When the last general practice workforce survey came out in 2021, Thames-based specialist GP Martin Mikaere described the situation as “bloody difficult”
Practice nurses were left out of a pay disparities funding list released last month and health minister Ayesha Verrall says it’s still to be decided whether those nurses will be funded for a pay increase
A shocking number of GPs will be gone from primary care in five years. The health reformers have nothing to head off this disaster but there may still be time, writes Barbara Fountain
Freed from the bonds of conventional governance, Mr Campbell recently delivered a speech spelling out what he thinks has gone wrong to date with the health reforms. You can find that full speech online. Read further for an excerpt on what can be done to make a difference now
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management