17 August 2020

The CQC is set to pilot a new approach to assessing and monitoring the performance of GP practices remotely, which avoids in-person visits ‘as far as possible’.

17 August 2020

Public Health England (PHE) will be dismantled and replaced by a new body called the National Institute for Health Protection, according to reports.

17 August 2020

More than 30 million users visited the NHS 111 online service between 26 February and 11 August, the latest figures show.

14 August 2020

14 August 2020

GP leaders have written to NHS England to demand that an NHS hospital trust urgently restores routine referrals as it has ‘closed its doors’ to some patients, ‘destabilising’ practices in the process.

13 August 2020

The Welsh Government has announced an £800m support fund for the NHS ahead of the ‘largest ever’ winter flu vaccination programme, an expected surge in non-Covid care, and a potential second wave of infections.

12 August 2020

Over eight out of 10 (84%) of members of the Medical Protection Society thinks a face covering should be mandatory when attending any healthcare setting.

08 August 2020

GPs fear they may have to turn ‘angry’ patients in their 50s and 60s away from their practices if their expectations about being offered a free flu jab are not met.

06 August 2020

MPs have launched an inquiry examining workforce burnout across the NHS and social care, and the system’s ability to manage staff stress amid increased pressures during the Covid-19 pandemic.

03 August 2020