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GPs could prescribe statins more widely, Nice draft says
The last guidance on the subject was published in 2014.
GP visa rules lambasted as 48% of trainees face applications
Too many GP trainees face visa Tier 2 bureaucracy, the acting chair of the GPs’ Committee at the BMA has told the Financial Times.
IBD GP update event scheduled for February
GPs can attend ‘IBD: what do GPs need to know?’ for free, presented by Dr Kevin Barrett next month on behalf of Crohns & Colitis UK.
GP low-carb intervention shows 77% diabetes remission
GPs in Southport who ran a 2013-2021 study just published their results in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health.
Health Poverty Action receives end-of-year NASGP donation
On behalf of its members, this year NASGP is proud to support the work of Health Poverty Action.
LocumDeck adds policy docs and practice info features
GP practices can now upload policy documents and add key practice information on LocumDeck, thanks to new user-generated features.
GPs asked to cover paramedics during ambulance strike
Action in England to go ahead on 21 Dec.
LocumDeck adds custom terms and conditions import
GPs can now upload their terms and conditions directly to LocumDeck thanks to a new user-requested feature.
New January 2023 event launches with Dr Waqar Ahmed
He will explain how he’s been using tools from comedy and improvisation to make working in general practice easier.
More than one in 10 GPs now over 60 years old
Fears for workforce after GP Online publishes new analysis.
GPs struggle to tackle winter Strep A outbreak
GPs are struggling to reassure parents during an outbreak of Strep A amongst children in the UK.
GP pensions proposals ‘too little too late’, BMA warns
The Government has launched a new GP pension consultation in light of dire warnings around a workforce exodus.
GP records access rollout halted ‘until further notice’
Access was withdrawn at the last minute.
GP pensions issues ‘cost thousands’ in fees and sessions
GPs report spending thousands in legal fees, and ‘a session a week’ on paperwork.
GPC: Salaried GPs should get ‘contractual’ 4.5% pay rise
The GPC stressed in its latest bulletin that GMS and post-2015 PMS practices have a ‘contractual requirement’ as set out in the model contract.
LocumDeck adds new set-up guides for GPs
NASGP’s LocumDeck is now even easier to use thanks to new set-up guides across the platform.
NASGP’s LocumDeck added to NHS national framework
NASGP’s LocumDeck has become a registered digital supplier to the NHS.
Autumn statement: More GPs to pay top rate of tax
High-earners will pay £1,200 a year more, Hunt told MPs: "Asking more from those who have more means that the first difficult decision I take on tax is to reduce the threshold at which the 45p rate becomes payable from 150,000 pounds to 125,140 pounds."
2024 GP contract ‘biggest change in 20 years’, LMCs say
LMCs will debate its future in a closed-door session at the annual LMCs conference on 24-25 November.
GP locums face workload dump, BMA rep warns
Dr Barnes was responding to advice from the Future of General Practice report published last month.
NHS ‘heatmap’ will show GP practices on ‘red alert’
A new ‘heatmap’ of GP pressure has been announced for practices in England, Pulse reports.
Event scheduled on ovarian cancer in general practice
Dr Eloise Elphinstone will present an update on the diagnosis and management of ovarian cancer in NASGP's last clinical event of the year.
Delay records access, BMA and RCGP advise
Busy practices are unready for 1 Nov launch, leading GPs warn.
Face-to-face appointments return to March 2020 levels
Meanwhile, GP numbers continue to fall.