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”
The government-backed research will trial giving people daily lateral flow tests for seven days – instead of quarantining for 10 … Read More “Quarantine for Covid contacts could be scrapped”
Sir Simon took up post on 1 April 2014, having first joined the NHS in 1988 through its graduate management … Read More “NHS Chief Sir Simon Stevens to stand down this summer”
Many healthcare systems prohibit primary care physicians from dispensing the drugs they prescribe due to concerns that this encourages excessive, … Read More “Financial incentives and prescribing behaviour in primary care”