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: Measles guidance for primary, community care, emergency departments and hospital [25/3].
- Guidance: Rapid cancer diagnostic and assessment pathways [25/3].
- Guidance: Guidance for risk assessment and infection prevention and control measures for measles in healthcare settings [25/3].
Department for Health and Social Care
- Press release: One-off payments of up to £3,000 for over 27,000 health workers [25/3].
- Guidance: NHS general ophthalmic service fees and optical voucher values from April 2024 [26/3].
- Statutory guidance: Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) Directions: no longer in force [28/3].
- Press release: New powers for dental and pharmacy staff to free up appointments [28/3].
- The move will streamline processes within dental and pharmacy settings and improve patient experiences.
UK Health Security Agency
- Press release: Latest childhood vaccination uptake statistics published [26/3].
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Policy, think tanks, charities and representative bodies
King’s Fund
- Report: Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care. [27/3]
- The 2023 survey recorded the lowest levels of satisfaction since the survey began in 1983 – only 24% of the public are satisfied with the NHS, and only 13% are satisfied with social care.
- Despite low levels of public satisfaction, a large majority of the public still support the principles of the NHS.
- 48% of the public would support the government increasing taxes and spending more on the NHS.
YouGov
- Health, Wealth and Happiness – What is it that Britons are most hopeful for? [26/3]
- Top four answers:
- Health (16%) – of self: be healthy / maintain good health
- Happiness (9%) – for self
- Financial (9%)- to get adequate money / out of debt / cost of living to go down.
- Health of family (6%)
Nuffield Trust
- Report: The Nuffield Trust worked jointly with the King’s Fund and published similar information.
London Trusts
Barts Health NHS Trust
- Article: Barts Health has received ‘Living Wage’ accreditation [28/3].
- This means a portion of their staff will now receive a minimum hourly wage of £13.15 which is calculated according to the cost of living and is more than the government’s minimum wage.
Central and North West London London NHS Foundation Trust
- Article: Positive patient feedback for crisis alternative in Westminster [28/3].
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Article: King’s Endometriosis service secures reaccreditation [25/3].
- The British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) has accredited the Trust as an Endometriosis Centre, recognising their team’s outstanding care, innovative working and commitment to research.