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”
Action is needed to help the NHS need create a sustainable, skilled and ‘fit-for-purpose’ health and care workforce, the Lancet … Read More “NHS needs a ‘fit-for-purpose’ workforce strategy”
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”
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”
This report is part of a growing series of reports developed by the Good Governance Institute (GGI) that consider issues … Read More “Provider collaboratives”
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”