This report is a flexible summary, with the aim of sharing and highlighting a wide range of data and policy information relating to London general practice published in a given week. Where we view information to be of significant interest it is reproduced directly below the links to make the key points quicker to digest.
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Official bodies
NHS Digital
- All recent data releases can be seen here.
- Guidance:Guidance on implementing the National Partnership Agreement: Right Care, Right Person [18/11].
- Guidance: Rapid cancer diagnostic and assessment pathways [18/11].
- Guidance:National standards for neonatal qualified in specialty education [19/11].
- Policy:National Innovative Medicines Fund list [20/11].
Department of Health and Social Care
- Guidance: Change NHS survey: tell us what you think (easy read) [18/11].
- Guidance: International recruitment toolkit for adult social care providers [19/11].
- Guidance:Independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates: terms of reference[20/11].
- Terms of reference for the independent review of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate professions, led by Professor Gillian Leng CBE.
- Correspondence:Assisted dying bill debate: advice to pharmacy professionals[20/11].
- Guidance: Submitting an application for review by the ACBS [20/11].
- Press release: Government acts to eradicate modern slavery from NHS [21/11].
- Proposed new measures would legally require public bodies procuring goods and services for the NHS to both identify and mitigate risks of modern slavery.
UK Health Security Agency
- Guidance:Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: the green book, chapter 8 [22/11].
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- News: Sparsentan approved to treat adult patients with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) [18/11].
BMA
- Press release:Resident doctors demand trusts across England deliver missing pay[22/11].
Policy, think tanks, charities and representative bodies
The Health Foundation
- Health Foundation response to the publication of the urgent and emergency care patient survey by the Care Quality Commission [21/11].
- ‘Today’s survey highlights the urgent need to improve patient experience of emergency care in the NHS, particularly in the major A&E departments used by patients with the most serious conditions…’ said Tim Gardner, assistant director of policy at the Health Foundation.
Ipsos
- Public yet to be convinced by weight loss jabs [22/11].
- Amidst widespread discussions about the use of weight-loss injections such as Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro, an Ipsos poll sheds light on public awareness, perceptions, and potential usage of such treatments. The survey reveals a mixed picture of familiarity and opinions surrounding these treatments.
- 5 in 10 Britons believe they are overweight or obese,
- Low awareness – three in ten Britons (30%) report having heard of weight loss injections.
- Public divided about whether treatment should be offered on the NHS,
- Interest in take-up on the NHS far outpaces interest in going private.
YouGov
- Three quarters support assisted dying law [22/11].
- MPs are set to vote on assisted dying on 29 November, the first time the House of Commons has had a say on the matter since 2015, at which time it was overwhelmingly rejected. It is not clear at present whether MPs will vote to implement the proposed law, introduced by Labour’s Kim Leadbeater as a private members bill, with the governing party split on the issue.
Care Quality Commission
- Many people are positive about their interactions with urgent and emergency care staff but ambulance handover delays, long waits and lack of pain relief are all a concern [21/11].
- The findings from a survey of more than 45,500 people who used NHS urgent and emergency care services in 2024 show that many were broadly positive about their interactions with staff. However, a number faced lengthy waits to be assessed, and some were not given enough help to manage their pain or control their symptoms.
- Responses this year indicate that not being able to get a GP appointment quickly enough and wanting to be seen on the same day were both factors directly influencing people’s decisions to seek treatment at a UEC service.
- Of those who went directly to A&E, 20% went because they thought their GP practice would not be able to help (UTC 21%), and 26% wanted to be seen on the same day (UTC 34%). Of those who contacted another service, over a third contacted a GP (36%; UTC 48%), but 28% of those said the practice did not provide the help they needed (UTC 44%).
Nuffield Trust
- Does the NHS Talking Therapies service have an attrition problem? [25/11].
- The NHS Talking Therapies service offers psychological therapy for adults in England suffering from depression and anxiety-based conditions. With investment in the service growing, how is it performing? Stuti Bagri looks at how things have changed over time, and picks out what could improve the service and make it more resilient to attrition.
The King’s Fund
- If prevention is better than cure, then we need to prioritise children’s health [20/11].
- With the mental and physical health outcomes of children in England on a downward spiral, the new government’s commitment to raising ‘the healthiest generation of children ever’ has been warmly welcomed by the children’s sector.
London Trusts
Barts Health NHS Trust
- Article: A state-of-the-art education and research hub which will be situated next to The Royal London Hospital is a step closer after gaining planning permission [18/11].
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
- Article:A woman who was supported by Guy’s and St Thomas’ to stop smoking during her pregnancy is encouraging other pregnant women to quit[20/11].
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Article: Improving cancer care pathways at Imperial College Healthcare [21/11].