GP practices should continue to provide vital ear wax removal services, a leading audiologist says. A research team led by Professor Kevin Munro, at The University of Manchester and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has highlighted the difficulties people face when they have impacted ear wax. Writing…

It seems we’ve all faced delays of some sort recently – be it delays with our mail or widespread travel disruption – and the CQC are no different. Just before Christmas, they announced delays to all the planned changes for 2023. The revised plan suggests that the changes will now be implemented towards the end of 2023.…

Proposals from a senior politician to charge patients for GP and emergency department visits are “morally bankrupt”, a leading GP has declared. The proposals were put forward over the weekend by former Health Secretary Sajid Javid. Javid ended his period as Health Secretary last year and claimed he has had time to “think” subsequently. Writing…

More than a quarter of GP practices in England have experienced a high turnover of doctors, according to major new analysis published today. This is a “wake-up call” about primary care, researchers said. Analysis by researchers at the University of Manchester found persistent high turnover – defined by more than 10% of GPs changed in…

Pharmacists are not the solution to the crisis in general practice, a leading GP has said. An All Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy has called for pharmacists to be given new powers and roles to help with NHS backlogs. The Royal College of GPs said that pharmacists should not be seen as “GPs on the…

It was quite a year for general practice, with recovery from Covid being made harder by workforce, financial and media pressures. Throughout the year, our Practice Manager Panel focussed on the key issues facing practices, while also approaching things with, as described by Robyn Clark by last January, a “focus on the positive”. Here’s a…

A campaign has been launched in support of a GP trainee facing the deportation of her children following the tragic loss of her husband. Dr Nermine Mounir Riad Abdelazim was on the GP training scheme in North Staffordshire together with her late husband Dr Walid Mahmoud. Dr Mahmoud died from a sudden cardiac arrest earlier…