Beth Gault

GP practices will be able to access an average of £60k to switch their telephony systems from analogue to digital, under the recovery plan

GP practices need greater clarity about who can access the £240m funding earmarked for moving from analogue to digital telephone systems

GP practices can now opt into a scheme that aims to speed up the process of setting up commercial clinical research studies.

GP practices can now destroy Lloyd George paper records if they have been properly digitised, NHS England has confirmed.

NHS staff who are black or minority ethnic (BME) face more harassment, bullying and abuse by patients, family, the public and other staff members, according to latest NHS England figures.

An online tool that calculates the carbon footprint of medicines has launched allowing practices to more easily determine how they can reduce the environmental impact of medication.

Women’s health hubs, which ICBs have to commission by the summer, can be housed within GP surgeries, NHS England has said.

PCNs are struggling to recruit several roles through the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS), including pharmacists and advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs), according to a survey.

Just over a quarter of PCNs – 27% – have formed a company, according to a survey.

Practices and PCNs have been asked to engage patients in conversations about the 10-year health plan by 14 February, as part of a ‘national conversation’ about the future of the NHS.