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HMRC deadline extended for self-assessment
But specialist medical accountants warn against waiting.
Locums won’t be ‘corralled’ into flexible pools
Speaking to Emma Bower for GP Online, Dr Richard Fieldhouse said flexible pools were in principle ‘a fantastic idea’, but warned that colleagues would not give up the flexibility of locuming to operate in a new model.
NASGP urges locums to add Covid pass on LocumDeck
GPs working in practices in England should show compliance with the NHS’s new vaccine mandate, NASGP has advised members.
Funded membership launches for Hants and Isle of Wight GPs
GPs can post their own availability and see availability requests from HIOW practices as part of the offer.
‘Sustained fatigue’ new factor in FTP cases
GMC will consider pressure on doctors in mitigation.
Record cancer referrals in November, data shows
GPs made close to quarter of a million urgent referrals the month before Christmas.
LocumDeck bookings ‘highest ever’, NASGP reports
January 2022 figures are now on track to beat November’s.
Fully-funded membership scheme launches for Berks, Bucks, Oxon and Frimley
GPs can post their own availability and see availability requests from over 270 practices as part of the offer.
Competition law ‘change’ won’t impact locums, NASGP warns
A relaxation of advice around rates needs more clarity, the NASGP warns.
‘Wear FFP2 masks’, BMA warns GPs working face-to-face
GPs should wear FFP2 masks ‘as default’, the union said.
GP locums under pressure as Omicron cases rise
Dr Fieldhouse: 'We must all work within safe and sustainable levels.'
BMA calls on Government to bring in Covid-19 measures
The NASGP recommends that members remind each practice about BMA recommendations and to insist on appropriate masks.
Three in four GPs fear winter workload will undermine care
Most GPs fear impact of workload on patient care this winter, a new RCGP poll shows.
NIHR targets GP locums for COVID-19 antiviral trial
Researchers partnered with the NASGP to recruit GP locums for an NIHR trial at Oxford.
GP locums invited to join NHS-NASGP remote work pilot
GP locums have the option to book with both Emis and SystmOne practices, will be given direct access to patient records, and will consult using eConsult.
GPs should prioritise Covid boosters, Sajid Javid says
GPs should prioritise the Covid booster campaign Sajid Javid said last week, The Guardian reports – appearing to have dropped his insistence on face-to-face appointments.
Patient access to records delayed until April
New notes won’t be visible to patients until 2022 after the Government delayed changes, Pulse reports.
GPs vote for industrial action over face-to-face diktats
Four in five GPs have voted against ‘name and shame’ tactics in an indicative ballot, The Guardian reports.
Review launched into impact of Covid on GPs
The BMA has launched a review into lessons learnt from the pandemic to understand 'the impact on doctors and the NHS'.
BMA launches legal challenge against NHS pensions changes
The BMA has taken the first steps towards a judicial review into the cost of age discrimination.
‘Exhausted, broken’: NASGP member’s account goes viral
Dr Watson’s article revealed the toll of rising patient contacts since Covid-19.
Salaried GPs not required to disclose earnings, BMA says
NHS England backtracks on >£150k name-and-shame list a day before deadline.
Patients will see GP notes on record from December 2021
New GP notes on record will be visible to patients via the NHS App from December onwards.
Doctors overpaid ‘extremely complicated’ charges by £11m
A group of doctors overpaid pensions tax to the tune of £11m, a financial advisory firm reports.