April 5, 2021
Update on CQC’s regulatory approach
Throughout the pandemic, our regulatory role has not changed. Our core purpose to ensure that the public receive safe, effective, … Read More “Update on CQC’s regulatory approach”
Category: Practice Operation and Development
April 2, 2021
Over-50s to be eligible for flu jab again
NHS England has confirmed that the over-50s will once again be eligible for a free flu jab for the 2021/22 … Read More “Over-50s to be eligible for flu jab again”
March 30, 2021
NHS Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance
The 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance sets the priorities for the year ahead, against a backdrop of the challenge … Read More “NHS Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance”
March 26, 2021
NHS Property Services to invest £2m in social prescribing initiatives
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) will invest £2m in social prescribing initiatives in 2021/22, it has announced. NHSPS said it had … Read More “NHS Property Services to invest £2m in social prescribing initiatives”
March 24, 2021
Masks and social distancing ‘could last years’
People may need to wear face coverings and socially distance for several years until we return to normality, a leading … Read More “Masks and social distancing ‘could last years’”
March 19, 2021
GPs given a week to opt out of delivering phase two Covid vaccines
PCN groupings must decide as a whole whether they would like to continue delivering the vaccine, rather than at individual … Read More “GPs given a week to opt out of delivering phase two Covid vaccines”
March 17, 2021
Covid-19: Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine
The Dutch government said the move, which will last until at least 29 March, was a precaution. The Irish Republic … Read More “Covid-19: Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine”
March 15, 2021
GP standard operating procedures updated
This guidance applies to general practices operating under contract to the NHS in England, including those providers that operate outside … Read More “GP standard operating procedures updated”
March 10, 2021
Nurses condemn ‘fundamentally flawed’ PPE rules
The Royal College of Nursing says the existing recommendations are based on out-of-date evidence. According to one estimate from data … Read More “Nurses condemn ‘fundamentally flawed’ PPE rules”
March 9, 2021
Vaccination plans
Letter from Dr Nikita Kanani and Ed Waller to Primary Care Network COVID vaccination sites, which describes forthcoming vaccine supply … Read More “Vaccination plans”