May 6, 2022
Commissioning changes
The Health and Social Care Act has received Royal Assent, meaning CCGs are set to be replaced by integrated care … Read More “Commissioning changes”
Category: Premises and Equipment
April 21, 2022
National infection prevention and control
In-line with the flexibility afforded for local risk-assessment within the UK IPC Guidance, and advice from UKHSA, the following should … Read More “National infection prevention and control”
April 13, 2022
Covid infections show signs of plateauing in UK
The number of people infected with Covid in the UK is showing signs of plateauing, data from the Office for … Read More “Covid infections show signs of plateauing in UK”
April 7, 2022
GP Contract 2022/23
NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Government continue to remaincommitted to honouring the 5-year settlement that runs to 2023/24, … Read More “GP Contract 2022/23”
April 6, 2022
Primary care networks
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) has today published the revisedNetwork Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) which takes effect from … Read More “Primary care networks”
March 25, 2022
Patients preferred telephone appointments
Just one in 10 patients said they preferred face-to-face GP appointments during the Covid pandemic, and most wanted telephone consultations … Read More “Patients preferred telephone appointments”
March 23, 2022
Spring booster jab launches
People aged 75 and over, residents in care homes and those with weakened immune systems can now book an extra booster … Read More “Spring booster jab launches”
March 18, 2022
£10m in unallocated funding
An FOI to all CCGs in England revealed that there is still a lot of the Winter Access Fund (WAF) remains available, … Read More “£10m in unallocated funding”
March 16, 2022
Covid infections rising again
Covid infections are increasing across the UK with about one in 25 people infected, according to the latest estimates from … Read More “Covid infections rising again”
March 11, 2022
CQC to scrap access-focused GP inspections
The CQC will not resume focused inspections regarding GP access, which had formed part of the Government’s winter access plans. … Read More “CQC to scrap access-focused GP inspections”