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Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot trial demonstrates monthly time savings of potentially 400,000 hours for NHS staff
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The CQC has launched a public consultation on proposals to improve how it assesses health and care services, including GP practices.
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A GP who received a 12-month prison sentence after damaging petrol pumps during a Just Stop Oil climate change protest has been suspended from the medical register for 10 months.
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GP practices are facing a significant increase in workload as a result of consultations with patients requesting access to weight loss drugs when they are ineligible under current NHS guidelines.
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The government has 'broken a promise' to ensure expanded access to online consultation was introduced safely by refusing to meet with the BMA and system suppliers to discuss the necessary safeguards that should have been put in place, the BMA has said.
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Salaried GPs have been subjected to job plan and contract adjustments following changes to online access that has seen practice workload increase, the BMA has said.
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Gemma Aldridge has been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care to undertake a short review of media and digital work at DHSC and NHS England.
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Grant determination for the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme in the financial year 2025 to 2026.
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Information for adult social care employers in England on learning and development support.
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Government to launch a consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to improve safeguarding for vulnerable people.
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Speakers at the Liverpool event on 26 November will address conditions that deeply affect patients’ lives, including serious mental illness, sight problems and migraine.
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Prime minister Keir Starmer has said all NHS staff will be required to undertake updated antisemitism and anti-racist training as he launched a review of antisemitism in the NHS.
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The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition. This global alliance brings together health and finance ministers, philanthropic organizations, business leaders, leaders of global health agencies, and civil society representatives with the aim of promoting investments in health systems as a strategy for economic growth, job creation, and improved resilience.
The Leaders Coalition is central to Health Works, a broader, global initiative led by the World Bank Group and partners to help countries reach 1.5 billion people with quality, affordable health services by 2030.
The Coalition aims to mobilize domestic and international investments, catalyse reform, and align partners behind scalable, government-le…
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Accounting officer assessment summaries for the Department of Health and Social Care’s programmes and projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio.
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Around 1,000 people at risk of HIV will be offered a new long-acting injection on the NHS if they cannot have pills to protect them from the virus. The rollout of this preventative therapy takes NHS England one step closer to its goal of eliminating HIV transmissions in the next five years. The cabotegravir injection […]
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The government takes urgent action to tackle antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS.
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Letter from Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State for Care, setting out the priorities for adult social care this winter.
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Settlement provides £26 million annually offering crucial financial certainty for services supporting seriously ill children and families.
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The government has launched a new campaign to alert young people to the dangers of ketamine, counterfeit medicines and adulterated THC vapes
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Sets out who is eligible to apply for the Healthy Start scheme under the extended criteria, and how to apply.
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The RCGP has called on GPs to sign a letter to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting urging him to ensure the new NHS workforce plan commits to a 'clear roadmap' to train, recruit and retain GPs.
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Healthcare professionals have become victims of ‘hate and violence’ because of anti-migrant rhetoric spread by politicians and the media in recent months, the BMA and other health unions have warned.
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Children, including those with developmental problems and disabilities, are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, which are putting their life chances at risk, according to a new report.
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Catch up quickly with our weekly round-up of key news stories for general practice.
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Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has written to GP practices reminding them to proactively identify people with a learning disability and ensure they receive annual health checks.
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GPs, practices and practice staff have been recognised for providing excellent end-of-life care in the annual RCGP/Marie Curie Daffodil Standards awards.
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The number of requests submitted via advice and guidance has risen by around 20% since the introduction of the directed enhanced service (DES) in April, and over 550,000 people have avoided joining the NHS hospital waiting list, latest data show.
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Writing for GPonline, care minister Stephen Kinnock says increased uptake of advice and guidance since the enhanced service launched is helping patients avoid unnecessary waits and a key plank of ensuring they receive care closer to home.
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Terms of reference for the independent investigation into maternity and neonatal care in England.
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Government kicks off a new national campaign to help parents cut through the bombardment of sometimes unreliable advice and false expectations online.
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Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
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Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
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Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
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Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
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RCGP Wales has called on the next Welsh government to set up a new 'opt-in' central general practice estates body to take on existing GP partnerships' premises liabilities.
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Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has accused the BMA of showing a ‘complete disregard’ to patients and fostering an environment that has encouraged LMCs to make 'rash interventions' over online access changes.
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GP leaders have raised serious concerns about plans to open 15 new walk-in centres across Scotland, arguing the best way to improve access to primary care is to address underinvestment in general practice.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announced today a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) in sub-Saharan Africa. This EU–WHO partnership will improve pandemic preparedness and accelerate progress towards better health and well-being for all.
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Newborn babies will now be routinely screened and treated earlier on the NHS for a rare, life-threatening metabolic disorder, which can result in the need for a liver transplant. Hereditary Tyrosinaemia Type 1 (HT1) is a rare, genetically inherited disorder that affects around 7 babies per year in the UK. Left untreated, it can lead […]
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Almost a quarter of GP practices have warned they are facing unsustainable demand following changes to online access introduced this month, an LMC survey has revealed.
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Plaid Cymru has pledged to almost double the proportion of NHS funding general practice receives and increase the GP workforce if it wins next year's Senedd elections.
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ICBs should support practices to become visa sponsors so that international medical graduate (IMG) GPs have more options for finding work, which in turn would help boost the workforce in underdoctored areas, a GP educator has said.
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The GP partnership model has enabled NHS general practices to become 'world experts at responding to change', the outgoing RCGP president has said.
