Government wants new obesity indicators added to QOF by next year

NICE recommendations for GPs to refer a quarter of all

27 July 2020

PHE recommends targeted interventions on obesity to reduce Covid deaths

Public Health England has recommended targeted interventions to tackle obesity

25 July 2020

GPs should use ‘own flu stock’ to deliver expanded programme, says DHSC

Exclusive GPs should use the flu stock they have already ordered

24 July 2020

PHE: GPs, staff and patients should wear masks if practices not ‘Covid secure’

GPs, all clinical and non-clinical staff as well as patients

24 July 2020

All over 50s to be eligible for flu jab as 30m patients targeted

The Government has today announced its expanded cohort for this

24 July 2020

RCGP refrains from endorsing mandatory patient face masks in practices

The RCGP is ‘strongly encouraging’ patients to wear face coverings when

23 July 2020

GPs ‘can confidently avoid colorectal cancer referrals after negative FIT test’

GPs can confidently avoid secondary care referrals for colorectal cancer

23 July 2020

Shielding ‘effective in protecting vulnerable patients’ from Covid

Rate of emergency admissions and deaths from coronavirus fell sooner

23 July 2020

CCG consulting on future of surgery after GP died of Covid

The future of a GP practice is under discussion after

23 July 2020

A third of GP practices may take year or longer to return to pre-Covid capacity

A third of GPs believe it will take up to

23 July 2020