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Eight in 10 GPs ‘more likely’ to leave NHS over handling of pandemic

Almost eight in 10 GPs are ‘more likely’ to leave the NHS over the Government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

09 September 2020

PPE: Government reduces GP visor allowance while increasing hand gel provision

The Government has reduced the number of visors GP practices can order from its online personal protective equipment (PPE) portal.

07 September 2020

That’s a quality framework

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07 September 2020

Scrapping PHE risks widening health inequalities, warn BMA and colleges

The Government’s decision to replace Public Health England (PHE) with a new body risks undermining efforts to tackle health inequalities, the BMA and a range of other health bodies have warned.

04 September 2020

An F in disaster

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02 September 2020

GPs to prescribe meal replacement diets to reverse diabetes

GPs will be able to prescribe ‘soup and shake weight-loss plans’ for patients to put their type 2 diabetes in remission, NHS England has announced.

01 September 2020

GP experts welcome ‘game changer’ semaglutide pill for type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes expert GPs have welcomed a ‘game changer’ new oral medication which lowers blood sugar levels and leads to weight loss.

01 September 2020