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GP consultations for flu-like illness have more than doubled in the past fortnight as flu and COVID-19 cases continue to rise - raising fresh concerns that the UK could be in line for a severe flu season.
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Today, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with key partners and supporters, launched version 2.0 of the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system, used globally for the early detection of public health threats.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) today warns that less than one in three countries around the world has a national policy to address the growing burden of neurological disorders, responsible for over 11 million deaths globally each year. The WHO’s new Global status report on neurology released today shows that neurological conditions now affect more than 40% of the global population – over 3 billion people.
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In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis.
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This register lists personal and non-personal information assets held by DHSC in the UK.
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This guide is about infections that occur in people who inject drugs (PWID).
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Stephen Kinnock spoke at the Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference, in Newport, Wales.
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Funding to local councils to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems, from 2025 to 2026.
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People with mental health issues to benefit from groundbreaking research, backed by £50 million in government funding
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Talking General Practice looks at what health minister Stephen Kinnock had to say at the RCGP annual conference and speaks to the college's vice chairs Professor Margaret Ikpoh and Dr Thomas Patel-Campbell, RCGP Wales chair Dr Rowena Christmas and outgoing RCGP president Dr Richard Vautrey.
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There is a danger that the importance of continuity of care is 'slipping from collective memory' as governments and media focus on rapid access to general practice, the RCGP conference has heard.
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Larger practices with more GPs in locum and salaried roles are a 'natural change' as the health service moves away from a focus on hospitals, the Welsh health and social care secretary has claimed.
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Visual description of the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening pathway.
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Health minister Stephen Kinnock has described the current dispute between the BMA and the government over online consultations as a ‘phoney war’ and accused the union of ‘whipping up the issue’.
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Evidence shows kindness is key to high-quality healthcare - but factors like this are missing from the 10-year health plan, an NHS consultant paediatrician and leader of a global movement on kindness in healthcare has told the RCGP conference.
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The government has announced a six-month review of the Carr-Hill GP funding formula - admitting it is 'not fit for purpose' - in a move that could drive a long overdue shift in practice funding.
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General practice can secure improved funding and become more sustainable through GPs using data to influence health leaders’ decisions as care moves out of hospitals, the RCGP 2025 conference has heard.
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GP practices say fears about controversial changes to online access from this month have proven correct - with practices reporting being overwhelmed by work and receiving urgent queries - including about chest pains - via online systems.
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In her final RCGP conference speech as college chair, Professor Kamila Hawthorne spells out the pressures GPs face, what government must do to support them - and urges the profession to 'keep faith' in the future of the NHS amid uncertainty around the 10-year health plan. Read the conference speech in full below.
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Three in four GPs say heavy workload is compromising patient safety and most fear neighbourhoods will make it worse, according to polling by the RCGP ahead of its 2025 annual conference.
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The NHS has vaccinated nearly a million more people against flu so far this autumn compared to last year – providing vital protection ahead of winter as cases start to rise. New data today reveals 4.3 million people have received the flu vaccine – including 3.57 million last week alone – as NHS teams across […]
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Review of GP funding formula expected to deliver fairer distribution of funding and tackle health inequalities.
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Proposal to make a permanent order to prevent new patients aged under 18 from beginning to take puberty blockers for the purposes of gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria, under the care of private prescribers.
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Catch up quickly with our weekly round-up of key news stories for general practice.
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Doctors' leaders have condemned Conservative plans to ban doctors from going on strike - as the party's leader Kemi Badenoch blamed industrial action for long NHS waits.
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In the first of two special episodes of Talking General Practice from the RCGP annual conference this week, college chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne reflects on her three years in the role and some of the challenges ahead for general practice.
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BMA GP leaders have set out next steps in the profession's industrial dispute with government including a potential escalation to actions that could breach practice contracts.
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This evening, Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 7pm, MIMS Learning will host a free, live webinar – in association with Target Ovarian Cancer – illustrating key points for primary care on this challenging diagnosis
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RCGP Wales chair Dr Rowena Christmas is the inspiration behind a book that provides a deeply human portrait of rural general practice. She will be speaking alongside the book's author at this year’s RCGP annual conference.
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GPonline speaks to RCGP joint clinical representatives for genomics Dr Jude Hayward and Dr Imran Rafi about some of the key developments in genomics and how they will affect GPs in the future.
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More than 600 expectant parents in Sheffield have signed up for a study which will screen 100,000 babies for rare genetic conditions.
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Patients will be signposted to alcohol advice from Drinkaware through the AI Surgery Assist chatbot, used by GP surgeries across the UK.
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NHS England is launching a national ambient voice technologies (AVT) self-certified registry for suppliers to show evidence of compliance.
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The government will publish a call for evidence to seek expert views on introducing new rules for retailers selling tobacco, vapes and nicotine products
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A call for evidence seeking further information to support policy development on tobacco, vapes and nicotine products.
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The MHRA has introduced AI to help support clinical trial assessors to review complex data and flag potential issues for human review.
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Today's edition of Coffee Time Briefing includes funding for Miiskin and BoobyBiome and the Discovery Spark business development programme.
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Heidi Health has announced the closing of a $65 million (£48m) Series B funding round which will help the firm expand globally.
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has gone live with an electronic patient record (EPR) system from Epic.
