September 9, 2025
Martha’s Rule rolled out
Between September 2024 and June 2025, there were 4,906 calls made to Martha’s Rule helplines to escalate concerns about care … Read More “Martha’s Rule rolled out”
September 8, 2025
My Competencies
Core Competency #67 – Equipment Monitors equipment and reports problems. May monitor maintenance schedules (Administrative Role) Will organise maintenance schedules … Read More “My Competencies”
September 5, 2025
New patient charter sparks BMA concerns
NHS England has published the patient charter – that stipulates the right of patients including on access and registration – … Read More “New patient charter sparks BMA concerns”
September 4, 2025
Searches for NHS advice on bites and stings soar
Analysis by NHS England, which runs the NHS website, found there were 454,238 visits to the page on bites and … Read More “Searches for NHS advice on bites and stings soar”
September 3, 2025
Vaccination plea after baby’s ‘terrifying’ measles
Nowhere in the north-east of England and Cumbria has the childhood measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination rate of 95% … Read More “Vaccination plea after baby’s ‘terrifying’ measles”
September 2, 2025
Busiest July on record for general practice teams
General practice teams have delivered a record 33.6 million appointments in July 2025, up 4.3% on the year before and up nearly … Read More “Busiest July on record for general practice teams”
September 1, 2025
My Competencies
Core Competency #66 – Supplies Maintains/orders adequate supplies. May also undertake monitoring of stock control systems (Administrative Role) Implements/reviews stock … Read More “My Competencies”
August 29, 2025
Practice nurses excluded from apprenticeship funding
General practice nursing will be excluded from the government’s commitment to fund Level 7 apprenticeships, it was announced last week. … Read More “Practice nurses excluded from apprenticeship funding”
August 28, 2025
NHS supporting record numbers of people living with dementia
New NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a dementia diagnosis, compared to 490,163 this time last year. NHS … Read More “NHS supporting record numbers of people living with dementia”
August 27, 2025
Baby food firms told to make products healthier
Baby food manufacturers must cut levels of salt and sugar in their products and stop promoting snacks for babies under … Read More “Baby food firms told to make products healthier”