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PRIMARY CARE

Action needed as progress on closing oral health gap stalls

By Liz Wells 12 February 2025

Decades of progress on closing the oral health gap between rich and the poor has stalled, new data reveals.

PHARMACIES

Online pharmacies to strengthen safeguards

By Liz Wells 04 February 2025

All online pharmacies in Great Britain will have to strengthen safeguards to prevent people from receiving medicines that are not clinically appropriate for them and may cause them harm.

CQC

CQC takes action at Sheerness GP practice

By Liz Wells 03 February 2025

The CQC has urgently suspended Sheerness Health Centre, from providing care and treatment to people ‘in order to protect them’.

PRIMARY CARE

GPs accept revised contract offer from the Welsh Government

By Liz Wells 03 February 2025

The BMA’s Welsh GP committee has voted to accept the revised 24/25 General Medical Services contract offer proposed by the Welsh Government.

ONS

Data reveals patients satisfaction levels

By Liz Wells 30 January 2025

Almost 40% of adults attempted to contact their GP practice in the past 28 days (10 December 2024 to 01 January 2025), new research reveals.

LAINGBUISSON

Record numbers turn to private healthcare insurance amidst long NHS waits

By Lee Peart 30 January 2025

Record numbers of people are turning to private health insurance in the face of long NHS waiting times.

DHSC

Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over funding contract

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

The DHSC has entered into consultation with Community Pharmacy England regarding the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 funding contractual framework.

PRIMARY CARE

Regularly seeing same GP 'could free up' NHS appointments

By Liz Wells 28 January 2025

Regularly seeing the same GP could reduce workload in practices and hospitals, potentially freeing up appointments for patients, new research reveals.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish government plans extra 150,000 NHS appointments and procedures

By Liz Wells 27 January 2025

Scottish First Minister John Swinney plans an additional 150,000 appointments and procedures per year.

PRIMARY CARE

NHS England data reveals patients satisfaction levels

By Liz Wells 10 January 2025

More than 95% of adults that attempted to contact their GP practice in the past 28 days were successful, with 77.8% making contact the same day, new date reveals.