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This weekly report shares new data and policy information relating to general practice, with selected facts and figures highlighted.

This weekly report shares new data and policy information relating to general practice, with selected facts and figures highlighted.

This weekly report shares new data and policy information relating to general practice, with selected facts and figures highlighted.

Our latest workforce survey arrived with most practices on Wednesday 31 May, although some will have had their email on Tuesday 30 May.

We are sorry to have to share some sad team news, we heard on Friday 19 May that Nora Breen had passed away early in the morning.

Including: our elections, our upcoming workforce survey, new access requirements, new health policies and more.

The main new requirement states that “patients should be offered an assessment of need, or signposted to an appropriate service, at first contact with the practice”. 

A new Academy of Medical Royal Colleges report recommends ways to improve the primary care/secondary care interface.

May saw the launch of Labour’s health plan, the Government’s Primary Care Recovery Plan and questions in Parliament about London’s GP workforce.