BMA: Pressures in general practice placing patient safety under threat…

The safety and quality of patient care in general practice in England is under threat from rising workload pressures, according to a new British Medical Association (BMA) survey of more than 5,000 GPs. The Urgent Prescription for General Practice found eight out of ten GPs (84 per cent) believe that workload pressures are either ‘unmanageable’ […]
NHS cancer patient care ‘the best it’s ever been’…

NHS England has published new ratings providing an overview of how well different areas of the UK are diagnosing, treating and supporting cancer patients. The Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework, which is based on data published within the last two years, details the ‘initial baseline rating’ for six clinical priority areas – including […]