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I’ll handle the genitals if secondary care can face some patients

So now that Covid isn’t officially a thing anymore – which is a bit odd given the eye-watering numbers and the fact that all our staff are off ill – we’ve been giving the punters full choice over remote v F2F.

29 March 2022

NHS type 2 diabetes scheme has prevented 18,000 diagnoses, finds study

Thousands of people have avoided developing type 2 diabetes thanks to the NHS prevention programme, according to a Government-funded study.

28 March 2022

An immersion in nature

Dr Lucy Loveday on the projects that are aiming to support burnt-out GPs through the natural environment  9.

28 March 2022

Patient access to GP records via NHS App to be delayed amid ‘safeguarding’ concerns

The enabling of patient access to GP records via the NHS app is set to be delayed again, with NHS England acknowledging concerns around patient ‘safeguarding’, Pulse has learned.

28 March 2022

Second Omicron wave putting elective recovery plan at risk, warns NHS England

NHS England has identified the ongoing second wave of the Omicron strain of Covid as the ‘principal risk’ to delivering the elective care recovery plan.

25 March 2022

First PCNs hire GPs in ‘portfolio’ roles to work across networks

Exclusive PCNs have begun hiring salaried GPs to work across their member practices in ‘portfolio’ roles, representing the next stage in their development, Pulse has learned.

23 March 2022

Two-thirds of GP practice nurses considering quitting in next year

Two-thirds of nurses working in general practice are thinking about leaving the profession within a year, with many saying they feel overworked and undervalued, a survey has found.

22 March 2022

RIP efficient patient notes, FFS

We’ve become accustomed to epochal events.

21 March 2022

‘Huge risk’ to GPs as 1m more on elective list even if NHSE meets targets

One million more patients will be on the waiting list for elective care even if NHS England meets its targets, posing a ‘huge risk’ to primary care, a House of Commons committee has said.

16 March 2022

GP QOF system should be scrapped, says RCGP chair

The QOF system for GP payments should be scrapped, RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall has said.

15 March 2022