NHS England claims an increase in GMS funding could worsen problems with GP recruitment for practices, as it would lead to ‘inequality’ in pay between salaried GPs and partners. NHS England stated that any increase in overall funding for GMS contract relies on the practice to pass funding on to salaried GPs. However the GPC … [Read more…]
Victims of the E Coli outbreak have criticised Public Health England for not doing more to publicise the true extent of the E Coli outbreak, and the risks of the bug. The PHE stressed it had thoroughly investigated every case but had not been able to find a common source between the cases through July … [Read more…]
A company back by internet giant, Google, that offers a personal genetic screening to test for diseases such as cancer and Parkinson’s, will be available in the UK from today despite major public health concerns in the US. The Department of Health has warned the public to ‘think carefully’ before using the £125 genomic assessment, … [Read more…]
Britain has been titled the fourth worst in the world for cancer caused by obesity in men. The Lancet study has been described as ‘major’, and experts have said it demonstrates ‘catastrophic’ levels of harm in Britain. Women in Britain are even more likely to suffer from cancer as a result of their weight, however … [Read more…]
England’s Department of Health plans to review hospital pharmacy and medicines optimisation services as part of a wider examination of how to cut waste in NHS procurement. The project will review the hospital’s drug expenditure, medicine usage, patient outcomes and will include benchmarking of all aspects of pharmacy services. The results will be used to … [Read more…]
