Compliance
How to manage private practice restrictions
Private practice is significantly restricted for GMS and PMS contractors, so what do GPs need to know about private referrals and private prescribing? CREDIT: This keep reading
Department of Health
News
Health staff in Unison and Nispa to take industrial action
As reported to the BBC, healthcare staff who are members of two of Northern Ireland’s biggest unions will begin industrial action on 5 December as keep reading
News
Community pharmacists warn of medicine shortages amidst rising costs
Shortages and rising costs of medicines could result in patients not receiving important prescriptions, community pharmacists have warned Commonly-prescribed drugs used to treat conditions such keep reading
News
Northern Ireland’s health minister announces £5.5m for general practice
As reported by Belfast Live, the sum will be made available to support general practice in Northern Ireland over the challenging winter period A £5.5m keep reading
News
NHS England’s modernisation plans are expensive and risky, say MPs
As reported by BBC news, MPs say the NHS is in danger of repeating past mistakes as it tries to modernise its IT systems The keep reading
Management
Long read: What is population health?
Population health is an NHS buzzword, and a core part of the Long Term Plan, but what does ‘improving population health’ actually mean? And who keep reading
Management
Northern Ireland’s general practices in a worst state ever, claims senior doctor
Stepping down from his role as chair of the BMA Northern Ireland’s GP committee, Dr Tom Black has laid bare his thoughts on the state keep reading
News
BMJ questions swine flu vaccine information
The BMJ has voiced its concerns regarding Pandemrix, a swine flu vaccine that was proven to cause severe side effects The British Medical Journal (BMJ) keep reading
Management
A new era for GP care in Northern Ireland approaches
According to the Belfast Telegraph, Northern Ireland is preparing to overhaul GP care by implementing MDTs in practices GP care in Northern Ireland is set keep reading
News
GP closure sees patients forced to travel 30 miles
The Belfast Telegraph has reported that residents of a small village in Co Fermanagh are having to travel at least 30 miles to see a keep reading