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Cancer referrals inappropriately rejected during pandemic, say quarter of GPs

GPs report having cancer referrals ‘inappropriately’ turned down by hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new findings from Cancer Research UK (CRUK).

08 July 2020

Influential MPs demand Government action plan on PPE within two months

The Public Accounts Committee has given the Department of Health and Social Care two months to report back with a plan to ensure PPE provision during a second Covid-19 spike.

08 July 2020

How GPs have used the independent model to adapt in the pandemic

The flexibility of the partnership model has given GP practices the freedom to shine during awful times.

07 July 2020

More than 5,000 settings received faulty face masks from GP wholesalers

Exclusive More than 5,000 ‘GP practices and others’ received faulty face masks which posed a risk to users, Pulse has learned.

03 July 2020

GMC to restart fitness-to-practise investigations this month

The GMC has set out its plans to restart fitness to practise (FTP) investigations this month.

03 July 2020

The coronavirus diaries: A GP’s perspective

Dr Liz Day has been keeping a diary of her time as a GP during the pandemic.

02 July 2020

GP practices will see faulty face masks replaced by the Government

GPs will see unsafe face masks which they have had to throw away replaced and the ‘issue is now resolved’, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.

02 July 2020

Faulty face masks revealed by Pulse is ‘national scandal’, says BMA

The BMA has hit out at the Government over its failure to supply GP practices with safe PPE, after Pulse revealed masks were supplied which ‘posed a risk to staff’.

02 July 2020