November 10, 2020
Skin cancer drug not cost effective
NICE has today (Thursday 5 November 2020) started a consultation on draft guidance which does not recommend the routine use … Read More “Skin cancer drug not cost effective”
Category: Premises and Equipment
November 9, 2020
Video consultations in secondary care
Video consultations offer benefits for health care professionals, reducing travel time and stress, and enabling more flexible working, meaning more … Read More “Video consultations in secondary care”
November 6, 2020
Give GPs a ‘green fund’ to cut carbon emissions
The BMA’s GP Committee has written to primary care minister Jo Churchill to ask for a ‘green fund’ to be … Read More “Give GPs a ‘green fund’ to cut carbon emissions”
November 5, 2020
UK flu vaccination supply protected
Government announces restrictions on the export of supplies of flu vaccines to protect supplies for UK patients. The Department of … Read More “UK flu vaccination supply protected”
November 4, 2020
PM warns of virus deaths
The PM will say there is “no alternative” as he seeks to win support for a planned four-week lockdown in … Read More “PM warns of virus deaths”
November 3, 2020
New lockdown announced
Lockdown is the measure nobody “wanted”, but now multiple European countries have decided they “need”. The aim is simple – … Read More “New lockdown announced”
October 30, 2020
Bid for £12.2m fund
NHS England has released £12.2m for GP practices to cover the ‘reasonable additional’ costs of delivering this year’s expanded flu … Read More “Bid for £12.2m fund”
October 23, 2020
GPs to run NHS test and trace system
GPs and local health services should be handed the keys to run the NHS test and trace system. The RCGP … Read More “GPs to run NHS test and trace system”
October 22, 2020
The state of health care
Since the arrival of COVID-19, we inhabit a different world, in which all these things remain true, but so much … Read More “The state of health care”
October 21, 2020
The split between science and politics
“Following the science” was a phrase we heard a lot of earlier in the year. It’s what, we were repeatedly … Read More “The split between science and politics”