Average practice list passes 10,000 in landmark for general practice
The average GP practice list size in England has passed 10,000 for the first time after rising by 42% in just under a decade, analysis by GPonline reveals. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Average GP patient list hits 10,000 in landmark shift for general practice
The average GP practice list size in England has passed 10,000 for the first time after rising by 42% in just under a decade, analysis by GPonline reveals. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
General practice delivered 356m appointments in 2023
General practice delivered a staggering 356m appointments in 2023 - more than 1.4m for every working day, official data for England reveal. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workload Source Type: news
Practices delivered 'an extra month and a half' of appointments last year
General practice delivered a staggering 356m appointments in 2023 - more than 1.4m for every working day, official data for England reveal. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workload Source Type: news
GP shortages and heavy workload putting patients at risk, campaign warns
Four in five GPs say doctor shortages and heavy workload are putting patient safety increasingly at risk, a poll by the Rebuild General Practice campaign reveals. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 14, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workload Source Type: news
RCN welcomes pay rise ‘ parity ’ between GP and NHS nurses in Wales
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Wales has welcomed a 5% pay uplift for general practice nurses (GPNs), though warned of a ‘bleak and worsening’ nursing workforce crisis across the country. Helen Whyley, director of RCN Wales, told Nursing in Practice she hoped the pay rise ‘goes some way’ in supporting the workforce amid... Read moreThe post RCN welcomes pay rise ‘parity’ between GP and NHS nurses in Wales appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
GPN Manifesto 2024: Focus on professional development
This is the seventh of 10 points of priorities for general practice nursing for this year, launched to form a manifesto for the profession. Look out for each of the points as they are published one by one, each supported by a nurse working in or closely related to general practice. Workforce shortages, soaring patient... Read moreThe post GPN Manifesto 2024: Focus on professional development appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Analysis GPN manifesto 2024 professional development Source Type: news
GPNs in Wales to receive 5% backdated pay uplift
General practice nurses (GPNs) in Wales are to receive a 5% pay rise, the Welsh Government has announced. According to the British Medical Association (BMA), the pay rise will be backdated to April 2023 and the funding is expected to be released to practices in the ‘next available pay run’. The uplift, which has been... Read moreThe post GPNs in Wales to receive 5% backdated pay uplift appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Podcast: What does the 2024/25 contract offer mean for general practice?
Talking General Practice looks at what's in the GP contract offer for 2024/25, what the BMA, grassroots GPs, and Labour think about the deal – and what happens next. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
GPN Manifesto 2024: Support wellbeing
This is the sixth of 10 points of priorities for general practice nursing for this year, launched to form a manifesto for the profession. Look out for each of the points as they are published one by one, each supported by a nurse working in or closely related to general practice. Workforce shortages, soaring patient... Read moreThe post GPN Manifesto 2024: Support wellbeing appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 8, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Analysis GPN manifesto 2024 wellbeing Source Type: news
Labour promises more attractive GP careers and condemns 'bonkers' retention failure
The Labour Party has said it is committed to making general practice more attractive and that failing to retain overseas doctors who come through UK GP training would be 'bonkers'. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
BREAKING: Almost half of GP nursing staff not given pay rise last year
Almost half of general practice nursing staff in England did not receive a pay rise last year, a survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has revealed. The nursing union has today issued a fresh call to the government to find ‘urgent’ funds to provide the full 6% pay rise general practice staff were... Read moreThe post BREAKING: Almost half of GP nursing staff not given pay rise last year appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 8, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Almost half of GP nursing staff not given pay rise last year
Almost half of general practice nursing staff in England did not receive a pay rise last year, a survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has revealed. The nursing union has today issued a fresh call to the government to find ‘urgent’ funds to provide the full 6% pay rise general practice staff were... Read moreThe post Almost half of GP nursing staff not given pay rise last year appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 8, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Dental Care Alliance Welcomes Gentle Dental World of New York
Dental Care Alliance (DCA) is pleased to welcome Gentle Dental World, a single-location general practice located in Queens, New York. Gentle Dental World was founded in 2004, relocating to its current state-of-the-art location in 2010. SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
‘Clear guidance’ needed on scope of nursing associates
The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has called for ‘clear guidance’ on the ‘scope and limits’ of nursing associates amid reports of those in post running independent clinics in general practice. The nursing charity has today issued a position statement on the ‘safe and effective deployment’ of nursing associates in community settings, outlining ‘significant concerns’ about... Read moreThe post ‘Clear guidance’ needed on scope of nursing associates appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 7, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
