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.
- Data: Primary Care Network Workforce [23/11].
- Data: General Practice Workforce [23/11].
- 37,369 FTE GPs – 1.4% more than October 2022.
- 26,718 FTE Qualified permanent GPs (excludes GPs in Training Grade and Locums) – 0.3% fewer than October 2022.
- 16,968 FTE Nurses – 1.2% more than October 2022.
- Data: Network Contract DES [23/11].
Department for Health and Social Care
- Press release: Landmark deal to boost nation’s health and save NHS £14 billion [20/11].
- New voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) will boost nation’s health, save NHS £14 billion and support research investment.
UK Health Security Agency
- Press release: UKHSA statement on reported clusters of respiratory illness in children in China [24/11].
General Medical Council
- Article: Doctors under strain need more support if they are to perform well [22/11].
- Article: Making our data more accessible for users [20/11].
Policy, think tanks, charities and representative bodies
King’s Fund
- Blog: Why there’s still work to be done to close the gender pay gap in the NHS and social care [20/11].
- Blog: The Autumn Statement 2023: what was announced and what does it mean for health and care services? [24/11].
Reform:
- Report: Smart prescribing: harnessing technology in the fight against AMR [23/11].
NHS Confederation
- Report: Partnering with purpose: how integrated care systems and industry can work better together [24/11].
- Report: Improving health and care at scale: learning from the experience of systems [21/11].
- Article: Health inequalities and air pollution: are we joining the dots? [23/11].
Health Foundation
London Trusts
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Article: Trust receives high commendation at HSJ Awards 2023 in the category ‘Trust of the Year’ [22/11].
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a high commendation in the Trust of the Year category at this year’s HSJ Awards 2023, which recognises outstanding contributions to health and patient care.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Article: Focal therapy for prostate cancer is cost-effective and may improve patient outcomes [24/11].
Whittingham Health NHS Trust
- Article: Addressing inequalities in access to diabetes services in Haringey [23/11].