I wanted to reflect on an announcement that’s seemed so outlandish, so inconceivably short-sighted, that I fear that the majority of our profession may not have wrapped their heads around the likely consequences.

16 November 2020

The health secretary would not commit to reducing GPs’ non-urgent work after being asked by Pulse in the Downing Street press conference to set out how he will make time for GPs to carry out Covid vaccinations.

16 November 2020

After ten months of doom and gloom, the Pfizer vaccine results give a ray of hope in the fight against Covid-19, and GPs are the right professionals to lead the vaccine campaign.

13 November 2020

Urgent referrals for patients with suspected cancer have returned to pre-pandemic levels, NHS England monthly performance statistics show.

12 November 2020

Eleanor Philpotts talks to Professor Chris Butler, GP and lead of the PRINCIPLE trial researching Covid treatments in primary care The PRINCIPLE trial is primary care-based research on the effect of different treatments for Covid, led by the University of Oxford.

12 November 2020

More than three quarters (78%) of GPs have faced ‘limited access’ to enough flu vaccine stock during this year’s programme, the Doctor’s Association UK (DAUK) has told MPs.

10 November 2020

I’ve always sworn I’d never resort to one of those ‘How my illness made me a more empathetic doctor’ pieces – not least because they’re typically as riveting as listening to someone else’s dream, and often come across as sanctimonious crap.

06 November 2020

Pulse continues to receive examples of GPs and their communities rising to the challenges posed by the pandemic.

05 November 2020

05 November 2020

GP practices that have grown in size over the last few years have been less able to accommodate patients in seeing their preferred GP, a study has concluded.

04 November 2020