NHS patients from Wales who need knee and hip operations in England face lengthy delays after a health board asked … Read More “NHS in England told to keep Welsh patients waiting”
Hardworking GP teams carried out 383.3m appointments in the last 12 months, compared to 375.7m in the previous year. Figures … Read More “Millions more GP appointments delivered”
Core Competency #62 – Employment practice Has awareness of importance. May have limited involvement in monitoring policies against practice/external guidelines … Read More “My Competencies”
GP practices have been told they must consider patients’ neurodivergence and learning disabilities before removing them from their patient list under the … Read More “GP practices to consider ‘alternative approaches’”
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been holding a consultative vote on their 3.6% pay rise, previously describing it … Read More “Nurses to ‘overwhelmingly’ reject pay deal”
GPs are to offer patients with mild or moderate depression tickets to football matches as an alternative to prescribing antidepressants … Read More “Football on prescription”
Hospitals and local teams have been preparing as usual ahead of this latest round of strikes and have plans in … Read More “NHS patients urged to continue coming forward”
Core Competency #61 – Induction and training Identifies training and induction needs of junior staff. May devise induction and training … Read More “My Competencies”
The government expects GP practices to pass on a 4% pay rise for general practice staff and other employed staff … Read More “Government expects 2025/26 pay awards to be passed on”
Data published for the first time ever by the NHS show patients in the poorest communities and those from an … Read More “NHS publishes waiting list breakdowns”