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GPs should only resume routine work if it is ‘safe’ to do so, says NHS England
- 19 May 2020
GP practices should resume routine work only if it can be done ‘safely’, NHS England has said.
CQC will phone to check in with every GP practice in England starting next week
- 15 May 2020
The CQC, which suspended inspections in mid-March in response to the Covid-19 emergency, will begin a process of checking in with every GP practice in England from next week.
GPs with Covid-19 symptoms should stay off work even if test is negative, says NHS
- 4 May 2020
GPs and other NHS staff who have tested negative for Covid-19 should not return to work if they still have symptoms, NHS England has said.
Working life: Healthcare in the extremes
- 29 Apr 2020
Dr Daniel Bunce talks us through a day on duty at a race across the Arctic
GPs wishing to return to NHS for pandemic caught up in red tape for weeks
- 23 Apr 2020
Red tape is holding up the process of returning retired GPs to the workforce during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Pulse has learned.
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Video consultations: Tips for primary care during Covid-19
- 20 Apr 2020
A guide on using video consultations by Professor Trisha Greenalgh
I'm having to start my medical career early - and I need Government support
- 15 Apr 2020
Dr Stephen Naulls is a newly-qualified junior doctor, starting work in London
NHS England to ensure all GPs can work from home if isolating
- 9 Apr 2020
NHS England has committed to providing GPs with IT solutions to enable them to work remotely during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
GMC re-registers nearly 4,000 former GPs to join coronavirus battle
- 30 Mar 2020
Around 3,800 GPs are among 11,856 former doctors who have re-registered with the GMC to join the NHS in the fight against coronavirus.
GPs can request emergency 72-hour PPE to fill distribution ‘gaps’
- 30 Mar 2020
GPs can request emergency deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) to fill ‘gaps’ in distribution, NHS England has said.
Nurses in surgeries and care homes need PPE too, RCN says in letter to PM
- 25 Mar 2020
Personal protective equipment is needed for nurses working in general practice and care homes, not just hospitals, the Royal College of Nursing has warned in a letter to prime minister Boris Johnson.
NHS England tells GPs to prepare for 'significant increase in home visiting'
- 23 Mar 2020
NHS England has told GPs to prepare to do significantly more home visits to patients as a result of the Government's strategy to deal with coronavirus (Covid-19).
GPs asked to review 1.5 million patients most at risk from coronavirus
- 23 Mar 2020
GPs should review 1.5 million patients identified by NHS England as the most vulnerable to the coronavirus (Covid-19).
Matt Hancock: 'We will retrain doctors to operate ventilators'
- 16 Mar 2020
The Government is planning to 'release doctors' from other duties in order to care for coronavirus (Covid-19) patients hooked up to ventilators.
GP trainees may be relocated from practices to help tackle coronavirus
- 16 Mar 2020
Trainee NHS doctors may be relocated by Health Education England (HEE) to help tackle the coronavirus (Covid-19) emergency.
Should retired GPs return to work in the coronavirus crisis?
- 4 Mar 2020
In light of the Government's plans to bring back retired doctors to handle the Covid-19 outbreak, two GPs with retirement on their radar share their opposing views on whether they would oblige
GMC reassures GPs who ‘depart from procedures’ to combat coronavirus
- 4 Mar 2020
UK health regulators have moved to reassure NHS professionals that they will take the 'challenging circumstances' into account when investigating coronavirus-related complaints.
Bus converted to touring GP practice to promote flexible appointments
- 26 Feb 2020
Patients will be able to see a GP or nurse on a touring bus without booking an appointment this month in a new scheme designed to promote extended access appointments.
BME nurses underrepresented at top of career ladder
- 24 Feb 2020
Nurses from a black and minority ethnic (BME) background are underrepresented at top pay bands and more likely to face discrimination than their white colleagues, the latest national data has revealed.
