Earlier this week the flop that was the care.data initiative was finally scrapped for good. Having cost the NHS big – both in terms of money and human resource – it was decided enough was enough. While that news was surely celebrated by GP practice managers up and down the country, another data exercise was…

GPs are on the brink of forming a giant partnership with at least 155,000 patients, it has been reported. The new Suffolk GP practice could become even bigger. The plan has emerged from the Suffolk GP Federation. In its newsletter, it reports that 14 practices attended a “kick-off” meeting last month, representing more than 155,000…

Well, the referendum came and went – and with it, an awful lot of ‘hoo-ha’ as to what will or won’t happen – the ifs, buts and maybe’s… and regardless of how you voted, that vote will possibly have been made on the basis of what directly impacts on you.  I was astounded at the…

More than 95% of GP practices in England are now able to offer their patients full on-line access to their detailed health records, it was announced today. At the beginning of the year, only 3% could offer full access through this means, according to figures published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre…

Practices in Wales should not expect “large injections” of cash from a government infusion aimed at rescuing general practice, according to senior doctors. Some £10 million is being distributed to the 64 primary care clusters in Wales. The Welsh government has said it will allocate £43 million in total to general practice. The British Medical…