As of 18 May 2021, estimates by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) suggest that approximately 122,000 healthcare workers and … Read More “Supporting colleagues affected by Long COVID”
Improving cancer care will be a huge challenge, ministers are being warned as they promise a new 10-year strategy for … Read More “Improving cancer care”
The NMC have published the findings from their consultation on their draft new post-registration standards for specialist community nursing and … Read More “Specialist community public health nursing”
Core Competency #13 – Research May gather/collate data for Practice-based research (Administrative Role) Is aware of the principles of models … Read More “My Competencies”
Guidance for Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to focus on three key priority areas while continuing to use their professional judgement … Read More “Next steps for general practice”
Ministers will meet later to decide whether or not to scrap mandatory Covid vaccinations for NHS staff in England. Front-line … Read More “Mandatory jabs for NHS staff in England could end”
On the 6 January 2022, new regulations were made which require all workers in the wider health and social care … Read More “Mandatory vaccinations for staff in GP practices”
Core Competency #12 – Professional Development Is aware of CPD issues/ language & has a commitment to training/development (Administrative Role) … Read More “My Competencies”
In February 2021, CQC began work to examine concerns raised by some GPs that ethnic minority-led GP practices were more … Read More “Ethnic minority-led GP practices”
From April 2022, patients with online accounts such as through the NHS App will be able to read new entries … Read More “Accelerating patient access”