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Amendment in the tariff and ceiling of charges payable by compensators for the recovery of NHS charges under the NHS injury costs recovery scheme.
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First-year resident doctors have overwhelmingly backed strike action in a ballot that ramps up pressure on the government to address a chronic shortage of specialist training posts.
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Online access changes imposed by the government could lead to some patients waiting 'many months' for GP appointments as practices bring in waiting lists to manage demand, BMA guidance suggests.
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Non-executive appointments to the Department of Health and Social Care's public bodies and committees from April 2025 to March 2026.
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Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
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Matthew Hood OBE to work with the department’s Delivery Unit to help ensure that the Government and Department deliver on its commitments
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Mersey Care’s children’s eating disorder service has launched a digital intervention for young people with anorexia and their families.
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Leaders from the health sector share their views on government plans to launch an 'online' hospital' in England by 2027.
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is launching new guidelines on value-based procurement for MedTech.
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Sets out medicines that can be moved to Northern Ireland to meet patient need.
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Information for intended parents, surrogates and health professionals about the surrogacy process in England and Wales.
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Through landmark new guidelines released today, leading reproductive health agencies are calling for a major shift in how postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is prevented, diagnosed and treated. The recommendations highlight the urgent need for earlier detection and faster intervention – steps that could save the lives of tens of thousands of women each year.
Defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth, PPH affects millions of women annually and causes nearly 45 000 deaths, making it one of the leading causes of maternal mortality globally. Even when not fatal, it can lead to lifelong physical and mental health impacts, from major organ damage to hysterectomies, anxiety and trauma.
“Postpartum haemorrhage is the most dangerous childbirth complication since it can escalate with such alarming sp…
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Sanctions for doctors facing fitness to practise tribunals will be determined by a new banding system from November, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has said.
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GPs from ethnic minorities have reported feeling scared and intimidated following far-right marches in the UK and a rise in right-wing rhetoric.
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The GPonline team discusses the BMA's decision to re-enter industrial dispute and what the government thinks about this, what needs to be included in a new NHS workforce plan, and the dire state of practice premises.
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Exclusive: An AI-powered physio platform has been approved to carry out patients' entire care pathway without input from clinicians.
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Barts Health NHS Trust will launch the BadgerNet digital maternity solution in 2026, as part of a five-year partnership.
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Aerospace innovators have received funding to further develop a drone network serving the Welsh Blood Service and Welsh Ambulance Service.
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Hundreds of GP practices’ eConsult systems were down on the morning of 2 October - day two of the 2025/26 contract change requiring practices to keep online consultation systems open throughout core hours.
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Changes to online access to general practice pose a 'real and present danger' to patients that could cost lives, the BMA has warned as GPs re-entered dispute with the government.
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Data on the funds collected by the Compensation Recovery Unit and funds paid to the NHS.
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Statistics on the bioscience and health technology sector 2023 to 2024. These statistics are designated as 'official statistics in development'.
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How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) puts together the data in its monthly reports.
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Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s software platform, the Somerset Cancer Register (SCR), is launching a cloud-based platform.
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Today's Coffee Time Briefing includes the launch of two ABHI accelerators and FDA 510(k) clearance for the AI tool OsteoSight.
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Professor Ben Goldacre and Professor Gillian Leng have been announced as keynote speakers at Digital Health Rewired 2026.
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive of the MHRA, said “we cannot afford to wait years” for AI to be regulated at the pace of innovation.
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GPs in one of England’s most underdoctored areas say they will struggle to meet the 10-year health plan’s ambitions unless the government steps up support for general practice.
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Catch up quickly with our weekly round-up of key news stories for general practice.
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Take part in our survey to share your views on online consultations, industrial dispute, and other key issues affecting GPs, and you will be entered into a prize draw to win £350 of John Lewis vouchers.
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Primary care minister Stephen Kinnock has claimed the government is 'mystified' by GPs' decision to return to industrial dispute - and doubled down on plans to expand online access.
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Primary care minister Stephen Kinnock has claimed the government is 'mystified' by GPs' decision to return to industrial dispute - and doubled down on plans to expand online access.
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General practice has re-entered industrial dispute with the government as changes to online access to general practice took effect without safeguards GPs say are vital to avoid 'potential tragedy'.
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West Yorkshire is piloting a population health ‘digital twin’ for chronic kidney disease to help spot the condition earlier.
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GP practices are required to keep their online consultation tools running throughout core hours from October, under GP contract changes.
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Digital is “integral" to the trust's top ranking in NHS league tables, said Dr Peter Thomas, director of digital at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
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Flu and COVID-19 vaccines kick off for all eligible people from today to help ‘winter-proof’ those most vulnerable and the NHS amid new variants circulating this year. Vaccination teams across England are working to protect millions most at risk of getting seriously ill this winter by building immunity ahead of December and January, when hospitalisations for respiratory […]
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Update on the potential impact of the introduction of restricting promotions of products high in fat, salt or sugar by volume price.
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The government is seeking views on its plans to restrict promotions of food and drink products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) by location and by price.
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From today, patients will be able to request appointments online throughout the day rather than calling their surgery or visiting in person.
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Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.
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Appointment letter from DHSC confirming appointment of the senior responsible owner (SRO) of the Integrated Single Financial Environment Programme.
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Consultation about the fair pay agreement process in adult social care.
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Directions for the NHS from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to payments for primary medical services contractors.
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Information about the mandated national adult social care data returns for the year 2025 to 2026.
