GP NEWS

DoH targets prevalence ‘damping' and QOF in funding review

Funding is to be redirected to practices in areas of high disease prevalence, the government has announced. Read more

Bradshaw accuses GPs of 'gentlemen's agreements' to block choice

Health minister Ben Bradshaw has again attacked GPs, blaming the profession for health inequalities and accusing them of not taking on patients. Read more

Foreign doctors account for 'excessive' fitness-to-practise complaints

Excessive numbers of foreign doctors are continuing to be hauled up before the GMC. Read more

GMC: 'Unproblematic' introduction of civil proof standard

The GMC says that the introduction of the civil standard of proof into its fitness-to-practise cases has been ‘quite unproblematic’. Read more

New GMS improved care in Scotland but overspent by £160 million

The new GMS contract was £160 million over budget in Scotland, but has improved patient care, according to a review by auditors. Read more

Skunk cannabis users '18 times more likely to develop psychosis'

People who smoke the strongest form of cannabis - known as skunk - are 18 times more likely to develop psychosis than those who use cannabis resin, say UK psychiatrists. Read more

NHS mileage allowance increases by 10%

Community nurses across the UK will receive a 10 per cent increase in their NHS mileage allowance, effective from 1 July. Read more

Health Committee: DoH failing to improve dental services

The DoH is so far failing to improve dental services, according to a report by the Health Committee Read more

GPs ‘disappointed’ that UK lags behind on organ donation

GPs are disappointed that the UK lags far behind other European countries in the level of organ donation. Read more

NHS expected to fund treatment for UK patients abroad

The European Commission is today expected to unveil a package that could remove obstacles for UK patients wishing to travel for treatment in other European Union countries Read more