GPs will have been concerned to read that an independent review of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), led by Dr Penny Dash, identified ‘significant internal failings’ that hinder the regulator’s…
Read More
Both the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) and the British Medical Association (BMA) recently voted to phase out Physician Associate (PA) roles on grounds of patient safety. However, around 2,000…
Read More
Medical Defense Society was pleased to sponsor and attend the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024 on 3–4 October at the ACC Liverpool. We heard…
Read More
After GPs voted in March to reject the 2024/25 contract, the British Medical Association (BMA) formally entered into dispute with NHS England and issued guidance on how to approach the…
Read More
With the imposition of the 2024/25 GP contract, providing a 1.9% funding uplift to practices, many GPs are angry that the government has not done enough to improve pay and…
Read More
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