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Health secretary urged to intervene as GP practices report ‘dangerously hot’ workplaces The health secretary has been asked to take ‘immediate action’ to protect GPs and staff amid the latest heatwave as practices report ‘dangerously hot’ workplaces. The Doctors Association UK (DAUK) ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Elderly care • Neurology • Respiratory
GPs having to source own PPE 'major planning failure', finds Covid inquiry A ‘major failure in planning’ by the Government meant GP practices had to source their own PPE during the early height of the Covid-19 pandemic, an inquiry has found.  The latest module of th ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Covid-19 • Infectious diseases, immunology and allergy • Respiratory
GPC Wales chair Dr Gareth Oelmann: 'It is all about the money' Pulse’s Anna Colivicchi sat down with Dr Gareth Oelmann, the chair of the BMA’s GP Committee in Wales at Pulse LIVE Cardiff on 2 July, asking him about the need for more GPs and an inc ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Big Interviews • Wales
Only hospitals with 'good relationships' to commission primary care, says NHSE Hospital trusts looking to take on new commissioning responsibilities have been told they must demonstrate a good working relationship with primary care.  R ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Contract • NHS structures
GPs must get share of £100m put towards reducing waiting lists, says Welsh GPC chair Exclusive The BMA will ‘unashamedly' be looking for a share of the £100m pot the Welsh Government has allocated towards reducing waiting lists, the chair of its GP committee has said. Dr Gareth O ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Contract • Wales
Increasing numbers relying on NHS support for cost of prescriptions Millions of patients rely on financial help with the costs of their medicines through NHS schemes, figures show. Most of the schemes offered by the NHS have seen increasing numbers of accepted app ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • Long-term conditions and prescribing
Why the new GPC chair says GPs need a 'plan B'; and how a new tool predicts statin side-effect risk The new episode of Pulse in Focus: The Podcast for GPs is now live and available on all podcast platforms. Editor Sofia Lind is joined by deputy news editor Anna Colivicchi to discuss An ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • Cardiovascular • Pulse in Focus
Dr Amanda Doyle: 'Online GP access has expanded patient choice' NHS England primary care director Dr Amanda Doyle hails improvements in satisfaction in the latest GP Patient Survey This year's GP Patient Survey is welcome recognition of the hard work that has ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • 2026/27 GP contract • Contract
Researchers identify opioids with highest risk of respiratory depression A large UK study has teased out which opioids are most strongly associated with respiratory depression. In patients being treated for non-cancer pain, fentanyl, combination opioid treatments, oxyc ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • Mental health, pain and addiction • Respiratory
Neighbourhood services should never replace core general practice, says RCGP Neighbourhood services should never replace core general practice and the Government must commit to implementing a 'primary care investment standard', the RCGP has said. The college said that the ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • NHS structures • Practice and personal finance

Health secretary urged to intervene as GP practices report ‘dangerously hot’ workplaces The health secretary has been asked to take ‘immediate action’ to protect GPs and staff amid the latest heatwave as practices report ‘dangerously hot’ workplaces. The Doctors Association UK (DAUK) ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Elderly care • Neurology • Respiratory

GPs having to source own PPE 'major planning failure', finds Covid inquiry A ‘major failure in planning’ by the Government meant GP practices had to source their own PPE during the early height of the Covid-19 pandemic, an inquiry has found.  The latest module of th ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Covid-19 • Infectious diseases, immunology and allergy • Respiratory

GPC Wales chair Dr Gareth Oelmann: 'It is all about the money' Pulse’s Anna Colivicchi sat down with Dr Gareth Oelmann, the chair of the BMA’s GP Committee in Wales at Pulse LIVE Cardiff on 2 July, asking him about the need for more GPs and an inc ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Big Interviews • Wales

Only hospitals with 'good relationships' to commission primary care, says NHSE Hospital trusts looking to take on new commissioning responsibilities have been told they must demonstrate a good working relationship with primary care.  R ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Contract • NHS structures

GPs must get share of £100m put towards reducing waiting lists, says Welsh GPC chair Exclusive The BMA will ‘unashamedly' be looking for a share of the £100m pot the Welsh Government has allocated towards reducing waiting lists, the chair of its GP committee has said. Dr Gareth O ... Date: 14-07-2026 Categories: • Contract • Wales

Increasing numbers relying on NHS support for cost of prescriptions Millions of patients rely on financial help with the costs of their medicines through NHS schemes, figures show. Most of the schemes offered by the NHS have seen increasing numbers of accepted app ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • Long-term conditions and prescribing

Why the new GPC chair says GPs need a 'plan B'; and how a new tool predicts statin side-effect risk The new episode of Pulse in Focus: The Podcast for GPs is now live and available on all podcast platforms. Editor Sofia Lind is joined by deputy news editor Anna Colivicchi to discuss An ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • Cardiovascular • Pulse in Focus

Dr Amanda Doyle: 'Online GP access has expanded patient choice' NHS England primary care director Dr Amanda Doyle hails improvements in satisfaction in the latest GP Patient Survey This year's GP Patient Survey is welcome recognition of the hard work that has ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • 2026/27 GP contract • Contract

Researchers identify opioids with highest risk of respiratory depression A large UK study has teased out which opioids are most strongly associated with respiratory depression. In patients being treated for non-cancer pain, fentanyl, combination opioid treatments, oxyc ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • Mental health, pain and addiction • Respiratory

Neighbourhood services should never replace core general practice, says RCGP Neighbourhood services should never replace core general practice and the Government must commit to implementing a 'primary care investment standard', the RCGP has said. The college said that the ... Date: 13-07-2026 Categories: • NHS structures • Practice and personal finance

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