Please note that guidance is available on meeting the reasonable needs of patients, which has been drafted in response to NHS England guidance issued to commissioners. It is available here:
NHS England issued a Data Provision Notice (DPN) in July 2025 which requires GP Practices to provide the OpenSAFELY Data Analytics Service. This has the support of the Joint
Following the communication in the September newsletter regarding the new NHS Health Checks contract with Leicester City Council. The council has informed us that they have now completed their internal
Following the tragic incident which took place in Plymouth in 2021, the Home Office has issued new Firearms Licensing Guidance, which came into effect on 1 November 2021 The
From 1 October 2025, practices must have a link to the YYGP document from their website. NHS England has published guidance for GP practices to support the implementation of
In 2017, Dr Ingrams (LMC Chief Executive) wrote an article about whether AI would replace GPs, which is available to read here . His conclusion was that AI will
POST-EXPOSURE This does not happen very often, but when it does, practices need to know what to do. Details are per Chapter 27 of the Green Book. If a
A common query from practices is whether they can or should provide treatment to a patient with a dental problem. Treating patients with dental problems is not a GP
The Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration has published it 53rd Report which includes recommendations for increases for GP Contractors and Salaried GPs. The government has accepted the
After an exceedingly long and painful gestation the NHS 10 Year Plan has arrived. It has various targets in it, the longest being for 2040. As an aside the
NHS Practitioner Health Programme (formerly GP Health) Practitioner Health is a free, confidential NHS service for doctors and dentists including trainees across England with mental illness and addiction problems,
