The NHS Patient Safety Syllabus has been launched today to help save lives and protect patients. Health Education England (HEE) … Read More “NHS Patient Safety Syllabus launched to save lives”
In a letter to practices published last night, NHS England said practices should ‘respect preferences’ for face-to-face care ‘unless there … Read More “NHS England orders GPs to offer face-to-face appointments to all patients”
Millions can now socialise indoors in limited numbers, hug loved ones and visit pubs and restaurants inside. The ban on … Read More “Covid-19: Lockdowns ease in England, Wales and most of Scotland”
NHS Digital has been collecting data from GPs to meet bespoke data requests for these purposes for over ten years, through its trusted General Practice Extraction Service (GPES). The new service (GPDPR) has been designed … Read More “Improved collection of GP data”
From this year, teams of experts are offering support to children experiencing anxiety, depression, and other common mental health issues. … Read More “NHS mental health support at school”
The provision of vaccination and immunisation services will become an essential service for all routine NHS-funded vaccinations with two exceptions: … Read More “Update on vaccination and immunisation changes for 2021/22”
People should take precautions when hugging others, says an expert, amid expectations of a further easing of England’s Covid restrictions … Read More “Caution over hugs as lockdown eases”
A new report from a working group led by the LMC has highlighted discrimination faced by staff and patients from … Read More “Discrimination in General Practice”
The Rapid Uptake Products (RUP) programme has been designed to support stronger adoption and spread of proven innovations. Three Rapid … Read More “Rapid uptake products”
The false narrative that general practice is not open to patients is ‘extremely damaging’ at a time when practice managers, … Read More “Accusations of general practice being closed”