Ministers will meet later to decide whether or not to scrap mandatory Covid vaccinations for NHS staff in England. Front-line … Read More “Mandatory jabs for NHS staff in England could end”
On the 6 January 2022, new regulations were made which require all workers in the wider health and social care … Read More “Mandatory vaccinations for staff in GP practices”
In February 2021, CQC began work to examine concerns raised by some GPs that ethnic minority-led GP practices were more … Read More “Ethnic minority-led GP practices”
Some aspects of the management and business functions of general practice could be undertaken ‘at scale’ at PCN level, rather … Read More “practice management could be undertaken by PCNs”
The minimum self-isolation period for people testing positive for Covid-19 in England has been cut to five full days. The … Read More “Self-isolation cut to five full days”
GPs should wear FFP2 face masks ‘as default’ when consulting patients face to face, to protect against the highly-infectious Omicron … Read More “GPs advised to wear FFP2 masks”
Practices may consider postponing all non-essential paperwork to make time for the Covid booster programme, the RCGP and BMA’s new … Read More “Postpone all non-essential paperwork”
This consultation document describes the main, material changes NHSE & I are proposing to make to the Contract. NHSE & … Read More “NHS Standard Contract 2022/23”
The current PPE guidance ‘falls short’ of protecting staff and patients, the UK Health Security Agency has been told. Protecting … Read More “PPE guidance ‘falls short’ of protecting practice staff”
The College has published updated guidance on workload prioritisation for practices during the implementation of the accelerated booster vaccination campaign. … Read More “Workload prioritisation”