CMO urges patients to visit GP in live briefing

Patients should continue to visit their GP despite the ‘direction of travel’ for Covid-19 infections going ‘in the wrong direction’.

01 October 2020

Free PPE order limits expanded for GP practices

The Government has set out how many items of PPE GP practices can order from the central portal now that it is meant to meet ‘all’ of their PPE needs.

01 October 2020

Without GP goodwill, I fear for this unprecedented winter

Government advisors are warning that coronavirus is spreading again.

30 September 2020

GP practices urged to take ‘list reconciliation’ action before payment system change

GP practices may be affected when NHS England moves to a new system for calculating payments next month, including for global sum, QOF and vaccinations and immunisations.

29 September 2020

Government wants to expand PPE reuse, says new strategy

The Government has unveiled ambitions to increase the reuse of personal protective equipment in order to manage stock shortages and reduce the NHS’ environmental footprint.

28 September 2020

GP practices face ‘rapidly rising demand’, warns BMA

GP practices are dealing with ‘rapidly rising demand’, the BMA has warned as new data show a significant increase in the number of appointments in general practice.

25 September 2020

111 plan leaves me Angry & Emotional

There was once a casualty officer who was utterly incensed by a patient presenting with a non-emergency, non-accidental sore throat, supposedly because he was unable to get an appointment with his GP.

23 September 2020