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Statistics from survey responses collected from over 3,000 adult social care providers in England.
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Information for NHS bodies who need to make and recover hospital charges from overseas visitors.
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Government invests £500 million into first ever Fair Pay Agreement in major milestone for care worker pay
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Scotland’s version of the NHS App will not be made available to everyone across the country until April 2026, the government has announced.
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This morning's Coffee Time Briefing covers the launch of the My Transfusion app and Badger Notes now available at Kettering General Hospital.
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Ahead of speaking at Rewired 2026, Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive at The Health Foundation, discusses the NHS 10 year health plan.
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The NHS is launching an ‘online hospital’ which will connect patients to expert clinicians across England, Keir Starmer will announce today.
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DHSC has launched a call for evidence for the forthcoming NHS 10 year workforce plan, including evidence of new digital initiatives.
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Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has ignored GP safety warnings over online consultation changes and hit out at 'forces of conservatism' who want to 'turn the NHS into a museum of 20th century healthcare' in his Labour party conference speech.
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Inadequate safeguards proposed by the government 'risk tragedy' as practices open online consultation systems throughout core hours from 1 October, GP leaders have warned.
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The NHS is setting up an ‘online hospital’ – NHS Online – in a significant reform to the way healthcare is delivered in England. The innovative new model of care will not have a physical site, instead digitally connecting patients to expert clinicians anywhere in England. The first patients will be able to use the service […]
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to steer clear of a pension tax hike in her autumn budget statement - with specialist accountants warning the move could collapse plans for a neighbourhood NHS.
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GP leaders will warn the government that a new NHS long-term workforce plan must include a focus on retaining existing GPs, after the government opened a consultation to overhaul the existing plan.
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BMA GP leaders have warned health and social care secretary Wes Streeting he has 48 hours to avoid a return to industrial dispute with general practice.
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“Getting the basics right” in digital is key to success, says the CDIO of Northumbria Healthcare, England's top-ranked large hospital trust.
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Researchers at Nottingham Trent University are developing a wearable device to detect and monitor the age-related condition sarcopenia.
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Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) NHS Foundation Trust is launching its first electronic patient record (EPR) system in November 2025.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced its recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2026 influenza season in the southern hemisphere. The announcement was made at an Information Meeting after a 4-day Consultation on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines.
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NHS will move from ‘cheapest-first’ to ‘patient-first’ approach to purchasing cutting-edge medical technology
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Proxy access for families is being piloted on the NHS App, allowing parents and carers to manage their loved ones’ health.
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Alcidion's Miya Precision EPR will be expanded at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust to enable scanned document access.
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A national commission with experts from Google and Microsoft will help accelerate NHS access to AI technology for clinical note taking.
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Cuts to ICBs and a lack of investment could seriously undermine government plans to accelerate the use of AI in the NHS, a health informatics expert has warned.
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A new family feature being piloted in the NHS App is making it easier for parents and carers to manage their loved ones’ health as simply as switching profiles on Netflix. Hailed as a “gamechanger”, the service being developed by NHS England means people can apply to add another profile to their NHS App online instead […]
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WHO Member States are actively progressing with the development of the Pathogens Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system, a key component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement aimed at ensuring equitable and timely sharing of pathogen materials and related benefits. This work follows the historic adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement and amendments to the International Health Regulations, marking significant steps toward global pandemic preparedness.
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World leaders have expressed overwhelming support for the text of the first United Nations global political declaration on responding to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health in an integrated manner. The declaration, negotiated during a five-month intergovernmental process, will be considered at the 80th session of the General Assembly for final approval in October 2025.
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A former practice manager has received a two-year suspended prison sentence and been ordered to pay back around half of £49,000 she stole from a GP surgery.
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General practice delivered more appointments this summer than ever before, NHS data reveal.
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Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.
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Data on ministers' external meetings and any overseas travel.
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All data on senior officials’ business expenses, external meetings and hospitality.
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Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.
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Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.
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Guidance and materials for the survey of adult carers in England (SACE) 2025 to 2026 survey year.
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Data and analysis on mortality trends in England and Wales.
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Data on old age dependency ratio (OADR) by local authority and year, in England.
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Data and analysis on coronary heart disease (CHD) in England.
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An overview of the health of England’s population, including trends over time and geographical variation.
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New Modern Innovation and Technology Centre opened as government further boosts life sciences sector with £50 million fund.
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Nottingham City aims to "set a blueprint for digital-enabled neighbourhood health", says Alexis Farrow, programme director at Digital Notts.
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Today's Coffee Briefing includes the news that every NHS stroke centre in England has been equipped with AI software.
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Dr Charlotte Refsum will make a welcome return to Digital Health Rewired in 2026, which takes place on 24-25 March at the NEC in Birmingham.
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More than 100,000 care plans have been created for Londoners using the Universal Care Plan (UCP) since the programme launched in 2022.
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Millions of face-to-face GP appointments could be lost as practices are forced to keep online consultation systems switched on throughout core hours from October, GPs have warned.
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BMA GP leaders have voted to re-enter dispute with the government over 'unsafe' changes to the GP contract. GPonline looks at what the the decision means at a critical time for general practice.
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GPs facing extra work after diabetes test errors have been offered additional funding in parts of England - but at least one LMC has been forced to seek legal advice to push for compensation.
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The government would be ‘crazy’ to turn its back on the GP partnership model and should take active steps to ensure it is able to thrive, the outgoing chair of the RCGP has said.
