February 25, 2025
England’s top doctors launch review
National Medical Director Professor Sir Stephen Powis and Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty will lead the review as … Read More “England’s top doctors launch review”
February 24, 2025
My Competencies
Core Competency #39 – Working partnership Maintain effective working relationships with external NHS organisations (eg PCO, StHA (or equivalent) etc) … Read More “My Competencies”
February 21, 2025
GP golden handshake scrapped
NHS England has officially scrapped the ‘golden handshake’ GP recruitment scheme, citing a ‘need to prioritise budgets’. The Targeted Enhanced Recruitment … Read More “GP golden handshake scrapped”
February 20, 2025
NHS launches first-ever breast screening campaign
The NHS in England has today launched its first-ever awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of screening and encourage more … Read More “NHS launches first-ever breast screening campaign”
February 19, 2025
UK men and women can expect to live longer
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says figures show a continued trend of longer life expectancy for men and women. … Read More “UK men and women can expect to live longer”
February 18, 2025
Waiting list falls
The overall backlog has dropped again from 7.48 million to 7.46 million, while the estimated number of patients waiting is … Read More “Waiting list falls”
February 17, 2025
My Competencies
Core Competency #38 – Social services Establishes effective relationships between the practice and social care agencies to secure channels of … Read More “My Competencies”
February 14, 2025
CQC IT failure significantly delayed inspection
Inspection reports for 14 GP practices have been delayed by months due to IT failures, the CQC has confirmed, following … Read More “CQC IT failure significantly delayed inspection”
February 13, 2025
Busiest week for hospitals this winter
Data published today by the NHS shows that 961 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus last week, up … Read More “Busiest week for hospitals this winter”
February 12, 2025
Woman stuck for 18 months on an NHS ward
Thirty-five-year-old Jessie spent 550 days in Northampton General Hospital. For nearly all that time, she was medically fit to leave … Read More “Woman stuck for 18 months on an NHS ward”