20 August 2025
The UK Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England represents a fundamental change in the way the NHS is run in England. The BMA is now setting its policy in…
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5 August 2025
The Leng Review into physician and anaesthesia associates was published on 16th July 2025. The government has accepted the recommendations in full and NHS England has issued guidance to systems…
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31 July 2025
A letter has been published detailing the planned expansion of the Shingles vaccination programme to include all those who are severely immunosuppressed and aged 18-49 years old from 1 September…
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26 July 2025
Due to the recent measles outbreaks, GP practices are permitted to administer MMR vaccines to their eligible staff who are registered with another practice under INT (immediately necessary treatment). This…
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26 July 2025
The 2025/26 GP vaccination campaign is focused on HPV catch-up for 14-24-year-olds (inclusive). This aims to address declines, reduce variation in uptake and subsequent cancer prevalence. Practices are asked to:…
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15 July 2025
The 2025 GP Patient Survey results, which includes information on patient experience of general practice has been published today. The results of the survey show improvements in patients’ experience of…
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29 June 2025
This week, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommended that women and people with a cervix who never or rarely attend their routine cervical screening appointments can be offered a HPV…
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30 May 2025
This guidance has been written by the NWAFT Haematology team to support primary care. Click on the link below to download the guidance! The guidance is useful to consider how…
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30 May 2025
The LMC is regularly involved in representing and supporting doctors who have been identified as having “performance” issues. The LMC has identified a number of themes which recur, and this…
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21 May 2025
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England have announced significant changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule, taking effect from 1 July 2025 and 1 January 2026. These…
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16 May 2025
Information from the NHS England Primary Care Bulletin states that all ICBs will now have offered the Advice and Guidance Enhanced Service to practices via CQRS. Practices now have until 27…
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14 May 2025
Waiting for a Hospital Appointment or Treatment? We understand that waiting for hospital care can be really difficult, especially if you're in pain or worried about your health. You can…
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