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Thousands of pharmacies will offer flu vaccination to children aged two and three years old for the first time this winter in a move GPs say could help boost uptake - but doctors' leaders have raised concerns over a potential impact on practice funding and continuity of care.
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Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive at NHSE, has stressed the role of technology and digital in meeting the ambitions of the 10 year health plan.
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Applications for Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026, the UK’s most high-profile digital health start-up competition, have opened.
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Patients have complained about disruption to outpatient bookings following the introduction of a new EPR at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
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This report provides an update on activities during the first year of the UK 5-year national action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029.
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Describes the working relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS Blood and Transplant.
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A full list of schemes included in the Estates Safety Fund 2025 to 2026, addressing critical infrastructure and safety risk in NHS hospital buildings.
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Parents will be able to get their two and three year olds vaccinated against flu at local pharmacies for the first time ever this autumn. Around 4,000 pharmacies have signed up to deliver the vaccine to the 1.2 million eligible toddlers from next week, making it easier than ever for busy parents to protect their […]
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Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
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Patients with a potentially deadly illness will be diagnosed sooner thanks to a new life saving patient safety initiative called Jess' Rule.
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Digital Health Networks has welcomed two new allied health professional (AHP) members to its advisory panels.
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Today's Coffee Time includes the launch of Lilie 9.5 for Iodx and an expansion to Germany for Patients Know Best.
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The co-directors of the NHS Innovation Accelerator discuss how the NHS can attract female innovators and others from underrepresented groups.
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NHSE is building a £6 million AI research screening platform to enable trusts to join trials of AI in screening to help speed up diagnosis.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its second Global hypertension report, showing that 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in 2024, yet just over one in five have it under control either through medication or addressing modifiable health risks.
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Half of GPs and practice managers say their premises are not fit for purpose - and more than four in five say they aren't fit for future needs, according to BMA polling that exposes a severe GP premises crisis.
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General practice is at risk of collapsing without urgent investment, GP leaders have told a Welsh Senedd hearing.
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GPs across England have been asked to adopt a new safety rule that means they 'think again' after three appointments if they have been unable to offer a patient a substantiated diagnosis or their symptoms have escalated.
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Reform Party proposals to scrap indefinite leave to remain (ILR) could strip out the backbone of the NHS, healthcare leaders have warned.
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WHO and the European Union (EU) have renewed their collaboration on achieving universal health coverage with the launch of Phase V (2025–2028) of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnership – WHO’s largest platform for strengthening health systems and advancing primary health care.
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Pioneering new cloud computer system will allow AI tools to be tested on an unprecedented scale across the NHS to boost early diagnosis
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The Department of Health and Social care has launched a new national vaccination campaign - 'Stay Strong. Get Vaccinated' - to protect newborn babies
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Around 1,600 patient appointments have been postponed following an IT outage at the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.
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Patients at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS FT can now access their appointment details through the NHS App.
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Public health officials have issued advice to parents after rising rates of E. coli infections impacting young children. Shiga Toxin producing E.coli (STEC) infections surged by 26% in England in 2024, UK Health Security Agency figures show. The increase was partly driven by an outbreak linked to contaminated salad leaves, which caused 196 cases in
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A new NHS England FAQ document appeared to water down ‘immediate actions’ which were issued to GP practices immediately following the publication of the Leng review into physician associates (PAs). NHS England wrote to organisations last week (15 August) to address ‘short-term uncertainty for affected staff groups’ and ‘provide clarity for staff, patients, and employers’
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GPs could face a significant rise in prescribing and monitoring workload under draft NICE guidelines that recommend much earlier use of newer type 2 diabetes drugs. The draft guidance, published today, would see SGLT-2 inhibitors started first-line for most diabetics – not just those with heart failure, cardiovascular disease or high cardiovascular risk as is
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NHS England has today published the patient charter – which stipulates the right of patients including on access and registration – which GP practices must display from October. Titled ‘You and Your General Practice‘, the charter includes rules for GP practices and guidance for patients. The GP contract 2025/26 first mentioned the ‘patient charter’, which
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Almost 1,500 GPs signed a petition from UK primary care professionals calling for the RCGP to take ‘action on the Gaza child health crisis’. The petition, hosted by the group Care in Conflict, called on the college to publicly support a ceasefire, condemn the use of healthcare obstruction, and ‘join or lead a coalition’ of
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Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across England are now offering more evening and weekend appointments, the Government has announced. From this month, 100 centres are operating 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Ministers said this will make it easier for patients to attend scans and tests around work and family commitments, and claimed that
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Exclusive More than a fifth of PCNs have cut the number of physician associates they employ in the past year, a Pulse and Management in Practice survey has found. The survey polled GPs and practice managers, with 21% of respondents from 425 distinct PCNs reporting a reduction in PA numbers in the last 12 months.
