The number of face-to-face GP appointments increased to 19.4 million in Oct...the highest number since January 2020 Number of phone appointments stayed about the same as previous month

NEW: National NHS orgs are deploying their clinicians to work in the covid vax programme as part of plans just published for a dramatic expansion of booster capacity. Parts of QOF and IIF activity for GP practices will be paused - by Jasmine Rapson hsj.co.uk/coronavirus/na…

NEW Health Service Journal exclusive from me 👇 Revealed: Widespread gaps in ‘gold-standard’ service a year on from NHSE launch (£) hsj.co.uk/mental-health/…

Starting imminently 👇

And it's all eyes on Parliament TV for the second reading of the Health and Care Bill. We wait while the disintrested peers file out, leaving space for some health policy bigwigs to get stuck in. parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/cf…

Lord Kamall tells Lords that concerns the Health and Social Care Bill enables privatisation "couldn't be further from the truth". "We amended the bill to make clear that no one may be appointed to an integrated care partnership who would undermine the independence of the NHS."

Wow - an impressive lineup for this year's Digital Health Rewired! 🤩 With keynotes and sessions covering what's hot right now in national policy, digital tranformation, integrated care, AI & Data, Smart Health + Digital Nursing. Take a look at the programme ➡ bit.ly/34QNQok

Philip Hunt NHS England meanwhile... Baroness Walmsley quoted Jasmine Rapson findings for HSJ re many ICSs not publishing board/committee papers in the Lords - parliamentlive.tv/event/index/9d…

After the past couple of years a lot of GP practices seem to be taking a step back to think about what digital access tools really work for them and their patients. Will be interesting to see how this impacts primary care moving forward!

We get it, you ride bikes.

This is very scary.

Doctrin's doing some incredible work in primary care. The platform's data insight has shown at some practices less than 10% of patient queries need to be dealt with by a GP, allowing them to plan their workforce accordingly. Find out more at Digital Health Rewired!

Doctrin will be taking the stage at Digital Health Rewired today!🤩🤩 Watch @miles_langdon talk about @LakesideHealthcare’s journey with Doctrin and how through #remotetriage, they have achieved 90%+ patient satisfaction rates. We can’t wait to see you at the Innovation stage at 10:35 am!

Sign posting to social/physical activities can have so many benefits, but can social prescribing be prioritised at practices when resources are so limited?

Mega proud to see my lil bro featured in Bucks Free Press. I might be biased, but it's the best local paper 🤩 bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/20175922.…

🥁HALF MARATHON UPDATE 👇 The Silver Buck team managed to run a combined 106km this week in preparation for the big event THIS MONTH Ealing Half Marathon 🫣 Let's hope this training pays off😂 Happy Friday all! Shout mhi.enthuse.com/pf/silver-buck

Kwasi Kwarteng announces he WILL scrap bankers' bonus cap. A reminder that Labour MP Margaret Hodge claimed bankers' record bonuses in 2021 could pay the salaries of 80k nurses. Bonuses are currently capped at twice an employee's annual salary. rcni.com/nursing-standa…

💖