GP colleagues pay tribute as former Doctors in Unite chair Dr Ron Singer dies

Former Doctors Unite chair and retired GP Dr Ron Singer has died.

01 June 2020

All shielded patients should have named clinical lead, says NHS England

All patients who are shielding from coronavirus should have a named ‘lead co-ordinator’, according to the latest NHS England standard operating procedure for general practice.

01 June 2020

BAME risk assessment: NHS guide to assessing high-risk staff groups – 28 May

29 May 2020

NHSE primary care lead acknowledges ‘huge’ increase to GP workload

NHS England’s medical director for primary care has acknowledged GPs who say they are suddenly seeing an influx of workload, while Covid-19 cases are still rife.

29 May 2020

Number of fully qualified FTE GPs drops by 2.5% in a year

The number of fully qualified full-time equivalent GPs dropped by 2.

28 May 2020

GP bureaucracy must not return after pandemic, says RCGP chair

General practice bureaucracy must not return to pre-pandemic levels, the chair of the RCGP has warned.

26 May 2020

Over 300 GPs urge police to investigate Dominic Cummings

A GP pressure group has written to the chief constable of Durham police urging investigation into Dominic Cummings’ potential coronavirus lockdown breach.

26 May 2020