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More than 200,000 people may be waiting for medical assessment for driving licences because of queues for GP services, the British Medical Association says today. Many people are turning to independent doctors to get assessments – but the BMA says this could lead to unfit people getting clearance to drive. It has called on the…
August 20, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
The new leadership of NHS England is planning to end a stand off with GPs by postponing controversial new demands on practices, it has been revealed. Earlier this year the British Medical Association GP committee voted to end talks with NHS England as tensions grew over the pressures on practices. Many practices have been alarmed…
August 19, 2021, by Nicola Davies in (IGPM) Institute of General Practice Management, GP Practice Management, Opinion 4 Comments
I realised earlier this week that my last blog was back in April… Where has the time gone? Well, I can tell you quite easily – in a blur of demand, #*¥!* paperwork, more general #*¥!*, forging ahead with IGPM stuff, a bit more #*¥!* … and, hey presto, the months have flown. In the…
August 19, 2021, by Practice Index in QOF, Vaccinations 2 Comments
We talked about the vaccinations that you’ll be targeted on for QOF purposes here. That’s not the whole picture though. With the move of vaccinations and immunisations to being an essential service, with the notable exception of Influenza and COVID vaccinations, we need to think differently about the way our vaccinations are organised – particularly…
August 18, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Shortages and inequalities in general practice staffing are disproportionately affecting deprived areas in England, new research is showing. While demand for primary care services has been increasing, staff numbers have not kept up with demand, explain Dr John Ford of the University of Cambridge, UK, and colleagues. They add that the gap between the growing…
August 17, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Health workers should be allowed to use their clinical judgement to decide whether to self-isolate following exposure to COVID-19, the British Medical Association has said. New rules, aimed at ending the “pingdemic”, came into force yesterday allowing double-vaccinated people to carry on with their lives rather than self-isolate when identified as a contact of an…
August 12, 2021, by Practice Index in Flu 0 Comments
It’s been a year of change on the vaccinations front, and the flu campaigns for 2021 are no different. Previously you could vaccinate only your own patients, but this year the rules have all changed. We could forgive you for thinking that this is just unnecessary complication, but when you read the specification, it does…
August 23, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments