News

The News section is the place for all the latest announcements on a wide range of subjects relating to general practice.

NHS prescription charges from 1 May 2024
NHS prescription charges from 1 May 2024
30 April 2024
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced new NHS prescription charges in England. The charges are as follows: Prescription charges Single charge: £9.90 3-month prescription pre-payment certificate (PPC):…
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Very high-risk breast screening
Very high-risk breast screening
28 March 2024
NHS England is currently contacting a group of 1,487 women at very high risk of breast cancer following chest radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma, after NHSE was alerted that some of…
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GP Connect Issue
GP Connect Issue
28 March 2024
Update to the GP Connect Issue: 4th April 2024: Update Record allows information about patient consultations outside of general practice to be shared safely with general practice, so the information…
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PCSE Website Search Assistant
PCSE Website Search Assistant
22 March 2024
As part of PCSE’s commitment to improving services for everyone, they have launched a new feature on their website – the PCSE Website Search Assistant. When visitors go to the…
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Lincolnshire GP Society Survey
Lincolnshire GP Society Survey
9 January 2024
Lincolnshire LMC runs a GP Society meeting (including dinner) every other month for GPs to socialise, build a supportive network and bank some educational time for appraisals. We also run…
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