Since its launch in March 2022, the Gender Identity Toolkit for General Practice, created in collaboration between LGBT Foundation Pride in Practice, Indigo Gender Service, the IGPM and Practice Index has become the definitive guidance document on providing consistent care for trans and non-binary patients in primary care, consolidating statutory requirements and best practice guidance. Due to the current system used by PCSE (NHAIS),…

GPs in the UK are under greater stress than those in other high-income countries, according to a major analysis published today. The figures come from the Health Foundation and are based on Commonwealth Fund information. Their report, released today, covers the pressures facing GPs in the UK and internationally, looking at survey results from 9,526…

The use of remote and digital primary care could be making it more difficult to achieve continuity of care, according to an analysis published today. Research published in the British Journal of General Practice said continuity in primary care is important but little is known about expanding remote and digital care models in primary care…

Practices and pharmacists in Scotland are to work together to try to reduce the environmental impact of prescribing, it has been announced. The Royal College of GPs in the country and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have teamed up for the project, which will seek to tackle wasteful packaging and wastage of medicines. They were joined…

General practice training should be “more flexible” and use modern technology, according to a major new report. Trainees could have “innovative” placements with charities and services such as mental health services for children and adolescents, according to Health Education England, which says that mental health training must be a priority. The report avoids the question…

Do you suffer from Monday morning dread? Is it worse when you’ve been on leave? I bet that literally every practice manager says ‘yes’ to those two questions. Every Sunday night, my IBS kicks off knowing that I’ve got to face work again the next day. And it’s ten times worse when I’ve been away…

Jeremy Hunt’s dramatic resolution of the doctor pension trap crisis failed to satisfy practice leaders yesterday – as they called on him to tackle other problems in the service. Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave no indication of funding to settle pay disputes or to allow improved recruitment into the NHS as part of…