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Pharmacy referral service 'relieving pressure' on GPs is set to expand
- 20 Jan 2020
An NHS service that refers patients with minor illnesses to their local pharmacist for advice is helping to relieve pressure on GPs, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said.
Hospital says GPs will manage patients it has told doctors to discharge early
- 20 Jan 2020
A hospital trust in South West England that is advising its senior clinicians to discharge patients early has said primary care and other services are ‘well equipped’ to manage these patients.
GP practice threatened with contract breach notice for failing to cooperate with network
- 20 Jan 2020
A GP partner has been threatened with a contract breach notice by his CCG for ‘not cooperating’ with his local primary care network, despite not being a member of the PCN, Pulse has learned.
Pulse 2019 review: The year pensions and taxation became quite interesting
- 26 Dec 2019
Allie Anderson on the issue that surprisingly dominated GP news this year
Nine in ten GPs work extra hours every week as a third cut clinical time
- 24 Dec 2019
A total of 90% of GPs are working beyond their scheduled hours on a weekly basis - up from 79% last year - while more than a third of the profession have cut their clinical hours in the past 12 months, a major GMC report has shown.
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5% pay rise for nurses if Labour elected
- 28 Nov 2019
Labour has promised a 5% pay rise for public sector workers including nurses in its 2019 election manifesto, launched today.
How to resolve conflict as a nurse
- 28 Nov 2019
Richard Burnell, who works in the NHS as a specialist in conflict and mediation, shares his tips for nurses on dealing with clashes on the job whether with patients or colleagues.
More than half of nurses ‘too busy’ to provide the best patient care
- 28 Nov 2019
Many nurses struggle to provide the level of care they would like despite regularly working beyond their contracted hours, according to a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report published today.
Gold, incentives and 'meh': how the major parties' election pledges stack up
- 27 Nov 2019
Jaimie Kaffash grills the main parties on their plans for general practice in the upcoming election
GPs vote for home visits to be removed from contract
- 27 Nov 2019
GP leaders have voted for a motion for home visits to be removed from core GP contract work at the England LMCs conference in London in a shock result.
Working Life: TEDxNHS
- 27 Nov 2019
In a double Working Life’s, Pulse hears the reality of primary care projected across the O2
Wales exceeds GP training places target for second time this year
- 4 Nov 2019
The number of GP training places accepted in Wales has once more exceeded the national target, the Welsh health minister has announced.
Locums who work OOH shifts can avoid higher pension payments, reveals BMA
- 4 Nov 2019
GP locums who work for out-of-hours (OOH) providers can get around new rules that force them to pay higher pension contributions, NHS Pensions has clarified to the BMA.
Almost half of patients who miss first hospital appointment are sent back to GP
- 4 Nov 2019
EXCLUSIVE NHS trusts are discharging just under half of patients who do not attend their first appointment back to their GP, with some enforcing this approach as a blanket policy, a Pulse investigation has revealed.
What to do when you are struggling with mental health problems
- 29 Oct 2019
Fiona Brand gives her advice on how to handle personal mental health difficulties as a nurse
UCAS removes job profile calling nurses 'support' for doctors
- 29 Oct 2019
A job profile that describes nurses as ‘support’ for doctors and other medical staff has been taken down by the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
Lack of nurses ‘most concerning’ shortage in NHS, report finds
- 29 Oct 2019
The nursing staff shortfall is the ‘most concerning’ shortage across the NHS, a report published this week by NHS Providers – a membership organisation for NHS trusts - has found.
Every nurse, midwife to have access to £1,000 personal training budget, Chancellor to announce
- 30 Sep 2019
In today’s Spending Round, the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, will announce a £210 million boost for frontline NHS staff which includes funding for a £1,000 personal development budget for every nurse, midwife and allied health professional to support their continuing professional development (CPD) needs over three years of the revalidation cycle.
Government should 'revisit' safe staffing legislation, says NHS England
- 30 Sep 2019
The Government should 'revisit' national responsibilities relating to workforce, NHS England and NHS Improvement have recommended.
Government eases language requirement for overseas nurses
- 30 Sep 2019
Overseas health professionals including nurses will now only need to pass one language exam to work in the UK.
