Some £15 million is to put towards a programme to improve recruitment of practice nurses, it has been announced. NHS England promised that its programme would also provide support for existing practice nurses. This includes an expansion in leadership and career opportunities, it promised, together with induction programmes, training and mentoring for nurses joining general…

Up to 7,000 hours of practice staff time has been released through a project in one Lancashire borough, it has been claimed. Some 25 practices in Bury have taken part in the Productive General Practice project, backed by NHS England. The local clinical commissioning group says it has put in place more efficient processes, reduced…

England is to get “local care networks” in which GPs, physicians and social services work together, NHS England has said. The networks will involve neighbourhoods of 30,000 to 50,000 people. In a “half-time” report on its five-year plan, NHS England claimed to be making progress on its plans to improve primary care – promising that…