GPs are issuing more fit notes than before the pandemic, the latest data revealed, with workload implications for practices.

09 November 2022

GP practices housed in NHS Property Services (NHSPS) premises have received letters pressuring them into settling disputes with their landlord over service charges, the BMA has revealed.

09 November 2022

Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has reinstated face mask wearing across all health providers, including GP practices, to prevent the spread of Covid.

01 November 2022

PCNs hold some of the richest data in health and care which can tell us a great deal about our local populations and their needs.

31 October 2022

Health officials are urging parents to vaccinate their children against flu amidst low uptake and rising cases.

28 October 2022

The Northern Irish health minister has introduced a new £3 million enhanced service, which will focus on managing demand around bank holidays as a part of the country’s winter preparation plan.

28 October 2022

The 2022/23 Primary Care Network DES marks a significant shift in NHS practice around prostate cancer, requiring a ‘plan to increase the proactive and opportunistic assessment of patients for a potential cancer diagnosis in population cohorts where referral rates have not recovered to their pre-pandemic baseline’.

28 October 2022

Last month saw the highest proportion of GP appointments delivered face to face since before the pandemic, with under one-third carried out remotely.

27 October 2022

The RCGP has advised GP practices to consider delaying automatic access to records via the NHS app on the grounds of patient safety.

25 October 2022

All integrated care systems will be required to have a community-based falls service that covers the whole region and operates 8am-8pm seven days a week by the end of this year.

20 October 2022