “Primary care networks”
People aged 75 and over, residents in care homes and those with weakened immune systems can now book an extra booster … Read More “Spring booster jab launches”
An FOI to all CCGs in England revealed that there is still a lot of the Winter Access Fund (WAF) remains available, … Read More “£10m in unallocated funding”
Mandate policy 2022/23: guidance for NHS commissioners and providers of NHS-funded care. This policy aims to direct the NHS on … Read More “MedTech Funding”
The CQC will not resume focused inspections regarding GP access, which had formed part of the Government’s winter access plans. … Read More “CQC to scrap access-focused GP inspections”
The NHS has evolved from an administered to a managed service with a complex overlay of competition, inspection and regulation. … Read More “Governing the health and care system”