NHS 'will not survive' without adequate GP funding, campaigners warn
The NHS will not survive unless adequate investment is made into general practice, campaigners have warned. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 14, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Just two in five GP registrars plan to work in UK general practice, devastating poll reveals
Just two in five GP registrars plan to work in UK general practice once they complete training, a devastating BMA poll reveals. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 14, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
‘Digital awareness’ vital for new GPNs to help influence use across practices
Nurses new to general practice should take on ‘digital championship’ from the beginning of their careers to ensure they instil digital ways of working in their GP practices as they go forward, a conference has heard. Strategic nurse lead and programme director of the GPN Foundation School in Staffordshire Rachel Viggars was speaking at the... Read moreThe post ‘Digital awareness’ vital for new GPNs to help influence use across practices appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
£ 2.2 million for clinical trial to improve general practice response to men and children affected by domestic abuse
A new clinical trial of a general practice programme to improve the identification and referral of men and children affected by domestic abuse begins in May thanks to a £ 2.2 million National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) award to University of Bristol researchers, in partnership with Oxford University and the social enterprise IRISi. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 14, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Grants and Awards, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute Source Type: news
Government 'must find the money' for general practice, warn public and health workers
Health professionals believe the government should make fair funding for general practice its top investment priority within the health service, polling by the Rebuild General Practice campaign shows. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 13, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP funding Source Type: news
Rewrite PCN contract to make physician associate roles safe, demands BMA
The BMA will publish guidance for practices on safe use of physician associates in general practice next month - and has called for an overhaul of the network DES to make clear they should never see undifferentiated patients. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Welsh LMCs push for industrial action as ministers warned not to 'devalue general practice'
LMCs in Wales have voted for the BMA to 'urgently consider meaningful industrial action in primary care' - as the country's GP leader warned ministers 'time is running out' to save general practice. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news
RCGP expands 'red lines' on use of physician associates in general practice
The RCGP has updated its 'red lines' on the role of physician associates in general practice to make clear that GP supervision of PAs must be 'recognised and resourced'. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Professional regulation Source Type: news
Video released to help GPs engage with patients to save general practice
The Rebuild General Practice campaign has launched toolkits to help GPs engage patients in the drive to save general practice. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Podcast: GP contract 2024/25 - are GPs in England heading for industrial action?
The GPonline team discusses the GP contract for England for 2024/25 and what it means for general practice. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
The importance of primary care practice placements for students
Lucille Kelsall-Knight reflects on the shortfall in general practice nurses and why the provision of student placements in primary care should be a vital area of focus The Nursing and Midwifery Council stipulates that pre-registration nursing programmes in the United Kingdom have standards that must be adhered to by Approved Education Institutions (AEIs).1 These standards... Read moreThe post The importance of primary care practice placements for students appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 7, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Professional general practice nurse placements Workforce Source Type: news
Rethinking access to general practice: it ’s not all about supply
The Health Foundation -This briefing finds that, in recent years, public satisfaction with access to general practice has plummeted. Patients are finding it harder to make appointments, and feeling increasingly dissatisfied with waiting times and the types of appointment offered. However, despite having fewer GPs in England than there were in 2015, general practice is now delivering record numbers of appointments. It looks at ways of improving access to general practice, beyond increasing the supply of appointments.The Health Foundation - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 7, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Primary and community care Source Type: news
RCGP condemns 'derisory' 2024/25 contract and warns 'GPs can't keep doing more with less'
The RCGP has hit out at real-terms funding cuts imposed on general practice in the 'derisory' 2024/25 GP contract and warned the government against allowing general practice to crumble. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 6, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news
ICB backs down on same-day access plan after GP and patient outcry
North West London ICB has backed down over plans to roll out a separate same-day access model for general practice after GPs and patients raised concerns. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 6, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Ministers accused of ‘passing buck’ over GPN pay funding gaps
Primary care minister Dame Andrea Leadsom has insisted that the government values general practice nurses (GPNs) ‘hugely’, but the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has accused ministers of ‘passing the buck’ on the issue of funding and pay. According to an RCN survey, three-quarters (77%) of general practice nursing staff did not receive the full... Read moreThe post Ministers accused of ‘passing buck’ over GPN pay funding gaps appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 6, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
