Always the admin

It’s always the admin that’s the problem.

23 February 2021

NHS Property Services sues GP practices for £1.3m in premises fees

NHS Property Services has sued five GP practices, supported by the BMA, for £1.

23 February 2021

Clinically vulnerable told to shield until end of March

Clinically vulnerable people should shield until at least the end of March, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, as he set out England’s roadmap for exiting lockdown.

22 February 2021

We must tackle the GP workload crisis once and for all

So much has changed in a year.

22 February 2021

Don’t lift lockdown until virus ‘near eliminated’, BMA warns Government

The Government must take ‘cautious approach’ to lifting lockdown restrictions otherwise the NHS will be overwhelmed, the BMA has warned.

19 February 2021

GP practice vandalised with anti-vaccine graffiti

A GP practice serving as a Covid-19 vaccination centre was vandalised with anti-vaccine graffiti messages over the weekend.

17 February 2021

No plans to ask GP practices to open routinely over Easter

NHS England has told GP practices they will not be asked to open practices for routine care over the Easter weekend this year, however it added it would keep the decision under review.

16 February 2021

15m vaccine target hit as GPs told to use ‘clinical discretion’ with learning disability patients

GPs have helped the UK hit its target of 15 million Covid-19 vaccinations a day early, with the health secretary confirming all adults aged 50 and above should be offered the jab by the end of April.

15 February 2021

Wales first in UK to reach mid-February vaccine target

Wales is set to become the first nation in the UK to offer a Covid vaccination to everyone in the first four priority groups, according to the Welsh Government.

12 February 2021