Health landscape report: 29 July – 2 August 2024

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 intensive and assertive community mental health treatment [30/7]. 
• Case study: The NHS App: groundbreaking technology expands its reach [30/7]. 
• Letter: NHS commissioning: plans to April 2026 [30/7]. 
• Guidance: Planning for GP collective action [2/8]. 

 Department of Health and Social Care 

• Guidance: NHS cost recovery – overseas visitors [29/7]. 
• Press release: Fresh offer paves way to end junior doctor strikes [29/7]. 
• Guidance: Adult social care in England statistics: background quality and methodology [1/8]. 
• Press release: Over 1,000 more GPs to be recruited this year [1/8]. 

 UK Health Security Agency 

• Guidance: When you should get your flu vaccination [1/8]. 
• Press release: JCVI advises on eligible groups for autumn COVID-19 vaccination [2/8]. 

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 

BMA 

• Article: Early signs Government is beginning to recognise value of doctors, but GPs will be deeply disappointed, says BMA on pay awards [29/7]. 
• Article: BMA to put pay offer to junior doctors in England [29/7]. 

 Policy, think tanks, charities and representative bodies    

NHS Confederation 

• News: NHS Confederation responds to government’s plan to bring in over 1,000 more GPs this year [1/8]. 
• News: NHS Confederation responds to GP collective action [1/8]. 

  NHS Providers 

• Article: Trusts warn GP industrial action will add to pressure on services [1/8]. 

 Nuffield Trust 

• Article: Nuffield Trust response to GP ballot result [1/8]. 

 London Trusts    

Barts Health NHS Trust  

• Article: A radical approach to team rotas has helped to boost morale and reduce sickness rates at Barts Health [2/8]. 

 Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust 

• Article: Highest number of cardiac procedures carried out in their children’s services [31/7]. 

 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 

• Article: Acute NHS trusts in north west London commit to shared vision for collaboration and priorities [31/7].