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An immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes has been approved for use in the UK, in a move which could mark a ‘turning point’ in treatment of the condition if eligible patients could be identified. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said teplizumab, also known as Tzield, is safe and effective at delaying the
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The husband and a family friend of a GP who died last year in a paddleboarding accident will cycle the length of Britain to raise money in her memory. Julia McLean – known professionally as Dr Julia Hamilton – died in May last year near Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands. The ‘well-loved’ GP had been a partner at the
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Exclusive The BMA has demanded urgent Government intervention over ‘unaffordable’ GP premises service charges, which have caused deep financial instability and forced some practices to hand back their contracts. The union’s GP committee pointed out ‘ongoing and unresolved issues’ faced by practices over service charges levied by NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and Community Health Partnerships
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Case of the month: In the next in our series, Dr Andy Eaton asks what else might be going on in this mid-40s male patient presenting with fever, vomiting and diarrhoea following a bout of ‘gastric flu’ in his household. Post your answers below! Details of the case have been changed to ensure patient anonymity
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A rapid evolving guideline has recommended two key drugs be prescribed in all patients with type 2 diabetes who are at higher risk of cardiovascular and kidney complications. Alongside those at most high risk, SGLT-2 inhibitor and GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs should also be prescribed to ‘most’ adults with type 2 diabetes who fall into
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Under the radar: Continuing our series exploring diagnoses that might be missed in primary care, Dr Sharon Viner describes a case of abdominal pain, vomiting and constipation in a young adult under 50 whose age could potentially have delayed investigation for upper gastrointestinal cancer Note details of the case have been changed to ensure anonymity
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GPs have raised concerns after their ICB decided not to reprocure a local community gynaecology service, leaving patients ‘in limbo’ and increasing workload for practices. Provider Primary Integrated Community Services (PICS), owned and run by GP and practice partners in Nottinghamshire, stopped delivering its service at the beginning of this month, having served notice to the
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Public health officials are warning of an increase in cases of chikungunya in England after travellers caught the infection abroad. There have been 73 cases in the first six months of the year, the UK Health Security Agency said compared with 27 cases in the same period in 2024. It is the highest number of
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Editor Sofia Lind on why GPC England should not abandon potential plans for new collective action just yet Earlier this week, health secretary Wes Streeting wrote to every GP in England to say the Government remains committed to the partnership model and to negotiating a new GP contract within this Parliament. It’s the first time
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The trade union for physician associates is seeking to prevent NHS England from implementing the recommendations of the Government’s review into the role while it is in the middle of a judicial review into the changes. United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPs) said it is seeking an injunction against NHS England to stop it from ‘rapidly forcing through
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Two major GP premises owners in England will merge in a £1.8bn deal, the companies have confirmed. Primary Health Properties (PHP) – which owns 516 primary healthcare facilities valued at £2.8bn – and property investor and developer Assura, whose 603 buildings are worth £3.2bn with the majority being GP premises, are to merge after shareholders voted in
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The Government has announced a pilot to test new ways to support patients living with obesity, in a bid to ‘ease pressures’ on general practice. ICBs will be asked to submit bids to pilot ‘innovative models of care’ for people living with obesity, outside of existing specialist weight management services, including wraparound services, obesity treatments
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NHS England has urged pregnant women to use a new service to self-refer directly to local maternity services, without seeing a GP first. By completing an online form on NHS.uk, families can now choose directly which NHS trust to refer themselves to. NHS England estimated that this service could lead to 180,000 fewer calls to
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The health secretary has written to all GP practices in England thanking them for their ‘tireless efforts’ and reaffirming the Government’s commitment to the partnership model and a new GP contract. In a letter to practices, Wes Streeting said the Government ‘remains committed to the partnership model’ and that it will work with the BMA’s
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A retired GP was among at least 13 health workers arrested at protests against the proscription of the group Palestine Action on Saturday, according to a health worker protest group. The group formed a ‘health block’ at the protest in Parliament Square to draw attention to attacks on health workers in Gaza. It is estimated
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Talking therapies offered on the NHS for depression and anxiety appear to be less effective for teenagers and young adults, a study has found. Analysis of data from almost 310,000 patients aged 16-24 years who had an episode of treatment by the NHS Talking Therapies service found they were less likely to have improved or
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The BMA has written to the primary care minister asking to meet ‘at the earliest possible opportunity’ regarding the GP unemployment crisis. Over 3,000 GPs will gain their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) this week, but the BMA said the lack of substantive work available means ‘many face uncertainty’. The union reiterated its demand
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Exclusive A GP practice could not locate the origin of a panic alarm due to an IT systems issue, in a critical incident highlighted by the LMC. YOR LMC medical secretary Dr Brian McGregor said he was told of a ‘critical incident’ at a practice in the Bradford District and Craven, West Yorkshire. He said
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Real-world analysis of the first season of vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has shown a dramatic impact on hospitalisation in both older people and newborns. An analysis done by the UK Health Security Agency found RSV vaccination was 82% effective against hospitalisation in older people this winter. It also showed it was ‘highly effective’
