The NHS is encouraging people with symptoms such as a long-standing persistent cough, to visit their GP for potentially lifesaving checks in its latest campaign to catch lung cancer earlier when it is easier to treat. The launch of the latest Help Us Help You campaign, on World Lung Cancer Day, comes after figures suggest that […]
Essential clinical system capabilities – foundation capabilities Essential clinical system capabilities – non-foundation capabilities Patient facing capabilities National digital services GP IT enabling requirements Enhanced requirements General practice business requirements Essential clinical system capabilities – foundation capabilities Six clinical digital capabilities enabled through software (and data) solutions which under the GP Contract are necessary to […]
More than a million children and young people can get the COVID jab in the latest stage of the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest and most successful in health service history. The NHS has worked to rapidly extend the programme to 16 and 17 year olds, the country’s most vulnerable children and those who live […]
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 […]
Background Patients have been able to use online services for booking appointments, ordering medication, and viewing information held in their GP patient record since 2005. This has helped to: enhance the quality of care increase choice and convenience for patients establish ordering medication online in many GP practices access clinical information any time, day or […]
GP online services Since 2005, patients have been able to use online services for booking appointments, ordering repeat prescriptions, and viewing information their GP practice holds about them in their patient record. This has helped to: enhance the quality of care increase choice and convenience for patients Ordering repeat prescriptions this way is now well […]
This page sets out guidance and links to further resources to support implementation of changes to General Medical Services (GMS) contractual arrangements that will apply in England. A short summary of key parts of the contract Core general practice funding will increase by £978 million per year by 2023/24. A PCN contract will be introduced […]
The RCGP has worked with NHS England to develop a new generic framework to accredit GPs with Extended Roles (GPwER) (formerly GPs with a Special Interest). This guidance supersedes previous guidance from the Department of Health. The RCGP and the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) and the Primary Care Dermatology Society (PCDS), have used the […]
As a GP my priority is to help patients stay well for longer or prevent them developing long term conditions, where possible. It can be difficult to do that on a daily basis with 10 minute appointments, heaps of paper work and mounting pressures. We often find ourselves fire-fighting with a relentless and increasing workload. […]
NHS England has outlined a series of practical plans and actions designed to help young carers who may be ‘hidden’, unpaid and under the age of sixteen. Coinciding with the health theme day of Carers Week, from Tuesday (June 11) family doctors across the country can volunteer to offer a new package of services for […]