The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on people in the most deprived parts of England was 'utterly predictable' after a decade of rising inequality, Professor Sir Michael Marmot has said.
GP practices can be more ambitious in taking steps to tackle climate change than the NHS as a whole - benefitting from their smaller scale to implement quick changes, a GP sustainability expert has said.
Good quality access to general practice - seeing the right clinician, often known to the patient, for the right amount of time - must be prioritised alongside speed of access, the RCGP has warned.
Growing workload and workforce pressures on general practice are making continuity of care harder to maintain and pose an 'existential threat' to patients and the profession, the RCGP chair will warn today.