Locum GPs should use social media to influence BMA
Social media can help locum and salaried GPs influence BMA policy and tackle professional isolation,...
Smartphone app aims to help practices boost flu vaccination levels
A new smartphone app could help practices increase uptake of flu vaccination this year, the app's de...
Health select committee chair asks chancellor to consider extra funding for NHS
The Conservative chairwoman of the House of Commons health committee, former GP Dr Sarah Wollaston, ...
Funding warning over STP plans to roll out GP care homes service
STP plans to roll out a GP care home service will be impossible to achieve unless general practices ...
Two in five practices put in CQC special measures later closed down
Two in five practices re-rated by the CQC following a stint in special measures have since been shut...
Cap fees GPs can charge for debt and mental health forms, says MP
The government should consider imposing a cap on fees GPs charge for providing evidence forms to pat...
Five Year Forward View plans threatened by lack of funding
Plans to integrate and transform services could be jeopardised by the lack of ring-fenced funding, t...
Number of complaints investigated by GMC falls by 18%
The number of complaints the GMC investigated fell by 18% during 2015, with GPs less likely than oth...
GMC commits to 'light touch' regulation as it highlights intolerable pressure on doctors
There is a 'state of unease' in the medical profession that is at risk of affecting the health of do...
Applicants for medicine degrees fall for third year running
The number of applicants to study medicine degrees in the UK has fallen for the third consecutive ye...
