Could revalidation be the next casualty of NHS cuts?
08 Feb 10
Making revalidation work will require serious money, and some senior GPs are starting to question whether it will ever actually happen
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Could revalidation be the next casualty of NHS cuts?
The election run-up catches GPs in uncertain mood
21 Jan 10
A glance at our survey results so far suggests real anger over an ailing NHS, but no single prescription for change
It's a new year - but Pulse is 50 years' old
08 Jan 10
As we enter the magazine's half-century year, it's a good time to reflect on just how much general practice has changed
Swine flu row has the profession on edge
11 Dec 09
The breakdown of talks over vaccination of under-fives has left GP leaders nervous that they will be seen as playing politics with children
Our guest for the week is causing a bit of a stir
25 Nov 09
Guest editor Dr Sam Everington has done his job by provoking debate within the profession. Now it's over to you
Even the DH likes to bash consultants now
12 Nov 09
Health ministers are busy disowning their previous pronouncements on competition and consultancy to create a gulf with the Tories
A pig's ear of a vaccine campaign
30 Oct 09
Many GPs still have no idea when they will have supplies of swine flu vaccine, and there are real questions over whether the immunisation campaign will do its job
Vascular screening muddle is going to envelop all practices
16 Oct 09
The national programme of vascular checks is finally going to get the 'national bit'
Patient survey losses were no unhappy accident
30 Sep 09
A new study confirms that GPs lost cash mainly because of a deliberately harsh deal struck by ministers, rather than dodgy survey methodology
The national papers just don't get how GPs are paid
18 Sep 09
Is it worth the profession continuing to take grief over stories like the swine flu deal?
Why college has been riled by no to five-year training
01 Feb 10
The RCGP may not say so openly, but it is irritated by a second knock-back to its cherished training plans
Who says you can't teach old dogs new tricks?
14 Jan 10
OK, so Pulse is 50 this year, but we're using our middle age to find new ways of serving general practice
Season of goodwill hasn't thawed relations between DH and GPC
18 Dec 09
I talked to both Andy Burnham and Dr Laurence Buckman at Christmas parties this week - and learned they haven't yet met each other
GPs are best - but don't just take my word for it
04 Dec 09
A couple of new studies challenge the wisdom of hiving off care to specialists and shiny new primary care providers
And the winner is... NHS Camden
18 Nov 09
The PCT has come out victorious, but only for the prize of most ridiculous brave face, following its humiliating Darzi centre climbdown this week
Vaccine for kids bandwagon is belatedly on a roll
06 Nov 09
Politicians are nervous these days about jumping ahead of the evidence, but on this occasion they may have a point
So who should go first on the quango bonfire?
22 Oct 09
The NHS Alliance is right to call for a cull of many of the quangos clogging up the NHS.
Pay freeze is another example of doing to, not working with
06 Oct 09
The Government could have empowered GPs to make efficiency savings, but instead it has gone for the lazily draconian option
Swine flu deal is another classic of complexity
24 Sep 09
If you thought you understood the link between vaccine uptake and the patient survey, then you probably didn't
Are QOF points the answer to partner shortages?
15 Sep 09
Rewarding continuity of care is among the more unusual ideas for boosting the supply of partners
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Promoting partnerships won’t mean new money
04 Sep 09
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Of course the NHS outperforms the US system
21 Aug 09
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The war on 'easy' QOF indicators begins
13 Aug 09
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Now even swine flu is GPs' fault
30 Jul 09
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Swine flu - you ain't seen nothing yet
02 Jul 09
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What will LMCs be talking about in one year's time?
18 Jun 09
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Is the patient survey row being used as a smokescreen?
03 Jun 09
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What the Tories think about general practice matters like never before
20 May 09
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Let's have the details on revalidation
11 May 09
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The RCGP election has found its issue and sprung to life
22 Apr 09
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For all the talk of care closer to home, hospitals always seem to nab the cash
16 Apr 09
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So will PMS GPs be getting a pay rise too?
01 Apr 09
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The QOF prevalence changes affect you – even if you think they don’t
27 Mar 09
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GPs need a long-term deal on practice funding
17 Mar 09
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Yet again GPs are asked to defer to a specialist
06 Mar 09
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Is the new QOF formula just as unfair as the old one?
26 Feb 09
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Is publishing your salary taking transparency a step too far?
28 Aug 09
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Well, BMA, it's over to you
20 Aug 09
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Swine flu spin obscures elusive truth
05 Aug 09
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Now I know how it feels to be truly grateful to a GP
22 Jul 09
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Why I went to my GP with toothache
25 Jun 09
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Guess who will pick up the tab for direct payments on the cheap?
12 Jun 09
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This patient survey will distort the priorities of general practice
28 May 09
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Pulse is changing, so have your say
12 May 09
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Swine flu – global disaster or just story of the week?
30 Apr 09
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The Budget hasn't quite left the NHS alone
22 Apr 09
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How are you feeling? The Government wants to know…
08 Apr 09
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The pay review body’s vindication of GPs will pay dividends in time
01 Apr 09
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Why the care record sends NHS managers a bit bonkers
25 Mar 09
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Online reviews are pretty dodgy even for Blackberries
10 Mar 09
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In with the new... and out with general practice?
03 Mar 09
