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”
The Covid vaccination rollout has progressed at pace in the UK – more than 25 million people have now been … Read More “Staffing, IT and second doses”
Practices must now transfer any Covid vaccination records that have been recorded locally or on paper into the central online … Read More “Practices must transfer vaccination records”
All people living in care homes, staff, health and social care workers, people aged 50 and over, and the clinically … Read More “Vaccination a condition of deployment”
Several NHS vaccine sites are extending their opening hours during Ramadan Receiving a Covid-19 vaccine does not break the fast … Read More “Covid vaccine does not break Ramadan fast”
This report outlines the views of healthcare leaders on the white paper, the implications for the forthcoming health and care … Read More “Legislating on the future of health and care in England”
The beginning of this week saw the first significant easing of lockdown restrictions in England and Wales, Scotland and N. … Read More “Covid lockdown eases”
This document sets out guidance for practices and primary care networks (PCNs) to support accurate categorisation of appointments. It also … Read More “Standardised GP Appointment Categories”
This report looks at what’s changed in the last decade and particularly in 2020 as a result of the response … Read More “VOLUNTEERING, COVID & INTEGRATED CARE”