There will be ‘no additional funding’ for pay increases for doctors in the next financial year, the health secretary has told the DDRB.| Pulse Today
Streeting asked the doctors’ pay review body to deliver its recommendation ‘at the earliest point’ to help speed up pay awards next year.| Pulse Today
The Government has asked the independent pay review body for a recommendation on a GP partner pay uplift for the first time in five years.| Pulse Today
England will have a single national formulary (SNF) for prescribing within the next two years, the NHS 10-year plan has set out.| Pulse Today
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The NHS will introduce a ‘single patient record’ (SPR) available on the NHS App by 2028, bringing a patients’ medical records into one place.| Pulse Today
England’s RSV vaccination programme has achieved a ‘significant’ reduction in hospital admissions among older people, a new study has found.| Pulse Today
The medicines regulator has flagged up a small increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome after RSV vaccination in adults over 60 years.| Pulse Today
Exclusive: The BMA has revealed potential actions that GP practices could take as part of collective action later this year.| Pulse Today
Diabetes drug semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy, could also reduce risk of cardiovascular events by 20%, its manufacturer has claimed.| Pulse Today
Out-of-hours GPs in Doncaster will now have to review ‘all assessments’ made by a physician associate (PA) before a patient is discharged.| Pulse Today
UK public health officials have raised concerns about clusters of measles cases increasing around the country as the outbreak in the West Midlands appears to be stabilising.| Pulse Today
GPC England has called for a measles vaccination enhanced service to cover currently ‘unresourced’ work associated with the measles outbreak.| Pulse Today
GPs are being asked to participate in a catch-up campaign for MMR vaccine after public health officials warned of rising cases of measles.| Pulse Today