PRIMARY CARE NEWS ROUND-UP 12th APRIL 2024

A round-up of the news headlines this week relating to primary care and GP practices in the UK

 

Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care: update and actions for 2024/25

NHS England

NHSE warns DDRB against recommending practice staff pay increase above 2%

Management in Practice

Self-referrals should increase by at least 15,000 per month, ICBs told

Healthcare Leader

The sexism particular to general practice

Pulse

Worry over future of four Aberdeenshire GP surgeries

The Scotsman

Community mental health nurses in GP practices ‘significantly improves’ patient wellbeing

Nursing in Practice

One in nine Black Country people couldn't contact their GP

Halesowen News

The Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag action checklist

NHS England

Northern Ireland GPs to carry out all vasectomy services

Belfast Live

Super-practice wins bid for GMS-turned-APMS contract

Pulse

Practices can’t assume income protected indicators bring in same QOF pay as for 2023/24, guidance says

Management in Practice

GPs and rugby club team up for testicular cancer awareness

Brecon & Radnor Express

'We tried our best,' says doctor as Dartmouth walk-in prepares to close

Yahoo! News

Loddon Vale GP under pressure if new care home approved, NHS warns

The Reading Chronicle

New partnership for community-led approaches to health and wellbeing in neighbourhoods

NHS Confederation

Jersey government announces plans for more free childcare and cheaper GP appointments

ITV

Winchcombe Medical Centre face financial pressures

BBC News

Practices told not to ‘waste money’ on ‘expensive’ GP locums

Pulse

Increased onus on GP practices to supervise physician associates

Management in Practice

'Invest in trees and green space to help protect NHS' – GPs

Rotherham Advertiser

Ripon GP surgery excluded from merger due to ‘poor financial position’

The Stray Ferret

Only one area in England has seen a 79% increase in four-week waits for a GP

FullFact.org

‘My leaky GP practice costs £90k a year to repair. We’re failing patients’

iNews

High Wycombe man jailed for defrauding GP Practice

Thames Valley Police

Practices encouraged to support struggling veteran patients

Management in Practice

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