Exclusive NHSX and NHS England are considering the viability of a wider roll out of an artificial intelligence triage model based on that used by Babylon, Pulse understands.

04 June 2021

Dr Helen Wehner on working as a GP mentor in a Nepalese village in early 2020 7am I’m woken by the movement of two auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs).

04 June 2021

Some airlines are still asking travellers exempt from wearing a face mask to obtain a medical certificate, with the BMA warning patient requests will distract GPs as overseas travel increases this summer.

03 June 2021

New guidance commissioned by an NHS England task group has said that GP practices should restore spirometry services ‘as a matter of urgency’, against BMA advice.

03 June 2021

New Public Health England (PHE) guidance has said that GP practices should use virtual consultation ‘where possible’, contradicting recent NHS England orders.

03 June 2021

Today, the Government has put out an announcement heralding the success of the Covid vaccination programme.

02 June 2021

Many GP practices are ‘not yet safe’ for walk-in patients due to unsuitable reception areas, the BMA has said.

02 June 2021

The job of informing the public about the impending mass extraction of patient data ‘must not be left to busy GPs’ while they are in the midst of ‘extreme workload pressure’ and focusing on the Covid pandemic, the RCGP as said.

01 June 2021

The BMA’s GP Committee is lobbying the MHRA for the removal of the requirement to observe patients for 15 minutes after vaccination with the Pfizer Covid jab.

01 June 2021

I’m at a disadvantage here, given that I’m writing in the past and you’re reading in the future.

01 June 2021