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Public health officials are warning people to be mindful of tick bites this summer. UK Health Security Agency officials advised the public to be alert to the signs of Lyme disease – including the telltale bullseye rash – and to seek quick to seek help from the GP if needed. It comes as the latest
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The Government has said it will be cracking down on ‘cowboy’ cosmetic procedures with new rules over who will be able to carry them out. Only qualified healthcare professionals will be able to perform the highest-risk procedures – such as non-surgical Brazilian butt lifts – and they must be working in providers that are registered
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GPs continue to struggle with their workload more than other doctor groups, according to new GMC data. The doctor regulator’s annual survey on the state of medical education and practice in the UK found 44% of GPs are struggling with workload, compared with just 29% of respondents overall. The figure for GPs was a slight
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Pulse editor-in-chief Jaimie Kaffash ponders the silence surrounding the future of newly-qualified GPs amid the ongoing unemployment crisis Remember the GP unemployment crisis? It seems so long ago now – that crazy situation where GP practices were short of GPs, but there were huge numbers of GPs out of work. Then the Government announced the GP ARRS
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The UK medicines regulator has urged GP practices to report all ‘adverse incidents’ and ‘inaccuracies’ with artificial intelligence (AI) tools used in clinical practice to its Yellow Card Scheme. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)’s Yellow Card scheme, established for patients to report adverse reactions to medicines, has a specific reporting service for
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Pulse LIVE will return to Newcastle next month, with a keynote speech by the CQC’s primary care chief inspector, as well as expert-led presentations and networking. The event, worth 4.5 CPD hours, will take place on 17 September at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead. Professor Bola Owolabi, CQC chief inspector of primary care, will deliver the
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Public health officials are urging parents to get their children’s vaccinations up to date over the summer holidays over fears measles cases will surge further when school starts again in September. The latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show another 145 measles cases in the past four weeks, mainly in children under
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The threat to health caused by air pollution is far greater than previously understood and requires urgent and ambitious action, the Royal College of Physicians has warned. Affecting almost every organ in the body, air pollution is a serious and avoidable health risk that could contribute to 30,000 deaths in 2025 alone, a report from
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NHS England has not changed physician associate (PA) role descriptions in line with Leng review recommendations in the PCN enhanced service specification. According to the PA trade union, this is due to the pending legal case it is bringing to challenge the recommendations, although NHS England did not confirm or deny this. The PCN DES
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The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme in older adults should be expanded to include those over the age of 80 years, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has recommended. It follows analysis that the introduction of RSV vaccination in 75-to-79-year-olds last September led to a significant reduction in hospital admissions among that age
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GPs should monitor patients who have taken weight-loss medication ‘for a minimum of one year’ after treatment is completed, according to a new NICE quality standard. Published today, the updated standard asks healthcare professionals including GPs to offer advice, follow-up support and provide tailored action plans including regular check-ins. The standard said they should ‘ensure
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The BMA has called for ‘clear financial arrangements’ to underpin the new neighbourhood care models proposed by the Government, following the 10-year plan’s lack of detail around funding. In new guidance to practices and GP federations, the union’s GP committee warned that without safeguards, the plan risks funding ‘flowing to higher tiers of the system’
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Do you have a strong sense of public duty? Do you mind being disliked by your peers? Would you make a good contestant on The Apprentice? Do you genuinely enjoy spending time with patients? If you feel that you want to add another string to your career bow – or you just want to waste five minutes –
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GP leaders have warned that Government plans to introduce ‘year of care payments’ – which could see other NHS organisations take on budgets for general practice services – can ‘only mean the end for the GMS contract’. The NHS 10-year plan pledged to introduce ‘a capitated budget for a patient’s care over a year’, which
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Pulse is launching a new platform for GP trainees, newly-qualified GPs and those considering the next stages of their career. The platform will be launched on Monday 4 August, and will provide all the essential news around jobs and recruitment, as well as analysis and advice, columns from experts and those who have stories to
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GP practices in one part of England are facing an ongoing IT systems outage which has forced them to hand-write forms, and caused huge backlogs and ‘severe’ disruption to services over the past week. The IT issues in West Yorkshire were caused by problems with data centres that support IT systems in primary care in
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The global sum for GP practices in England has been increased from £121.79 to £123.34 per patient to implement the 4% staff pay rise recommended by the pay review body, NHS England has confirmed. For 2025/26 the Government committed to ‘uplifting the pay element of the GP contract’ by 4% following the Review Body on Doctors’
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Clinical conundrum: In the next in our series, Dr Raj Thakkar considers how to manage a patient who presents with apparent tachycardia from a recording on her ‘Fitbit’ wearable device A 32-year-old woman’s ‘Fitbit’ wearable device shows that she has a resting tachycardia (of around 104bpm) and that her heart rate goes ‘too high’ during
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The BMA has threatened the GMC with new legal action over the regulator’s use of the term ‘medical professionals’ to cover both physician assistants and doctors, following the Government-commissioned review into the role by Professor Gillian Leng. In April, the High Court dismissed the BMA’s claims the GMC was ‘blurring the lines’ between PAs and
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The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has set out plans to expand primary care teams across the country as GPs plough on with collective action. Funding has been secured to push ahead with growing the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) programme which will ‘open up a million more appointments by 2033’, health minister Mike Nesbitt said.
