An official inquiry has been launched in Wales to establish whether general practice clusters will help solve the country’s crisis in primary care. Some £10 million has been pumped in primary care clusters in Wales as part of a £43 million injection of cash into front-line services. Members of the Welsh Assembly say they have…

Practices in Wales stepped up pressure for legislators today to put funding into primary care. The move follows pledges in Scotland to ensure primary care gets 11% of the NHS budget. The Welsh government is due to release its draft budget today. The Royal College of GPs yesterday set out its proposals for using extra…

Practices in Wales have won backing from inspectors for their treatment of patients. The Welsh health inspectorate says that every practice it visited treated patients with “dignity, respect, compassion and kindness.” The findings come from a report on visits to 27 practices in the last financial year. The inspectors say many practices now offer access…

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…

Practices in Wales are set to get a new computerised system that will measure their workload, it has been announced. GP leaders believe the IT system will support their claims of growing pressure on practices. It is also likely to demonstrate the value of the general medical services contract, Dr Charlotte Jones, chair of the…

General practice in Wales could move from “the ITU to critical care” following a series of deals with the governments, a conference was told at the weekend. But a senior GP criticised Welsh politicians for claiming this meant there were no problems. The Welsh public deserve the truth about the strain facing GPs, according to…

Wales. That tiny bit that juts out to the left of England. We do get out backs up a bit about being left out. Everyone knows Tom Jones and Shakin Stevens but what about our football team or cricketers?! When we receive our various emails about general practice we are bombarded about CQC. In Wales…