Recruit and Retain
What are primary care flexible staff pools?
The primary care flexible staff pool arrangements reflect the People Plan commitment to establish GP banks, and replaces the Locum Support Scheme commitment made in keep reading
Month: November 2021
Live it
Seven habits that will help you to change your life
We share the little life hacks that help us feel our best every day CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that orginally keep reading
News
General practice can’t afford to lose GPs to early retirement, warns College
New NHS Digital workforce figures show nearly four in 10 GPs (38%) are aged 50 or over Responding to Liberal Democrat analysis of the data keep reading
News
HRT prescription cost cut welcomed by campaigners
As reported by BBC News, a cut to the cost of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) prescriptions has been welcomed by campaigners HRT is used to keep reading
Practice Operations
How to declare GP earnings over £150k
Eligible GPs will need to declare any NHS earnings over the threshold annually. GPCE takes a view From 1 October 2021 the GMS and PMS regulations keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Why pregnant women should be included in COVID drug and vaccine development
COVID-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ The numbers keep reading
News
E-cigarettes could be available on NHS to tackle smoking rates
As reported by BBC News, E-cigarettes could soon be prescribed on the NHS in England to help people stop smoking tobacco products The Medicines and keep reading
Compliance
Achieving a net zero carbon NHS during the pandemic
Despite COVID-19, the NHS remains committed to carbon net zero by 2040. Emma Wilkinson asks how this could be possible This is an edited version of an keep reading
Comment
Reflections on a ‘new’ NHS and its impact on general practice
William Greenwood, LMC chief executive, lead governor for a specialist FT hospital and chair of a local patient participation group, discusses how legislation and ICSs keep reading