The emergency changes to GMS contract regulations published last week, requires practices to be open on Good Friday and Easter Monday, as it is expected that this bank holiday period will coincide with a peak in activity in many parts…
New updated national guidance on PPE has just been published and I attach the recommendations for primary care. Here is the link to the government statement: Whilst it’s an improvement on what we have had hitherto, particularly in respect…
Please see below link, for further information regarding BMA Ethical guidance on Covid Issues.
In case you haven’t seen them, please find some guidance on CPR both in the community and hospitals. Whilst these are stated to be in relation to Covid–infected patients it goes without saying that Covid cannot be excluded in any…
The definitive 20/21 GP contractual changes and PCN DES documents have now been published: https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/investment/gp-contract/ A lot has changed since the original contract was agreed and the focus of the PCN DES is now ostensibly mainly to support practices to increase their…
We are aware that many of you are rightly incensed by this item in the daily GP news from NHSEI, and that indeed some practices have experienced returning doctors turning up at their surgeries for verification: Across the NHS we…
Updated advice for pregnant women who are working in the NHS and other work settings during the coronavirus outbreak Organisation: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Type: Press Release Date: 26 March 2020 Updated guidance emphasises that pregnant women of…
Please see below link to some BMA ethics FAQs for Covid-19.