An NHS pledge to roll out a new online GP registration service to 2,000 GP practices by the end of the year has been achieved ahead of schedule. The online Register with a GP surgery service, managed by NHS England, has been designed to make the process simpler and more convenient for both patients and […]
This is absolutely true. Sadly, we know that many people, including those who are most vulnerable or suffering, can feel excluded from accessing care. People who experience homelessness and those in other inclusion health populations[1] experience some of the worst health inequalities; the average age of death for women is 42 and men 44 for […]
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Patients and a selection of GP practices across England have been testing a new ‘Register with a GP surgery’ service which aims to make registration simpler, easier, and more inclusive for both patients and practices, whilst reducing the administrative time required to complete the process. Alongside the online service, an improved paper form option is […]
More than 1 million patients have used a national online service to register with a GP since its launch 18 months ago. The online Register with a GP surgery service, managed by NHS England, allows patients to go online at any time of day to find and register with a local GP without having to visit […]
Anyone in England can register with a GP surgery. It’s free. You do not need ID, proof of address or an NHS number to register. In my previous blog I wrote about the difficulties many people face when registering with a GP surgery. I suggested some actions that general practice can take to support everyone […]
More than 425,000 patients have used a new national online service to register with a GP in its first year. The Register with a GP surgery service, which is managed by NHS England, means NHS patients have been benefiting from easier and more convenient access to GP registration since it was launched in August 2022. […]
Case study summary The NHS is acutely aware that more needs to be done to address health inequalities within our society. The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the steps that need to be taken to make healthcare more accessible and inclusive to vulnerable communities. Federated4Health, Haringey’s GP Federation in North London, is just one example of […]
The Professional Standards Team lead the improvement and development of systems and processes to support NHS England’s responsibility to manage the NHS Performers Lists (England). The Performers Lists provide the regulatory framework to ensure that medical, dental and ophthalmic practitioners who contract with NHS England are qualified and competent to provide safe and effective primary […]
Contents Introduction Accessing medication on release from prescribed places of detention Prescribing and access to GP or hospital specialist prescriptions Repeat prescriptions Community pharmacy services Controlled drugs / substance misuse medicines How do people access paracetamol and other symptomatic relief? How do patients access urgent medicines without a prescription? References Appendix 1: Template letter to […]