Practice leaders in Northern Ireland say they are “confident” the region will see improvements after the regional government put extra cash into primary care. The region’s government has doubled the cash it is putting into new phone systems for practices to help them manage patient demand. It is also setting aside £3.8 million to help…

A practice which has employed a homeless man as a community coordinator is one of many seeking novel solutions to health inequality, a conference has heard. The novel approach in Frome, Somerset, was revealed yesterday by Royal College of GPs chair Professor Martin Marshall, speaking to the college’s annual conference in Liverpool. The practice took…

What you need to know as practice managers NHSE have released “Our plan for improving access for patients and supporting general practice”, so what do we need to know as practice managers? This financial year, general practice has provided more appointments than in the equivalent period before the pandemic. There is also an acknowledgement that…

Practices will face new patient rating systems and league tables as part of a long-promised rescue package, announced today. The proposals were met with dismay by practice leaders as they mixed threats with limited funding to help relieve pressures. NHS England released its proposals – as government sources claimed that the proposals will “name and…

New evidence has emerged of the pressures on many practices following controversial reporting of an in-depth study into GP working practices. An analysis found huge variations in the number of patients per GP – with numbers ranging from 2,821 in Hull to 1,279 in Wirral. Overall, England has on average one working GP for every…

A practice in Northern Ireland has been named practice of the year after its staff were praised for dealing with all queries in a “helpful, caring and understanding manner.” Doctors, nurses and staff in reception at the Greenway Practice, Belfast, all gained praise from the patient who nominated it to the Royal College of GPs…

Practices had to cancel hundreds of home visits because of fuel shortages, according to a new survey. Doctors across England, but especially in the South East, have had problems obtaining fuel, according to the British Medical Association. In London and the south east, doctors fear continuing problems, lasting for weeks, according to the BMA survey.…