The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (‘the Amendment Regulations’) have today been laid before … Read More “NHS prescription charges from 1 April 2023”
The campaign will offer booster vaccinations to those aged 75 and over, residents in care homes, and those aged five … Read More “Practices asked to begin spring Covid booster campaign in April”
Scotland has become the first country in the world to stop its hospitals using the anaesthetic desflurane because of the … Read More “Scotland first to ban environmentally harmful anaesthetic”
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”
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?”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”