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CQC to restart ‘risk of harm’ GP practice inspections

The CQC will expand its inspection remit from next week to include GP practices where there is ‘evidence that people are at risk of harm’.

27 January 2022

Health secretary proposes ‘national vaccination service’ to relieve GPs

A ‘national vaccination service’ is required to ensure GPs are not asked to stop routine care again, health secretary Sajid Javid has told MPs.

26 January 2022

LMCs say GP staff resigning ahead of Covid vaccine mandate

GP practice staff are resigning or looking for other employment ahead of the Covid vaccine mandate coming into force in England, according to LMCs.

25 January 2022

3,000 GP staff could be lost to Covid vaccine mandate, estimates Government

England’s Covid vaccine mandate could mean 3,000 GP staff have to be removed from patient-facing roles, the Government has estimated.

24 January 2022

NHSE: GPs ‘should seek own legal advice’ on unvaccinated staff

GP practices should ‘seek their own legal advice’ on redeploying and dismissing unvaccinated staff, NHS England has said.

21 January 2022

CQC extends pause on GP access-focused inspections

The CQC has extended its pause on controversial GP access inspections, with ‘no set date’ for when they will resume.

20 January 2022

GP practices to identify 5-11s eligible for Covid jab by next week

All GP practices must ‘immediately’ begin identifying 5-11s who are eligible for a Covid vaccine, NHS England has said.

20 January 2022

I’ve never been prouder to be a GP

I’ve never been prouder to be a GP than I have been in recent months.

18 January 2022

Is autonomy dead?

Autonomy.

14 January 2022