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ARRS increases in line with Agenda for Change, NHS England …
2024年10月3日 · Increases to the reimbursable amounts for ARRS staff are in line with the 5.5% Agenda for Change pay increases announced earlier this year, NHS England has confirmed.. However, networks will need to find the money for these uplifts within their existing 2024/25 budgets, it added.
Implementing the new joint NICE asthma guidelines - Pulse Today
2024年12月12日 · GP and respiratory expert Dr Andrew Whittamore outlines the key updates in new joint NICE/BTS/SIGN asthma guidelines and advises on how best to implement the changes. NICE has worked with BTS and SIGN to produce a unified guideline on asthma. 1 The guidance aims to modernise asthma management, in particular to support more accurate diagnosis and introduce more effective treatment regimens, to ...
NHS England announces relaunch of anti-smoking pill varenicline
2024年11月12日 · NHS England will relaunch ‘improved’ anti-smoking pill varenicline after withdrawal of a branded version in 2021. Varenicline, previously available as Champix, will be offered by pharmacy and council-led stop smoking services in England and is expected to help over 85,000 people try to stop smoking each year.
NHS England reveals more details of 'red tape challenge' to cut GP ...
2024年11月21日 · NHS England has revealed more details about the ‘red tape challenge’ launched by the Government to ‘cut down’ on bureaucracy, in a bid to free up GPs’ time.
Streeting confirms funding for GP ARRS jobs will continue past …
2024年10月4日 · Funding to hire GPs via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) ‘will continue beyond March’ next year, the health secretary has confirmed.
2024/25 contract: What it means for GPs and practices
2024年2月29日 · Editor Jaimie Kaffash deciphers what NHS England’s letter on the contract really means for the profession. Yesterday, NHS England laid out its changes for the 2024/25 contract.It is an imposition – like last year, it hasn’t been agreed with the BMA GP Committee.. The BMA will ballot GPs on whether to take further action, with industrial action later in the year a …
The 2024/25 GP contract in England at a glance - Pulse Today
2024年2月28日 · We are summing up the main changes to the GP contract announced by NHS England today. An overall increase in investment of £259m taking overall contract investment to £1,186m – a 2.23% increase. This incorporates a 2% pay increase for GPs and staff, which may change based on the DDRB’s recommendations.
New NICE guidance clarifies HRT as 'first line treatment' for …
2024年11月7日 · NICE has therefore clarified the wording around this treatment, as ‘one of the key changes’ made in the final guidance. Dr Marie Anne Ledingham, a consultant clinical advisor at NICE, said they have ‘been very, very clear that CBT is an adjunct therapy, and the use of HRT does not preclude the use of CBT’.
Guidelines update: How to interpret and implement new NICE …
2024年11月21日 · GP with an interest in women’s health Dr Toni Hazell outlines the key updates to NICE menopause guidance and advises on how to interpret and implement the recommendations. The risks and benefits of HRT continue to be a hot topic, and this forms a key focus of the recent update to the NICE guidelines on menopause.. The guidance reminds us of the importance of shared decision making, and comes ...