This year's flu vaccination campaign is set to be reduced after it was expanded during the last three winters as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, health bosses have confirmed.
A new government push on patient choice aimed at reducing the NHS waiting list will drive up GP workload unless practices are provided with extra resources, the BMA has warned.
The RCGP has urged the Labour party not to abandon GP partnerships - warning that no primary care model can survive unless underfunding, chronic workload and workforce pressures are tackled.
Regulators should be more conscious of the ‘incredible strain’ GPs are under when investigating complaints, and a 'light touch' approach to appraisal should be adopted as standard, LMCs have said.