GPs exceeding last year’s flu vaccination rates

GPs are expected to vaccinate double the amount of people this year but there are supply worries ahead, finds Nicola Merrifield GP practices are in a race against time to vaccinate as many eligible patients as possible against the flu this year, amid stock shortages.

02 November 2020

Ministers must level with us: we are in this for the long haul

In mid-March, Boris Johnson said it would take 12 weeks to ‘turn the tide’ on Covid.

30 October 2020

Three-quarters of GPs ‘anxious’ about working this winter as poor mental health rises

Almost three-quarters of GPs feel ‘anxious’ about work during this autumn and winter as mental health issues among GPs are on the rise, the BMA has revealed.

29 October 2020

GMC postpones revalidation for another 9,000 doctors

Another cohort of doctors will be allowed to delay their revalidation ‘due to the ongoing demands’ of the Covid-19 pandemic, the GMC has said.

29 October 2020

The writing’s on the wall

While clearly horrible and distressing, the abusive graffiti – ‘Doctors here don’t give a shit’ – sprayed on a surgery wall is something we should keep an open mind about.

27 October 2020

Save us, NHSE

It’s set to be a challenging winter.

23 October 2020

Trainee GPs may fail to gain ‘required competencies’ due to pandemic, says GMC report

Nine in 10 (91%) GP trainers say the pandemic has reduced their trainees’ opportunities to gain the ‘required curriculum competencies’, the GMC has revealed.

23 October 2020