March 7, 2023
Digitally enabled therapies
A consultation has begun on the decision to conditionally recommend the digital enabled therapies which address depression and anxiety disorders, … Read More “Digitally enabled therapies”
Category: Patient and Community Issues
March 3, 2023
CQC inspections: how can practices challenge the results?
In its role as the regulator of general practice in England, the CQC monitors, reviews, inspects and rates surgeries across … Read More “CQC inspections: how can practices challenge the results?”
March 2, 2023
Spring 2023 COVID-19 booster campaign
The government has accepted interim JCVI advice which states the NHS should plan for an extra booster vaccine dose in spring 2023 … Read More “Spring 2023 COVID-19 booster campaign”
March 1, 2023
Junior doctors to strike
Junior doctors in England will strike on 13, 14 and 15 March, the British Medical Association has announced. They want … Read More “Junior doctors to strike”
February 28, 2023
Personal Health Budget
The Personal Health Budget (PHB) Quality Framework supports integrated care boards to create the conditions to meet PHB performance expectations, … Read More “Personal Health Budget”
February 24, 2023
Social prescribing link workers can support your practice team
It is widely recognised that a significant percentage of GP consultations are due to social problems such as housing, financial … Read More “Social prescribing link workers can support your practice team”
February 23, 2023
New NHS campaign
Millions of people in England who have been sent a lifesaving home testing kit that can detect early signs of … Read More “New NHS campaign”
February 21, 2023
Plans to bolster patient safety
The government will streamline the system to modernise regulatory legislation to boost patient safety and support staff. A new consultation … Read More “Plans to bolster patient safety”
February 16, 2023
Digital firearms alert system
The digital firearms marker has been reactivated this week for GP practices using the EMIS system in England in order … Read More “Digital firearms alert system”
One-stop shops for testing
Tens of thousands of patients across England to get quicker access to life-saving tests as 19 additional community diagnostic centres … Read More “One-stop shops for testing”