GMS/PMS regulations - pandemic amendments (England) NHSE/I has confirmed that the temporary changes to the GP contract under the pandemic regulations which were due to lapse at the end of March have […]
GMS/PMS regulations - pandemic amendments (England) NHSE/I has confirmed that the temporary changes to the GP contract under the pandemic regulations which were due to lapse at the end of March have […]
COVID-19 one year on This week marks one year since the first UK lockdown was introduced in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 and the fight back, with the […]
£120m additional funding for general practice (England) Following significant pressure from GPC England we have now secured an additional £120m for general practices from April. Whilst the funding will be available […]
COVID-19 vaccination programme (England) Amended COVID-19 Vaccination Programme specification We have now agreed amendments to the CVP Enhanced Service Specification, including an extension to allow practice sites to administer vaccinations […]
Government budget 2021 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his budget speech on 3 March. We were disappointed that no significant funding announcements for the NHS were made. This was a […]
Lockdown restrictions loosening (England) Ahead of the announcement by the Prime Minister this week of a four-step end to the lockdown in England, the BMA published a paper setting out the principles and policy […]
COVID-19 vaccination programme (England) Last weekend we passed the first milestone for the COVID vaccination programme with over 15 million of the most vulnerable patients in the UK getting their […]
COVID-19 vaccination programme (England) Earlier this week, eligible patients (70 or over) who have not yet heard from their practice or received a letter and have not yet taken up […]
COVID-19 vaccination programme (England) Vaccination of JCVI cohorts 1-4 NHSE/I wrote a letter to LVS sites yesterday, to remind them that everyone in JCVI cohorts 1-4 should be offered […]
Contract agreement for 2021/22 (England) As you will be aware, we secured a contract agreement for 2021/22 with NHSE/I last week. This contract package delivers significant additional funding, enabling above […]