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GPs in Suffolk were left to deal with thousands of duplicate pathology results following a ‘software failure’ at a hospital trust, which had ‘significant knock-on effects’ on practices. West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust confirmed to Pulse that 19 of the 24 GP practices in West Suffolk were affected by the incident, which was caused by
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Pulse editor-in-chief Jaimie Kaffash on how general practice should embrace the value and flexibility of the part-time GP I’ve got a little riddle for you. A father and son are involved in a car accident. The father dies immediately, and the son is rushed into A&E. The surgeon sees him and immediately says: ‘I can’t
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Guidance produced by one ICB to help GPs support bereaved parents after the death of a child should be taken on board by practices around the country, the RCGP has said. A framework produced by Cheshire and Merseyside ICB to help GPs supporting bereaved parents noted that 3,500 children die every year in England. Child
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The Government has instructed GP practices to make anonymous patient data available to a data sharing platform to further medical research. A letter from NHS England to GPs said health secretary Wes Streeting has issued NHSE with ‘directions’ – a legal instrument – for practices to join the OpenSAFELY data analytics service by instructing their
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The BMA has raised concerns around the ‘looming’ unemployment crisis as half of doctors finishing foundation training say they have no job secured for next month. According to the results of a survey by the union, 52% of doctors said they have no ‘substantive employment or regular locum work’ secured for August, when they finish
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The first 24/7 ‘neighbourhood mental health centre’ announced in the 10-year plan has now opened in London. Earlier this month, the Government pledged to ‘transform mental health services into 24/7 neighbourhood care models’ as part of the NHS 10-year plan. Now NHS England has announced that the first of six neighbourhood mental health centres – which
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Exclusive GP leaders in one area have advised practices to hold off from taking part in new ‘neighbourhood health programmes’, amid a lack of clarity and fears that these could jeopardise GMS contracts. Earlier this month, the Government announced the first phase of the rollout of neighbourhood health programmes following the 10-year plan, with 42
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A study of more than 800 patients has found that most penicillin allergy labels in GP records are ‘incorrect’, pointing to increased antibiotic use and worse health outcomes for patients as a result. The trial in 51 GP practices found that almost nine in ten patients with a penicillin allergy label on their GP record
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The trade union for physician associates (PAs) has announced it is seeking a judicial review after the Government accepted recommendations made in the Leng review. United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPS) – which was officially recognised as a trade union by the Government – said it sent pre-action letters to health secretary Wes Streeting and NHS
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GPs in Northern Ireland will begin collective action this week, implementing measures ‘designed to reduce the unfunded work they carry out’, the BMA has announced. Some of the actions which practices will take as part of this include limiting patient consultations, serving notice on any voluntary work and insisting on referrals for specialist appointments
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ARRS money should be moved into practice-level reimbursements to avoid GPs re-entering dispute with the Government over the 10-year plan, the BMA GP committee has demanded. In a letter to primary care minister Stephen Kinnock, GP Committee England chair Dr Katie Bramall also demanded the Government is ‘explicit’ in its preference for GPs to run
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In the second part of our mini series considering how the 10-year plan will influence a new GMS contract for general practice, Anna Colivicchi looks at what it will mean for GP funding The Government has promised to shift resources from secondary care into the community, as part of its big ambitions set out in
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An ICB has reversed its decision to transfer an APMS contract from a GP-led group to a private company. NHS Sussex ICB announced its decision yesterday (24 July) following an independent review which found it had breached transparency rules during the contract bidding process. The ICB had stated its intention to transfer the APMS contract for
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A large ICB has chosen a number of hospital trusts to oversee the new ‘neighbourhood health service’ across its footprint. South East London ICB said that, following the 10-year plan, it has approved partnerships between primary and secondary care, called ‘neighbourhood health service integrators’, in four of its six boroughs (see box). The ICB’s plan
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Case of the month – answers: In the latest in our series, Dr Keith Hopcroft asked what was the underlying cause in this patient with hypothyroidism failing to respond to treatment. Did you get the diagnosis? Answer revealed below! You review a 55-year-old woman who presented a few weeks previously with tiredness. She is on
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Community pharmacies will be able to offer flu vaccination for young children under a one-season trial this winter. Pharmacies that sign up to the advanced service will be able to offer flu vaccine to children aged 2-3 years from 1 October. The move is to try and boost uptake in this age group who would
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Speedy skins: The first in a new series of quick quizzes in dermatology asks – what is the likely diagnosis in this case of a woman with bilateral lower and upper limb rashes? AI was used to assist in development of this article, with thorough review by our medical advisors before publication
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UK medicines regulators have approved an adrenaline nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis. The needle-free option can be used in adults and children weighing over 30kg, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said. Known as EURneffy, the epinephrine nasal spray delivers the full 2mg dose in one spray and can still be used if
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GPs have been instructed to consider patients’ learning disabilities and neurodivergence before removing them from their patient list, following a change to NHS England guidance and a coroner’s prevention of future deaths report. The coroner’s report into death of a 33-year-old Devon man ‘in crisis’ identified his removal from his GP practice and subsequent placement
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A study of 30 self-test health kits available on the high street has raised concerns over regulation after many were found to be ‘unfit for purpose’. The analysis showed a range of issues with test kits bought from supermarkets or pharmacies including poor or no information on when and why to do the tests as
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The RCGP has opposed Government plans for acute and community trusts to run general practice, it has told its members. In a summary of the Government’s 10-year plan, the college said that while collaboration between providers is ‘important’, the RCGP ‘does not support trusts running general practice’. It added that any new models of neighbourhood
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Recognising the signs of sepsis continues to be an ‘urgent and persistent’ safety risk in the NHS, a series of reports have warned. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), an independent arm’s length body of the Department of Health and Social Care, found ongoing challenges in early diagnosis of the life-threatening emergency. It highlighted
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‘Stubborn barriers’ to accessing childhood vaccinations, including around booking a GP appointment, are contributing to the ‘worrying decline’ in uptake, paediatricians have claimed. A report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said some parents face significant barriers getting their child vaccinated which is contributing to growing inequalities in coverage. The current system
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There will be ‘no additional funding’ for pay increases for doctors in the next financial year, the health secretary has told the independent pay review body. Wes Streeting wrote to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) yesterday to formally commence the annual pay review. He asked the new chair of the DDRB
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