The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has published a report advocating having a pharmacist in every care home in the UK, which could save £60m annually in medicine reviews and £75m through the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions. Continue reading
Negotiations between the General Practitioners’ Committee (GPC) and the Government have resulted in a one per cent pay uplift for GP practices and a 3.2 per cent total funding uplift, of which 2.2 per cent is to meet the rising expenses facing practices. Continue reading
Following the announcement by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt last week that the Government will impose the new contract on junior doctors, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has warned that its efforts to recruit thousands of additional doctors into the NHS will “undoubtedly” be impaired. Continue reading
Health Education England (HEE) has announced that trainee GPs who accept a placement in the most severely under-recruited areas in England will be given a ‘golden hello’ of £20,000 at the start of the training placements. Continue reading
GPs have branded a scheme aimed at bringing in physician associates (PAs) to help practices as “gimmicky” and unlikely to meet its target, as so far only 35 out of a hoped-for 200 have actually been recruited. Continue reading