Exclusive A GP and two practice staff members were barricaded into their surgery for over two hours earlier this month while awaiting the police’s response to a violent patient, Pulse has learned.

19 October 2021

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18 October 2021

18 October 2021

GPs will have access to a £5m security fund as part of a new campaign to tackle patient abuse, NHS England has said.

18 October 2021

General practice has been told to increase the total volume of appointment levels as part of a £250m funding package announced by NHS England today.

14 October 2021

Welcome to another edition of the Primary Care Support (PCS) newsletter from the Sackwell & Binthorpe ICS with me, Penny Stint.

14 October 2021

Commissioners have been told to immediately begin identifying the 20% of practices in their area that are performing worst in terms of delivering face-to-face appointments, NHS England has said.

14 October 2021

GPs will have access to diagnostic hubs for asthma in children and young people, under new national care standards from NHS England.

11 October 2021

Exclusive The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has said that NHS England should wait for further evidence before rolling out screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) via PCNs.

07 October 2021

The Government has launched a mental health campaign as half of adults in England have said the pandemic negatively impacted their mental wellbeing.

05 October 2021