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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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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29 June 2025
In July 2025, NHS England will launch a national RSV invitation campaign to support uptake of the vaccine. Invitations will be sent to unvaccinated individuals: who were aged 75-79 on…
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13 June 2025
On 10 June, Minister Dalton announced the implementation of extended screening intervals for cervical screening participants. From 1 July 2025, most women aged 25-49 who test negative for HPV – meaning they…
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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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17 April 2025
There has been two new developments this year for advanced practice and change of dates: NMC principles for advanced practice and Extension of e-portfolio route The NMC has unveiled its…
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17 April 2025
A New National Purpose: Harnessing Data for Health – 21st May 2024 Summary Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tony Blair founded TBI on the belief that…
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19 December 2024
The following CQC Mythbusters have been updated GP mythbuster 82: Physician associates in general practice – This mythbuster has been updated to reflect recently published external guidance. GP mythbuster 41:…
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7 October 2024
The following CQC Mythbuster has been updated to include details of The Circuit, a scheme to identify the location of the nearest registered defibrillator and speed up the response to…
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18 September 2024
A quick-to-implement, free support programme for GP practices in England that will enable you and your practice team to easily identify, understand and support veterans and, where appropriate, refer them…
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27 August 2024
Introduction This guidance has been developed to assist GP surgeries in navigating the growing trend of patients requesting to record consultations. With patients increasingly using smartphones and other devices to…
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