CPD
A guide to the Supporting Mentors Scheme
The Supporting Mentors Scheme is a new commitment from the February 2020 Update to the GP Contract agreement 2020/21–2023/24, forming part of a suite of keep reading
GPs
News
No 10 set to break promise of 6,000 more GPs in England, Sajid Javid says
As reported by BBC News, the health secretary has admitted that the target us unlikely to be met due to the numbers of doctors retiring 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
Management
Managing GP workload
GP workload has been greater than ever due to the pandemic, so how can it be managed and even reduced? Two-thirds of GPs describe their keep reading
News
Nottingham GPs could prescribe ‘paddleboard sessions’
As reported by BBC news, people could be prescribed an afternoon of paddleboarding or some canal-side gardening to improve their health Nearly £50,000 has been keep reading
News
Good progress being made by GPs and teams delivering vaccine, says College
The Royal College of GPs has commented on the status of the roll out of the COVID vaccination programme at a community level Professor Martin keep reading
News
Deprioritising ‘non-essential’ work would have minimal impact, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has commented on the possibility of needing to deprioritise non-essential care Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of keep reading
Comment
Could general practice be the new A&E?
Digital Health’s GP columnist, Neil Paul, has been thinking about the huge changes that GP practices have witnessed during COVID-19 – and he has some keep reading
News
Age alone not ‘sophisticated criteria’ to determine next stage of lockdown restrictions, says RCGP
Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, has responded to a query from The Sunday Times about he extent to which age keep reading
Features
How small changes can transform vulnerable patients’ access to GPs
Some of the most vulnerable people in the UK struggle to access primary care. Dr Katherine Taylor, volunteer at Doctors of the World and GP keep reading