Exclusive London primary care networks (PCNs) have predicted that the restoration of GP services after the pandemic will raise the cost of care to each patient by up to 20%.

11 June 2020

Wearing of face masks will become mandatory in GP practices from next Monday, according to a letter sent out by NHS England.

10 June 2020

GP practices should risk assess black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff in order ‘to consider if they should see patients face to face’, NHS England has said.

10 June 2020

Nine in 10 GPs want to carry on delivering consultations remotely after the coronavirus pandemic has ended, a BMA survey has found.

09 June 2020

08 June 2020

05 June 2020

The Government is working on a ‘better’ risk algorithm for patients shielding from coronavirus, it has said.

05 June 2020

GPs have been told it is especially important for them to isolate for 14 days if exposed to Covid-19 under the Government’s new ‘test and trace’ programme, although England’s deputy CMO admitted the absence of asymptomatic staff would ‘put pressure’ on practices.

05 June 2020

Exclusive GPs in London were blocked from referring patients with urgent suspected bowel cancer to hospitals based on symptoms alone under changes to local NHS guidance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

04 June 2020

All staff working in GP practices should be enabled to work remotely ‘where possible’, NHS England has said.

04 June 2020