GP ‘contracted coronavirus’ while ‘paying to work’ for bankrupt company

Exclusive Locum GPs have been left unpaid after a company that ran practices they worked at has gone into liquidation, Pulse has learned.

22 July 2020

Only two-thirds of GP practices have ‘adequate’ eye protection, says BMA

Fewer than two-thirds of practices report having ‘adequate’ eye protection, the BMA has revealed.

21 July 2020

Salaried GPs to receive 2.8% pay uplift backdated to April

Salaried GP pay bands will be uplifted by 2.

21 July 2020

‘Record-breaking’ GP trainee recruitment sees 15% rise

GP trainee numbers in England have risen by 15% to reach ‘record-breaking’ numbers, the Government has announced.

21 July 2020

General practice omitted in plans for £3bn winter NHS funding

The NHS will receive £3bn in extra funding to ‘get ready for winter’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.

17 July 2020

Working Life: Riding to the rescue

16 July 2020

Most shielding GPs don’t feel ready to return to work, says BMA

The majority of GPs who are shielding from coronavirus have not yet agreed a return-to-work date with their practice, a BMA survey has found.

16 July 2020

Number of GP appointments rising to pre-lockdown levels

The number of appointments in general practice in England is increasing towards the same level as before lockdown restrictions were introduced.

16 July 2020

HIV prevention drug now available through the NHS in Wales

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) – the treatment used to prevent transmission of the HIV virus – is to become routinely available on the NHS in Wales, the health minister has announced.

14 July 2020

GPs to keep one in 500 slots open for NHS 111 direct booking

NHS England has announced that the requirement for practices to set aside a minimum of one in 500 appointment slots for NHS 111 direct booking has been extended until 30 September 2020 ‘at the earliest’.

10 July 2020