As Sir Keir Starmer and the new Labour government roll up their sleeves and set out their priorities for the coming months, healthcare is a key issue on the agenda.…
Read More
The 2024/25 GP contract that was imposed by NHS England on 1st April provides practices with a funding uplift of about 1.9%, an increase labelled as ‘an insult’ by GP…
Read More
The imposition of the 2024/25 GP contract on 1 April, giving practices a funding uplift of about 1.9%, was resoundingly rejected by GPs in a British Medical Association (BMA) referendum. …
Read More
Pharmacy First was launched by the government and NHS England on 31 January 2024, as part of the primary care access recovery plan. The scheme enables community pharmacists to supply…
Read More
Across Europe and the UK, health authorities are warning that urgent measures are required to protect people from measles as it spreads among poorly-immunised populations. In the UK, MMR vaccination…
Read More
As winter arrives, many GPs will receive requests to certify patients for fitness to participate in winter activities. Given the potential for injuries from skiing, snowboarding, or even more extreme…
Read More
The world of weight management is evolving, with several interesting developments announced in 2023, including updated National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines on pharmacological treatments, referrals for…
Read More
The General Medical Council (GMC) has updated Good Medical Practice (GMP), the professional standards for all registered UK doctors. The updated guidance places greater emphasis on the behaviours and values…
Read More
NHS England recently announced changes to the cancer waiting times standards that will come into effect from 1 October 2023, supporting the NHS Long Term Plan objectives to improve early…
Read More
From 1 September 2023, the shingles vaccination programme will be expanded in England in line with recommendations made by the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) in 2019, to…
Read More