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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
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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.
BMA, RCGP and others urge chancellor to solve the pensions crisis
- 24 Feb 2020
The BMA and RCGP have been joined by nine other medical bodies in urging the new chancellor to use the Budget to solve the pensions taxation crisis long-term.
PCNs can start recruiting new roles early using unspent funding, says NHS England
- 24 Feb 2020
Primary care networks that struggled to recruit into additional roles are allowed to start recruitment of the next round of staff using their unspent ARRS funding from this year, NHS England has said.
GP trainees to spend longer training in general practice under new contract
- 7 Feb 2020
GP trainees are to spend 24 months out of their 36-month training period in general practice from 2022 under the new GP contract.
GP contract: the headlines in full
- 7 Feb 2020
All you need to know about the 2020/21 GP contract in England
GPs to be offered golden handshakes of £20,000 to take up partnerships
- 7 Feb 2020
NHS England and the BMA have agreed the new GP contract, which will include a £20,000 golden handshake for GPs to take up partnership roles.
A quarter of GP pension records contain up-to-date information, reveals NHS
- 31 Jan 2020
Only one in four GP pension records for 2017/18 are up to date, which could leave GPs with unexpected tax bills, experts have warned.
Coronavirus advice issued to GPs as UK ramps up airport precautions
- 31 Jan 2020
Public Health England has issued interim advice to GPs on dealing with potential cases of coronavirus in patients who have visited affected regions of China.
BMA and GMC tell European doctors they are welcome as UK leaves EU
- 31 Jan 2020
European doctors have been reassured they are still welcome in the UK by the BMA and GMC, as the UK officially leaves the EU today and enters into a transition period.
How to engage with your local primary care network
- 22 Jan 2020
Primary care networks (PCNs) are gathering momentum with new roles such as social prescribers and pharmacists, which has made me think about our existing workforce and how nurses can become more involved with their PCN.
'As a leader, it’s not about you. It’s about the team.'
- 20 Jan 2020
To celebrate the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we have launched a series of interviews with leaders in the sector. Chief executive of the QNI Crystal Oldman kicks off the project by telling us what leadership means to her, as well as what the QNI has in store for 2020.
New film released to boost community nurse recruitment
- 20 Jan 2020
A new film encouraging more people to consider a career in community nursing has been launched.
