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May 18th 2023

New duty of quality for Welsh GPs

Six standards will become part of inspections The Welsh Government has published a revised duty of quality in healthcare. The new standards comprise six domains of quality: safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and person centred. These ar

May 15th 2023

Dispensing practices to miss out on concession price DND status

DDA estimates that losses per practice could run to £40,000 Dispensing practices are reminded that they cannot benefit from the discount not deducted status now to be applied to concession prices in England and Wales, following an update to th

May 12th 2023

The Times hears of recovery plan concerns

DDA highlights rural concerns DDA chairman Dr Richard West has written to The Times newspaper, criticising a failure by NHS England to rural proof primary care "recovery" plans. The NHS England Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care im

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May 11th 2023

E-prescribing set to arrive in Scotland from 2024

Community pharmacy dispensing highlighted as a priority GP e-prescribing and dispensing is set to launch in Scotland during 2024-25, the Scottish Government has said in an update on the digital prescribing and dispensing pathways programme. Parliam

May 5th 2023

Government and industry get round table of branded drugs pricing

New scheme to start in 2024 Negotiations for the successor to the voluntary scheme for branded medicines, pricing and access (VPAS) have begun between the government, NHS England and the pharmaceutical industry. The current scheme – which cam

April 18th 2023

Investment in primary care is central to NHS future success

King's Fund report urges politicians to adopt a long-term perspective The future of the NHS will be shaped by its ability to moderate demand for care and support, to invest more in primary care and community services, and to recognise the role of pa

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