Tamsulosin now available OTC - GPonline
Tamsulosin is now available over-the-counter (OTC) to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Government unveils £889m GP funding boost for 2025/26
Government unveils £889m GP funding boost for 2025/26. The government will increase overall funding for general practice by £889m in 2025/26 in what it says is the 'biggest boost to GP funding in years'.
Podcast: How the NHS can get the best from social prescribing
Dec 20, 2024 · Talking General Practice speaks to Charlotte Osborn Forde and Dr Radha Modgil from the National Academy for Social Prescribing about the evidence that supports the use of social prescribing and how general practice - and the rest of the NHS - can get the best from social prescribing.
Government backs 2.8% GP pay increase for 2025/26
Government evidence to the doctors and dentists pay review body (DDRB) backs a 2.8% pay increase for GPs and other doctors in 2025/26 - a rise the BMA warned shows a 'poor grasp' of factors that led to industrial action.
Around 3,500 GPs could be hired overnight for £35 per patient
Around 3,500 GPs could be hired overnight for £35 per patient. A £3-a-month increase in general practice funding per patient could bring an extra 3,500 full-time GPs into the workforce overnight, an organisation representing doctors has estimated.
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GMC regulation of physician associates begins despite doctors' …
GMC regulation of physician associates begins despite doctors' concerns. The GMC has become the official regulator of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) from today despite ongoing concerns from doctors over the move.
RCGP new safeguarding standards for general practice explained
RCGP safeguarding lead Dr Joy Shacklock and honorary secretary Dr Michael Mullholland explain why the college has developed new safeguarding standards for general practice and what the changes mean for GPs and their teams.
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ICB cuts deny GPs millions of pounds 'ringfenced' for general …
ICB cuts deny GPs millions of pounds 'ringfenced' for general practice. GP practices in Cheshire and Merseyside have lost out on nearly £4m in funding after the ICB slashed a ‘ringfenced’ primary care transformation fund - just months after NHS England admitted budgets were being raided to cover hospital deficits.