Super-partnership wins APMS deal in 'litmus test' for shift to large providers
A practice that handed back its contract because of financial pressure is to be taken over by a 450,000-patient 'super-partnership' in a move GPs say reflects the direction of travel for general practice amid chronic underfunding. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 9, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news
Pay rise above 2% for GPNs risks ‘further pressure’ on NHS budget
NHS England has warned against a pay increase above 2% for general practice nurses (GPNs) and other practice staff this year. In its evidence to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists Remuneration (DDRB), NHS England advised that any pay awards higher than the funding settlement from the Treasury will ‘put further pressure’ on the... Read moreThe post Pay rise above 2% for GPNs risks ‘further pressure’ on NHS budget appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Most GP practices excluded from Scotland ’s new safe staffing law
Requirements of the new health and care safe staffing legislation in Scotland will differ across general practice settings according to the operating model of individual practices. The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 came into effect this month, setting out requirements for safe staffing across NHS and care services. The scope of the act... Read moreThe post Most GP practices excluded from Scotland’s new safe staffing law appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 5, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in GP practices: What do practice nurses need to know?
Nurse sexual health specialist Jodie Crossman explains initiatives to improve access to HIV preventative medication via general practice and what practice nurses need to know As part of its aim to meet the target of zero new HIV diagnoses by 2030, the UK Department of Health and Social Care has recently launched a roadmap... Read moreThe post HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in GP practices: What do practice nurses need to know? appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 4, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Caroline Price Tags: Sexual health Source Type: news
Podcast: GPs reject contract in referendum, plus is general practice moving to a ‘GP-lite’ model?
The GPonline team discusses the results of the BMA referendum on the GP contract and what happens next, and they look at whether general practice in England is shifting to a 'GP-lite' model as GPs struggle to find work. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
Eight universities adopt QNI ’s general practice nursing SPQ standards
Eight universities have signed up to create a specialist practitioner qualification (SPQ) programme for general practice nursing aligned to the Queen’s Nursing Institute’s (QNI’s) latest standards, it has been revealed. Speaking at an exclusive Nursing in Practice conference last week, QNI chief executive Dr Crystal Oldman also said a further six universities planned to develop... Read moreThe post Eight universities adopt QNI’s general practice nursing SPQ standards appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 3, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Four in five GPs fear ARRS staff are replacing doctors in general practice
More than four in five GPs fear staff recruited through the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) are replacing doctors in general practice. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 3, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Is general practice in England moving to a 'GP-lite' model?
General practice in England is seeing the emergence of a 'worrying new model' with fewer GPs and a growing share of appointments delivered by other staff, doctors' leaders have said. But what's the evidence, and what impact is it having? (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 2, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
GP practices and care homes at wrong end of Covid PPE ‘hierarchy’, inquiry told
A ‘hierarchy’ around personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early days of the pandemic left staff working in primary care, general practice and care homes with a lower standard of protection, the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. Norman Provan, associate director (employment relations) at Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland, told the inquiry that ‘there... Read moreThe post GP practices and care homes at wrong end of Covid PPE ‘hierarchy’, inquiry told appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 2, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
General practice 'at boiling point' after years of bullying, BMA GP chair warns
GPs' overwhelming rejection of the 2024/25 contract in a BMA referendum shows the profession is 'at boiling point' after being bullied and gaslit for years, England's GP committee chair has warned. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news
GPNs ‘put to one side’ in place of ARRS staff
General practice nurses (GPNs) are being ‘put to one side’ while other professionals employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) are doing the work they used to do, an exclusive Nursing in Practice conference has heard. Chief executive of the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Dr Crystal Oldman was speaking at the Nursing in Practice... Read moreThe post GPNs ‘put to one side’ in place of ARRS staff appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 28, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Public satisfaction with GP services hits record low
Public satisfaction with general practice has fallen to a historically low level, according to new research. Analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey on the NHS reveals that public satisfaction with GP services now stands at 34%, representing the lowest level recorded in the survey’s 41-year history. The latest figure means satisfaction with... Read moreThe post Public satisfaction with GP services hits record low appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 27, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
GPNs urged to play ‘leading role’ in helping practices become ‘veteran friendly’
General practice nurses (GPNs) are being urged to play a ‘leading role’ in signing up their practices to become Veteran Friendly Accredited and help improve veteran’s access to healthcare services. Just over 3,000 GP practices in England are currently accredited by the free scheme, which was developed by the Royal College of GPs and NHS... Read moreThe post GPNs urged to play ‘leading role’ in helping practices become ‘veteran friendly’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 26, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Contract threatens 'primary care-lite' model with GPs on zero hours contracts
General practice is heading for a 'primary care-lite' model with GPs on zero hours contracts if the profession accepts the imposed 2024/25 contract, the BMA England GP committee chair has said. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news
Nursing in Practice live event returns to south coast
Nursing in Practice is getting ready to meet readers at its conference in Southampton in May that will offer the latest professional and clinical content and a wide range of expert speakers. General practice nurses, community nurses, health visitors, school nurses, care home nurses and other qualified nurses working in primary care or community settings... Read moreThe post Nursing in Practice live event returns to south coast appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 22, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Latest news Nursing in Practice Southampton Source Type: news
