Management
Why the primary care backlog is a ticking time bomb
Now is the time to invest in general practice – not to try to reinvent the wheel through wholesale change, writes Farah Jameel, GPC England keep reading
Primary care
Comment
Making GPs hospital employees won’t solve pressure on hospitals or general
David Oliver, consultant in geriatrics and acute general medicine, discusses why Sajid Javid’s plans are unlikely to work CREDIT: This is an edited version of keep reading
News
NHS ‘bureaucracy spending’ figures will be ‘galling’ for frontline healthcare staff, says BMA
Responding to the Daily Telegraph front page, based on Policy Exchange’s latest report, highlighting increased spending on NHS bureaucracy and management, BMA Council deputy chair Dr David Wrigley keep reading
News
NHS prescription charges to be frozen in England
As reported by the BBC News, the government in England has announced that NHS prescription charges will be frozen for the first time in 12 keep reading
News
BMA supports chief medical director in successful ‘whistleblowing’ case
The British Medical Association (BMA) has supported a former chief medical director, who lost her job after speaking out about the blocking of COVID advice, keep reading
Management
How to genuinely support your LGBTQ+ workers
Thinking of making a tokenistic gesture? Think again, says the director of Edinburgh Pride CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally keep reading
News
RCGP highlights GP pressures and the impact they are having on patient care
The following comment piece by RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall has been published in the Daily Express and featured on the front page of the keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Is there an impact of anti-vax sentiment on routine childhood immunisations?
With uptake of the MMR vaccine falling in the UK, Emma Wilkinson examines whether anti-vaccination sentiment around COVID-19 has played a part CREDIT: This is an edited keep reading
News
Calls for at-home abortions to be continued in Scotland
As reported by the BBC News, Scotland has been urged to follow England and Wales in continuing to offer at-home abortions If approved in a keep reading
Recruit and Retain
Which general practice workforce initiatives can be accessed in England?
This short guide is designed to inform GPs, PCNs and LMCs about workforce initiatives and schemes that can be accessed in England The following schemes keep reading