The clinics, due to start opening at the end of November, will bring together doctors, nurses, therapist and other NHS … Read More “40 ‘long COVID’ clinics to tackle persistent symptoms”
A number of GP practices across the country have had to temporarily close, following Covid-19 outbreaks. The availability of remote … Read More “Practices suffer Covid outbreaks”
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a voluntary scheme within the General Medical Services (GMS) contract. The revised approach … Read More “QOF income protection”
To help answer questions you may be getting on flu vaccine availability, we have created a new two-page leaflet. It … Read More “Flu vaccination leaflet”
The UK Government is encouraging ‘expansion, mergers and greater collaboration between practices’, in order to deliver services ‘more efficiently’ and … Read More “Poorer continuity of care”
The College has published new guidance on workload prioritisation, reflecting the increasing prevalence of COVID-19 around the country, to support … Read More “New workload prioritisation”
Europe, with more than 12.5 million cases and 305,700 deaths, is again a hotspot after being the first epicentre of … Read More “Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million”
NICE has today (Thursday 5 November 2020) started a consultation on draft guidance which does not recommend the routine use … Read More “Skin cancer drug not cost effective”
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”
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”